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Israel Winner League postpones games
The Israel Winner League has decided to postpone games in Southern Israel due to the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas over the last six days. The league issued a statement via their Facebook page stating that due to the security situation, they were pushing the games back to an undetermined date/time. They plan on…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel-Aviv Stunned at Home by Rishon
The last time Maccabi Tel-Aviv lost a game to an Israel team was on January 30, 2012 when they dropped an Israel Winners League context to Maccabi Ashdod, 78-74. They went 23-2 in the league last year and had a 22 game winning streak against Israel teams as of yesterday. On Sunday, Maccabi Rishon Lezion…
Read MoreRamone Moore signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ramone Moore (193 cm, Temple’12) has signed in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ramone Moore comes from Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella, where he started the season and played 4 games and averaged 7.5 ppg. It is Moore’s first professional season in Europe.
Read MoreMatt Bouldin released by Hapoel Tel Aviv
Matt Bouldin (196 cm, Gonzaga’10) will require surgery on his injured ankle and will be out for an estimated 10-12 weeks and is heading back to the US. Due to the lengthy recovery, he and his club, Hapoel Tel Aviv have agreed that it’s best that they part ways. Bouldin started the first game against…
Read MoreBobby Brown, Montepaschi, buzzer-beater
At the end of the first quarter Montepaschi Siena’s Bobby Brown took an inbounds pass and fired up a long range jumper against Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv in their Oct. 18th Euroleague contest… [embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/viMKoPtAEKo?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=viMKoPtAEKo&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6994″ /] Video courtesy: Euroleague
Read MoreIsrael, Turkey, Switzerland leagues start
As the calendar months inch closer to the end of the year, the basketball calendar continues to get more crowded with more leagues starting their seasons. This past weekend, the Israel Winner League, the Turkish Basketball League and the Switzerland LNA opened play. Israel Winner League The Israel Winner League opened their 59th season with…
Read MoreJulian Wright signs with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas´07) has signed in Israel with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion. The former NBA 1st round lottery pick spent last season in the D-League averaging 16.8 ppg and 7.9 rpg for the Austin Toros. Before that he played four seasons in the NBA.
Read MoreMatt Bouldin inks with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Matt Bouldin (1.96m, college: Gonzaga) has signed on to play for Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). The signing gives Hapoel a replacement for Toure Murry, who the team recently released. Bouldin played for Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro-A1) last season and averaged 2.1 points per game in the Adriatic League. As a senior at Gonzaga he averaged…
Read MoreToure Murry leaves Hapoel Tel Aviv
Toure Murry (1.98m, college Wichita State) has informed Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League) that he’s not interested in pursuing a long-term contract with the squad. He recently completed a 10-day agreement with the team. Murry is a 2012 graduate of Wichita State where he averaged 12.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game his…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter lands in Israel with Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Brandon Hunter (2.01m, college: Ohio) has signed to play with Hapoel Giboa Galil (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming season. As of last week, Hunter was thought to have signed in Uruguay with Club Atletico Aguada, but reports coming out of Israel say he signed last week and has been in the country for workouts. Hunter…
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