Benfica claims Portuguese championship

Benfica has reclaimed the Portugal LPB title after a finals series blowout against rival Porto in Game 3 of the run. The win was significant for several reasons. Firstly, it allowed Benfica to exact revenge a year after Porto took the title in the 2016 finals series. More important, the win brought the club its…

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Bogdan Riznic lands with Terceira

Bogdan Riznic (202 cm) agreed to terms to sign with Terceira Basket (Portugal-Proliga). The 27-year-old Serbian is making his return to Portugal as he played with S.C. Lusitania Expert (Portugal-LPB) last season. He played in 25 games with Lusitania and scored 6.3 ppg while struggling from three-point range with a 27.3 percentage from deep. In the…

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Deividas Kumelis joins CAB Madeira

Deividas Kumelis (188 cm) is heading to CAB Madeira (Portugal-LPB). This will be the first move for Kumelis outside of his home country of Lithuania. Previously, he played with Nevezis (Lithuania-LKL) but did not see much playing time with just 8.4 mpg. The 21-year-old shooting guard started playing professionally in Lithuania in 2015 with Silute where he…

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Devin Martin heading to Sampaense Basket

Devin Martin (193 cm, Md E-Shore ’16) has been signed by Sampaense Basket (Portugal-LPB). This will be the beginning of Martin’s professional career since graduating last season. The guard will be heading to a team who was recently promoted to the LPB from Proliga this season. Currently, Sampaense is sitting in last place of the LPB…

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Justin Reynolds added by Oliveirense

Justin Reynolds (206 cm, Texas A&M’11) will continue his professional career this 2017 with UD Oliveirense (Portugal-LPB). The 28-year-old Texas A&M product heads there by way of Garuda Kukar Bandung (Indonesia-IBL). Justin spent his 2015-16 season playing in the NBA D-League, suiting up for the Texas Legends. He played 14 games for them and averaged…

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Jeffrey Xavier moves to FC Porto

FC Porto (Portugal, LPB) announced the signature of Jeffrey Xavier (185 cm, Providence’09) for next season, the American-Cape Verdean will be playing in the LPB for the first time. For much of his career, Jeffrey Xavier has played in Spain for a number of LEB Gold clubs. He finished the 2015/2016 on the roster at…

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FC Porto conquers Benfica for LPB glory

The two largest sporting institutions in Portugal contested the LPB title this year and FC Porto emerged the champion with a 93-85 win over Benfica in Game 4 of the finals series. In conquering the title FC Porto is a worthy champion that has defeated its nearest rival 3-1 in the finals run. It has…

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Darren Townes now with Galitos-Tley

Darren Townes (201 cm, Hofstra’09) has moved to Portugal after signing with Galitos-Tley (Portugal-LPB) this December 2015. He originally signed with Enosis Neon Paralimni (Cyprus-Division A) to start the season. In his first game for Galitos-Tley, Darren scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds. He also got three steals as well. He had a late…

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Joseph Harris inks with Ovarense

Joseph Harris (196 cm, Coastal California’10) has agreed to terms with ADO Basquetebol SAD Ovarense (Portugal-LPB) this 2015-16. This will be his first time to play for a Portuguese team and his first team this season. The 28-year-old Harris began the 2014-15 season on the roster of the Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League). He played nine…

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