Europe
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 18 closes
Round 18 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague finished on Wednesday with some big wins around the corner. CSKA Moscow and Milan broke a century of points on their way to beating Anadolu Efes and Unicaja Malaga respectively. Fenerbahce passed a tricky test at home against Panathinaikos, while Real Madrid edged past Baskonia in an all-Spanish…
Read MoreKen Brown pens with VEF Riga
Ken Brown (180 cm, Philander Smith’12) is a new face on the roster of VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL) this 2018. Brown inks a deal with the Latvian club, making the move from Termoforgia Aurora Jesi (Italy-Serie A2). Brown is set to face a new set of challenges with his new team after posting some impressive averages…
Read MoreWillie Kemp heads to Apoel
Willie Kemp (185 cm, Memphis’10) will be reinforcing the roster of Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A) this 2018. This will be the first signing of the Memphis product this 2017-18 season. In 2016-17 Kemp was originally Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia-Division I) and later moved to Sigal Prishtina (Kosovo-Superleague). He played 19 games for Sigal Prishtina…
Read MoreMalcolm Lee to strengthen the Walter Tigers
Malcolm Lee (196 cm, UCLA’11) has agreed to terms with the German club, Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) this 2018. Lee’s addition could not come soon enough. The Walter Tigers are struggling this season, finding themselves at the bottom of the German BBL standings with a disappointing 1-16 record. Lee started 2017-18 on the roster of…
Read MoreJustin Doellman added by Buducnost
KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) is a getting an infusion of some veteran blood into their roster with the recent signing of Justin Doellman (205 cm, Xavier’07). Doellman is a 32-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Kosovan passport. He has been a member of the Kosovan National Team since 2016. The…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: double header underway
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is back for its first double-round week of 2018, tipping off with Round 18 on Tuesday. This round will be completed on Wednesday before Round 19 is played out on Thursday and Friday. Getting the busy week underway was Olympiacos and Maccabi Tel Aviv, with the Greek giant claiming a win.…
Read MoreVTB League Standings: Shake-up as Loko Now Leads
Recent events have spawned an interesting situation in the VTB League standings. After Round 12 of the regular season drew to a close, we find a new team sitting atop of the standings. Lokomotiv Kuban has unseated CSKA Moscow and now hold the pole position. On January 14th Lokomotiv Kuban crushed Kalev/Cramo in a convincing…
Read MoreDominez Burnett lands with Ventspils
Dominez Burnett (196 cm, Davenport’16) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BK Ventspils (Latvia-LBL) this season. The Davenport University product inked the deal after spending the earlier part of the season lending his talents to BK JIP Pardubice (Czech Republic-NBL). Burnett played four games for his former team in the FIBA…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa: Real Madrid dominates
Real Madrid continued to dominate the Spanish Liga Endesa through Round 16 of the Regular Season this weekend. Los Blancos drained a century of points on the way to defeating Fuenlabrada 100-72 to remains way out in front at the top of the standings. Indeed, Real Madrid gained ground on second placed Barcelona after the…
Read MoreKwame Vaughn signed by Partizan
Kwame Vaughn (190 cm, CS Fullerton’13) has secured a spot on the roster of BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) this 2018. Vaughn joins the Serbian club after starting 2017-18 playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played six games for them in the Basketball Champions League, where he notched averages of 9.2 ppg and 1.8 apg.…
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