Slovakia
Kenneth Henderson extends contract with Svit
Kenneth Henderson (2.01, college: Texas Arlington) has agreed to extend his contract with Svit (Slovakia-Extraliga) for the 2012-13 season. Henderson joined Svit mid-season last year and averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists over 17 games in the Slovakia Extraliga. Henderson started the 2011 season in the Universal Basketball League (UBA) in the US…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013 begins with Qualifying
EuroChallenge 2013 is set to begin today with the first Qualifying Round contests. Eight teams will battle for four spots in the regular season with home and away games to determine the remaining four spots in groups A, B, D, and G. Currently 28 teams are awaiting the results of the Qualifying Rounds to fill out…
Read MoreJustin Graham signs with Bratislava
Justin Graham (193 cm, San Jose State’11) has signed in Slovakia with BK Inter Bratislava. Last season Justin Graham played in the D-League for the Bakersfield Jam. The season before he played college basketball with San Jose State where he averaged 14.2 ppg in his senior year.
Read MoreRadoslov Rancik pens open deal with Inter Bratislava
Radoslov Rancik (2.07m, college:St. Cloud St.) has signed on to play for Inter Bratislava (Slovakia-Extraliga) on a open deal that will allow him to leave the team at any time. Rancik spent last season with Azovmash Mariupol where he averaged 8.4 points and 4.2 rebounds a game in 42 Ukrainian league contests. While with Azovmash…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: 6 Spots, 10 Teams, Tip Time!
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualification round is about to be committed to the history books, but before they start planning for the Final Round, there’s a game or two left to be played. Today marks the final day of competition to determine which 16 teams will earn the right to compete for their respective countries in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Georgia qualifies, six left
Georgia took advantage of game eight of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round to punch their tickets to the Finals with a 73-70 win over Latvia. Georgia was the only team that was able to definitively qualify, leaving six openings for the rest of the teams to fight for on the last day of competition, Tuesday,…
Read MoreJustin Mann signs with Prievidza
Justin Mann (210 cm, Kent State’12) has signed with BC Prievidza from Slovakia. For Justin Mann it will be his first season overseas. Last season he played for Kent State where he averaged 5.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Game Eight Scenarios
Today marks game eight in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications and with only nine teams assured of spots in the Finals next September in Slovenia, the possible scenarios for which teams are going to grab the last seven spots are complex and many. Here are some possibilities for teams to qualify today… Group A (They play…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
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