Europe
Dejan Ivanov signs with Cimberio Varese
27-year-old Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) has been signed by Cimberio Varese from Italy’s Serie A. The Bulgarian player started the 2012-13 season playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania’s LKL. Ivanov played 10 games for the team in the Euroleague and averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. He played 16 games in the VTB United…
Read MoreTarence Kinsey to Unicaja Malaga
Former NBA guard Tarence Kinsey (200 cm, South Carolina’06) is headed to Spain (ACB) to play for Unicaja Malaga. He is making the leap from Victoria Libertas Pesaro from Italy’s Serie A. He will be foregoing the last three games at Serie A and instead proceed right away to join his new team. Kinsey played 16 games…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barça evens series to force Game 5
In a margin of victory that doubles that of the three previous games, FC Barcelona Regal kept their hopes for a Euroleague Final Four appearance alive Thursday with a 60:70 win over Panathinaikos in Athens. Regal’s playmaker, Juan Carlos Navarro, led the Spanish club with 17 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, to send the…
Read MoreOldenburg loses to end streak
EWE Baskets Oldenburg slipped at the last hurdle in their quest to enter next week’s Eurochallenge Final Four on the back of a huge winning streak. The German team has been in fine form of late and has won its last six games while also picking up 10 victories in the last 11. However, it…
Read MoreCedric Simmons stays with Enel Brindisi
American forward Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) has penned a contract extension at Enel Brindisi (Italy, Serie A) that will keep him with the team through the 2013-2014 season. The former NBA player joined with Enel Brindisi at the start of this season and the 27-year old has played a total of 27…
Read MoreIvan Maras heads to Ilysiakos
Ivan Maras (207 cm) has joined up with struggling Greek outfit Ilysiakos (A1) as the team continues its fight against potential relegation. The 26-year old Montenegrin has been playing with Etha Engomis Nicosia (Cyprus, Division A) since January and the power forward has recorded averages of 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over 14…
Read MoreEuroleague: Efes and Caja force game four
Just when it looked like the Euroleague quarterfinals were going to be simple, three series of three and done and the one oddball matchup between Panathinaikos and Barcelona going four or even five games; Anadolu Efes and Caja Laboral decide that they want to keep playing too… As all four best-of-five series shifted to new…
Read MoreRed Star in total disarray!
Red Star Belgrade is experiencing an unprecedented collapse! They lost today in the Serbian league against Metalac Valjevo with 77-82. It was the first victory of Metalac and third loss in a row for Red Star! Red Star had a very good season so far. They won the Serbian Cup, finished second in the regular…
Read MoreKrasnye Krylia wins Russian Cup
Krasnye Krylia has claimed victory in the Russian Cup for the second year in succession with an 86-80 triumph over Spartak St. Petersburg. Wednesday’s final in Vladivostok was a close fought affair but ultimately Krasnye Krylia emerged victorious to claim their second consecutive Russian Cup, an accolade that pushed them into joint second for the…
Read MoreNemanja Radovic heads to Greece
Nemanja Radovic (206 cm) is headed to Greece to play for KAO Dramas (A1). The 22-year-old Montenegrin player began the 2012-13 season playing for KK Versac from Serbia’s A Legue. The youngster played 26 games for Vrsac and averaged 15.5 ppg and 8.7 rpg. It was a reasonably productive stint for Radovic as Vrsac made…
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