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Eurobasket 2013: Ukrainians grab final QF spot
It’s been a roller coaster ride for the Ukrainians at EuroBasket 2013. They opened Round 1 with three straight wins, lost a tough contest to France and closed the preliminary round with a big win over Great Britain. Their first game in the second round was a 34-point beating at the hands of Latvia, they…
Read MoreSonny Weems stays with CSKA Moscow
Former Toronto Raptor swingman Sonny Weems (198 cm, Arkansas’08) will be staying with Russian basketball club CSKA Moscow for one more season. Weems had a productive 2012-13 season with CSKA Moscow, as he played in a total of three leagues for them. Weems logged 26 games for them in the VTB United League and averaged…
Read MoreJerome Jordan to play for Bologna
Former NBA player Jerome Jordan (213 cm, Tulsa’10) has signed a deal to play for Granarolo Bologna from Italy’s SerieA this 2013-14 season. The Jamaican big man began the 2012-13 season as a member of the New York Knicks, but was then later traded to the Houston Rockets. After a failed trial with the Memphis…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Slovenia, Croatia grab seats in QFs
With one day remaining in Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013, five of eight spots in the quarterfinals are now firm. On Friday, Lithuania, France and Serbia picked up their advancement papers, with Ukraine and Latvia set to battle for the fourth and final spot. The Ukrainians will square off against 3-1 Lithuania, while Latvia will…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Three from Group E qualify for QFs
EuroBasket 2013 Group E got Day 2 of Round 2 in the books on Friday and as a result France was the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals with a 102:91 win over Latvia. Lithuania got a big win over Belgium, but needed the French club’s win to pick up their tickets to the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1 of Round 2 full of upsets
EuroBasket 2013 has put it’s first full day of the Round 2 in the books and to say it was an interesting day would be a gross understatement. With the quality of competition that the remaining 12 teams are capable of bringing on any given day it’s no surprise that there were surprises, but the…
Read MoreCurtis Kelly opts for Vanoli Cremona
Curtis Kelly (205 cm, Kansas State’11) is headed to Italy after signing a one-season deal with Vanoli Cremona this 2013-14. He played his rookie and sophomore season as a pro in Israel for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Talks fell through for him to extend his career with the Israeli club, so Kelly changed agents and opted for…
Read MoreJared Homan joins Spartak St. Petersburg
Russia’s Spartak St. Petersburg (PBL) have landed 30-year-old Bulgarian-American Jared Homan (206 cm, Iowa State’05) as the latest addition to their roster for 2013-14. Spartak’s latest import was a former member of the Bulgarian National Team in 2010. Homan played for German BBL club FC Bayern Muenchen in 2012-13. He logged in 40 games for…
Read MoreUros Petrovic added by Trikala
23-year-old Serbian Uros Petrovic (205 cm) is headed to Greece this 2013-14 to play for Aries Trikala BC (A1). He spent the 2012-13 season playing in Bulgaria’s NBL for Balkan Botevgrad. In 37 games in the Bulgarian league, he averaged 11.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg. He helped his team reach the Bulgarian League semifinals in…
Read MoreDavin White signed by Lukoil Academic
Bulgarian powerhouse Lukoil Academic Sofia have added veteran Davin White (186 cm, CS Northridge’05) for the 2013-14 season. The 31-year-old White played in Germany’s BBL for Phoenix Hagen in 2012-13. He played in 36 games for them and averaged 17.2 ppg and 4.2 apg. In 2011-12 Davin suited up for Halcones UV Xalapa from Mexico’s…
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