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Szolnoki Olaj claims third straight Hungarian crown
Szolnoki Olaj successfully defended its Hungarian league title with a narrow 76-78 road win over Alba Fehervar in Game 4 of the final series. The reigning champs cemented its recent dominance over Hungarian Basketball with a third success title. By recording a three-peat of championships, Szolnoki Olaj secured its fifth league crown in six seasons…
Read MoreRyan Brooks stays with Dijon
JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) has decided to bring back American Ryan Brooks (193 cm, Temple’10) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Brooks joined the club in 2015-16 and played 34 games and averaged 8.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg. Prior to this recent run in the French Pro A, Ryan spent a few seasons balling in…
Read MoreLance Harris now with Chalon
Lance Harris (195 cm, Kansas State’07) has agreed to terms with ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A) and will join the team this 2016-17 season. Harris is no stranger to French hoops, having played for Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) in 2015-16. Lance managed to appear in 36 games for his former club and was able to…
Read MoreOostende retains fifth consecutive Belgian success
BC Oostende is celebrating the Scooore League title, the top flight of Belgian Basketball, after overcoming Okapi Aalstar 69-74 in Game 4 of the finals series. The victory came on the road in Aalstat and continues Oostende’s dominance over the Belgian league, marking the clubs’ fifth consecutive title. Indeed, since formation of the league in…
Read MoreMaccabi Rishon wins historic 1st Israeli league title
Maccabi Rishon LeZion has made history by winning the Israeli Premier League (Winner League) overcoming defending champs Hapoel Jerusalem Migdal 77-83 in the final game. The victory represents the first title in the clubs history, which also stops Jerusalem from winning an historic second consecutive title. However, the final ensured that dominant Israeli club, Maccabi…
Read MoreLamb Autrey renews with BK Pardubice
Lamb Autrey (190 cm, St. Mary’s, Texas’12) has been re-signed by BK JIP Pardubice (Czech Republic-NBL) for the 2016-17 season. Lamb joined BK Pardubice in January 2016 and played 28 games for them. He recorded averages of 16.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg, showing that he was a good fit for the team and their system.…
Read MoreRaheem Appleby pens with Kouvot
Raheem Appleby (190 cm, Louisiana Tech’15) will be able to build on his successful rookie campaign by continuing his career with Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2016-17. Appleby opened up his career playing in Cyprus for Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A). He did spend the pre-season with PVSK Pannonpower Pecs from Hungary’s A Division, but…
Read MoreKevin Pangos shifts to Unicaja Malaga
Kevin Pangos (189 cm, Gonzaga’15) is set to take his game to Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kevin is a 23-year-old Canadian-Slovenian player who was a member of the Canadian national team in 2009. He played out his rookie season as a pro (2015-16) for Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa), so…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow retains VTB League title
CSKA Moscow defeated Unics Kazan in Game 4 of the VTB League finals series to claim yet another title in the competition. The Army Men cemented its dominance of the league with a 74-81 road win in Kazan, a hard fought victory that had plenty of thrills and spills. The success continues CSKA’s unprecedented control…
Read MoreTrayvonn Wright inks with Boras
Trayvonn Wright (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a member of Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). He is coming off a 2015-16 season playing in the United Kingdom for the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders (United Kingdom-BBL). Wright managed to log a total of 34 games for his former club…
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