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Euroleague: Anadolu rolls to seventh straight
As the Euroleague qualifier round concluded, Anadolu Efes sat in third place in their group with a 5-5 record. As the Top 16 began, they lost their first contest with CSKA Moscow, 90:71, and it wouldn’t be difficult to have written them off at that time. From that point though, the Turkish club has been…
Read MoreMark Worthington leaves Kragujevac
Mark Worthington (202 cm, Metropolitan State’05) has left Radnicki Kragujevac (Serbia, Adriatic League) after failing to recover from a recent injury. Australian born Worthington picked up a shoulder injury during his teams loss to Olimpija Ljubljana in the Adriatic League on December 20th. The injury was at first thought to be minor but it has…
Read MoreAndrei Kirilenko retires from Russian national team
Russian superstar Andrei Kirilenko has made the decision to retire from the Russian national team with immediate effect, meaning he will miss the upcoming Eurobasket 2013 tournament. Kirilenko has cited family reasons and fatigue as the reasons for his retirement, although he has left the door open for a possible return to international Basketball in…
Read MoreBrandon Brown re-joins Avellino
Sidigas Avellino (Italy, Serie A) has announced the signing of American forward Brandon Brown (202 cm, Tulan’03) on a two month contract. The 31-year old has been playing this season in Italy’s Lega Due with AceGas Aps Trieste where he averaged 10.8ppg, 2.3rpg, and 1.1apg. The player also played last season in Italy with Serie…
Read MoreFrank Robinson headed to Germany
Frank Robinson (193 cm, California State-Fullerton’08) is on his way to Germany’s BBL to play for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg. Robinson began the 2012-13 season playing for Asseco Prokom Gdynia from Poland’s TBL. He played seven games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 7.4 ppg and 3.7 rpg. He managed to play eight games in…
Read MoreChester Mason signs with STB Le Havre
Chester Mason (192 cm, Miami-Ohio’05) is headed to STB Le Havre from France’s Pro A. He played one month for Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon from Israel’s Winner League. He signed with them in January 2013, played three games, then left the team in February 2013. In those three games Mason averaged 12.0 ppg and 6.7 rpg.…
Read MoreEric Maynor headed to Portland
The Portland Trail Blazers are strong contenders to make the NBA playoffs. With that in mind, they wanted to secure a solid backup for stellar rookie Damian Lillard (187 cm, Weber State’12). They found a trade partner in the Oklahoma City Thunder, who surprisingly agreed to deal Eric Maynor (188 cm, VCU’09). The Thunder will receive…
Read MoreWalter Hodge gets back-to-back EuroCup MVPs
What was already a season to remember for Walter Hodge and Stelmet Zielona Gora finished on a high note Wednesday. Despite knowing before the game that Zielona Gora could not advance to the quarterfinals, Hodge led the team to an exciting come-from-behind victory over Lokomotiv Kuban and his brilliant performance earned the guard Eurocup Last…
Read MoreJJ Redick lands in Milwaukee
JJ Redick (193 cm, Duke’06) ended being the biggest name transacted during the NBA’s recently concluded trade deadline. Many teams expressed interest in acquiring the sharpshooter from the Orlando Magic, but it was the Milwaukee Bucks that won the “Redick Sweepstakes” in the end via a six-player deal. Redick is joined by Mexican big man…
Read MoreEuroleague: Maccabi Tel Aviv pounds Siena
Day 1 of Euroleague Week 8 had contrasting contests between the two groups on Thursday as the two games in Group F were massive blow-outs of 30+ points each, while the Group E games both came down to the final seconds. Coming into week 8 FC Barcelona Regal and Montepaschi Siena were tied at the…
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