Artsiom Parakhouski from ACB back to VTB

Artsiom Parakhouski (211 cm, C) has signed with Parma Basket Perm. The 33-year-old Belarussian big man moves back to the VTB after a season in the Spanish ACB. In 21 games, he averaged 6 ppg and 4.2 rebounds for Andorra. He managed to do so in 16 minutes per contest. Parakhouski has played his entire…

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Tsmoki Minsk wins the Belorussian title for the thirteenth time in a row

In the fourth match of the final series of the Belorussian national basketball championship, Tsmoki Minsk defeated Borysfen Mogilev with 85:52. The first two games of the series were held in Minsk. At first, Tsmoki Minsk unexpectedly lost (68:85) but then restored the balance by winning the second game convincingly (90:74). Then the series moved to Mogilev, where…

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Derek Cooke Jr. brought in by Tsmoki-Minsk

Derek Cooke Jr. (206 cm, F/C) inked a deal in Belarus. Cooke is a 29-year-old American forward/center who has played previously in the G-League, Greece, and Australia. Lasts season Cooke played in the Italian SerieA, where he contributed 5.5 ppg and 6 rebounds for Trieste. Derek Cooke played his college basketball at Wyoming. During his…

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Artsiom Parakhouski picked up by MoraBanc Andorra

Artsiom Parakhouski (211 cm, C) has found his next team. The Belarusian big man is headed to the Spanish ACB and join the squad of coach Ibon Navarro. Parakhouski is well-traveled as he played previously in France, Israel, Serbia, and Russia. Artsiom Parakhouski started the 19/20 season with Tsmoki-Minsk, where he averaged 9.7 ppg and…

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Maksim Salash on the move to Burgos

Maksim Salash (205 cm, F) has signed with San Pablo Inmobiliaria Miraflores Burgos. The Spanish ACB club gets an in-shape Belarusian national team player as he started this season in the VTB for Tsmoki-Minsk. In seven VTB games, he averaged an impressive 16.7 ppg and 5.7 rebounds. He also played six Champions League games where…

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Record-breaking game in Belarus

Yesterday, BC Grodno-GRGU lost at home to COR-Borisfen Mogliev by 53-127. That’s a 74 point difference! But that was not the only jaw-dropping number. The winning team also had an ORtg (offensive rating) of 149.6 and a TS% (True shooting percentage) of 73.9! Much of that can be explained by the fact that Borisfen scored…

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Devon Saddler newcomer to Avtodor

Devon Saddler (183 cm, Delaware’14) is a new face on the roster of Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the 2019-20 season. He is an American international basketball player who also has a Belarusian passport. He’s been a member of the Belarusian National Team since 2018. Saddler played for Tsmoki-Minsk in 2018-19. In 22 games in the…

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Zsis Sarikopoulos to play for Tsmoki-Minsk

 Zsis Sarikopoulos (212 cm, Ohio State’10) will be bolstering the frontcourt of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League) this 2018-19. He is a Greek international player who played for the Greek National Team in 2012. Sarikopoulos spent the 2017-18 season on the roster of Panionios ON Telecoms (Greece-A1). He appeared in a total of 24 games for his…

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World Cup 2019 Euro Qualifiers: Spain Wins, Croatia Falls

 It was another eventful day in the first round of the European Qualifiers for the FIBA World Cup 2019. Many nations are without their key players due to commitments to professional teams playing in the NBA and the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. This obstacle did not prevent these National Teams from giving it their all for…

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Maalik Wayns signed by Joventut

 Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) is a fresh face on the roster of Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017. He is a 26-year-old American international player who also holds a Belarusian passport. He played for the Belarusian National Team in 2016. Wayns got a camp deal with the Dallas Mavericks but was waived…

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