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Euroleague: CSKA, Barca, and Olympiacos in Top 16
The busiest Thursday of the Euroleague season so far tipped off this evening with eight games getting Round 6 underway. We are past the halfway stage of the Regular Season now and are starting to see the teams that look most likely to progress to the last 16. However, there is all to play for…
Read MoreJudson Wallace added by Chalon
Judson Wallace (205 cm, Princeton’05) will be suiting up for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France, ProA) this 2014-15 season. The American also holds a passport from the Democratic Republic of Congo and during the 2013-14 season he played for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy, SerieA) where he averaged 3.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Moreover, he…
Read MoreSam Dower released by Boulogne
SO Maritime Boulogne (France-ProA) has released American import Sam Dower (206 cm, Gonzaga’14) after the rookie played only seven games. He has not lived up to the expectations of the club and the organization has decided to find other options. Dower averaged 4.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg during his brief run with the French club.…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6 of Regular Season
We are deep into the competition now as the Eurocup Round 6 brought another week of action to the continents second biggest club competition. There were plenty of thrills through the two days, and the odd spill too as only two teams now remain unbeaten, one of them booking passage to the Last 32, the…
Read MoreJared Newson signed by BC Orchies
Jared Newson (195 cm, Tennessee-Martin) has signed with BC Orchies (France-ProB) for the rest of the 2014/15 season. The American player is heading to a French team that has had a great start to the campaign with a 5-1 record on top of the League. Jared Newson started the season on the roster of the…
Read MoreDarrel Mitchell added by Monaco
Darrel Mitchell (181 cm, Louisiana State University´06) has signed for AS Monaco Basket (ProB) in a move that will see him remain in France. The point guard is switching to Monaco from Pau-Lacq-Orthez (ProA) after starting the season with that team. The American featured in seven games so far this campaign and averaged 9.3 points…
Read MoreLimoges beats Dijon 78-67, Tops French Pro A
Limoges CSP Elite cruised passed JDA Dijon Bourgogne at home, 78-67 to secure the top spot in the French Pro A league. Limoges and Strasbourg IG, which won its game against Cholet Basket the before, have identical 7-1 records. JSF Nanterre sits firmly in third position with their 6-2 slate. The hosts had an excellent…
Read MoreNordine Ghrib takes over ASVEL
Nordine Ghrib became the new head coach of the ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA). After firing head coach Pierre Vincent, president and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker announced Nordine Ghrib as the new coach. Ghrib led the team for a spell early in the 2010-11 campaign. Vincent had been at the helm of ASVEL since…
Read MoreRyan Reid heads to Sluc Nancy
Ryan Reid (203 cm, Florida State’10) has signed with French team Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (ProA) for the rest of the 2014/15 season. The American player, who has roots in Jamaica, plaed for another French team last seaszon Chorale de Roanne Basket (France-ProA) where he averaged 7.2 ppg and 3.3 rpg in 29 games. During 2012-13…
Read MoreEuroleague, Real Madrid slip to Efes
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague season brought with it a big surprise as Anadolu Efes Istanbul shocked Real Madrid to hand the Spanish club its first defeat of the season. Elsewhere on Friday CSKA Moscow stayed perfect in the Euroleague this term, as did Barcelona by gunning down Panathinaikos in a clash of the…
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