Europe
Galatasaray: the financial mess continues
Is Galatasaray in financial trouble? The front office of the team insists no, but the Turkish media and it seems surrounding facts say yes. It seems ever more apparent that the financial situation in European Basketball is not only significant for smaller outfits; there are now several European powerhouses stuck in the financial mire. Zalgiris…
Read MoreMarko Tomas Fined and Suspended
Marko Tomas, who plays for Cedevita Zagreb and the Croatian national team, has received a suspension and
Read MoreDanilo Andjusic inks with Bologna
Danilo Andjusic (195 cm) has been added to the roster at Virtus SAIE3 Bologna (Italy, Serie A); the 22-year old guard will head to Italy until the end of the season. Andjusic started this season with Partizan Belgrade in his native Serbia, but he left the team in December. The player took to the court…
Read MoreDylan Page to play in Turkey
Dylan Page (204 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’04) has been signed by Royal Hali Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye from Turkey’s TBL. Page was released by Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia’s Telemach League in January 2013. Before leaving, he managed to play seven games for the team and averaged 15.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg. In the 2011-12 season, the 31-year-old…
Read MoreShane Walker signed by Matrixx Magixx
Shane Walker (208 cm, Loyola, Maryland’12) has been signed by Matrixx Magixx Wijchen from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie. The 26-year-old British import is moving to the Netherlands after playing for Forex Time Apollon from Cyprus’ Division A. He played one game for Forex Time in the Eurochallenge, where he scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.…
Read MoreSerbian cup, part two
Tonight’s Serbian cup final lasted only 14 minutes and was played in an empty gym. Red Star Belgrade beat city rival Partizan 78-69, and won the cup for the first time since 2006. With only one second left on the clock Partizan coach Dusko Vujosevic took a time-out. By Red Star this was seen as…
Read MoreDragan Miletic departs UBSC Graz
Guard Dragan Miletic (195 cm) has become the latest player to leave Austrian outfit UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (A Bundesliga) after center Miljan Markovic also left the team recently. Miletec was signed to UBSC Graz in December as an injury replacement for Mike Dale (197 cm) who was the top point’s gatherer for the team. During…
Read MoreRyszard Krauze steps down as CEO of Prokom
Ryszard Krauze, the founder, owner, and CEO of Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland, TBL) has stepped down from all of those positions, with the team now falling into the ownership of sponsor Asseco. The departure of Krauze will bring to an end his history with Prokom after he became owner of the club in 1998. During…
Read MoreAlhaji Mohammed joins Ploiesti
Alhaji Mohammed (192 cm, Louisville’04) has departed Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain, ACB) and will now play with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania, Liga Nationala). The 32-year old guard had started the 2012-2013 season with Valladolid but with the team continuing to go through financial difficulties the player and club decided to terminate his contract. The…
Read MoreFan incidents mar National Cup Week finals
There was as much action in the stands at a number of the title games of the National Cups that concluded on Sunday as there was on the courts as more than one contest had incidents serious enough to warrant sending the teams to the locker rooms while the disturbances were handled by the on-call…
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