Europe
Enel Brindisi wins BMW Cup
Hosts Enel Brindisi have triumphed in the preseason tournament BMW Cup IV Memorial Elio Pentassuglia. It is the fourth year that the two-day tournament, honoring the memory of great Italian player and coach Aurelio “Elio” Pentassuglia. He is an important coach in Italian basketball, earning the Van Zandt Coach of the Year award in 1969,…
Read MoreJustin Hamilton vs Cibona Zagreb at BAT
Justin Hamilton (213 cm, LSU’12) and his agency, ASM Sports filed a claim against his former team KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia-A1) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and agents fees. The claimants submitted that the Croatian club made only partial payments. Cibona answered that the player did not comply with Croatian law…
Read MoreEuroleague qualifying preview
Outside of competing in the Euroleague itself, one of the most important tournaments in European Basketball is set to get underway on Tuesday 23rd September. Eight teams will descend upon Oostende in Belgium to contest for just one place in this season’s Euroleague Regular Season. The importance of this competition cannot be underestimated as the…
Read MoreDamon Williams extends with Tampere
Veteran front courter Damon Williams (201 cm, Colorado State Pueblo’98) is staying with Finnish Korisliiga club Pyrinto Tampere (Baltic League) for another season. The forward is extending his contract for what will be his sixth consecutive (eighth overall) season with the club and will play pro ball again this year at the age of 41…
Read MoreHapoel Jerusalem win Israeli League Cup
Hapoel Jerusalem sent a message through Israeli Basketball by defeating powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final of the Chance Cup (League Cup) pre-season tournament. Tel Aviv went into the game as firm favourites, after-all this is a team that swept all before it by winning the Israeli league, cup, and the Euroleague last season.…
Read MoreReal Madrid lifts EuroAmerica Cup
After an amazing 2013/2014 season for Real Madrid, the team’s campaign fell at the last hurdle with defeat in the Spanish league and Euroleague finals. Los Blancos will attack the 2014/2015 season in a bid to go one step further and continued its preparations by defeating Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico, BSN) 82-103 to lift…
Read MoreCraig Williams pens with Tarnobrzeg
Craig Williams (209 cm, TCU’12) has penned a deal with Polish TBL outfit Stabill Jezioro Tarnobrzeg for the 2014/2015 campaign. The center is coming off a season with Yenicami in the Cypriot North League where he represented the club in the league and cup competition. The U.S. Virgin Islands national played in twenty North League…
Read MoreJeremy Robinson links with Luzern
Jeremy Robinson (206 cm, Chicago State’13) has opted to play for Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland, LNB) during the coming 2014/2015 season. The American is familiar with the LNB after representing Basketballclub Kuesnacht-Erlenbach for a short stint last season, playing four games and averaging impressively with a double-double 18.5 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreBlake Poole signs with Lusitania
Blake Poole (196 cm, St. Martin’s’11) has been added by S.C. Lusitania EXPERT from Portugal’s LPB for the 2014-15 season. This will be the Poole’s first time to play for a Portuguese team. Blake was originally expected to make his return to the Bellingham Slam (IBL), but opted instead to join Lusitania. In 2013-14 he…
Read MoreTyren Johnson makes return Aalstar
Tyren Johnson (202 cm, La-Lafayette’10) will be making his return to Okapi Aalstar (Belgium-Ethias League) this 2014-15 season. He played for them back in 2010-11. Johnson has spent the last two seasons playing in France. In 2013-14 he played for Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (Pro B), logging a total of 30 games and posting averages of…
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