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Eurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read More2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
Read MoreTaylor Rochestie stays with Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has added Taylor Rochestie (185 cm, Washington State’09) to their ranks this 2014-15 season. Rochestie is an American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport, allowing him to join the Montenegrin National Team beginning 2012 up to the present. He began the 2013-14 season playing for Montepaschi Siena (Italy-SerieA). Taylor played…
Read MoreU18 European Championships quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the U18 European Championships have been locked after Wednesday’s games in Group E and F settled who will head to the next stage of the competition. Group E Croatia vs. Italy, 81-65 Croatia eased through the second half of this contest after Italy had stuck close during the first two quarters of…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic joins the Chicago Bulls
Nikola Mirotic (207 cm) has left Real Madrid and will play for NBA franchise the Chicago Bulls next season it has been confirmed. The Montenegrin with a Spanish passport has signed a three year deal with the Bulls that will see him earn $17 million. Mirotic is known for his time with Spanish giant Real…
Read MoreTyrese Rice heads to Khimky
Tyrese Rice (185 cm, Boston College’09) is the latest addition to the roster of BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) for the 2014-15 season. Rice is an American player who also has a Montenegrin citizenship.He was a recent addition to the Montenegrin National Team in 2013. Tyrese is coming off a stint with 2014 Turkish Airlines…
Read MoreVladimir Golubovic signs with Unicaja
Vladimir Golubovic (213 cm) is set to reinforce the frontcourt of Spanish club Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2014-15 season. Golubovic has dual Serbian and Montenegrin citizenship. The big man has been a member of the Montenegrin National Team from 2008 to 2012. He joins the Unicaja after spending the 2013-14 season playing for…
Read MoreNemanja Radovic to stay with UCAM Murcia
UCAM Murcia from Spain’s Liga Endesa has retained 22-year-old Montenegrin forward Nemanja Radovic (208 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Nemanja was a first-time addition to the Montenegrin National Team in 2013. He joined UCAM Murcia in the middle of the 2013-14 season and managed to play in 14 games for the club. Radovic was able…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook leaves Lietuvos Rytas
Lithuanian club Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius will be without Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01) this coming 2014-15 season. The American-Montenegrin guard played the whole 2013-14 season for Lietuvos Rytas and represented them in four leagues. In 22 games in the VTB United League Cook averaged 5.6 ppg and 7.5 apg. He played in eight Eurocup…
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