Europe
Ivan Maras heads to Cholet
Ivan Maras (207 cm) will be bolstering the frontcourt of French club Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) this 2017. Maras is a 31-year-old Montenegrin player who has been a member of the Montenegrin national team since 2008. This is the third team for Maras this 2016-17 season. He started off playing with Naft Abadan (Iran-Superleague), where…
Read MoreShawn Jones on loan to Scandone Avellino
Shawn Jones (203 cm, Middle Tennessee State’14) is officially on loan from Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) to Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. Jones is coming in as a replacement for the injured Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm). Shawn saw action in 18 games for Hapoel Jerusalem in the EuroCup, where he averaged 5.5 ppg and…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid and Olympiacos cruise
After CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce Istanbul laid down a marker in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Play-Offs yesterday, it was the chance of the other title hopefuls. Former champions Real Madrid and Olympiacos Piraeus claimed home victories to take an early advantage in their best of five series on Wednesday. Real Madrid vs. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul,…
Read MoreDevin Brooks joins Dynamic BG
Devin Brooks (186 cm, Creighton’15) has landed with his fourth team this 2016-17 after agreeing to terms with Dynamic BG Beograd (Serbia-KLS) this 2017. He began the season playing in the NBA D-League with the Windy City Bulls. In three games Devin averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.7 apg. In December Brooks moved to the Long…
Read MorePawel Kikowski lands with Capo d’Orlando
Pawel Kikowski (193 cm) agreed to join Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie-A). This is the first move outside his home country, Poland, since 2009. This season, Kikowski played in his third consecutive season with King Szczecin (Poland-PLK). The Polish swingman did not have trouble scoring in the PLK as he totaled 14.0 ppg while shooting 35.9…
Read MoreBeroe crowned Balkan League champions
BC Beroe has captured the 2017 Balkan League title after a 73-77 road win over Kumanovo in the finals series. The victory handed the club its second win in the series, allowing a clean sweep of the best-of-three run. This is Beroe’s first-ever Balkan League title and marks the first Bulgarian league winner since Levski…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA and Fenerbahce open Play-Offs with wins
The exciting marathon of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is a memory and the remaining eight clubs are now locked in knockout Basketball. The opening game of the Play-Offs is happening this Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday the finalists from 2016 opened their paths to the Final Four, but with best-of-five series’ to get…
Read More1st Team All-Adriatic League
Court Side Newspaper introduces the 2016/2017 season 1st Team All-Adriatic League. We base our selection ONLY on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a…
Read MoreAdriatic League advanced stats best and worst teams
Crvena Zvezda won the Adriatic league in dominant fashion. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were the best in particular statistical categories. A lot of these achievements go unnoticed or pass…
Read MoreMarco Buljevic parts ways with Schalke
Marco Buljevic (197 cm) is leaving FC Schalke 04 (Germany-Pro B). The 30-year-old guard hits the free agent market after appearing in 20 games this season in the Pro B with Schalke. The German contributed off the bench for his team but only found 16.2 mpg on the court.With Schalke, he scored 6.7 ppg and…
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