Europe
Spanish Liga Endesa: Mad dash to the top
With less than 10 weeks remaining in the 2016-17 regular season, a logjam has formed in the Spanish Liga Endesa standings. Round 26 has come and gone and after the dust has settled, it’s Valencia Basket that is able to lay claim to the top spot in the standings with their 18-6. Not too far…
Read MoreKevin Punter heads to Antwerp
Kevin Punter (188 cm, Tennessee ’16) has agreed to terms with the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Euromillions). The 23-year-old guard is joining an Antwerp team in the middle of a strong season. Currently, they sit in second place in the Euromillions league with a 17-9 record and are 4-2 in their European Cup group. Antwerp’s starting…
Read MoreMJ Rhett lands with Cholet
MJ Rhett (206 cm, Mississippi ’15) is heading to Cholet Basket (France-Pro A). This will be the third team for Rhett this season. Previously, he played with Tadamon (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) where he appeared in six games. His time with Tadamon went well as he scored 15.2 ppg with 9.8 rpg and 3.5 apg in 37.0…
Read MoreRatiopharm Ulm keeps impressive perfect record
Germany’ Ratiopharm Ulm is definitely making waves this 2016-17 season. The club is sporting a perfect 26-0 record in the domestic German EasyCredit BBL. Ratiopharm Ulm has never won a German League championship. Such an aspiration could come into fruition if this impressive regular season run carries over into the post-season. The usual suspects, ALBA…
Read MoreDonar Groningen bags another Dutch Cup title
Donar Groningen flexed its proverbial muscles again over the weekend. The Dutch powerhouse just captured its third Dutch Cup title this 2017. They came away with a 78-58 blowout win over Landstede Basketbal Zwolle. The three-time Dutch league champions got big games from Lance Jeter and Arvin Slagter who dropped 16 points each. Zwolle busted…
Read MoreMarcus Williams dropped by Buducnost
Marcus Williams (191 cm, Oak Hill Academy’03) has been let go by KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) this 2017. The team was reportedly unhappy with his attitude and felt it would be better if they parted ways with the veteran guard. The 31-year-old Williams signed with the team in July 2016. He played seven…
Read MoreTomas Kyzlink signs with Bourg
Tomas Kyzlink (195 cm) inked a deal to move to JL Bourg Basket (France-Pro B). The Czech heads to the French league after playing 36 games with Helios (Slovenia- Liga Nova KBM) this season. In the Slovenian league, the 23-year-old guard scored 11.2 ppg while grabbing 3.6 rpg in 28.7 mpg. Helios made it to…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: 8th Play-Off berth still open
The door on the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague could have been closed on this season, but the action will go to at least next week with one berth up for grabs. That’s because Crvena Zvezda Belgrade missed its chance to make the next round with a loss at the hands of FC Lassa Barcelona. Elsewhere, Darussafaka…
Read MoreIvan Aska joins Thessaloniki
Ivan Aska (200 cm, Murray State’12) has decided to suit up with Greek outfit PAOK Thessaloniki (A1) until the remainder of the season. The US-Virgin Islands player started this season playing for Ironi Kfar Hamaccabia Ramat Gan (Israel, National League). Over eleven games he secured numbers of 22.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per…
Read MoreDanny Agbelese to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Danny Agbelese (206 cm, Hampton’12) will be strengthening the roster of Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) this 2017. The team is making improvements for the post-season. They are currently in third place in the French Pro A standings with a 17-6 record. Danny is a 27-year-old Nigerian-American international player who started the 2016-17 season playing…
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