Europe
Kostas Koufos signs with Olympiakos
Kostas Koufos (213 cm, C), born in Canton, Ohio, is an American big with a Greek passport. Koufos has played for the Greek national team programs but never for a Greek club. That changes now. Koufos has signed with Olympiakos. Koufos played his first year overseason during last season. He played EuroLeague for CSKA Moscow,…
Read MorePau Gasol denies return to Barcelona. For now.
On Saturday, Pau Gasol denied Spanish media reports that he has reached a deal to return to Spain to play for Barcelona. Gasol said on Twitter he remains “focused on my recovery, and I am not ready to get back to competing just yet.” In Spain, media reports said he had chosen to return to the…
Read MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers; Latvia and Montenegro out. Only two spots left.
The race to compete at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 has come down to the final two places, with 22 teams already confirming their places at next year’s event. Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, and Turkey joined the seven teams – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Israel, Slovenia, Spain, and Ukraine…
Read MoreBlake Reynolds from Poland to Romania
Blake Reynolds (201 cm, F) is on the move to Romania. There he will join Oradea and coach Christian Achim. Oradea is off to a 9-4 start of the Liga Nationala season. They are fourth in the standings. Oradea also plays Europe Cup. They are 1-2 in group D. Reynolds started this season in the…
Read MoreRamone Moore to CSM CSU Oradea
Ramone Moore (193 cm, G) is on the move to Romania. There he will join Oradea and coach Christian Achim. Oradea is off to a 9-4 start of the Liga Nationala season. They are fourth in the standings. Oradea also plays Europe Cup. They are 1-2 in group D. Moore played last season for the…
Read MoreFenerbahce extends winning streak to 10 games to maintain EuroLeague top four push
Fenerbahce continued its unstoppable run in the EuroLeague and extended its winning streak to 10 games, maintaining a top four push. The Turks survived a late thriller against ALBA Berlin and protected their home court to win the game (89-85). Even though the hosts earned a double-digit lead early in the second half, the Germans…
Read MoreJohnny O’Bryant from EuroLeague to ChampionsLeague
Johnny O’Bryant (204 cm, F) is moving to Turkey. He has signed a contract for the remainder of the season to play in the TBL for Turk Telekom Ankara. Turk Telekom is 5th in the TBL standings with a 12-9 record. They are about to start play in group K in the ChampionsLeague. O’Bryant has…
Read MoreC.J. Williams signs with Pau Orthez
C.J. Williams (196 cm, G/F) has signed with Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Williams has played in France before. During the 15/16 season, he averaged 11.9 ppg and 2.7 rebounds in 34 ProA games for Dijon. Williams, since that season, has played in the GLeague and the NBA. In 49 NBA games, he scored 248 points. He…
Read MoreJosh Hagins tabbed by Iraklis
Josh Hagins (188 cm, G) is on the move to Greece. There he will join GS Iraklis Thessaloniki and coach Asterios Kalivas. Peristeri is 8th in the A1 standings with a 5-8 record. In international play Iraklis is undefeated. They are 3-0 in group A of the Europe Cup. Hagins started this season in the…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes solidifies EuroLeague playoff spot with third straight win
Anadolu Efes has cemented its place in the EuroLeague playoff zone, thanks to its third straight win in the competition. The Turks maintained their momentum in the EuroLeague after dominating Olympiacos at home (76-53). Efes came back from a 15-point deficit in the first quarter (11-26) to rally past the “Reds”. A 24-2 run in…
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