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Russia Federation teams banned by FIBA
All Russia Federation Basketball teams have been banned by FIBA the country announced on Wednesday, with all tiers of the national team omitted from further FIBA competitions. The sport’s governing body made the decision after a political spat at the top of Russian Basketball has failed to be resolved. The ban means that the men’s…
Read MoreVictor Rudd joins Nizhny Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) is strengthening its roster for the 2015/16 season with the addition of Victor Rudd (206 cm, South Florida’14). This will be the 24-year-old Rudd’s first team outside of the United States, marking the first chapter of his international career. His 2014/15 season was spent playing for the Delaware 87ers from the…
Read MoreU18 European Championships: Four Teams Advance
Volos, Greece – Four teams advance to the quarterfinals of the U18 European Championships, staying undefeated after the second stage of the competition. Both France and Germany advance from Group E after coming up with some very dominant victories. France blazed through Latvia, 91-62 on some solid offensive execution. The duo of Stephane Gombauld and…
Read MoreDemetris Nichols re-signed by CSKA Moscow
Demetris Nichols (202 cm, Syracuse’07) will continue to be a member of Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow (VTB) this 2015/16 after receiving an extension from the club. Nichols played 27 games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg. Demetris played 33 games for CSKA Moscow in the VTB United League and…
Read MoreEric Maynor inks with Nizhny Novgorod
Eric Maynor (190 cm, VCU’09) will be taking charge of the backcourt of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2015/16 season. The 28-year-old guard started his 2014/15 in January, opting to begin his international career with a stint with Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). Maynor was able to play 15 games for them and chipped in a…
Read MoreLatavious Williams added by Unics Kazan
Latavious Williams (202 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The 26-year-old Williams is coming off a 10-game stint with Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) where he produced averages of 10.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Latavious spent the 2014/15 season playing for Spanish club Bilbao…
Read MoreJeff Brooks inks with Avtodor
Jeff Brooks (203 cm, Penn State’11) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). The 26-year-old Brooks has spent his entire career playing for Italian clubs and Avtodor will be his first chance to see some VTB United league action. He played for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) in 2014/15. In…
Read MoreMarko Todorovic signed by Khimky
BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) has landed Montenegrin player Marko Todorovic (209 cm) and will add him to their roster this 2015/16. The 23-year-old Todorovic was a member of the Montenegrin national team in 2013-14. The young player has been gaining a lot of experience playing for various Spanish clubs and this will be his…
Read MoreJoel Freeland inks with CSKA Moscow
British international player Joel Freeland (208 cm) is headed back to Europe after a stint across the pond, playing in the NBA. Freeland has agreed to terms with CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) and will be playing for the Russian powerhouse in 2015/16. The 28-year-old big man played for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2014/15. He logged…
Read MoreArturas Milaknis signs with Unics Kazan
Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Arturas Milaknis (195 cm) this 2015/16 season. Arturas is a 29-year-old Lithuanian player who is a recent member of the Lithuanian national team this 2015. Milaknis has spent most of his professional career playing for Lithuanian mega team, Zalgiris Kaunas (LKL), so this move…
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