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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: big games wrap Round 10
Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2017/2018 season wrapped on Friday with three contests, and we are now exactly one third through the Regular Season. CSKA Moscow outlasted Barcelona in a clash between former champs. Panathinaikos was too strong for Unicaja Malaga in Athens. Finally, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade collected a rare win, while Real…
Read MoreKevinn Pinkney joins BM Slam Stal
Kevinn Pinkney (207 cm, Nevada’05) will be a fresh face on the roster of BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wlkp (Poland-PLK) after signing with the team this November. This will be his first signing for the 2017-18 season. Pinkney spent 2016-17 playing in Israel for Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). He joined the team in January 2017…
Read MoreRod Camphor heads to PGE Turow
Rod Camphor (191 cm, SW Oklahoma State’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-PLK) this 2017-18 season. The 24-year-old guard heads to Poland after starting the season playing in Belgium for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears (Belgium-Euromillions League). He played nine games for his former team registered averages of…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 10 opens
Round 10 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague got underway on Thursday with four contests, with the week’s action to be concluded tomorrow. On the night, Olympiacos stayed top of the standings with a win over Valencia, while Khimki got back on track with a success of Brose Bamberg. Elsewhere, Anadolu Efes grabbed a massive win…
Read MoreDaShaun Wood has left Nancy
DaShaun Wood (185 cm, Wright State’07) has parted ways with the French club, Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A) and is now a free agent. He signed with them this November but did not see action for the team. In 2016-17 the Wright State product lent his talents to Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). In…
Read MoreMaurice Ndour heads to Unics
Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) has reinforced its roster this season with the recent addition of Senegalese international basketball player Maurice Ndour (206 cm, Ohio’15). The 24-year-old big man heads to Europe for the first time in his career as he bids goodbye to the NBA. In 2016-17 Ndour played 32 games for the New York Knicks…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeauge: round 10 preview
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season is a clash of elite clubs showing the best hoops on the continent, but it is also a war of attrition. Before we even get to knock-out Basketball, the teams must play through thirty rounds of action. This week, at the beginning of December we are reaching Round 10,…
Read MoreRihards Kuksiks pens with VL Pesaro
Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) is strengthening its roster with the recent addition of veteran Rihards Kuksiks (197 cm, Arizona State’11) this November. He is a 29-year-old Latvian international basketball player who played for the Latvian National Team from 2010 to 2013. He moves to Pesaro after having started the 2017-18 season playing for Nevezis…
Read MoreStaphon Blair moves to Sencur Gorenjska
NBA undrafted free agent, Staphon Blair (206 cm, Central Florida ’16) signs a contract to play with the Slovenian team, Sencur Gorenjska in the 2017/2018 season. The former UCF Knight played for Belgium’s team, Okapi Aalstar last season. This season he started in Bosnia with KK Bosna-Royal Sarajevo where he played only three games. In…
Read MoreRogier Jansen switches to Ourense
Rogier Jansen has signed with Spanish LEB Gold Team Ourense Termal. Jansen already played in Spain this season. He had a short-term contract with another LEB Gold team; CB Clavijo. In five games Rogier Jansen averaged 3.8 ppg for them while playing 11.6 minutes. The 33-year old veteran has been a top player in his…
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