Israel
Men 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 MoreTyrese Rice inks with Tel-Aviv
Tyrese Rice (185 cm, Boston College’09) is heading to Israel to play with Euroleague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv (Winner League and Euroleague) for the 2013/2014 season. The American leaves behind Bayern Munich of the German BBL after playing this season with the club. During his campaign with Munich the point guard played 40 games and…
Read MoreDavid Logan hits free agency market
David Logan (185 cm, Indianapolis’05) is now a free agent. He is not returning to Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League, where he played in 2012-13. Logan, who has both American and Polish citizenship, will be looking to take his talents to another club in need of a guard. Logan played 27 games for…
Read MoreAlex Tyus inks with Tel-Aviv
American center Alex Tyus (205 cm, Florida’11) will move to Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel, Winner League and Euroleague) after the club bought out his contract. The player has been with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy’s Serie A this season but his contract has been bought out for $50,000 by the Israeli giants. Tyus featured 43 times in…
Read MoreDavid Logan leaves Tel-Aviv
David Logan (185 cm, Indianapolis’05) has left Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Winner League, Euroleague) and will not be with the team next season. The American-Polish featured 34 times for Tel-Aviv in the Winner League including the recent league final loss to Maccabi Haifa. The 30-year old also played in 27 games in the Euroleague…
Read MoreSharon Drucker to coach Galil Gilboa
Sharon Drucker has been announced as the new head coach of Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. Drucker spent the 2012-13 season coaching Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). He had some issues with former player and NBA veteran Craig Smith (201 cm, Boston College’06). Things got rocky between the player and the coach…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa: Israeli Champions
Maccabi Haifa lifted the Israeli Winner League trophy after overcoming powerhouse Maccabi Tel-Aviv in a shock
Read MoreStu Douglass heads to Israel
Stu Douglass (190 cm, Michigan’12) has signed a contract to play with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa in the Israeli Winner League for the next two years. The American will join the team for the 2013/2014 season after recently departing Spanish LEB Gold team Planasa Navarra. He joined the Spanish outfit straight from college and in…
Read MoreRicky Hickman to return to Maccabi T-A
Ricky Hickman (189 cm, NC-Greensboro’07) will be returning to Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) for the 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old guard played 32 games in Israel’s Winner league and averaged 11.3 ppg and 2.8 apg. In the team’s run in the Euroleague, he averaged 13.5 ppg and 3.1 apg in 27 games. The team reached…
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