Europe
Tweety Carter signs with ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale
Tweety Carter (180 cm, Baylor ’10) is on the move to ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A). Carter moves to France after playing last season with PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-PLK). Turow played Carter for 27.1 mpg and the guard contributed well with 12.3 ppg and 4.4 apg. Shooting from three was also a strength for…
Read MoreNicolas de Jong splits ways Chalons-Reims
Nicolas de Jong (210 cm) is departing from Champagne Chalons-Reims (France-Pro A). The big man played 31 games last season for the French squad. In 21.2 mpg off the bench, de Jong managed to score 13.5 ppg. The ability to put the ball in the basket is what the big Dutchman does best. However, he…
Read MoreWilliam Hatcher lands with Banco di Sardegna Sassari
William Hatcher (188 cm, Miami, OH ’06) is joining Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A). This will be the first appearance in Italy for the 32-year-old guard sine going pro in 2006. Hatcher will join a Banco di Sardegna Sassari team that finished fifth last season in the Serie A standings. In the Serie A playoffs,…
Read MoreBrose Bamberg claims German BBL three peat
Brose Bamberg continued to dominate Basketball in Germany by winning the title once again. A 76-58 home win over EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Game 3 of the finals series allowed the Bamberg giant to sweep the series and claim a three-peat of titles. Additionally, Brose Baskets has now won seven of the last eight league…
Read MorePanathinaikos wins Greek title
Panathinaikos Athens is the new champion of the Greek top flight after overcoming arch rival Olympiacos Piraeus in the finals series. The victory snapped a two-year period without the title, two years that have seen Olympiacos win the league. Panathinaikos is now back atop Greek hoops and collects a record-extending 35th A1 crown. Impressively, The…
Read MoreVytenis Lipkevicius lands with S. Oliver Wuerzburg
Vytenis Lipkevicius (196 cm) inked a deal with S. Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). The 28-year-old Lithuanian forward is making his first move to the German league in his career. Since the beginning of his career in 2007, Lipkevicius only played in Lithuania with four different teams in the LKL. Last season, Lipkevicius was with Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) where…
Read MoreOsvaldas Olisevicius joins S. Oliver Wuerzburg
Osvaldas Olisevicius (200 cm) is heading to S. Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). This is the first move to Germany for the Lithuanian power forward. Previously, his entire career was spent in Lithuania, most recently with Pieno Zvaigzdez Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL). Olisevicius has been with this Lithuanian team since the 2014/2015 season. Last season in 38 games he played 25.2…
Read MoreBenfica claims Portuguese championship
Benfica has reclaimed the Portugal LPB title after a finals series blowout against rival Porto in Game 3 of the run. The win was significant for several reasons. Firstly, it allowed Benfica to exact revenge a year after Porto took the title in the 2016 finals series. More important, the win brought the club its…
Read MoreZalgiris Kaunas wins 7th consecutive LKL
Zalgiris Kaunas once again sits atop Lithuanian Basketball after claiming yet another LKL title, this time at the expense of Lietkabelis. Victory hands EuroLeague giant Zalgiris its seventh consecutive league title and record-continuing 17th LKL overall. Once again, the club has looked simply a class above the competition. This was evidenced during a 33-3 march…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow takes VTB League title advantage
CSKA Moscow has taken early charge of the VTB League finals series with a 94-88 home win over Khimki Moscow Region in Game 1. The Army Men have had a lot freer days to prepare for this series, while Khimki came through a gruelling semi-final against Zenit St. Petersburg, claiming a 3-2 win in the…
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