Finland
Julian Terrell gets short-term deal with Joensuu
Julian Terrell (206 cm, Vanderbilt’06) has signed a deal through mid-December with Joensuu Kataja (Finland-Korisliiga) to fill in for the injured Matt Morgan (205 cm, Winthrop’12). Terrell most recently played for Al-Wasl Dubai (United Arab Emirates-D1).
Read MoreDamon Williams sets Korisliiga triple-double mark
Damon Williams (2.01m, college: Colorado St.) set the Finnish Korisliiga league record for career double-triples (5) on Tuesday when he and his squad of four years, Pyrinot Tampere downed the Nilan Bisons 91:84. Williams finished the contest with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, bringing his current season marks after four games to 17.0…
Read MoreGermans, Russians and Fins tip-off season
As many leagues in Europe and elsewhere have seen multiple contests already, a handful of European leagues tipped off yesterday namely the German Beko Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the Finish Korisliiga, and the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL). The show stopper of the day was the thrashing FC Bayern Munich took at the hands of EWE…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete
The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…
Read MoreDevon McBride tries out in with Provoon Tarmo
Devon McBride (1.94m, college: Kutztown) has headed to Finland for a try out period with Provoon Tarmo (Finland-1st Division). McBride is a 2012 graduate of Kutztown University, where he averaged 20.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over 25 games.
Read MoreEric Brennan turns pro in Finland
Eric Brennan (2.01m, college: Kutztown) has agreed to join the Honka Espoo Playboys (Finland-1st Division) for the upcoming season. Brennan is a 2012 graduate of Kutztown University where he averaged 14.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a senior.
Read MoreRonald Clark pens deal with Honka Espoo
Ronald Clark (1.96m, college: Colorado St.) has inked an agreement with the Honka Espoo Playboys (Finland-1st Division) for the 2012-13 season. Last year he was with Torpan Pojat (Finland-1st Division), averaging 4.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over nine games. His professional career includes stops in Spain (Palencia), Ukraine (BC Odessa), Poland (Energa Czarni),…
Read MoreDevin Ginty signs with Torpan Pojat
Devin Ginty (1.88m, college: San Diego) has signed on to play with Torpan Pojat (Finland-1st Division) for the 2012-13 season. Ginty was a 2011 graduate of the University of San Diego where he averaged 8.5 points per game his season year.
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 2
On paper, the challenge sounds simple enough, play one opponent two games and either beat them twice or if you split the games with them, beat them by more than they beat you. Today, eight teams square off in round two of their two-game series to determine what four teams will join 28 other pre-determine…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 1 Results
EuroChallenge 2013 opened it’s schedule yesterday with the first round of qualifying to determine the final four slots in the 32-team field. The second and final games of the qualifying round will be contested on Tues., Oct., 2nd. Joensuun Kataja (FIN) vs. Aliaga Petkim (TUR) at Joensuun (FIN) 82-70 Mounting a stunning comeback from down by…
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