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European Basketball roundup
It was another exciting week of European Basketball in the domestic leagues around the continent. With the all-important and busy Christmas period around the corner, where teams are now in their league is vital as clubs try to negotiate the holidays and emerge the other side with a clear run towards the end of the…
Read MorePablo Prigioni signs with Baskonia
After spending several seasons in the NBA, Pablo Prigioni (190 cm) has decided to return to Europe this 2016-17 and has signed with Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa). Prigioni is a 39-year-old Argentinian-Italian international player who was a member of the Argentinian national from 2003 to 2012 and again in 2014. He participated in the…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic heads to Sevilla
Rasid Mahalbasic (210 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Betis Energia Plus Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17. He has dual citizenship from Austria and Slovenia and has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2008. The big man already started the season playing for Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL). He…
Read MoreRyan Hollins inks with Gran Canaria
Former NBA big man Ryan Hollins (213 cm, UCLA’06) is taking his game to Europe and will be strengthening the frontcourt of Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17. This marks a new chapter in his career as he bids goodbye to the NBA. The 32-year-old veteran was initially released by the Memphis Grizzlies at…
Read MoreAlex Renfroe to strengthen FC Barcelona
Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) will be strengthening the backcourt of Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17. Renfroe is a 30-year-old Amercian player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been a member of the Bosnian national team since 2015. Alex heads to Spain after beginning the season…
Read MoreReal Madrid tops Liga Endesa standings
Real Madrid has risen to the top of the Spanish Liga Endesa standings after Round 10 of the 2016-17 regular season. The international basketball Titan crushed last-ranked ICL Manresa in front of a home crowd, 96-70. Real Madrid has lost only once so far in the domestic Spanish league and their stacked roster is looking…
Read MoreFC Barcelona beats Real Madrid in “El Clasico”
Round 7 of the 2016-17 season in the Spanish Liga Endesa is in the books. The most anticipated game of the round was an “El Clasico” encounter between FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid. In this chapter of their eternal rivalry, FC Barcelona would end up prevailing 85-76. Real Madrid was previously undefeated before…
Read MoreLuka Rupnik added by Fuenlabrada
Luka Rupnik (185 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Spanish club Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 20161-17. He is a 23-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team in 2011 and 2015. The youngster will get a chance to test his skill in Spain’s premier basketball league…
Read MoreJerome Jordan to strengthen Joventut
Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) is getting some reinforcements for its frontcourt rotation this 2016 with the addition of veteran big man Jerome Jordan (215 cm, Tulsa’10). Jordan is a 30-year-old Jamaican international player who was a former member of the Jamaican national team from 2006 to 2014. After his release from the New…
Read MoreChase Budinger deals with Baskonia
Spanish club Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed some veteran firepower in the form of Chase Budinger (201 cm, Arizona’09). He was recently waived by the Brooklyn Nets and Budinger decided to make the leap and test the waters playing in Europe. Chase began the 2015-16 season on the roster of the Minnesota Timberwolves,…
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