Europe
A.J. Slaughter extended by Chalon
ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-ProA) have decided to lock in import A.J. Slaughter (191 cm, Western Kentucky’10) for two more years thanks to a new contract. Slaughter has been effective for the French club this 2013-14 and it is understandable why the club wanted to secure his services moving forward. He played 10 games for Chalon in…
Read MoreFrench Pro A recap
The French ProA is going right down to the wire as Round 26 of the league failed to really separate the teams fighting it out at the top. Throughout the campaign it has been uncomfortably tight and with just four rounds to go in the Regular Season it seems “games against” is going to be…
Read MoreGimle BBK wins Norwegian Championship
Gimle BBK has emerged victorious over Ammerud Basket Oslo, 102-68 and are now the 2014 Norwegian BLNO champions. Gimle BBK was truly BLNO’s top team this season, finishing atop of the regular season standings with a record of 16-5. This is their first BLNO championship. Prior to this their best performance was a semifinals appearance…
Read MoreScott Machado joins ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) has added Brazilian-American guard Scott Machado (188 cm, Iona’12) for the rest of the season. He was a recent addition to the Brazilian National Team in 2013. Throughout Machado’s professional career he has played for several NBA and NBA D-League teams. This 2013-14 Scott started off with the Utah Jazz then…
Read MoreValanciunas charged with drunk driving
Toronto Raptors’ center Jonas Valanciunas (211 cm) has been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The second-year player from Lithuania is charged with having greater than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood and is to appear in court in nearby Collingwoodon April 22. The 21-year-old Valanciunas has been averaging 11.0…
Read MoreTorrell Martin heads to BC Orchies
Torrell Martin (196 cm, Winthrop’07) is set to continue his professional career playing for BC Orchies from France’s Pro B. This will be Martin’s fifth French club this season. The previous four teams were all from the Pro A league. He kicked things off with Entente Orleans 45 where he played a couple of games…
Read MoreTubbs extends with Rouen
Justin Tubbs (190 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’11) has extended his contract with French Pro B team SPO Rouen Basket until the end of the current 2013/2014 season. The guard joined Rouen early in March on a short term deal, but has impressed enough to be offered a longer stay with the French club. The American…
Read MoreTweety Carter to miss ASVEL ProA run in
Tweety Carter´s (180 cm, Baylor’10) season has ended after the ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France, ProA) point guard broke his finger. The injury blow means Carter will be sidelined for the rest of the ProA campaign and it is unclear what his future with ASVEL now is. The American joined the French team in January and…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Round 13 recap
The penultimate week of Euroleague Top 16 action has drawn to a close as Round 13 was done and dusted on Friday evening. Results this week have paved the way to the playoffs with Group E decided and just one more place up for grabs in Group F. Many of the tournament favorites have found…
Read MoreWill Hudson waived by ASVEL Lyon
Will Hudson (206 cm, Oakland´11) has had his contract waived by French ProA outfit ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket after four months with the club. In ten ProA games for ASVEL the Australian tabbed 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. During the 2012/2013 season Hudson played for the New Zealand Breakers (Australia, NBL) and played 25…
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