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Former 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 MoreSerbia, USA and France win Gold in FIBA 3×3 Worlds
The Serbian Mens team, US women’s team and the French mixed team all took home Gold medals from the first FIBA 3×3 World Championships, held in Athens, Greece.
Coming into the final day of competition, both the Ukraine and France had teams still in contention. France came out of Sunday’s final matches with an impressive haul of hardware winning Gold in the Mixed event, and Silver in both the Mens and Womens events.
Read MoreSpain defends U20 crown, Turkey wins first youth women’s medal
Spain successfully defended their U20 European Championship for Women crown today with a decisive 59-46 win over Russia. In the bronze medal match the women from Turkey earned their country’s first ever medal in women’s youth competition by holding off a fast charging Dutch squad, to earn a spot on the podium. Tiknonenko was named…
Read MoreMickael Gelabale signs with Cedevita Zagreb
Mickael Gelabale has signed an agreement with Croatian Euroleague participant Cedevita Zagreb. The French National team player will try to achieve Cedevita’s goal to qualify for the second round stage of the Euroleague and also secure one of the top spots in Adriatic League. Matej Mamic, Cedevita’s General Manager, fullfilled the wish of legendary coach Božidar Maljkovic, who insisted on Gelabale’s signing, due to the fact that the two already worked together for two years in Real Madrid in the past.
Read MoreFalkner signs with Prievidza
Barkley Falkner (203 cm, Sam Houston State’09) has signed with Slovak team BC Prievidza. Falkner played in the German Pro B last season and participated in Court Side’s Eurochallenge camp in Las Vegas this summer.
Read MoreSpain – USA to meet up in U17 Worlds Final
The finals are set for the U17 World Championships for Women. Spain, with a 91-62 win over Japan, will match-up with the US, by virtue of an 84-59 decision over Canada. USA – Canada 84-59 The US used a balanced scoring attack nine players scored six or more points in their semi-final win over Canada,…
Read MoreBC Donetsk signs D’or Fischer
D’or Fischer has agreed to terms with BC Donetsk. Fischer played for Bilbao Basket in Spain last season. Fischer will be reunited with Doron Perkins on the Donetsk squad, the two were teammates on Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Read MorePetravicius decides to retire due to health issues
Marijonas Petravicius has decided to retire from basketball due to a serious health issue. During last year’s Eurobasket, Petravicius was diagnosed with pulmonary microsembolism and he was hoping to make a comeback but his doctors thought otherwise. “Doctors didn’t want me to play anymore because it would put my future health at risk.” Petravicius stated,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
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…
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