Europe
EuroChallenge: Franklin Hassell named Week 5 MVP
The game between Szolnoki Olaj and Hapoel Unet Holon finished on Tuesday night with the hosts taking a
Read MoreEuroleague and NBA to enhance collaboration
Euroleague Basketball and the NBA will enhance their ongoing collaboration by developing several marketing and
Read MoreEuroCup: It’s now on to the Quarterfinals
The final matches of the EuroCup Last 16 are now complete and the quarterfinal pairings have been determined. Starting on March 6th with the first of two games between the eight clubs, the second place teams from the groups will get home games, then on March 13th the Last 16 group winners will play hosts…
Read MoreTautvydas Lydeka heads to Vilnius
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (LKL, VTB League, and Euroleague) have added Lithuanian international Tautvydas Lydeka (208 cm) to its roster. This season Lydeka has been playing with Krasnie Krilya in Russia where he competed in the Russian league, the VTB United League, and the Eurochallenge. Court time has been hard to come by this campaign for…
Read MoreMarcus Faison joins Grodno
American-Belgian guard Marcus Faison (196 cm, Siena’00) has moved to BK Grodno-93 (Belarus, Premier League) for the rest of the season. The 35-year old has found a permanent station hard to come by this season, and Grodno will be the player’s 3rd team of the campaign. He started the 2012-2013 season with BC Armia Tbilisi…
Read MoreDavid Kyles and Clarence Jackson fired by Bratislava
David Kyles (190 cm, Wichita State’12) and Clarence Jackson (193 cm, Siena’11) have been fired by BK Inter Bratislava (Slovakia, Extraliga) with immediate effect. The two players had their contract terminated after they were found to have breached team discipline after a loss to Levice on February 11th. Just what the players did to breach…
Read MoreMustafa Abdul-Hamid rejoins EWE Baskets
Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (188 cm, UCLA’10) is rejoining EWE Baskets Oldenburg from Germany’s BBL. He was with the team briefly to start the 2012-13 season but left in November 2012. He is now with the team again and is expected to stay with them for the remainder of the season. Before he left, the 25-year-old…
Read MoreBrandon Bowman to free agency
Brandon Bowman (204 cm, Georgetown’06) has been released by Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League, putting him on the free agent market. He signed with Galil Gilboa in late January 2013. He played two games for them in the Balkan League this season and was able to average 10.5 ppg and 5.0…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: It all comes down to Week 6
With EuroChallenge Week 5 in the books, five clubs have their invitations to the quarterfinals and seven still have a shot at moving on. The group to watch is Group I as all four clubs are still alive, with only Pinar Karsiyaka the only team locked in, the other three all sit with 2-3 records.…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa leaves Valladolid
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) has returned to the USA after a very short stint with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain, ACB). The 25-year old point guard had signed a contract with Valladolid until March 2013, but has opted to return home after suffering an ankle injury. Dominican Republic born Sosa was only 2 games…
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