Europe
Barcelona draws first blood against Real Madrid
Barcelona came away from Real Madrid’s home with a huge opening win in the Spanish Liga Endesa finals series. The Catalan club registered the first blow in the series by inflicting a 93-98 defeat on its bitter rival in the Spanish capital. The Classico lived up to expectations with the players producing a high scoring…
Read MoreBayern Munich wins first BBL since 1955
Bayern Munich claimed the German BBL to become the new champion after a 62-75 triumph over ALBA Berlin on the road. The victory marked Bayern’s first BBL title since 1955 and capped what has been a very good finals series and season for the Bavarian club. The team marched to a 3-1 series win to…
Read MoreMorgan Grim extends with Finke
Morgan Grim (204 cm, Utah State’12) received a contract extension from German Pro A club Finke Baskets Paderborn. The 25-year-old had a reasonably productive first season with Finke Baskets in the 2013-14 season. In 30 games Morgan scored 11.1 ppg and grabbed 4.9 rpg. Grim has shown improvement compared to his rookie season as a…
Read MoreTreVon Hughes switches to Bayreuth
TreVon Hughes (184 cm, Wisconsin’10) will be donning different colors this 2014-15, but will still be competing in the German Bundesliga. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican-American import will be playing for Medi Bayreuth, moving from TBB Trier. In 2013-14 Hughes played a total of 31 games for TBB Trier and was able to post averages of…
Read MoreRyan Nicholas goes pro with MBC
University of Portland grad Ryan Nicholas (201 cm, Portland’14) is set to begin his career as a professional international basketball player. He will kick off his rookie season by jumping into the highly competitive German Bundesliga. Nicholas has been added by Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (MBC) for the 2014-15 season. MBC finished in the middle of…
Read MoreFrank Gaines pens with JuveCaserta
Frank Gaines (190 cm, IPFW’13) will be testing the waters in Europe as he continues his pro career in Italy this 2014-15 season, signing with Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta. The 23-year-old Gaines kicked off his rookie season with D-League team Maine Red Claws. In 48 games Frank showed his ability to put up points on the…
Read MoreSean Marshall signs with Trabzonspor
Sean Marshall (198 cm, Boston College’07) will be making a return to the Turkish TBL this 2014-15 season after signing with Trabzonspor Basketbol. In April 2014 Marshall moved to Al Ahli Dubai (United Arab Emirates-D1) after playing most of the 2013-14 season with Aliaga Petkim (Turkey-TBL). The 28-year-old Marshall played a total of 20 games for…
Read MoreNemanja Radovic to stay with UCAM Murcia
UCAM Murcia from Spain’s Liga Endesa has retained 22-year-old Montenegrin forward Nemanja Radovic (208 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Nemanja was a first-time addition to the Montenegrin National Team in 2013. He joined UCAM Murcia in the middle of the 2013-14 season and managed to play in 14 games for the club. Radovic was able…
Read MoreMilan defeats Montepaschi 79-65 in Game 2
EA7 Milan doubled its Italian Serie A Finals lead to 2-0 after a comfortable 79-65 victory over defending champs Montepaschi Siena in Game 2. The regular season champions have looked best placed to usurp Montepaschi at the summit of Italian Basketball all season, pitching in a solid Euroleague run as well. Montepaschi has dominated the…
Read MoreMantovana secures DNA Gold promotion
Pallacanestro Mantovana secured promotion to the Italian DNA Gold after downing Casalpusterlengo in the decisive game of the finals series. The game and indeed the series went right down to the wire as Mantovana won 64-63 to book its place in the next tier of Italian Basketball, one step below the top flight Serie A.…
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