Europe
Tywain McKee earns back-to-back Eurocup MVPs
For the second consecutive week, not only did Tywain Mckee lead BC Triumph Lyubertsy to a big Eurocup win, but he also managed to record the best individual performance in the competition. McKee’s superb performance in a road win at VEF Riga made him the first player to earn back-to-back Eurocup weekly MVP awards since…
Read MoreDaQuan Cook joins HTV as short-term replacement
DaQuan Cook (205 cm, St. Bonaventure’12) has signed a short-term medical contract with the Hyeres Toulon Var Basket (France-ProB) squad to stand in for the injured Terence Dials (206 cm, Ohio State’06). Cook was a four-year member of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies squad, where he averaged 7.6ppg, and 4.6rpg over 31 games his senior year.…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey said to have signed with Gaziantep
A few weeks ago Joey Dorsey (203 cm, Memphis’08) was released by Olympiacos (Greece-A1) and originally it was thought that he was heading back to the US because he might have been offered tryout with an NBA squad. Today, it appears that Dorsey may have found a new squad to suit up for in Turkey…
Read MoreEurocup: Seven clubs remain unbeaten
Week 3 of both the Eurocup and EuroChallenge competitions is over and in the Eurocup there are still seven unbeaten clubs scattered throughout the groups, one in each group with the exception of Group A. Most of the contests in the Eurocup were won by wide margins this week with the exception of the BC…
Read MoreLance Williams signs on with Antalya
Lance Williams (206 cm, DePaul’02) has agreed to terms with Antalya Buyuksehir Delediye (Turkey-TBL) for the rest of the season. Williams comes from Banvit BK, where he suited up for the last four seasons. Last year in the Eurocup he averaged 10.1 points per game over 12 games and in the Turkey TBL he dropped…
Read MoreTorey Thomas joins Erdemirspor
Torey Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’05) has landed with a new squad only days after being released by Partizan mt:s as he inked a new deal with Erdemirspor Eregli (Turkey-TBL) to finish out the season. Thomas started the 2012-13 season with Partizan, but they released him to find someone that was better suited for their…
Read MoreEurocup:EuroChallenge hit halfway mark
Week three of both the Eurocup and EuroChallenge got underway Tuesday with three contests in the Eurocup and 11 in the EuroChallenge. In Eurocup competition, KK Cibona Zagreb had their European Cup losing streak extend to 19 with a loss to Cholet Basket, while Valencia Basket improved to 3-0 on the season with a runaway…
Read MoreEuroleague CAA discusses rule changes, FIBA schedule
The Euroleague Commercial Assets Assembly had a lot to talk about when they met in Barcelona today to discuss last season, this season and future seasons. On the agenda were some interesting rule change proposals including a wider court and various time-related suggestions; discussions about expanding into new markets, specifically the United Kingdom; and the…
Read MoreDerrick Byars signs with ALBA Berlin
Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) has signed with German Euroleague team ALBA Berlin. Byars already played for ALBA back in 2009/2010 and has since then played in Greece, the D-League, Venezuela, France, and the NBA.
Read MoreCoach Maljkovic quits. Cedevita in shock.
Serbian coach Bozidar Maljkovic has resigned from his job as head coach of Croatian Euroleague team Cedevita Zagreb. Cedevita is in shock. Especially since the team seemed to be on the right way. They are third in the Adriatic League and they recently won two games in a row in the Euroleague. One of those…
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