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Dutch Basketball League Statistical Team Leaders
Groningen ranks 1st at the end of the regular season of the Dutch Basketball League. They will be the clear favorites for the coming playoffs. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their own right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records…
Read MoreStatistical 1st team All-DBL
The Dutch regular season is over, and the playoffs are about to start. That’s the perfect timing to introduce the 2016/2017 season 1st Team All-DBL. 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…
Read MoreHordur Vilhjalmsson heading to Bondi Ferrara
Hordur Vilhjalmsson (194 cm) is joining Bondi Ferrara (Italy-Serie A2). The Italian team brings in Vilhjalmsson for his ability to shoot from deep and distribute to his teammates for points. This season with Keflavik (Iceland-Dominos League), the guard scored 15.7 ppg while shooting 30.5 percent from three. He also recorded 6.8 apg and 5.3 rpg…
Read MoreThomas Van Den Mars to Sagesse
Thomas Van Den Mars (208 cm, Portland’15) will continue his professional career this 2017 as a fresh addition to the roster of Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). He is a 26-year-old Dutch player who spent the 2016-17 season playing for AVIS Rapla (Estonia-Alexela KML). Thomas played 14 games for them during their run in…
Read MoreEugene Jeter lands with Besiktas
Eugene Jeter (180 cm, Portland ’06) agreed to join Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). Jeter makes his first move to Turkey after being a part of the Shandong Golden Stars (China-CBA) for five years. He’s been a scoring machine for the Chinese team with averages of 25 ppg or higher since the 2012/2013 season. The three point…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade doubles Adriatic League finals lead
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade took a huge step towards retaining its Adriatic League title for a third year with an 84-73 victory over Cedevita Zagreb in the best of five finals series. The win hands the Serbian league champions a 2-0 lead in the series after its first win on Monday. Last week, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade…
Read MoreChris Roberts departs Pistoia
Chris Roberts (193 cm, Bradley’10) has left the Italian club, The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A), and has now hit the free-agent market this 2017. Roberts is a 29-year-old American player who played 15 games for Pistoia and was able to post averages of 8.1 ppg and 2.2 apg. He moved to Pistoia in November 2016…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda draws first blood in ABA League finals
Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd takes Game 1 of their finals series in the ABA League against KK Cedevita Zagreb 88-66. It was a game befitting the talent and tenacity of the teams competing for Adriatic gold. Cedevita seized the early initiative and rushed to an amazing 16-27 lead at the end of the first frame. True…
Read MoreChris Jones parts ways with Antibes
Chris Jones (178 cm, Louisville’15) has left French Pro A club, Sharks Antibes this 2017 and is now a free agent. Jones played just two games for Antibes and was not the right fit for them. He averaged 17 minutes and was able to produce 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg during that span. His 2016-17…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy to Azad
Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) will be bolstering the frontcourt of Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague) this 2017. Andrew is an Irish-Australian international player who is coming off a stint playing for the Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL). In 34 games, the big man was able to record averages of 11.1 ppg and 7.6 rpg. In 2016…
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