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Sacramento Kings beat Maccabi Haifa 96-135
The Sacramento Kings played host to Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) in the latest NBA-v-Europe preseason game. The Kings pulled no punches and handily cruised to a 96-135 win in front of a home crowd. Ben McLemore led six other Kings in double figures with 18 points in 24 minutes off Sacramento’s bench. Sacramento opened…
Read MoreJarrid Famous added by Maccabi Haifa
Jarrid Famous (209 cm, University of South Florida’11) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). Famous is a 28-year-old American player who also holds a Lebanese passport. He was a one-time member of the Lebanese national team in 2012. It was a busy 2015-16 for Famous so far. He…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem claims Winner Cup
Hapoel Jerusalem clinched the Israel Winner Cup thanks to a comfortable 77-62 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. The victory was further evidence that the balance of power in Israeli Basketball has shifted away from Maccabi Tel Aviv, at least for now. Tel Aviv has dominated the Winner Cup six titles since the competition opened in…
Read MoreOrlando Mendez-Valdez to Maccabi Haifa
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (183 cm, Western Kentucky’09) is a recent addition to the roster of Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17. He is a 30-year-old Mexican-American player who has been a member of the Mexican national team since 2010. His 2015-16 season was spent playing in Mexico for the Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun (Mexico-LNBP). Orlando…
Read MoreDamontre Harris signed by Maccabi Ashdod
Damontre Harris (208 cm, Campbellsville’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17. He got some solid experience under his belt in his rookie season in 2015-16. Harris started off his career with PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-TBL). He played six games for them in the FIBA Europe…
Read MoreColton Iverson joins Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Colton Iverson (212 cm, Colorado State’13) will be taking his game to Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17 season. Iverson is a 27-year-old American player who also holds a passport from the African country of Guinea-Bissau. The big man played the 2015-16 season for Turkish club Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-BSL). He played nine…
Read MoreLandon Milbourne added by Hapoel Eilat
Landon Milbourne (201 cm, Maryland’10) is a recent addition to the roster of Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. The 29-year-old Milbourne is coming off a stint playing for Atenienses de Manati (Puerto Rico-BSN) in 2016. In 36 games Landon delivered averages of 14.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg. After that he also…
Read MoreAnthony Hilliard now with Maccabi Rishon
Anthony Hilliard (193 cm, Elizabeth City’09) has agreed to terms with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League) and will join the team this 2016-17. He most recently saw action for Belarusian club Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League) in 2015-16. Anthony played a dozen games for them in the maiden season of the FIBA Europe Cup and registered averages…
Read MoreJames Singleton joins Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Maccabi Kiryat Gat (Israel-Winner League) has landed veteran journeyman James Singleton (203 cm, Murray State’03) for the upcoming season. Singleton is no stranger to Israeli hoops, having played for Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) in 2015-16. Singleton logged a total of 36 games for his former team and produced averages of 13.9 ppg and 7.9 rpg.…
Read MoreEvan Ravenel pens with Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) is strengthening its roster for the upcoming 2016-17 season with the addition of Evan Ravenel (203 cm, Ohio State’13). The 26-year-old product of Ohio State is coming over after spending his 2015-16 season playing in Japan for the Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa (Japan-BJ League). He played a total of 57…
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