Germany
Marcus Smallwood signs with Kirchheim
Marcus Smallwood (198 cm, Northern Illinois’04) has signed with German Pro A team Kirchheim Knights. Last season Marcus Smallwood played in the Pro B with SC Rasta Vechta, where he averaged 12.1ppg and 10.5 rpg.
Read MoreKristaps Valters back in Bundesliga. Signs with Artland.
Kristaps Valters (190 cm) is back in the Bundesliga. The Latvian guard has signed with German team Artland Dragons, where he will temporarily replace the injured Demond Mallet. Last season Kristaps Valters played with the Spanish ACB team Unicaja Malaga in the Euroleague.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: 6 Spots, 10 Teams, Tip Time!
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualification round is about to be committed to the history books, but before they start planning for the Final Round, there’s a game or two left to be played. Today marks the final day of competition to determine which 16 teams will earn the right to compete for their respective countries in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Georgia qualifies, six left
Georgia took advantage of game eight of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round to punch their tickets to the Finals with a 73-70 win over Latvia. Georgia was the only team that was able to definitively qualify, leaving six openings for the rest of the teams to fight for on the last day of competition, Tuesday,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Game Eight Scenarios
Today marks game eight in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications and with only nine teams assured of spots in the Finals next September in Slovenia, the possible scenarios for which teams are going to grab the last seven spots are complex and many. Here are some possibilities for teams to qualify today… Group A (They play…
Read MoreRonald Thompson signs with Nurnberg
Ronald Thompson (208 cm, Morehouse’04) has signed in Germany with Pro B team Nurnberger BC. Ronald Thompson already played in Germany before, during the 2007/2008 season when he was with MBC in the Pro A. He has also played in Uruguay, New Zealand, Luxemburg, Spain, Finland and Ireland.
Read MoreDino Gregory signs with Phonex Hagen
Dino Gregory (200 cm, Maryland’11) has signed with German team Phoenix Hagen. He played in Sweden last season for the Sundsvall Dragons where he averaged 13.2 ppg.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
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