Europe
Brandon Triche agrees with Bnei Hertzeliyya
Brandon Triche (193 cm, Syracuse ’13) inked a deal to join Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League). The move to the Israeli league comes after playing in the D-league this season with the Delaware 87ers and Salt Lake Stars. Triche was a newcomer to the D-league this season where he averaged about 7.0 ppg in just 19.0 mpg with…
Read MoreSpanish ACB: top six shuffles as Valencia goes first
There was plenty of movement at the top of the Spanish ACB league, with a new club assuming first position in the standings. Through Round 28 of the Regular Season, Valencia (19-6) defeated Manresa to move top, while Real Madrid (19-7) moved to second place with a win over Baskonia Vitoria. Tenerife (19-8) lost out…
Read MoreShavon Shields picked up by Dolomiti Energia Trento
Shavon Shields (201 cm, Nebraska ’16) is joining Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). The Italian team will add Shields for his scoring abilities and his length at the guard position. Trento is currently fifth in the Serie A with a 15-11 record. This season, the 22-year-old scored 14.0 ppg while grabbing 5.3 rpg with the Fraport Skyliners…
Read MoreTrey Sumler heads to GS Lavrio
Trey Sumler (188 cm, W Carolina ’14) is on the move to join GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). The Greek team adds Sumler for the stretch-run of the season. They will be looking to improve their 11-14 record which puts them in eighth in the standings. Sumler will be making his debut in Greece after playing eight…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Darussafaka Dogus beats Crvena Zvezda to Play-Offs
The biggest game of the week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague saw Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul host Crvena Zvezda Belgrade to decide which club would grab the final Play-Off position. The final round of the Regular Season delivered plenty of excitement. Both Darussafaka Dogus and Crvena Zvezda are dark horses this season. Neither club was widely…
Read MoreMarcos Knight heads to Zaragoza
Marcos Knight (188 cm, Middle Tennessee State’13) will be strengthening the roster of Tecnyconta Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the remainder of the 2016-17 season. Knight joins the Spanish club after starting the season lending his talents to recently promoted Science City Jena (Germany-BBL). He played 24 games for them this season and was able to…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Regular Season final round
The 2016/2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is closing for business this week, but there is still plenty of action over Thursday and Friday. The biggest game of the week will be between Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul and Crvena Zvezda Belgrade in Turkey tomorrow. That contest will decide which of those clubs will progress by claiming…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Final Four draw
After an exciting first season of Basketball Champions League action, we are down to the final straight of the competition. At the end of this month, the remaining four teams will line up to compete in the Final Four of the competition. Tournament organizer FIBA has today announced the Basketball Champions League Final Four pairings.…
Read MoreVytautas captures first Baltic League crown in 2017
Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) has captured its first-ever Baltic League crown this 2017 after defeating fellow Lithuanian club, Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL) in the finals, 74-89. They made it to the league finals twice. Once in 2013 and then again in 2014. Vytautas faced some fierce competition on their road to the top, having to down formidable opponents…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Unicaja Malaga wins EuroCup title
The 7DAYS EuroCup has a new champion after Unicaja Malaga overcame Valencia Basket to lift the trophy for the first time. The finals series between two Spanish clubs was not perhaps as high quality as we expected, but it delivered big time in terms of drama and excitement. That was evidenced in Game 3, the…
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