Europe
Vincent Simpson signs with Komarno
Vincent Simpson (185 cm, Hampton’10) has signed in Slovakia with MBK Rieker Komarno. Simpson started this season in Hungary with MJUS-Fortress Kormend. He played 9 games for them and averaged 9.8 ppg and 3.4 aspg. In addition he also played 5 games in the Eurochallenge where he averaged 9.6 ppg and 1.4 aspg. MBK Rieker…
Read MorePaul Davis named Euroleague Top 16 Week 4 MVP
Paul Davis stood head and shoulders above the rest in leading his team to a momentous victory on Friday and his effort earned him bwin Top 16 Game 4 MVP honors too. Davis starred as BC Khimki Moscow Region was the only team all week to win at home! He amassed 16 points, 9 rebounds,…
Read MoreFrance Pro A: Strasbourg drops Paris-Levallois
Heading into Week 16 in the France Pro A league, four clubs had identical 10-5 records and shared the top of the league. The game of the week was a matchup between league leaders, Strasbourg and Paris-Levallois, in Strasbourg, with the hosts coming out with an impressive 88:73 win. The last time the two clubs squared…
Read MoreIgokea dominates Adriatic League. Next stop Euroleague?
KK Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnia (Serbian part) played at home tonight against KK Red Star Telekom from Serbia. It was a show-down between No. 1 and No. 2 of the Adriatic League, and also between the best defense (Igokea) and the best offense (Red Star). The game was sold out weeks in advance and the…
Read MoreOlympiacos files protest after Euroleague loss
Greek Euro league team Olympiacos Piraeus has filed an official protest after yesterday’s Euroleague 72-74 loss to
Read MoreDylan Page released by Olimpija Ljubljana
Dylan Page (204 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’04) has been released by Adriatic league team Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia. Page averaged 8.4 ppg and 4.7 rpg in the Adriatic league and also 15 ppg and 4 rpg in the 7 Euroleague games that he played. Dylan Page played in France last season for Pro A team Chorale…
Read MoreEuroleague: Siena tops Olympiacos, sits at 4-0
For fans that like watching blow out hoop contests, this week had some of the best Euroleague play of the season. If not, then the game that did it for you was the last game on the schedule; the one that wasn’t decided until the last seconds of the competition when Montepaschi’s Bobby Brown took…
Read MoreKevinn Pinkney signs with Biella
Kevinn Pinkney (207 cm, Nevada-Reno’05) has signed with Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella. Pinkney already played for Biella in the past, during the 2007/2008 season. The Northern Italian team is struggling and has the second worst record in the Serie A with only 3 victories out of 15 games. Angelico Biella has also been…
Read MoreBrandon Richardson inks contract with Reykjavik
Reykjavik (Icelandic Express L league) has announced that American guard Brandon Richardson (182 cm, Nebraska’12) has inked a deal to join the franchise from college team Nebraska. 25-year-old Richardson has just graduated from Nebraska, so the move to Reykjavik will mark his first professional contract. Brandon Richardson had been with Nebraska for four seasons,…
Read MorePaul Zipser signs four-year contract with Bayern Munich
Bundesliga team Bayern Munich of Germany have signed promising youngster Paul Zipser on a four-year deal from German Pro A outfit Heidelberg. A product of the Heidelberg academy, Zipser has played for the German U-16 national team with whom he competed in the European Championships U16 in Montenegro. He also played in the European Championship…
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