Europe
Hapoel Jerusalem opens Winner League with Win
Hapoel Jerusalem opened the Israeli Winner league 2014-15 regular season in style with an impressive 76-58 victory over Maccabi Bazan Haifa. At the onset both teams played on an even field, matching each other’s scoring point for point and ending the first quarter tied at 21-21. Hapoel Jerusalem, with coach Danny Franco at the helm,…
Read MoreChris Wright added by Panathinaikos
Chris Wright (203 cm, Dayton’11) was recently released by the Milwaukee Bucks this October, but was quickly picked up by Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). In 2013-14 the 26-year-old forward was originally with the Toronto Raptors and was cut by the team. Chris then signed with the Milwaukee Bucks where he was able to play eight games…
Read MoreJustinas Olechnavicius joins Barsy Atyrau
Barsy Atyrau (Kazakhstan-Higher League) has added Lithuanian player Justinas Olechnavicius (193 cm) for the 2014-15 season. This will be Justinas’ first signing outside of his home Lithuania. This will be a new experience for the 20-year-old project and he will get much needed exposure to further develop and improve his game. He will be coming…
Read MoreCavaliers crush Maccabi T-A in Preseason Game
The Cleveland Cavaliers did coach David Blatt proud with a 107-80 preseason win over his former team Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Blatt’s NBA debut was bittersweet. While it was a good exercise to see the Cavaliers employ the motion offense Blatt used to a great deal of success during his six seasons with Maccabi,…
Read MoreTravis Hyman released by Vanoli Cremona
Travis Hyman (213 cm, Bowie State’12) is hitting the free agent market after being released by Vanoli Cremona (Italy-SerieA). He signed with the team in early September, but the Italian club has decided it will go in another direction. The 27-year-old Hyman spent most of the 2013-14 season in the NBA D-League playing for the Los Angeles…
Read MoreBasketball Among Casualties of Ukrainian Civil War
2014 has been a tumultuous year thus far for Ukraine. Protests and civil unrest early in the year forced a regime change with the previous administration being dissolved and its leadership forced to flee the country. Months after the wake of the revolution, Presidential elections were held and won by former Trade Minister (in 2012)…
Read MoreMarcus Eriksson out with Torn ACL
Swedish player Marcus Eriksson (200 cm) is expected to miss several months of action as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn meniscus and ACL. The young forward was on the floor for only four minutes for FC Regal Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) in their opening game against Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa). The player…
Read MoreJasper Johnson signs with Bnei Hertzeliyya
Veteran player Jasper Johnson (203 cm, Delta State’06) has been added to the roster of Israeli Winner league team Bnei Hertzeliyya this 2014-15. The forward has spent majority of his professional career playing in South Korea, but will now get a chance to showcase his game in Europe. In 2013-14 he played for the Seoul…
Read MoreD.J. White heads to Laboral Kutxa
American forward D.J. White (206 cm, Indiana’08) signs with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2014-15 as he bids goodbye to the NBA once again. White has received interest from NBA teams, on and off, for the last couple of seasons. He spends his time away from the NBA playing in China where he has…
Read MoreKR Beats Grindavik 105-81, wins Icelandic Supercup
KR Reyjavik prevailed over U.M.F. Grindavik 105-81 to capture the Icelandic Supercup in convincing fashion. The 2014 Dominos league defending champions looked good as they displayed some of regular season form during the game. KR is off to a good start and will look to repeat their success in the league this coming 2014-15, and…
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