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Skyler Bowlin heads to Jena
Skyler Bowlin (191 cm, Missouri Southern’11) will continue his professional career with Science City Jena (Germany-BBL) in the tail end of 2016/17. Bowlin actually began this season on the roster with the Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). He logged a total of 33 games for his former team and produced averages of 8.8 ppg and 4.0 apg.…
Read MoreAmath M’Baye to bolster EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) has picked up Amath M’Baye (206 cm, Oklahoma’13) to strengthen their roster for 2017/18. He is a 27-year-old French-Ivorian player who spent his 2016/17 season on the roster of Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A). In 30 games, M’Baye notched solid averages of 17.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Entering his…
Read MoreMarko Sutalo signs with Boulazac
Marko Sutalo (194 cm) is heading to Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro B). The French team adds the Bosnian guard for the end of their Pro B season. Boulazac also plans to keep him around at the start of next year. Currently, the team is fourth in the standings with a 19-14 record. Sutalo will add a proven…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow budget is $ 47 Million
VTB United League honorary president Sergei Ivanov released the budgets of all nine Russian clubs in the League for the 2016-17 season during a special press conference today at the Kremlin. The CSKA Moscow budget once again is the largest in the League: $ 46,7 million. Also in the top three of richest Russian clubs…
Read MoreLeicester Riders win BBL crown in front of record crowd
In front of a record 15,000 basketball fans who trooped to the O2 Arena, the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders capped off an impressive 2016-17 season on Sunday after blowing away the New Castle Eagles Esh Group 84-63 in the finals. The finished as the best team of the regular season with their 27-6 record.…
Read MoreKataja Basket wins 2017 Finnish Korisliiga title
Joensuun Kataja Basket have reclaimed the Finnish Korisliiga title this 2017 after defeating the Salon Vilpas Vikings in Game 6 of their series, 94-65. This marks the second Finnish league title for the organization. They last raised the trophy above their heads was in 2015. After a year off, they are back as the top…
Read MoreRicky Ledo added by Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
Ricky Ledo (201 cm, Providence ’13) agreed to terms with Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa). The move follows a very successful season with Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL). Ledo scored 21.2 ppg with 6.3 rpg and 2.8 apg while shooting 35.6 percent from three in 22 games. Now, Ledo will join Baskonia which currently is one of the…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid leads top 8 into Play-Offs
Real Madrid was pushed to the limit by Andorra, but came away with an 86-88 victory after an overtime period. Los Blancos was guaranteed first place in Liga Endesa through Round 34 regardless, but the victory sends the club to the Play-Offs in a winning mood and as Regular Season champions. Madrid finishes the normal…
Read MoreSuleiman Braimoh signs with Nanterre
Suleiman Braimoh (203 cm, Rice ’11) is heading to JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A). Braimoh will add a new big man scoring presence to the Nanterre front line. He averaged 13.3 ppg in just 23.6 mpg for the Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTP) in league play. The Russian team kept the big man on the roster for 43…
Read MoreVTB League: Lokomotiv heads to last four
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar has completed the VTB League semi-finals picture by eliminating Unics Kazan in the remaining series of the Quarterfinals. A 79-84 road win was enough to seal the deal and allow Lokomotiv to progress with a 3-1 series victory. The Krasnodar outfit now joins CSKA Moscow, Khimki Moscow Region, and Zenit St. Petersburg…
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