Europe
Ray Nixon agrees to deal with Pyrinto
Ray Nixon (203 cm, Wisconsin’06) will get a fresh change of scenery in 2019-20 after landing a deal to play for Pyrinto Tampere (Finland-Korisliiga). This is Nixon’s first time to play for a Finnish club again after spending the last nine seasons playing for various teams in Japan. His most recent run was a three-season…
Read MoreJamel McLean inks with Sassari
Jamel McLean (202 cm, Xavier’11) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) for the 2019-20 season. McLean suited up for Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in 2018-19. He played 16 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 10.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg.…
Read MoreFIBA: Spain downs Argentina 84-76 in exhibition game
FIBA – Spain and Argentina went head to head in an all-Latin game on Tuesday in a friendly exhibition game as both national teams slowly wrapped up their respective preparations for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Spain emerged victorious over Argentina 84-76. Credit goes to veteran point guard Ricky Rubio, who exploded in the fourth…
Read MoreFIBA: Serbia bests New Zealand in Pre-World Cup friendly
Preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup is drawing to a close as the tournament is set to begin in less than a week. The Serbian National Team capped off the weekend with a successful 88-78 dismantling of the New Zealand Tall Blacks in a four-nation tournament in Shenyang, China. The Serbians’ size and presence…
Read More2021 Eurobasket Qualifier Field Complete
The field of qualifiers for the 2021 Eurobasket is now complete as the last four remaining spots have been filled. The pre-qualifiers wrapped up with Denmark, Great Britain, Romania and Switzerland emerging atop of their groups, allowing them to punch their tickets and officially join the 32-team qualifier field. Roberto Kovac paced the Swiss squad…
Read MoreToddrick Gotcher joins Besiktas
Toddrick Gotcher (190 cm, Texas Tech’16) will be a new face on the roster of Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. His 2018-19 campaign was spent playing for Greek club Ifestos Limnou (Greece-A1). Gotcher played a total of 29 games for his former team and recorded averages of 10.4 ppg and…
Read MoreJaJuan Johnson added by Bahcesehir
JaJuan Johnson (206 cm, Purdue’11) will continue his professional basketball career in 2019-20 suiting up for Bahceshir Koleji Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). The former Purdue player donned the colors of Russian club Lokomitv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in 2018-19. He played 19 games for his former team in the EuroCup and was able to register averages of 9.3 ppg…
Read MoreSerbia tops Greece in FIBA World Cup prep game
Serbia prevailed over Greece 80-85 (OT) in a sold-out FIBA World Cup preparation tournament held in Acropolis, Greece over the weekend. The Serbian National Team looked sharp in this series of tuneup games, going 3-0 in this mini-tournament. Bogdan Bogdanovic dropped a game-high 28 points to lead his team to victory. Nemanja Bjelica was also…
Read MoreSpurs to retire Tony Parker’s jersey on November 11th
NBA – The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly retiring Tony Parker’s No.9 jersey in a special ceremony on November 11th, 2019. The club has yet to make an official announcement, but that date would be the end of a three-game home defense by the Spurs. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2018-19…
Read MoreMindaugas Kupsas signed by Hapoel Jerusalem
Lithuanian big man, Mindaugas Kupsas (217 cm) is set to be a new face on the roster of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Kupsas spent the 2018-19 season lending his talents to homegrown team Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). He played 14 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged…
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