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FIBA Men U18: Croatia ousts Russia in QFs
Just as it happened in the recent U20 tournament in Estonia, all four quarterfinal contests went to the clubs playing out of the FIBA Men U18 Group F. Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia, all having competed in Group F, have all won their quarterfinals matches against Serbia, Lithuania, France, and Croatia, respectively. The quarterfinal results…
Read MoreLaurynas Samenas added by TBB Trier
Lithuanian Laurynas Samenas (192 cm) is the newest import of TBB Trier from Germany’s BBL this 2013-14 season. This will be Samenas’ first foray as a pro outside of his home Lithuania. In 2012-13 he played for BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL). He represented them in 17 games in the Baltic League and averaged 14.2 ppg and…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings
As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…
Read MoreMilenko Tepic signs with Lietuvos Rytas
Serbian Milenko Tepic (200 cm) is a new addition to Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania (LKL) this 2013-14 season. Tepic heads to his new team after playing two seasons in Spain for Cajasol Banco Civica Sevilla (Liga Endesa). In 2012-13 he played a dozen games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 3.2 ppg and…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: One day remains in R2 QFs next
With one day remaining in Round 2 of the FIBA Men U18 European Champions, there are still many clubs with an opportunity to move on to the quarterfinals. Turkey remains undefeated at 4-0 with three other clubs sitting at 2-2 in Group F. In Group E France and Russia are at the top of the…
Read MoreDerek Needham goes pro, joins Siauliai
Derek Needham (180 cm, Fairfield’13) will begin his professional career playing in Lithuania for BC Siauliai this 2013-14. He played 33 games in his senior year for the Fairfield Stags in 2012-13 and he averaged 14.6 ppg and 3.2 apg. He helped his team reach the MAAC Tournament semifinals in 2013. He was also named…
Read MoreChris Cooper signs with BC Siauliai
Chris Cooper (205 cm, ODU’12) will be continuing his pro career in Lithuania this 2013-14. The 23-year-old has been signed by BC Siauliai. This will be Cooper’s first stint outside of the United States. He played his rookie season for the Baskersfield Jam (D-League) in 2012-13. In 49 games as a reserve for the Jam,…
Read MoreChris Cooper moves to BC Siauliai
Chris Cooper (205 cm, Old Dominion University’12) will play outside of the USA for the first time next season after agreeing terms with BC Siauliai (Lithuania, LKL). The 23-year old was drafted to the Bakersfield Jam (USA, D-League) in 2012 and in his first season with the franchise he recorded averages of 3.9 points and…
Read MoreValanciunas, MVP of NBA Summer League
Jonas Valanciunas (211 cm) has been named the Most Valuable Player of the recently concluded NBA Summer League held
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