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EuroBasket 2013: Four Down, Eight to Go…
Very seldom does it happen that when you play the “what if…” game, do all those, “what ifs…” actually happen. Today, in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers there were four teams with opportunities to punch their ticket to Slovenia for next September’s EuroBasket and today all four of those teams did what they had to do.…
Read MoreMaccabi Ashdod signs Diamon Simpson
Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod has signed Diamon Simpson (201 cm, St.Mary’s’09) who spent last season in Australia with the Adelaide 36ers averaging 14.3ppg, 8.6rpg and 1.5bpg in 27 games.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
Read MoreAllen Durham and Anthony Fisher sign with Hapoel Afula
Allen Durham (198 cm, Grace Bible’11) and Anthony Fisher (191 cm, Tennessee Tech’08) have signed with national league team (2nd level of competition in Israel) Hapoel Afula.
Read MoreJacob Pullen signs with Hapoel Jerusalem
Jacob Pullen (183 cm, Kansas State’11) is heading to Israel where he has signed with Hapoel Jerusalem. The last few days it looked like he was leaning towards signing with Partizan Belgrade from Serbia but obviously he had ore options to choose from. Maybe a decisive factor was also that his former college team mate…
Read MoreAshkelon lands Julien Mills
Elizur Ashkelon from Israel has signed Julien Mills (193 cm, Ball State’07) for the upcoming season. Mills played for the Hungarian team of Szolnoki last season and averaged 11.7ppg, 6.1rpg and 2.4apg.
Read MoreTal Burstein set to retire
Tal Burstein, 32, announced his retirement from professional basketball at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday night. After learning that his injured hip would require surgery, Burstein decided that the best option was to hang up his shoes. The surgery would have required extensive rehabilitation that would have cost him the entire…
Read MoreFormer NBA player Luther Head signs with Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon from Israel agreed to terms of a 1-year deal with free agent combo guard Luther Head. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two parties have already exchanged contract sheets and Head is expected to sign the official papers later today. Head entertained several first-class Chinese offers of up…
Read MoreFinland shocks Belgium, Montenegro and Italy first to 4 wins
Montenegro and Italy became the first teams to four wins in the 2013 EuroBasket Qualifier tournament on Friday with wins over Iceland and Belarus, respectively. In Helsinki, Finland and Belgium went in as the only to undefeated teams in Group E, but when the dust had settled, Finland stood atop the group standings with a…
Read MoreEurobasket Qualifier Aug. 24 Schedule
Group A 18:00 Slovak Republic – Israel – Levice, SVK, City Sport Hall 20:30 Serbia – Estonia – Novi Sad, SRB, JP SPC Vojvodina 20:30 Montenegro – Iceland – Niksic, MNE, SC Niksic Group B 19:30 Luxembourg – Bulgaria – Luxembourg, LUX, Centre National Sportif & Culturel d’Coque 20:00 Germany – Sweden – Ulm, GER,…
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