Denmark
Another title for Bakken Bears
Yesterday Bakken Bears beat Horsens on the road with 96-87 and won the final series of the Danish league with 4-2. It is the fifth time in a row and the 19th in total that Bakken Bears is crowned Danish Champion. With Thursday’s championship victory, there is also an end to an era. The Bakken…
Read MoreChanan Colman back in Israel
Chanan Colman (190 cm, G) has left Wolfpack. He has signed in the Winner League with Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa. Colman, 36 years old, is Danish but has played in Israel for many years. With a 10-5 record, Haifa is fifth in the standings. Colman averaged 9.4 ppg and 4 assists in five BasketLigaen games…
Read MoreIffe Lundberg from Poland to CSKA Moscow
Iffe Lundberg (193 cm, G) is moving up in the world. In the basketball world, that is. He is switching teams and will join EuroLeague powerhouse CSKA Moscow. Lundberg is leaving a very successful Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra squad. They are on top of the Polish Energa Basket Liga with a 23-2 record. They…
Read MoreJalen Nesbitt signs with Team FOG Naestved in Denmark
Jalen Nesbitt (198 cm, G) makes the move from Slovakia to Denmark. The tall guard started last season with Iskra Vit in the Slovakian SBL league, where he nearly averaged 17 ppg and 9 rebounds. Now, on his way to play for a 6-3 Naestved team led by coach Amel Dedic, Nesbitt is expected to…
Read MoreLithuania loses at home against Denmark!
Denmark grabbed their first win of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers, taking down juggernauts Lithuania in their own backyard with an 80-76 win on Friday. With this win, Denmark stayed alive in the hunt for the two tickets available from this group, along with the already-qualified Czech Republic. Lithuania dropped to 1-2, falling two games behind undefeated…
Read MoreRichard Granberry joins Svendborg
Richard Granberry (203 cm, F) is joining Svendborg from Denmark. It is a return to familiar ground for Granberry as he already played in Denmark during the 2018-19 season and did very well. Last season he played in the United Arab Emirates. Richard Granberry graduated from NCAA D2 school Virginia State in 2018, where he…
Read MoreBakken Bears sets new Danish three-point record
Bakken Bears set a new Danish record two weeks ago by hitting 26 three-pointers! They only needed 51 attempts to achieve that. Along the way, they also crushed their opponent BK Amager by winning with 128-59 in their gym. The previous Danish three-point record also belonged to Bakken Bears. They scored 22 three-pointers on 13-2-2020…
Read MoreBakken Bears pull off a stunt by signing Erik McCree.
Danish team Bakken Bears has pulled off a stunt by signing Erik McCree (203 cm, F). Why is this a stunt? Because McCree is a high-level player who has played in the G League, Italian Serie A, and the French Pro A and dominated everywhere. For example, last season Erik McCree averaged 15.1 ppg and…
Read MoreBrandon Gilbeck goes pro with Horsens IC
Brandon Gilbeck (213 cm, Western Illinois’19) will begin his professional basketball career in 2019-20 with a stint playing for Horsens IC (Denmark-BasketLigaen). Gilbeck played 31 games in his senior year at Western Illinois and was able to put together averages 9.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
Read MoreBakken Bears win 2018-19 Danish Ligaen Championship
The Bakken Bears have successfully completed a three-peat in the Danish Ligaen after winning the 2018-19 league championship. They defeated the rivals Horsens IC in Game 4 of the finals with a convincing 76-91 blowout. This is the Bears’ 15th Danish League championship over the last 20 years and their 16th overall. The Bears put…
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