Europe
Icelandic Cup goes back to KR Reykjavik
KR Reykjavik clinched the Icelandic Cup thanks to a 78-71 success over Thor Thorl in the final. This win continued the club’s recent dominance over Basketball in Iceland. Indeed, this was a second consecutive Icelandic Cup title for KR Reykjavik and its 13th overall. The reigning league champions have been in fantastic form this season…
Read MoreCheikh Sane departs from Naestved
Cheikh Sane (207 cm, Marshall ’15) is leaving Team FOG Naestved (Denmark-Ligaen). The Senegalese big man played in 18 games with Naestved with averages of 11.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg and 1.2 bpg in 26.8 mpg. This marked the second season playing for Naestved for Sane as this is the only team he’s played for professionally.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Istanbul derby and Barcelona woes
Round 22 of the Euroleague season closed on Friday with three games, and each one told its own interesting story. Darussafaka downed Fenerbahce in an Istanbul derby, while Olympiacos used home court advantage to secure a win over Zalgiris Kaunas. Barcelona’s shoddy form continued as the Spanish giant fell at home at the hands of…
Read MoreRimas Kurtinaitis returns as head coach of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius has pulled the trigger and brought Rimas Kurtinaitis to be the head coach for at least the remainder of the season. The Lithuanian LKL and EuroCup club was stunned yesterday when Tomas Pacesas announced he was stepping down from his role as head coach. Pacesas left his position after the club failed…
Read MoreTroran Brown moves to Fribourg
Troran Brown (188 cm, Montevallo’15) has penned a deal to suit up for Fribourg Olympic in the Swiss LNA top flight league. The American most recently had game time in the Mexican CIBACOPA in 2016. During two games with the franchise, Troran Brown secured averages of 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.…
Read MoreKurt Looby inks with Vichy Clermont
Kurt Looby (210 cm, University of Iowa’08) will be donning the colors of Jean Darc Vichy Clermont Metropole (France-Pro B) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old Antiguan-American international player who has been a member of the Antiguan national team since 2004. This will be the first team he will play for this 2016-17 season. Kurt…
Read MoreJeffrey Crockett moves to Trapani
Jeffrey Crockett (201 cm, Texas Tech’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Lighthouse Conad Trapani (Italy-Serie A2) this 2017. This will not be a major move for the 25-year-old product of Texas Tech. He is transferring from a club from the same country, Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-East). Jeffrey played 19…
Read MoreRonald Farmer-Blanchard heading to Rahoveci
Ronald Farmer-Blanchard (208 cm, Washington Adventist ’16) signs with KB Rahoveci (Kosovo-Superleague). The American center will bring in big man depth to Rahoveci. The team currently sits in sixth place with a 6-9 record in the Superleague. Farmer-Blanchard played with Venta de Banos (Spain-EBA) for seven games earlier this season. He averaged 8.4 ppg and…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid stays on top
Round 22 of the Euroleague Regular Season is underway, with five games opening the week’s action on Thursday. Real Madrid maintained its hold on the league with a road win over Unics Kazan, while nearest rival CSKA Moscow went big at home to take apart Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Anadolu Efes Istanbul also tasted home success…
Read MoreJordan Callahan parts with Rosa Radom
Jordan Callahan (184 cm, Tulane’13) has parted ways with Polish club Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK) this 2017. He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 11.4 ppg and 3.5 apg. Callahan also logged nine games in the domestic Polish league and there he managed to put together averages of 12.8…
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