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Greek A1 Regular Season Round 16
Panathinaikos Athens continued to maintain its iron-like grip on the Greek A1 standings through Round 16 of the competition. The runaway league leaders G.Larissa-Faros in comfortable fashion to enhance its position at the top. Arch-rival and biggest title threat Olympiacos Piraeus played on Tuesday and crushed Trikalla on the road. Lavrio, AEK Athens, and Promitheus…
Read MoreMario Delas exits Betaland Capo d’Orlando
Mario Delas (207 cm) has left Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie A) this February 2018. He is a 26-year-old Croatian player who was a former member of the Croatian national team from 2009 to 2014. Delas played 16 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he registered averages of 5.9 ppg and 4.6 rpg.…
Read MoreSamardo Samuels lands with Limoges
Samardo Samuels (206 cm, Louisville’10) was recently picked up by French club, Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) this February 2018. Samuels is a 29-year-old Jamaican international basketball player who played for the Jamaican National team from 2009 to 2014. This will be the third team that the veteran will be on this 2017-18 season. He…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: path to final plotted
The final round of the FIBA Basketball Champions League closed last week and we have been looking ahead to the Play-Offs. Knockout hoops will commence in the competition on March 6 and today the draw was held to determine who will meet who in the next round. During an event at the House of Basketball…
Read More2018 Copa del Rey to happen, players will not strike
After plenty of confusion and political infighting, the 2018 edition of the Copa del Rey will be played this season. Spain’s cup competition was in danger of cancellation, but a meeting held by the Higher Sports Council resolved a dispute between the ACB (Spanish League) and ABP (Basketball players’ union). The disagreement stemmed from the…
Read MoreFrederic Bourdillon now with Hapoel Eilat
Frederic Bourdillon (193 cm) is a newcomer to the roster of Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) this February 2018. He joins the team after starting the season playing for Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). He is a 26-year-old French player who is currently playing his first season overseas. Bourdillon played 14 games for Maccabi Haifa this…
Read MoreNorvel Pelle moves to Torino
Norvel Pelle (208 cm, Iona’13) has moved to Fiat Torino (Italy-Serie A) this February 2018 after starting the 2017-18 season with Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). He is a 24-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Lebanese passport. Pelle played 19 games for Varese before parting ways with his former team. During his run…
Read MoreCleveland Melvin departs Galil Gilboa
Cleveland Melvin (203 cm, De Paul’14) has parted ways with Hapoel Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) this February 2018. He did not meet the club’s expectations, averaging just 4.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg in the six games he played for them. Melvin signed with Galil Gilboa in late-December 2017 after initially starting the 2017-18 season with…
Read MoreErik Murphy joins New Basket Brindisi
Erik Murphy (208 cm, Florida’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Serie A this 2018. Murphy is a 27-year-old Finnish-American international basketball player who has been a member of the Finnish National Team since 2013. He already started the 2017-18 season playing for JSF Nanterre…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Three-way Race at the Top
Things are heating up atop of the Italian Serie A standings lately. There’s a tight three-way race for the league leadership at the moment. Scandone Avellino, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, and Umana Reyer Venezia all have identical 14-5 records. Former top team, Germani Basket Brescia is just one game behind the trio (13-6), hot on…
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