Europe
Devin Booker moves to JL Bourg
After five unimpressive games played for French Pro A team Sluc Nancy Basket Pro, Devin Booker (203 cm, Clemson’13) is moving down to the Pro B league to play for JL Bourg Basket. Devin, the younger brother of Washington Wizards’ forward Trevor Booker, saw minimal usage at Nancy during his slow rookie campaign. This was…
Read MoreOlympiacos falls to first defeat
Round 11 of the Greek A1 took place on December 29th and the round saw Olympiacos lose their first game of the season. The current two time Euroleague champions have started the season in fine fashion going ten unbeaten on the continent and ten unbeaten in the A1. However, the 20 game run was put…
Read MoreReal Madrid beats Barca for 25th unbeaten
Real Madrid welcomed Barcelona to the Madrid Caja Magica last night and secured a 98-84 victory over their great rivals. The “El Clasico” was another blockbuster game befitting one of the biggest fixtures in European Basketball as the two giants of Spanish Basketball clashed in the league. The victory was Madrid´s 13th so far in…
Read MoreAnderson wins arbitration vs. Buducnost
Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) has sought arbitration from the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) versus his former team, KK Buducnost Voli. Anderson is a Canadian-Jamaican guard who currently plays for TBB Trier in the German Bundesliga. He was a player for the Montenegrin team KK Buducnost in the 2011-12 season. The player was seeking abitration…
Read MoreForte to Saint Vallier
Jason Forte (196 cm, South Mississippi’06) is returning to France to play for Saint Vallier Basket Drome (Pro B) after already starting the season with the London Lightning (Canada, NBL). The swingman played in France last season for JL Bourg Basket (ProB) and played twenty games with the club, claiming averages of 10.9 points and…
Read MoreJean Manuel Sousa fired by Cholet
Jean Manuel Sousa will be looking for a new position in the New Year while Cholet Basket (France, ProA) will be looking for a new coach. The French outfit decided to let go of the tactician after the team lost seven in a row in the league to leave the club´s season in tatters with…
Read MoreMorrison arbitration vs. Besiktas dismissed
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) has dismissed the arbitration case filed by American basketball player Adam Morrison (203 cm, Gonzaga’06) versus Besiktas JimBenastik Kulubu. Morrison sought arbitration from the BAT for payment of salary installments due him at the end of March 2012. As of April 30, 2012 Morrison exercised his right to terminate his…
Read MoreVictor Khryapa retires from Russian team
Victor Khryapa has called time on his international career by officially announcing his retirement from the Russian National Team. The legend of the modern age of Russian Basketball has only confirmed something that had been apparently inevitable for some time after he pulled out of Eurobasket 2013 in September. The former NBA star and current…
Read MorePavel Petera passes away
Pavel Petera, one of the most revered coaches in Czech Basketball has passed away in Prague at the age of 71 years old. He was one of the most influential coaches in his native country thanks to his long association with Czech National Team, a role in which he brought the last real success to…
Read MoreCibona troubles continue with mass exodus
KK Cibona VIP Zagreb is having a testing season as the club comes to terms with huge financial problems that are proving to be crippling. The team is currently playing in the Adriatic League and has recently been knocked out of the Eurocup, but will be facing up to the rest of the season with…
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