Croatia
Zeljko Sakic heads to Sofia
Zeljko Sakic (204 cm) will be hitting the hardwood with reigning Bulgarian NBL champions Lukoil Academic Sofia during the coming campaign. The Croatian spent the 2014/2015 term playing for Bruixa d’Or Manresa (Spain, Liga Endesa) and was a part of the regular starting five. In Manresa Zeljko Sakic played 32 games and came up with…
Read More2015 U16 European Championship: 3 Teams Unbeaten
Kaunas, Lithuania – Action in the 2015 U16 European Championship is heating up in the second stage, with only three teams sporting unbeaten records. Turkey, Lithuania, and Finland are all 3-0 and are on track to advance to the knockout stage of the competition. Finland in particular, has been a pleasant surprise in the tournament…
Read MoreGoran Suton stays with FIATC Joventut
Spanish Liga Endesa club FIATC Joventut Badalona has re-signed Goran Suton (208 cm, Michigan State’09) for the 2015/16 season. Goran is an international basketball player who has dual citizenship from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a member of the Croatian national team in 2009 and 2012. Suton had a productive 2014/15 maiden season…
Read MoreDontaye Draper now with Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) is reinforcing its roster for the 2015/16 season with the addition of Dontaye Draper (180 cm, Charleston’07). He is a Croatian-American player who has been a member of the Croatian national team in 2011 and 2013-14. Draper spent his 2014/15 season with Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). He played 28 games for them…
Read MoreFIBA Announces New Euro Competition
FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…
Read MoreToni Prostran moves to LF Basket
Toni Prostran (181 cm) will be reinforcing the backcourt of LF Basket of Sweden’s Basketligan this upcoming 2015/16 season. Prostran is a 24-year-old Croatian player who was on the roster of the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan) in 2014/15. He played 39 games for them and produced averages of 16.2 ppg and 6.3 apg. LF Basket is…
Read MoreJames White inks with Cedevita
James White (201 cm, Cincinnati’06) will continue his professional career this season with KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1). In 2014/15 the 30-year-old White suited up for Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB). He logged 13 games for them in the Euroleague and was able to put together averages of 10.4 ppg and 4.6 rpg. James also played a dozen…
Read MoreMarko Tomas lands with TED Kolejliler
Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) is bringing in Croatian player Marko Tomas (201 cm) to strengthen their roster for the 2015/16 season. Tomas spent the last three seasons on the roster of KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1). In 2014/15 he played 18 games for them in the Adriatic league and averaged 6.4 ppg and 1.8 rpg.…
Read MoreZoran Vrkic now with Gipuzkoa
Zoran Vrkic (203 cm) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Spanish club Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian (Liga Endesa). Zoran is a Croatian player who was a former member of the Croatian national team in 2011. His 2014/15 season was spent at home in Croatia’s A1 league where he played for GKK Sibenik. In…
Read MoreU18 European Championships: Four Teams Advance
Volos, Greece – Four teams advance to the quarterfinals of the U18 European Championships, staying undefeated after the second stage of the competition. Both France and Germany advance from Group E after coming up with some very dominant victories. France blazed through Latvia, 91-62 on some solid offensive execution. The duo of Stephane Gombauld and…
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