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DJ White to play for the Sharks in CBA
DJ White (2.06m, college: Indiana) has signed a deal to play for Yao Ming’s Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. White played with the Charlotte Bobcats during the 2011-12 NBA season, but was not picked up for this year. He will be eligible to sign with another NBA team after the CBA season is…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran denies host Japan title
Host squad Japan found themselves up by four points in the finals of the FIBA Asia Cup held yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, with a minute and a half left in the game, only to see that lead erased on two different types of three-point plays. Iran ran the table in the competition going undefeated in…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today
The FIBA Asia Cup finals are set and not surprisingly it’s a rematch of the last game of the qualifying round between Iran and host Japan. In the first contest, Iran came out on top 71-65. Japan – Qatar 73-66 In yesterday’s semi-finals Qatar got out to a small lead after the first quarter. The…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals
On a day that the Lebanese Basketball contingent was earlier celebrating their good fortunes after being awarded the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships for Men, they seem to have forgotten that they were in Tokyo to play some basketball. The top-ranked team in Group A squared off with Qatar, the fourth-ranked team in Group B, and…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set
With the FIBA Asia Cup preliminary rounds now completed, the competition will head into the Quarter-Final round on Thursday. Finishing the round-robin competition saw two blow-outs, an alley-oop buzzer-beater and the game of the tournament thus far between previously unbeaten Iran and host Japan. In Group A, the squad from the Philippines had already concluded…
Read MoreJosh Akognon signs in China with Liaoning
Josh Akognon (180 cm, Cal State Fullerton’09) has signed with Chinese team Liaoning. Josh Akognon already played in China last season when he wore the jersey of DongGuan and averaged an impressive 28.5 ppg. He then moved back to the states where he played with the Canton Charge in the D-League and averaging 14.5 ppg.
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Day 4
Day four of the FIBA Asia Cup saw two blow-outs in Group A, a tight game between Iran and Chinese Taipei, and India being the first team eliminated. The Group A games were both massive blow-outs as the Philippines squad gave Macau their third lopsided contest of the Cup, 98-46. China handed Uzbekistan the same…
Read MoreElijah Milsap signs with Shanghai Sharks
Elijah Milsap (198 cm, Alabama’10) has signed in China with the Shanghai Sharks. Elijah Milsap last played for the LA Defenders in the NBA D-League. Millsap, whose brother Paul plays for Utah Jazz, will be playing his first season in Chinese basketball. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Millsap went undrafted in the 2010…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Day 3 Results
Day 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup was a contrast in the standings sheets as Group A didn’t change and Group B changed from top-to-bottom. The Philippines and Lebanon are tied on top of Group A, but China and Uzbekistan have each had their rest-day and are a game behind. All three teams have lost…
Read MorePooh Jeter signs with Shandong Bulls
Pooh Jeter (179 c, Portland’06) has finally signed in China with the Shandong Bulls. The negotiations had being going on for some time, but today the terms were finally agreed upon. Pooh Jeter has an impressive career in which he switched between Spain and the NBA the last couple of seasons. He also played in…
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