Europe
Finnish Korisliiga opens with five games
The Finnish Korisliiga is underway for the 2014/2015 campaign with five games tipping off the season on Wednesday. Eleven teams make up the top flight of Basketball in Finland so the action is rapid and the season is always packed full of drama, with a healthy helping of twists and turns along the way. A…
Read MorePGE Turow wins Polish SuperCup
Reigning Polish TBL title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec defeated 2014 Polish Cup champions Slask Wroclaw 85-70 in the SuperCup game. This contest is the curtain raiser for the season and pits the league and cup winners from the previous term against each other, with PGE Turow emerging victorious. The win puts Zgorzelec in good stead…
Read MoreUmea beats Jamtland in Swedish league opener
Umea Bskt started its 2014-15 season on the right foot. They played in the Swedish league opener against KFUM Jamtland Basket and came out victorious, 96-83. Umea is a fresh addition to the country’s premier league this season after reaching the finals of the lower BasketEttan in 2013-14. They have managed to clear their first…
Read MoreSam Muldrow pens deal with Metalac
American Sam Muldrow (205 cm, South Carolina ’11) has signed a contract with Serbian team Metalac Valjevo (KLS) for the upcoming 2014/2015 season. The 26-old American forward played in the Ukrainian Superleague last season for DniproAzot, where he averaged 10.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg, He helped them make it to the Ukrainian Cup Semifinals. In…
Read MoreKristaps Valters to Panathinaikos Athens
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) has landed veteran Latvian guard Kristaps Valters (190 cm) for the 2014-15 season. He was originally slated to play for BK Barons Kvartals Riga (Latvia-LBL), but has opted to play in Greece instead. In 2013-14 the 33-year-old Valters played in Turkey for Aykon TED Kolejliler Ankara (TBL). They got pretty far in…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing signs with Le Mans
Daniel Ewing (191 cm, Duke’05) will be joining Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. He is familiar with the league having played for Paris-Levallois (France-ProA) in 2013-14. The Florida native played eight games for Paris-Levallois in the Eurocup that season and was able to average 11.6 ppg and 4.6 apg. Ewing also played…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook heads to Buducnost
Veteran guard Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01) will continue his professional career this season with KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga). Cook 32-year-old player who has dual citizenship from the United States and Montenegro (2008). He recently parted ways with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL) in June 2014 after playing the 2013-14 season with the…
Read MoreJames Washington added by Solna Vikings
James Washington (182 cm, Middle Tennessee State’11) will be making his return to Sweden this 2014-15 after penning a deal with the Solna Vikings (Basketligan). The 26-year-old guard began the 2013-14 season in the same league, bolstering the backcourt of KFUM Nassjo Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). He was able to play in 36 games in the Swedish…
Read MoreKrka Novo Mesto wins Slovenian SuperCup
Krka Novo Mesto won the coveted pre-season Slovenian SuperCup with a victory over rivals Union Olimpija Ljubljana 68-65 in the town of Sencur. It was the fourth time that the club has won the trophy that pits the previous season’s league and cup winners together. In this case Krka Novo Mesto is holder of both…
Read MoreArtur Drozdov returns to Pau
French ProA outfit Pau-Lacq-Orthez announced the return of Artur Drozdov (199 cm) and confirmed the former Ukraine international has signed a deal until the end of the season. The player is no stranger to the French club after he represented them between 2000 and 2006, a six season stint. Since then the small forward left…
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