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Coach Carl Woodard fired by Nitia
Coach Carl Woodard has been fired by BBC Nitia Bettembourg from Luxemburg. The 54 year old American previously coached in countries like Finland, Denmark and Germany.
Read MoreLiki Turner inks deal with AB Contern
Liki Turner (195 cm, Francis Marion’12) has agreed to turns with AB Contern (Luxembourg-Diekirch League) for the 2012-13 season. Turner is a 2012 graduate of Francis Marion where he averaged 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He was 3rd in scoring, 2nd in defensive rebounds and 2nd in overall rebounds in the Peach Belt…
Read MoreDerrick Stevens inks with BBC Nitia
Derrick Stevens (1.80m, college: Colorado State) has inked a deal to dress for BBC Nitia Bettembourg (Luxembourg-N2). Stevens played for the VfB Giessen Pointers (Germany-ProB) last season, averaging 17.3 points per game over 16 games. Prior to the Pointers, he suited up for MTV Wolfenbuettel (Germany-ProB) and tallied an average of 17.8 points per game.
Read MoreBojan Popovic signs with BBC Nitia
Bojan Popovic (2.09m) has inked a dela with BBC Nitial Bettembourg (Luxembourg-N2) for the 2012-13 season. During the 2011-12 season he played for Apop Paphou (Cyprus-Division B). Popović has also been a member of the simir men’s Serbian national team. He played at the EuroBasket 2009, where he won the silver medal.
Read MoreKevin Smith signs with T71Dudelange
Kevin Smith (195 cm, Richmond’11) signs with T71Dudelange from Luxemburg for only a month. During that time he will replace the injured Denell Stephens (190 cm, Slippery Rock’09).
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: 6 Spots, 10 Teams, Tip Time!
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualification round is about to be committed to the history books, but before they start planning for the Final Round, there’s a game or two left to be played. Today marks the final day of competition to determine which 16 teams will earn the right to compete for their respective countries in…
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 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 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…
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