Europe
Jaka Lakovic retires from Slovenian NT
Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) has announced his retirement from the Slovenian National Team. The 35-year-old long-time starting point guard of the Slovenian squad has been a member from 2001 to 2011 and then again in 2013. In his most recent run, directing traffic for his team, Lakovic averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.9 apg in 11…
Read MoreMike Smith switches to Mons-Hainaut
Belgian club Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Ethias League) has announced the addition of Mike Smith (198 cm, East Tennessee State’11) to the team roster. Smith has joined the outfit on a two year contract that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2015/2016 season. The guard is no stranger to Belgian Basketball as…
Read MoreDiego Kapelan secures move to Wels
Diego Kapelan (190 cm, McNeese State’11) has signed for Austrian A Bundesliga club WBC Raiffeisen Wels for next season. The Canadian-Bosnian has been spending his time with ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen (Germany, Pro A) most recently and from thirteen appearances he collected impressive averages of 17.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Earlier…
Read MoreKK Buducnost wins Montenegrin league
KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica continued its dominance of Montenegrin Basketball by seeing off Zeta Golubovci in Game 3 of the Erste League Final series. The defending champions swept the series after this 89-73 win to claim a fifth consecutive title, a streak that stretches back to 2009. During the season KK Buducnost looked unstoppable and…
Read MoreSlovakia fully reinstated by FIBA
Slovakia – FIBA has officially lifted its suspension of the Slovak Basketball Association and reinstating it with full rights, allowing its national teams and officials to participate in all FIBA competitions and activities. According to the FIBA Europe website: This means the Slovak Republic will take its place in the EuroBasket 2015 Men’s and Women…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi wins Georgian Superleague 2014
Dinamo Tbilisi has finally ended their championship drought by defeating Kutaisi Kutaisi 3-1 in the Finals to win the 2013-14 Georgian Superleague title. The last time the club took the coveted trophy was over a decade ago in 2003. This is the fourth Georgian Superleague Championship of the team (1991, 1992, 2003, 2014). This is…
Read MoreGraham Brown moves to Gravelines
Graham Brown (205 cm, Michigan’06) will be suiting up for BCM Gravelines Dingkerque Grand Littoral (France-ProA) in the 2014-15 season. The 30-year-old big man spent the last two seasons playing for another French Pro A team, STB Le Havre. In 2013-14 Brown logged a total of 30 games for Le Havre and averaged 10.3 ppg…
Read MoreBenfica wins Portuguese LPB
Benfica clinched its third successive Portuguese LPB after defeating Vitoria SC 72-88 to sweep the best of five series 3-0. It is the clubs’ fifth title in six years and its 25th overall, making Benfica comfortably the most successful club in Portugal’s Basketball history, beating the 11 titles owned by Porto. Despite a blip in…
Read MoreChristian Burns wins arbitration vs Sutor
Christian Burns (203 cm, Philadelphia’07) filed a claim at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) against his former team, S.S. Sutor Montegranaro for outstanding salaries, agents fees, tax certificates and interest. In addition, the Claimants filed a request for provisional measures preventing the Club from depleting its funds, and requested injunctive relief. Burns played 30 games for…
Read MoreLaron Griffin signs for BBC Nitia
Luxembourg League N2 club BBC Nitia has announced the signing of Laron Griffin (203 cm, East Washington’12) for next season. The centre started the 2013/2014 campaign playing for North Dallas Vandals in the ABA and picked up averages of 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds from his five games. During the 2012/2013 season Laron Griffin took…
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