China
Shang Ping joins Panathinaikos Athens
China’s Shang Ping (205 cm, Emporia State’09) will be playing for Greece’s Panathinaikos Athens this 2013-14 season. He will be a new project for the team. Ping will be able to test himself at the European level of competition. In 2012-13 he played in seven games for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles (China-CBA) and averaged…
Read MoreGani Lawal added by Guanzhou Liu Sui
China’s Guangzhou Liu Sui has added Gani Lawal (205 cm, Georgia Tech’10). The Nigerian-American big man has already logged his first game for Guangzhou L. and tallied 30 points while grabbing nine rebounds. He comes from playing in Italy’s SerieA for Acea Virtus Roma in the 2012-13 season. In 47 games for Acea Virtus RM…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreChinemelu Elonu goes to China
Chinemelu Elonu (206 cm, Texas A&M’09) is on his way to China after agreeing to play with Jiangsu Tongxi (NBL) next season. The forward played with Tofas Bursa (Turkey, TBL) during the 2012/2013 season and featured in 32 league games and got averages of 9.8ppg, while also finishing 4th in rebounds with 7.5rpg and 5th…
Read MoreShawne Williams joins Guangzhou Liu Sui
Former NBA forward Shawne Williams (206 cm, Memphis’06) is headed to China thanks to a deal with Guangzhou Liu Sui from China’s NBL. Williams was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the Indiana Pacers in the 2006 NBA draft. He has already played his first game for Guangzhou and came up with a…
Read MoreGiannakis to coach Chinese National Team
China will have a new head coach for its National Team. They have chosen Greek coach Panagiotis Giannakis. Giannakis was the Head Coach of the Greek National team from 1996 to 1997 and 2004 to 2008. This 2012-13 season, Panagiotis was the head coach of Limoges CSP Elite from France’s ProA. It was a good…
Read MoreTracy McGrady returns to NBA from China
The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs have decided to roll the dice and sign Tracy McGrady (203 cm) to reinforce their roster as they head into the NBA Playoffs. T-Mac played 29 games for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles from China’s CBA and averaged 25.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 5.1 apg. The Spurs have parted ways…
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