Greece
Ioannis Bourousis to join Real Madrid
It has been reported that Greek big man Ioannis Bourousis (213 cm) has agreed to a deal with Real Madrid and should be joining the Spanish club from Liga Endesa and the Euroleague this 2013-14 season. Ioannis played the last two seasons for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-SerieA). In 2012-13 he played in 9 Euroleague…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Quarterfinals will be set Wed.
Game 2 of Round 2 of the FIBA Men U20 European Championships did little to clear up the playoff picture as the results did more to even things up than anything. The final day’s contests will determine multiple slots as only a small number or set at this point. In Group E Croatia (1-3) picked…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: R2 set, calculators not needed
As the final day of Round 1 of the FIBA Men U20 European Championships tipped off, the possible playoff scenarios were numerous, with many involving tie-breakers. As is often the case, a win didn’t necessarily mean moving on, point differential also mattered. In three of the groups, B, C, and D, the there were open…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Final day to determine R2
As the final day of the first round of competition in the FIBA Men U20 European Championship tips off, there are numerous spots remaining to be secured in the second round. With the top three clubs in each group moving on to the second round, there are a few contests that will be played Saturday…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Croatia holds off Ukraine rally
In one of two FIBA Men U20 European Championship games that required an extra five on Wednesday, the Ukrainians took a mere three minutes to erase the 16-point deficit the Croatians had over them with six minutes to play, to send the contest into overtime. Unfortunately, once the two clubs got into the extra frame…
Read MoreMarc Antonio Carter to Panionios
Marc Antonio Carter (191 cm, University of North Carolina Wilmington’08) has penned a deal to play with Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece, A1) next season. The guard has been playing with AGOR Rethymno (Greece, A1) during the 2012/2013 season where he averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game over 33…
Read MoreMen U20 European Championships open in Estonia
Fans of the Men U20 European Championships were treated to just about every type of contest on the opening day of the 2013 tournament with come-from-behind wins, blowouts, upsets, and a buzzer-beater to fill the schedule. In Group A, Germany opened the event with a 14-point win over Georgia and U20 defending champions Lithuania bridged…
Read MoreMen U20 European Championship set to tip-off
The FIBA Europe Men U20 European Championship are set to open competition on Tuesday, July 9 in Tallinn, Estonia with 20 national teams looking to bring the title back home after the title game on July 21. Teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia,…
Read MoreBryant Dunston secured by Olympiacos
Bryant Dunston (202 cm, Fordham’08) has been added by Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus from Greece’s A1 for the 2013-14 season. Dunston is a bit undersized, but has a knack for grabbing those rebounds and should be a good addition to Olympiacos’ interior force. The 27-year-old big man is coming off a stint playing in Italy’s SerieA…
Read MoreDusan Sakota stays with Varese
Dusan Sakota (209 cm) will be playing with Cimberio Varese (Italy Serie A) again next season after extending his deal with the Italian club. The small forward played 40 times for Varese after joining the team in 2012 and he helped the club finish first at the end of the Serie A season and reach…
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