VTB United: Khimki & CSKA Moscow go up 2-0

The VTB United League playoff quarterfinals reached Game 2 in all four best-of-five series on Friday with Khimki pounding VEF Riga, 103:82, to improve to 2-0, and CSKA Moscow beating Krasnye Krylya, 87:78, giving CSKA a two game advantage. On Saturday Zalgiris

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Campbell extends with Strasbourg

Louis Campbell (190 cm, Buffalo’02) has extended his contract with French ProA team SIG Strasbourg after spending his debut season with the club. The American joined Strasbourg from German Bundesliga team Walter Tigers Tuebingen where he played 34 games during the 2011-2012 season and averaged 9.6ppg, 3.6rpg, and 4.1apg. The point guard has spent much…

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Perkovic inks with Al Kuwait

Croatian forward Jasmin Perkovic (205 cm) is heading to the Middle East to play with Al Kuwait (Kuwait, D1) for the 2013-2014 season. Perkovic has been playing with Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) since January in the Adriatic League where he played 7 games and averaged 6.3ppg, 2.0rpg, and 1.1apg. The 32-year old started the campaign…

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Messina or Obradovic: First European NBA coach?

Will we see a European-born coach at the helm of an NBA team sometime soon? Possibly. The race is on. Italian Ettore Messina is receiving serious consideration from Atlanta Hawks’ general manager Danny Ferry. Messina, coach of CSKA Moscow, is on the shortlist of candidates to replace Larry Drew. Messina has four Euroleague titles and…

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Banks leaves Panathinaikos

Marcus Banks (188 cm, UNLV’03) has left Panathinaikos Athens from Greece’s A1. The former NBA guard agreed to terms with the team back in November 2012. This 2012-13 season Banks played 14 games in the Greece’s A1 league and averaged 6.4 ppg and 1.7 rpg. He also played 21 games for Panathinaikos in the Euroleague…

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Vorenhout to coach Stepco BS Weert

Stepco BS Weert from the Netherlands’ Eredevisie will get a new head coach. They are hiring current assistant coach and former player, Niels Vorenhout to take over the reigns from American coach Jim Meil. The team was actually happy with Meil, but had to make a financial decision as their budget for the next season…

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Devin Taylor pens with Etzella

Devin Taylor (198 cm, Slippery Rock’13) has signed to play with Etzella in the Luxembourg Total League for the 2013-2014 season. It will be Taylor’s first professional Basketball position after he graduated from Slippery Rock recently and the forward will be heading out on his rookie year with an Etzella team that finished 6th in…

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