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Germany BBL: ALBA Berlin wins German Cup
ALBA Berlin clinched the German Cup on Sunday with an 85-67 win over Ratiopharm Ulm. The win marked the German capital’s team’s first peace of silverware since 2009 while it was also the seventh time that ALBA has lifted the German Cup. ALBA Berlin was hosting the Beko BBL TOP FOUR in the O2 World…
Read MoreDirk Bauermann to coach Vilnius
Seasoned coach Dirk Bauermann has been named in the head coach position at Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania, LKL, VTB League, and Euroleague). Bauermann is of course a hugely experienced head coach who has helmed several top clubs in his native Germany including GHP Bamberg and Bayern Munich in the German BBL. Throughout his career 55-year…
Read MoreCoach Marco van den Berg fired by BBC Bayreuth
Dutch coach Marco van den Berg has been fired by German Bundesliga team BBC Bayreuth. As the ex-coach of the Dutch national team Marco Van den Berg moved to Germany for the 2011/2012 season and had a good start. However, this season Bayreuth is not doing well. They are currently in the 15th place with…
Read MoreTop European teams lose recently
Top European teams from various leagues suffered losses recently. In Germany’s BBL, the top two teams of the league, Brose Baskets Bamberg and FC Bayern Muenchen lost their respective matchups recently. Brose Basket was stunned by 11th ranked Phoenix Hagen, and Bayern Muenchen were edged out by the Walter Tigers Tuebingen. Phoenix Hagen were led…
Read MoreAndrew Drevo returns to Bremerhaven
Andrew Drevo (202 cm, Nebraska’04) is joining his former team, the Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL. Drevo played there in 2010-11 and averaged 9.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 37 games. The 32-year-old is moving to Bremerhaven from Le Mans Sarthe Basket from France’s Pro A. In five games for Le Mans Drevo managed to…
Read MoreRickey Gibson inks with MBC
Rickey Gibson (191 cm, Stillman’06) has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany, BBL) until the end of the season. The 28-year old guard has recently departed Switzerland based team SAV Vacallo (Premier League) after the team was forced to fold due to financial difficulties. The American had played 16 times with Vacallo this season and…
Read MoreAlex Renfroe to Brose Baskets Bamberg
Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) is set to sign with Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany’s BBL. The 26-year-old Renfroe began the 2012-13 season playing for Blancos De Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s ACB. He was able to log 22 games for Valladolid and average 10.3 ppg and 4.5 apg. He spent the 2011-12 season playing in…
Read MoreDerrick Zimmerman signs with Ludwigsburg
American guard Derrick Zimmerman (191 cm, Mississippi State’03) has left SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukaraine, Superleague) and is heading to Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany, BBL). Zimmerman has played the last 4 seasons in the Ukraine Superleague and at the beginning of this season signed with Dnipro Azot. The 32-year old will now look for a…
Read MoreMarqus Blakely rejoins Riesen
Marqus Blakely (194 cm, Vermont ’10) has returned to Germany and is training with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany, BBL) the team he left just three weeks ago. Blakely joined with Riesen in January but had to depart the outfit after just two games due to family reasons; during those two games he averaged 9 points…
Read MoreJohn Bynum retires
John Bynum (191 cm, Metropolitan State’00) has announced his retirement. He is leaving BV Chemnitz 99 from Germany’s Pro A. In the 2012-13 season the 35-year-old played 21 games for BV Chemnitz 99 and averaged 11.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg. The outspoken Bynum was having some issues with young coach, Felix Schreier. He initially announced…
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