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TBL: Galatasaray wins championship at home
The 2012-13 Turkish Basketball League (TBL) champions were crowned on Saturday night after Galatasaray Medical Park defeated Banvit, 76:58, in Istanbul. This marks the first TBL title that Galatasaray has won since 1990 and with the Galatasaray Football club’s recent championship, it’s the first time in 44 years that both teams have won a title.…
Read MoreJakob Doerksen stays with Vechta
Jakob Doerksen (200 cm) will stay with new German BBL Bundesliga team SC Rasta Vechta next season after helping the team to success during this campaign. The Canadian forward was an important cog in the Vechta machine this year as the team secured promotion from the ProA to the BBL. The club has now rewarded…
Read MoreJohn Wilkins heads to Belgium
John Wilkins (206 cm, Illinois State’13) has left college and is heading for his first professional Basketball position with VOO Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium, Ethias League). The American will enter professional Basketball after recently competing in his final season in the NCAA and will link up with Belgian outfit VOO Verviers-Pepinster for the2013/2014 season. During this season…
Read MoreLogan Stutz to LF Basket
American forward Logan Stutz (205 cm, Washburn’11) has left German team ETB Essen (Germany, ProA) and will join LF Basket (Sweden, Basketliga) for the 2013/2014 season. Stutz enjoyed a good season with Essen in the German ProA, managing to finish top of the league’s scoring charts with an average of 20.1 points per game. He…
Read MoreDeJuan Collins leaves Samara
DeJuan Collins (188 cm, Tuskegee’99) has not been picked up by Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, EuroChallenge) for next season. The American joined Samara in March of this year and finished the season by playing in 6 PBL games, 2 EuroChallenge games, and 7 VTB United Games. The guard managed to secure…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid goes up 2-1 on Barça
Real Madrid got 20 points from Felipe Reyes and 18 from Nikola Mirotic on Friday as they picked up a 72:84 win on the road to go up 2-1 in their best of five game Liga Endesa Finals series against FC Barcelona Regal. Juan Carlos Navarro tallied 20 for Barcelona. Game 4 will be held…
Read MoreDurell Vinson to remain with Falcon
Durell Vinson (201 cm, Wagner’08) has extended his deal with Danish 1st Division team Falcon to stay with the club for a second season. The American will stay with Falcon through the 2013/2014 season after playing 34 games with the franchise this campaign. In those 34 starts he picked up averages of 12.3 points, 8.9…
Read MoreMorgan Sabia signs with Naestved
FOG Naestved (Denmark, Ligaen) has tabbed American Morgan Sabia (203 cm, Hartford’12) for the next season. The forward has only spent one season in professional Basketball after graduating from Hartford in 2011. He started the 2012/2013 season in Australia where he played with Geraldton Buccaneers (State League) in 16 games and averaged 19.9 points, 9.8…
Read MoreEurocup now open to 48 teams
Next season’s Eurocup will go through a change in format as the competition announced today that the number of teams will be increased from 32 to 48. The decision has been made to bring “more games and more excitement” to the 12th edition of the competition by increasing the Regular Season roster of teams to…
Read MoreRod Brown stays in London
American-British point guard Rod Brown (186 cm, West Michigan’00) has been extended by the London Lions (United Kingdom, BBL) after impressing with the franchise since joining in March of this year. The 34-year old featured 8 times for the Lions this season after joining from fellow BBL franchise the Plymouth Raiders. Over those 8 games…
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