Russia
Marcus Cousin wins claim vs. Krasny Oktyabr
Marcus Cousin and his agent Eric Fleisher filed a claim against BC Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, travel expenses, compensation for breach of contract, and agents fees. They submitted that the team failed to play the player his salary and bonuses as well as the agent’s…
Read MoreOmar Thomas newcomer to Zenit
Omar Thomas (196 cm, UTEP’05) is set to continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia-VTB). This will be his third team this season. Thomas began 2015-16 playing in Mexico for Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico-LNBP). In a dozen games Omar produced averages of 13.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg.…
Read MoreVTB League: VEF Riga upsets CEZ Nymburk 81-73
Two games closed out Round 22 of the 2015-16 regular season in the VTB United League. Fans were treated to some outstanding basketball action. One outcome was expected while the other, an eye-opening surprise. The league’s leader, CSKA Moscow notched its 22nd win after a dominant 78-105 road win over BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn. One of…
Read MoreVTB: Unics and Khimki keep pace
With VTB United League leaders CSKA Moscow playing tomorrow, it was the chance for the chasing pack to play catch up on Valentine’s Day. Second placed Unics Kazan and third placed Khimki Moscow Region were not in the loving mood as they made short work of their opponents to keep the pressure on the Army…
Read MoreMatt Janning newcomer to Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) has successfully strengthened their roster after landing Matt Janning (196 cm, Northeastern’10) this 2016. Janning is coming over after starting the 2015-16 season as a member of Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). Matt signed with Hapoel J-M after his release from the Denver Nuggets in October 2015. He had a solid run with…
Read MoreVTB United League: CSKA Moscow dominates
CSKA Moscow’s dominant form in the VTB United League continued on Sunday as Round 18 of the Regular Season got underway. There were four games during the day and joining CSKA in the winner’s circle were Nizhny Novgorod, Zenit St. Petersburg, and Unics Kazan. The four clubs combined victories meant that it was a clean…
Read MoreVTB United League: top 2 win
Round 17 of the VTB United League Regular Season saw CSKA Moscow consolidate its position at the top of the standings with a roaring home success over Vita Tbilisi. Behind CSKA in second place, Unics Kazan kept pace with a clinical win against Tsmoki-Minsk, showcasing some solid offence in the process. Also in good attacking…
Read MoreKaspars Berzins now with Zenit
Kaspars Berzins (213 cm) will be strengthening the frontcourt rotation of Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB) this 2016. The veteran Latvian big man has been a multiple-time member of the Latvian team, beginning in 2005 up to the present. Kaspars is also quite experienced playing in the VTB United League having played for several teams in…
Read MoreJosh Boone newcomer to Khimky
BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) is reinforcing its frontcourt rotation this 2016 with the recent addition of Josh Boone (208 cm, Connecticut’06). The veteran big man is coming over from BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML), where he started the 2015-16 season. He has played 14 games for his former club in the VTB United league…
Read MoreMardy Collins heads to Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) has landed the services of veteran guard Mardy Collins (198 cm, Temple’06) this 2016. He brings some veteran leadership to the Russian club’s backcourt for the remainder of the season. Mardy is moving to Loko from Strasbourg IG (France-Pro A). He played 10 games for Strasbourg in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague where…
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