Greece
Panathinaikos signs guard Derwin Kitchen
The Greens announced a new addition for the upcoming season, none other than point guard Derwin Kitchen, who inked a one-year deal with his new club on Sunday. Panathinaikos keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2013-14 season…..
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Championships (Men & Women & U18)
The FIBA 3×3 World Championship is the top-level 3×3 basketball National Team event. Unlike the ‘open’ network of tournaments, players do not create teams themselves but are selected by their National Federations to represent their countries. There are in fact four FIBA 3×3 World Championship competitions: the FIBA 3×3 World Championship for men, for women,…
Read MoreDorsey re-signs with Olympiacos through 2014
Reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos Pireaus reached a new agreement with center Joey Dorsey to stay together until the end of the 2013-14 season, the club announced Saturday. Dorsey (2.03 meters, 28 years old) arrived midway thro…
Read MorePanathinaikos adds Lithuanian Olympian Maciulis
Panathinaikos Athens made its second major addition in as many days by announcing that it has come to terms with veteran forward Jonas Maciulis for the 2012-13 season. Maciulis (1.98 meters, 27 years old) missed much of last season due to injury, but…
Read MorePanathinaikos picks up point Ukic
Panathinaikos Athens restocked its backcourt by signing guard Roko Ukic to a two-year deal, the club announced Monday. Ukic (1.96 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Fenerbahce Ulker, where he has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons. He averaged 11….
Read MoreMavroeidis comes home to play for Olympiacos
After one year outside his native Greece, big man Dimitrios Mavroeidis is going home to play for Olympiacos Piraeus, the club announced Thursday. The sides agreed on a two-year contract. Mavroeidis (2.08 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Gescrap Bil…
Read More2012-13 Euroleague to play 50 games on Fridays
Euroleague Basketball today released the calendar with the exact days on which Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams will play the upcoming 2012-13 regular season, with the big news being that more than 40% of the games will be on Fridays for the first ti…
Read MorePanathinaikos Athens and Tsartsaris enter second decade together
Panathinaikos Athens and its longest tenured player, three-time Euroleague champion Kostas Tsartsaris, will make it 11 years together after they agreed on a contract for the 2012-13 season. Tsartsaris (2.09 meters, 32 years old) has been a key figure…
Read MoreOlympiacos extends Final Four hero Printezis
The author of arguably the most important basket in Olympiacos Piraeus history will remain with his hometown club with the news that the Reds have signed versatile forward Georgios Printezis to a new deal through the end of the 2014-15 season. Printezi…
Read MoreGreens sign veteran big man Panko
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four regular Panathinaikos Athens has made its first non-Greek signing for the 2012-13 season a vetaran big man, Andy Panko, who was MVP of the Spanish League last season. Panko (2.06 meters, 34 years old) is coming …
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