Europe
Trae Golden heads to Avtodor
Trae Golden (189 cm, Georgia Tech’14) has landed a deal to play for Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. The Georgia Tech standout spent the 2017-18 suiting up for ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A). Golden played 17 games for Le Portel in the FIBA Europe Cup and posted averages of 15.7…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow Bags The 2018 VTB Title
CSKA Moscow has done it again! They defeated BC Khimki Moscow Region 95-84 in the finals to successfully defend their VTB United League crown in 2018. This is their seventh consecutive title and eighth overall. They brilliantly finished atop of the league standings in 2017-18 with a near-flawless 22-2 record. Khimki were playoff underdogs, having…
Read MoreReal Madrid Sweeps Their Way Into ACB Finals
Real Madrid completed a clean 3-0 sweep of their semifinals series against Herbalife Gran Canaria on Friday to advance to the Spanish ACB (Liga Endesa) Finals. The 2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champions took the Game-3 road win 99-92. They now await the winner of the series between Baskonia and Barcelona, which has Baskonia ahead 2-1.…
Read MoreAntwan Scott inks with Evreux
Antwan Scott (185 cm, Colorado State’16) will be a new face in the backcourt of ALM Evreux Basket (France-Pro B) for the 2018-19 season. Scott split his 2017-18 season playing for two European teams. He started off with Latvian outfit VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL). Scott played three games for them in the VTB United League and…
Read MoreArmani Jumps to 2-0 Lead in Serie A Finals
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano surged to a 2-0 lead in the Italian Serie A finals on June 7th after defeating Dolomiti Energia Trento 90-80 in Game 2. The 2016 champions are looking for a quick resolution to this series and are eager to return to the top of the Italian League podium once again. They…
Read MoreBK Ventspils Crowned 2018 LBL Champions
BK Ventspils prevailed over VEF Riga 81-78 in Game 6 of the finals and were crowned the 2018 LBL Champions on Wednesday night. This is their 10th Latvian League Championship and the yellow shirts return to the top of the podium once again with the last time being in 2014. They finished 2017-18 as the…
Read MoreMouphtaou Yarou joins Levallois
Mouphtaou Yarou (204 cm, Villanova’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Levallois Metropolitans (France-Pro A) in 2018-19. Mouphtaou Yarou is a Beninese international basketball player who is already a veteran of the French Pro A, having spent the last four seasons of his career for various teams there. In 2017-18 Yarou…
Read MoreMitch Creek signed by Wuerzburg
Mitch Creek (195 cm) will be reinforcing the roster of S.Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL) for the 2018-19 season. He is a 26-year-old Australian international basketball player who has been with the Australian National Team since 2017. Creek started the 2017-18 season with the Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL) and averaged 14.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He later moved…
Read MoreBSL Finals: Fenerbahce Crushes Tofas in Game 1
The Turkish BSL finals got underway on June 5th and the results of Game 1 were not surprising as Fenerbahce Istanbul destroyed Tofas Bursa 103-63. While most people pegged Fenerbahce to be the favorites to draw first blood in this series, it’s unlikely that a blowout of this magnitude would be the path they would…
Read MoreChris Jones re-signed by Mons-Hainaut
Chris Jones (188 cm, Angelo State’15) will remain with Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium-Euromillions League) for the 2018-19 season. The 25-year-old guard played well for them this season and showed room for improvement in 2017-18. Jones appeared in 14 games in the FIBA Europe Cup where he posted averages of 13.9 ppg and 3.3 apg. He also…
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