Europe
EuroCup: Gran Canaria makes Quarterfinals
There were three games as the EuroCup Top 16 continued on Tuesday. Round 5 will be completed on Wednesday with another five games. We are now on the road towards the quarterfinals, so every game and win is hugely important. Gran Canaria joined Lokomotiv in the quarterfinals of the EuroCup by beating the Russian club…
Read MoreOndrej Balvin pens with Estudiantes
Ondrej Balvin (217 cm) has landed a deal to play for Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be strengthening their frontcourt rotation this 2017. The big man is from the Czech Republic and has been a member of their national team since 2011. He started the 2016-17 season on the roster of FC Bayern Muenchen…
Read MoreSonny Weems dismissed by Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) has been dismissed by Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). This comes in the wake of allegations that Weems refused to take a FIBA-sanctioned antidoping test and failed to show up at practice. A ban from FIBA could be forthcoming, pending further investigation. Weems joined the team in April 2016. Weems had…
Read MorePanathinaikos hands Olympiacos first loss
The Greek A1 league had one of its most interesting and important games of the 2016-17 regular season. League leader, Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of no less than league rivals Panathinaikos Athens. Both are now 14-1 making it a tight race for the league leadership. Trailing…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda takes streak to 20-0 in ABA League
The ABA League scheduled the best for last in Round 20 of their 2016-17 regular season. The league-leading Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda MtS Beograd captured their 20th-straight victory via a solid home defense against the visiting Montenegrin team KK Mornar Basket Bar, 82-71. Their amazing run is only matched by the story of how a…
Read MoreDeividas Busma added by TAU Costello
Deividas Busma (212 cm, Idaho State ’11) has been signed by TAU Costello (Spain-LEB Gold). The center is coming to Costello from Gunma (Japan-B League) where he played 16 games this season. In those games, Busma averaged 5.2 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 13.1 mpg to help Gunma claim first place in their league. Busma last…
Read MoreMaurice Lewis-Briggs heading to Rustavi
Maurice Lewis-Briggs (203 cm, Slippery Rock ’14) will be joining Rustavi (Georgia-Superleague). This will be the third country for Lewis-Briggs to play in this season. He spent time with the Cheshire Phoenix (England-BBL) and T71 Dudelange (Luxembourg-Total League). In England, he averaged 13.6ppg with 6.1rpg, 1.9apg in seven games. While also recording 12.8ppg and 7.0…
Read MoreStefan Nastic to Orangeville A’s
Stefan Nastic (211 cm, Stanford’15) will continue his professional career this 2017 playing for the Orangeville A’s (Canada-NBL). Stefan is a 24-year-old big man from Serbia, who previously represented his country as a member of the Serbian Universit National team in 2013. He had a short 2015-16 season, signing with Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS),…
Read MoreVolodymyr Gerun will join Barcelona Lassa II
Volodymyr Gerun (208 cm, Portland ’15) is on the move to play for FC Barcelona Lassa II (Spain-LEB Gold). The Ukranian is moving there after playing for CB Clavijo (Spain-LEB Gold) earlier this season. Gerun averaged 14.7ppg and 6.7rpg with Clavijo and will look to continue his scoring ways for Barcelona. This is the third team Gerun will be…
Read MoreJustin Martin now with Spartak Primorie
Justin Martin (198 cm, SMU’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (Russia-Superleague 1) this 2017. The 26-year-old SMU product scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds for them in his debut game. More importantly, Spartak Primorie got the 70-68 win over Irkut. He is coming off a…
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