Israel
Levour Warren joins Bnei Hertzeliyya
Panamanian-American Levour Warren (196 cm, South Carolina’03) is headed to Israel this 2013-14 to play for Bnei Hertzeliyya. The 32-year-old veteran had a very short 2012-13 season. He only managed to play in five games for Italian SerieA team Sidigas Avellino. In those handful of games Warren managed to average 9.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone
Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Ukraine stops Germany to go 3-0
Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013 was split into two days with Groups A and B playing Friday and Groups C and D to play on Saturday. Coming into Friday’s competition, there were three clubs, Ukraine, Serbia, and Latvia, that were undefeated. By the end of the day, the sole holder of a 3-0 record was…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Spain falls to Slovenia on Day 2
With Day 2 of EuroBasket 2013 in the books, there are only seven of the 24 teams still undefeated with some serious shakeups in the groups going on. In Group A the sole undefeated club is Ukraine after defeating Israel Thursday and Belgium on Wednesday. Group B sports two unblemished marks with Serbia and Latvia…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1, Groups C and D
EuroBasket 2013 is underway in Slovenia with 24 teams battling for six spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. Round 1 consists of four groups of six teams that will play each other once with the top three teams from each group moving on to the second round. Group C…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: A little bit of everything on Day 1
Day 1 one of EuroBasket 2013 finally tipped off and to reward hoops fans that have waited nearly a year since the draws were presented the competition was intense, surprising, and frustrating all rolled into one. After months of roster watching, player jockeying, and pre-tournament chatter, EuroBasket 2013 is finally underway, and if the first…
Read MoreEurobasket 2013 kicks off!
Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…
Read MoreAdrian Banks signs with Galil Gilboa
Adrian Banks (191 cm, North Western Mississippi CC’08) is making a return to Israel after signing a deal to play for Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) this 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old Banks was last in Israel in the 2011-12 season when he played for Elitzur Netanya. He played 23 games for them in the Israeli league…
Read MoreArtsiom Parakhouski joins Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem from Israel’s Winner league has added Belarusian big man Artsiom Parakhouski (210 cm, Radford’10) for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Parakhouski has been a member of the Belarusian National Team in 2008 and 2010-2013. In six games in the 2013 European Championships Artsiom averaged 12.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg. He played the 2012-13…
Read MoreZack Rosen to stay in Israel
Zack Rosen (185 cm, Pennsylvania’12) will return to Israel this season after agreeing to play for Winner League outfit Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem. Last season the point guard played in the Winner League and Eurochallenge while representing Hapoel Holon in Israel during what was his rookie season. In the league he played 27 games and averaged…
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