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Jonathan Holmes moves to Canton Charge
Jonathan Holmes (204 cm, Texas’15) is returning to the United States to play for the Canton Charge in the D-League, where he will try to gain an NBA spot. The American has been spending time with Barcelona (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) and has played ten games for the Spanish club. Jonathan Holmes featured in…
Read MorePablo Prigioni retires
Pablo Prigioni (190 cm, Argentina), who signed with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-ACB, Euroleague), has announced his retirement from basketball. The decorated Argentinian guard made the announcement via Twitter. Prigioni, 39, managed to appear in three Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in this season, his third stint with the club. He had just played his best game with…
Read MoreJonathan Holmes departs FC Barcelona
Jonathan Holmes (204 cm, Texas’15) has parted ways with FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017 and is now a free agent. In seven Euroleague games this season Holmes registered averages of 5.1 ppg and 2.7 rpg. The 24-year-old Holmes also appeared in three games in the Spanish league and there he produced averages of…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: wins for Real Madrid and Barcelona
Round 16 of the Liga Endesa saw Real Madrid and Barcelona continue their dominance at the top of the standings. Real Madrid edged past Andorra after an overtime period, while Barcelona tore apart Obradoiro. Real Madrid vs. Andorra, 96-92 OT Real Madrid has bounced back from its torrid Christmas program in the Liga Endesa, collecting…
Read MoreBaskonia stuns Real Madrid at Liga Endesa
The last game of Round 15 in the Spanish Liga Endesa was arguably the most important one yet. Previous league leader, Real Madrid was stunned by the up and coming Baskonian club 77-62. While this was just their third loss of the season (11-3), Real Madrid slides down to second place in the league standings.…
Read MoreSpanish League: Barcelona closes gap on Real Madrid
Round 14 of Spanish Liga Endesa ACB action saw FC Barcelona make up ground on league leader and bitter rival Real Madrid. The Catalonian giant has been in more fruitful form domestically compared to a patchy Euroleague campaign. This week, Barcelona took out Valencia at home to move to 10-3 in the standings. Barca is…
Read MoreTerry Smith newcomer to Joventut
Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has signed Terry Smith (185 cm, Mercyhurst’08) for the 2016-17 season. He is a 30-year-old American player who also holds an Armenian passport. Smith began the season with BC Uratu Yerevan (Russia-Superleague1). He played nine games for them before his departure and averaged 15.9 ppg and 2.2 apg. Terry…
Read MoreEuropean Basketball Roundup
Our pick of the weekend’s European Basketball action brings all the exciting hoops. In Spain, Real Madrid concluded an impressive year in style, while Barcelona kept its domestic form solid. Elsewhere, Olympiacos and Milan continued to dominate their respective leagues, while Monaco continued to set the pace in France. Spain This weekend was all about…
Read MoreBrion Rush no longer with Manresa
Brion Rush (186 cm, Grambling State’06) has parted ways with Spanish club ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. Rush is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He played five games for Manresa and averaged 4.2 ppg and 3.0 apg. Rush was set to play the 2015-16 season for Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga…
Read MoreIgor Zaytsev newcomer to Manresa
ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Igor Zaytsev (210 cm) this 2016-17. He is a 27-year-old Ukrainian player who has been a member of the Ukrainian national team since 2010. He is coming over to the Spanish organization after starting the season playing for Stelmet Zeilona Gora (Poland-TBL). Igor played seven games for them in…
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