Europe
LNB: Strasbourg opens finals with big win
Game 1 of the best-of-five series in the French LNB Finals tipped off Wednesday night with the No. 2 seeded club in the league, Strasbourg, taking on No. 8 seeded, Nanterre. The contest was over not long after the opening tip as the hosts ran up a 34-point victory, 89:55, to send a very clear…
Read MoreArnette Hallman heads to France
American-Spanish forward Arnette Hallman (199 cm) has moved to Union Basket Chartres Metropole of the French ProA and will play for the club next season. Hallman played this season with Associacao Academica de Coimbra (Portugal, LPB) where he played 33 games and averaged 14.0ppg, 2.2apg, and a 3rd best in the league for rebounds with…
Read MoreChris Ferguson moves to Liege
Chris Ferguson (206 cm, Mid-Continent’12) has signed with Belgian Ethias League team Liege Basket for the upcoming 2013-2014 season. The move will mean that the 24-year old will spend his second consecutive season in Belgian Basketball after playing this campaign with Vervier-Pepinster (Ethias League). During the season the American center played 28 games and averaged…
Read MoreAlhaji Mohammed stays with Ploiesti
Alhaji Mohammed (192 cm, Louisville’04) will remain with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti from Romania’s Liga Nationala for the 2013-14 season. The Ghanian player joined them in February this 2013. He played 20 games in the Romanian league and averaged 12.8 ppg and 3.7 rpg. The team was able to reach the Romanian Cup semifinals this 2013. He…
Read MoreWilliam Franklin renews with CSM Oradea
William Franklin (183 cm, Bradley’07) got a contract renewal for the 2013-14 season with CSM Oradea from Romania’s Liga Nationala. Franklin has been been with Oradea since 2011-12 (pre-season). The team appears to satisfied with his performance as their starting point guard. He orchestrates the team’s offense, has rebounded the ball well and also adds…
Read MoreBojan Bogdanovic heading to the NBA?
Bosnian shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic (203 cm) is set for the NBA next season with the Brooklyn Nets. Reports today suggest that Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov will buyout the players contract with European club Fenerbache Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL, Euroleague) where he played 21 Euroleague games this season and averaged 15.9ppg, 1.5rpg, and 1.2apg. Bojan…
Read MoreFIBA Hall of Fame: 5 Europeans on list
The list of inductees for the 2013 FIBA Hall of Fame has been announced and includes five players from the history of European Basketball. As always, inductees into the Hall of Fame are from all walks of Basketball on and off the court and includes important figures from the sport’s history on a global level.…
Read MoreCameron Moore leaves Ferro-ZNTU
American forward Cameron Moore (208 cm, UAB’11) has left Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine, Superleague) after one season with the club. The 22-year old played 53 times for Ferro-ZNTU throughout the season and recorded averages of 13.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game along the way. The forward helped the team to finish second in the…
Read MoreCalvin Haynes signs with Horsens
Calvin Haynes (187 cm, Oregon State’11) has been signed by Danish Ligaen team Horsens as a replacement for fellow guard Skyler Brown (190 cm, Missouri South’ 11). The American last played during the 2011-2012 season for Guruyu Waston (Uruguay, LUB) where he played just three games and averaged 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists…
Read MoreLouis Darby stays with Rovinari
Louis Darby (196 cm, Long Beach State’07) is staying with CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu from Romania’s Liga Nationala for the 2013-14 season. Darby is a prolific scorer and makes a good case for the team’s decision to keep him. This will be his fourth season with Rovinari. In 2012-13 he averaged 20.7 ppg and…
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