Europe
Oostende celebrates 6th consecutive league title
Telenet Oostende maintained its iron-like grip on Belgian Basketball by lifting the EuroMillions league title for the sixth consecutive time. The club overcame Brussels 64-77 in Game 4 to take the finals series 3-1. The club has bee dominant for half a decade and is now a 17-time winner of the Belgian league. This makes…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem wins Israeli Winner League
Hapoel Jerusalem is the new champions of Basketball in Israel. The team defeated Maccabi Haifa 83-76 to win the grand final. This victory marks just the second time in the history of Hapoel Jerusalem that the club has won the league, following the trophy success in 2015. Jerusalem has taken the league title in two…
Read MoreXavier Ford picked up by Contern
Xavier Ford (201 cm, University of Buffalo’15) has agreed to terms with AB Contern (Luxembourg-Total League) and will be joining the team this 2017-18 season. Xavier had a busy 2016-17 season, suiting up for a few Japanese teams. Ford initially started off with the Earthfriends Tokyo Z (Japan-B League). He played eight games there and…
Read MoreAaron Jackson exits CSKA Moscow
Veteran guard, Aaron Jackson (190 cm, Duquesne’09) has parted ways with Russian basketball Titan, CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) this 2017. He has had a long and productive tenure with the team, having joined the organization in 2012. Jackson played 34 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this 2016-17, where he recorded averages of 7.6…
Read MoreZach Monaghan added by Limburg United
Zach Monaghan (188 cm, Minnesota State’15) will continue his professional career this 2017-18 playing for Hubo Limburg United (Belgium-Euromillions League). This will be his first time to play for a Belgian club. He started his pro career with a two-season stint with Leyma Basquet Coruna (Spain-LEB Gold). In 2016-17 Monaghan played 37 games for his…
Read MoreBrock Motum no longer with Zalgiris
Brock Motum (208 cm, Washington State’13) has left Lithunian powerhouse, B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017. He is a 26-year-old Australian international player who has been with the Australian National Team since 2009. Motum was with Zalgiris since 2015. In 2016-17 he played 30 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games for Zalgiris, where he averaged 10.8 ppg…
Read MoreDavid Lighty heads to ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
David Lighty (195 cm, Ohio State ’11) agreed to terms with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France-Pro A). Lighty is joining another team that competed in the Champions League last season, just like his former team. The French squad had a superb Champions League season as they went 10-4 in their group. This was good enough to win…
Read MoreVincent Poirier lands with Baskonia
Vincent Poirier (210 cm) is moving over to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa). Last season, Poirier was a part of Paris-Levallois (France-Pro A) where he played 40 games. The center played well in his only season with the French team. He made the French All-Star game while scoring 10.7 ppg and grabbing 7.5 rpg in 23.6 mpg.…
Read MoreValencia Basket takes 2-1 finals lead over Real Madrid
Valencia Basket took a big step towards the Spanish Liga ACB Endesa title with an 81-64 home win over Real Madrid in Game 3 of the title series. The victory came from a huge second half from the challengers, a period which stunned the defending champs and left them needing to win all remaining games.…
Read MoreBBC Monthey wins Swiss league title
BBC Monthey has been crowned the champion of the Swiss LNA after overcoming Geneva Lions on the road in Game 6 of the finals series. The 69-77 success handed Monthey its third title overall and its first since 2005. In victory, the club took the finals series 4-2. Knowing a win would wrap the title,…
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