Europe
Spanish Liga Endesa: Barcelona gets first loss
FC Regal Barcelona felt it’s first taste of defeat in the Spanish Liga Endesa at the hands of Bilbao Basket on Sunday. The loss also knocks Barca off the pole position it once held. Real Madrid is now the last remaining undefeated team in the league. FCB Regal, now at 5-1, joins Herbalife Gran Canaria…
Read More2013/2014 Euroleague: Round 5, Friday
Round 5 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague season is done and dusted after Friday´s games. It proved to be a good night for home teams as no club recorded a road win as the night threw up several key contests. CSKA Moscow demolished Partizan in Russia to keep in touch in Group A, while Olympiacos came…
Read MoreBozidar Maljkovic leaves Slovenia
The Basketball Federation of Slovenia (KZS) will be on the lookout for a new national team coach after legendary tactician Bozidar Maljkovic stepped down. The 61- year old Serbian leaves with just under a year left until the Basketball World Cup 2014 in Spain, but insisted the time was right to step away. “We (Maljkovic…
Read MoreDustin Ware to Weissenhorn
Dustin Ware (180 cm, Georgia´12) has linked up with Weissenhorn Youngsters of the German Pro B for the 2013/2014 season. The American is in his second season as a professional Basketball player and least season played for KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia, A1). In the Croatian league the guard played four times and delivered averages…
Read MoreDelininkaitis to Selcuk Universitesi
Turkish TBL team Torku Selcuk Univeritesi Konya has acquired the services of Lithuanian player Tomas Delininkaitis (190 cm) for the 2013-14 season. He has been a long-time member of the Lithuanian National Team, logging stints in 2005-06, 2008-09 and most recently in 2013. He helped his team bag the silver medal in the 2013 Eurobasket…
Read MoreLewis Clinch signed by Grindavik
U.M.F. Grindavik from Iceland’s Dominos League has agreed to terms with former Austin Toros draft pick Lewis Clinch (191 cm, Georgia Tech’09). Clinch is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. In 2013 he was with Bameso from the Dominican Republic’s District National, while in 2012 he was a member…
Read MoreScottie Reynolds heads to Hapoel Holon
Scottie Reynolds (188 cm, Villanova’10) is moving to Israel’s Hapoel Holon after starting the 2013-14 season with Czech Republic team CEZ Nymburk. Reynolds has played a total of a dozen games for CEZ Nymburk, but spread across three leagues. He’s played four games for them in the VTB United League and he averaged 10.3 ppg…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 5: roundup
The second night of Euroleague Round 5 action in the has finished and it was a night in which Maccabi Tel Aviv downed old rivals Panathinaikos at home. Thursday featured some of the closest matches in recent weeks as Barcelona continued to find consistency with a road win over Kiev and Kuban narrowly defeated Kutxa…
Read MoreBrad Kanis is a newcomer at Peja
Brad Kanis (218 cm, Grand Canyon´08) has signed a deal to play for KB Besa Peja (Kosovo, Superleague) this season. The center was announced officially by KB Besa coach Onur Decani and comes to Kosovo after a 2012/2013 season spent in Uruguay. The American big man played for Club Trouville of the Uruguayan LUB over…
Read MoreDeShawn Painter picked up by Wels
DeShawn Painter (206 cm, ODU’13) has caught the attention of Austrian team WBC Raiffeisen Wels and has been added by the team to bolster their frontcourt this season. Painter began his rookie season in Slovakia’s Extraliga where he played for BK 04 AC LB Spisska Nova Ves. The 23-year-old big man was very impressive in his…
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