Israel
Marcus Moore inks with Ironi Ashkelon
Marcus Moore (198 cm, Washington State’04) has signed with Israeli team Ironi Ashkelon. Marcus Moore was with Keravnos in Cyprus last season averaging 14.4ppg, 5.2rpg and 6apg in Eurochallenge.
Read MoreDJ Strawberry agrees with Hapoel Holon
DJ Strawberry (196 cm, Maryland’07) has agreed terms with Israeli team Hapoel Holon. Last season DJ Strawberry already played in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem where he averaged 15.6 ppg.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Georgia qualifies, six left
Georgia took advantage of game eight of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round to punch their tickets to the Finals with a 73-70 win over Latvia. Georgia was the only team that was able to definitively qualify, leaving six openings for the rest of the teams to fight for on the last day of competition, Tuesday,…
Read MoreDemario Anderson signs with Ramat Gan
Demario Anderson (193 cm, Quinnipac’08) signs in Israel with Ironi Ramat Gan. Demario Anderson played for Weert from the Netherlands last season and was leading the Dutch league in scoring when he got injured. Demario Anderson got sidelined for the rest of the season. Before coming to the Netherlands he played in Belgium for Leuven…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Game Eight Scenarios
Today marks game eight in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications and with only nine teams assured of spots in the Finals next September in Slovenia, the possible scenarios for which teams are going to grab the last seven spots are complex and many. Here are some possibilities for teams to qualify today… Group A (They play…
Read MoreDeron Washington heads to Israel and Barak Netanya
High flying swingman Deron Washington has signed a deal to move to Israel’s Barak Netanya for the 2012-13 season. Washington (2.01m, College: Virginia Tech), was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech and a mainstay on ESPN’s top ten plays of the day with his thunderous dunks and massive rejections in the paint. In 2009 he…
Read MoreBarak Netanya brings on Jonathan Mitchell
Barak Netanya replaces injured Raymar Morgan with Jonathan Mitchell (2.00m, College: Rutgers). Morgan is said to be out for two months, so the squad found a replacement in Mitchell. He played in Spain with CB Tarragona in the Leb Oro league, where he averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest. Mitchell started his collegiate…
Read MoreMilt Palacio signs with Bnei Herzliya
Milt Palacio (190 cm, Colorado State’90) is signing with Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the coming season. Last season he played in the Spanish ACB with Obradoiro and after that moved to the Puerto Rican league where he joined Piratas de Quebradillas.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
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