Europe
CEZ Nymburk wins Czech Cup
As cup fever descends across Europe the champions are starting to be crowned, including CEZ Nymburk after the team won the Czech Republic Cup. The confident 91-67 victory over Ariete Prostejov hardly comes as a surprise as Nymburk has now won eight consecutive Czech Cup titles as well as the last ten NBL championships. CEZ…
Read MoreBarcelona lands in Copa Semifinals
Barcelona cruised through its Copa del Rey quarter final against Iberostar Tenerife thanks to a 102-60 thrashing. The club will now face off against Valencia Basket in Saturday´s Semifinal. The Catalan giant has been in shaky league form but has looked fantastic in tournament Basketball, impressing in the Euroleague Top 16 and now in the…
Read MoreValencia advances to Copa del Rey Semi´s
Valencia Basket came through a thriller against Laboral Kutxa to book a place in the Cope Del Rey Semifinals where the team will meet Barcelona. In arguably the most thrilling of the four games in Malaga during the Quarterfinals, both teams chased the win in a compelling contest. The entertainment ran high as Valencia continued…
Read MoreMarcus Kitts leaves Cognac
Marcus Kitts (205 cm, William & Mary´11) has been let go by French NM1 outfit Cognac BB after spending the first half of the season with the club. The American featured in eighteen games for Cognac over the 2013/2014 campaign and averaged 10.3 points and was the sixth best in the league with 7.9 rebounds…
Read MoreDrake Reed extends with Souffel
Drake Reed (196 cm, Austin Peay State’09) has agreed a two week contract extension with Souffel in the French ProB after he has impressed since joining the team. The American joined Souffel in January and has put in consistent displays over his four games for the club by averaging 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per…
Read MoreAubery Coleman switches to Loimaa
Aubrey Coleman (193 cm, Houston’10) will play in Finland this season after signing a deal with reigning Korisliiga champions Nilan Bisons Loimaa. The guard has already played for Cimberio Varese in the Italian Serie A where he has had a busy start to the season. The American featured in five Eurocup games and collected impressive…
Read MoreDemetrius Nelson stays with Kapfenberg
Demetrius Nelson (203 cm, Citadel´09) will stay with the Kapfenberg Bulls (Austria, A Bundesliga) for the remainder of the season after a sponsor picked up his salary. The power forward/center has been an integral part of the Bulls team for the last three seasons. The American has been a mainstay of the Bulls team and…
Read MoreLazaros Papadopoulos to CB Canarias
CB Canarias Tenerife (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Lazaros Papadopoulos (210 cm). The Russian-born Greek big man was a former member of the Greek National Team from 2000 to 2007. In 2012-13 Lazaros played for PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). Papadopoulos played in 21 games in the Greek league and notched averages of 11.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg.…
Read MoreCopa del Rey: Madrid reaches Semifinals
The Spanish Copa del Rey Final Eight weekend got underway tonight as Real Madrid crushed Herbalife Gran Canaria 83-60 to book a place in Saturday´s Semifinals. Los Blancos continued where it left off in the Euroleague and Spanish Liga Endesa, and that was by showing why the team is one of the most feared on…
Read MoreSaric wins 2013 Young Player of the Year
FIBA Europe has named Croatia’s Dario Saric (204 cm) the 2013 Young Men’s Player of the Year. He beat out Kenan Sepahi (198 cm) and Giannis Antekuonmpo (206 cm). The talented and clearly improving Croatian player was the runner-up for the award in 2012. He led Croatia’s U19 team in the World Championships in the…
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