Europe
Banco Sardegna Sassari wins Italian Supercup
Banco di Sardegna Sassari has claimed their first ever Italian Supercup title. It was no easy task for the blue and whites as they had to take on the defending 2014 Italian Serie A champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in finals. Despite several attempts by the team from Milan to chip away at Sassari’s early…
Read MoreKristof Ongenaet wins award at BAT
Belgian player Kristof Ongenaet filed a claim against his former team S.S. Sutor Montegranaro (Italy) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, buyout payment, and interest. He played seven games for Montegranaro in the 2010-11 season. The player claimed that the club made only partial payments under an addendum and failed to pay…
Read MoreDwayne Curtis wins claim at BAT
American player Dwayne Curtis filed a claim against his former team, Romanian club CSU Asesoft Ploiesti at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, and interest. In the club’s answer it argued that the claim should be dismissed because Curtis was the subject of a criminal investigation at the time. The arbitrator of…
Read MoreAnthony Cousin pens deal with Jedinstvo
Anthony Cousin (180 cm, Illinois State’ 13) pens a deal with Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje (Montenegro-Erste Liga) for the upcoming season. The American Point Guard will make his debut in Europe. Anthony Cousin, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, reached the NIT Sweet 16 with Illinois State in 2012.
Read More2014/2015 season starts across Europe
The trickle of leagues starting for the 2014/2015 season is turning into a torrent this weekend as numerous other leagues get underway. On Saturday and Sunday the following leagues will tip off: Croatian A1 Four games opened the 2014/2015 season in Croatia with a final fifth game to take place on Sunday. Kvarner 2010 Rijeka…
Read MoreNikola Lepojevic pens with Surgut
Nikola Lepojevic (195 cm) is making a return to Universitet Surgut (Russia-SuperLeague) for the 2014/2015 season it has been announced. The Serbian has previously played with the club during the 2008/2009, 2010/2011, and the 2013/2014 seasons. During his last stint with Surgut through the 2013/2014 campaign the shooting guard played in 35 games and was…
Read MoreBelgian league tips off
The Belgium league season opened for business on Friday evening with two encounters serving as the regular season curtain raiser. Both host teams came away with victories to get their season off to a good start, while both visitors go home empty handed. The rest of the Belgium league round 1 will be completed on…
Read MoreAdriatic League gets underway
The 2014/2015 Adriatic League tipped off today with two games making up the first day of Round 1 at the start of the Regular Season. The rest of Round 1 will be completed on Saturday, October 4th with the remainder of the teams getting their campaigns underway. Tonight Crvena Zvezda Belgrade crushed Adriatic League newcomers…
Read MoreLokomotiv wins VTB League opener
Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Czech team CEZ Nymburk had the honour of opening the 2014/2015 VTB League regular season tonight. The two teams clashed in Nymburk’s Sportovni Hala Arena but it was Lokomotiv who came away with the win, picking up a 67-82 victory to top the VTB standings at this meaningless point…
Read MoreSigurdur Thorsteinsson pens with Solna
Sigurdur Thorsteinsson (204 cm) has put pen to paper on a contract with Solna Vikings in the Swedish Basketligan that will see him wear the team jersey for the 2014/2015 season. The Iceland native has spent this last three seasons playing for U.M.F Grindavik (Iceland, Dominos League). During the 2013/2014 season the centre featured in…
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