Europe
Euroleague 2012-13: Alba shocks Montepaschi
Round 1 of the Euroleague 2012-13 season wrapped up yesterday with a stunner in Italy as Alba Berlin made the most of their return to Euroleague competition with a solid win over Montepaschi Siena at the Palaestra. The win snapped Alba’s seven game losing streak in the Euroleague, where they haven’t played since the 2008-09…
Read MoreTed Scott signs limited deal with Fraport Skyliners
Ted Scott (1.88m, college: West Virginia State) has agreed to join the Fraport Skyliners (Germany-BBL) on a limited contract that will run out at the end of January. Scott most recently played in Portugal for Sport Lisboa Benfica (Portugal-LPB), where he averaged 17.0 points per game.
Read MoreAleksey Adediran inks with MBC Mykolaiv
Aleksey Adediran (2.04m, college: Binghamton) has inked a deal to play for MBC Mykolaiv (Ukraine-Superleague) for the 2012-13 campaign. He last wore the colors of Dynamo Kursk (Russia-Higher League) where he averaged 21.5 points and 12.4 rebounds per game, over 44 games.
Read MoreAurelien Salmon signs with Hyeres-Toulon
Aurelien Salmon (2.04m) has signed a 2012-13 deal with Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-ProB). Salmon played with Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProB) last season.
Read MoreAJ Stewart signs with BK Iskra Svit
AJ Stewart (2.05m, college: Rogers St.) has agreed to terms with BK Iskra Svit (Slovakia-Extraliga) for the 2012-13 to replace recently departed Jontae Sherrod (1.87m, college: E. Carolina). This is Stewart’s first professional contract, having recently finished playing for Rogers State, where he averaged 12.0 points per game.
Read MoreZeljko Egeric signs with KP Trepca Mitrovice
Zeljko Egeric (2.06m, college: IPFW) has singed to play for KB Trepca Mitrovice (Kosovo-SuperLeague) during the 2012-13 campaign. Last season Egeric playef for KK Trogir ZP (Croatia-A2).
Read MoreAdam Waleskowski inks deal with Sigal Prishtina
Adam Waleskowski (2.04m, college: Florida State) has inked a 2012-13 contract with Sigal Prishtina (Kosovo-SuperLeague). Last season Waleskowski suited up for Astrum Levice (Czech Republic-NBL), averaging 10.9 points over nine games.
Read MoreEuroleague 2012-13: Cantu falls at home
The Euroleague 2012-13 season tipped off yesterday with seven contests, the remaining five will be held today as the league experiments with a Thursday-Friday schedule for the first time. The Thursday edition of round 1 consisted of some tight contests, a couple of not so tight games and a upset at home for Cantu, who…
Read MoreSpain trashed apartments after Olympic loss to USA
The Spaniards were understandably devastated following yet another tough loss to the Team USA in the Olympic Gold Medal match this summer in London (they suffered a similar fate back in 2008 at the Beijing Games.) But to trash their apartments following the game? Yikes … Reports the NY Daily News: “Spain’s basketball players have…
Read MoreWhole team of KK Radnički Kragujevac fined
The whole team of KK Radnički Kragujevac from Serbia has been fined by the board of the club. All players, plus the coaching staff, will see half of their salary withheld this month! The reason for this is the bad start in the Adriatic league. KK Radnički Kragujevac has lost all three games so far,…
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