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Jared Homan joins Spartak St. Petersburg
Russia’s Spartak St. Petersburg (PBL) have landed 30-year-old Bulgarian-American Jared Homan (206 cm, Iowa State’05) as the latest addition to their roster for 2013-14. Spartak’s latest import was a former member of the Bulgarian National Team in 2010. Homan played for German BBL club FC Bayern Muenchen in 2012-13. He logged in 40 games for…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given
Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone
Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 3 complete, four unbeaten
With Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013, the playoff picture is starting to unfold with only four clubs now undefeated, four without wins and eight that sit with 1-2 records. As of the completion of Day 3, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, and host club Slovenia are the sole holders of 3-0 records with Greece dominating their opponents…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1, Groups C and D
EuroBasket 2013 is underway in Slovenia with 24 teams battling for six spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. Round 1 consists of four groups of six teams that will play each other once with the top three teams from each group moving on to the second round. Group C…
Read MoreDonnie McGrath to Spartak St. Petersburg
Russian team Spartak St. Petersburg has added Irish-American player Donnie McGrath (193 cm, Providence’06) to their roster for the 2013-14 season. McGrath began the 2012-13 season playing in Greece’s A1 for PAOK Thessaloniki, where he notched averages of 13.3 ppg and 3.8 apg in 16 games. Donnie moved on to play for Lithuanian powerhouse B.C.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: A little bit of everything on Day 1
Day 1 one of EuroBasket 2013 finally tipped off and to reward hoops fans that have waited nearly a year since the draws were presented the competition was intense, surprising, and frustrating all rolled into one. After months of roster watching, player jockeying, and pre-tournament chatter, EuroBasket 2013 is finally underway, and if the first…
Read MoreJahmar Young joins Novgorod
Jahmar Young (196 cm, New Mexico’10) has penned a deal to play for BC Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian PBL during the 2013/2014 campaign. The American was in action in the French ProA and the Eurocup last season representing Entente Orleans 45. The guard made twenty league appearances for Orleans and picked up averages of…
Read MoreJulian Wright inks with Krasnie Krilya
Russian and VTB United team Krasnie Krilya Samara have added former NBA forward Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) to their ranks for the 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 Wright played in Israel for Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Winner League). He played in 32 games for Maccabi Rishon and hit averages of 15.7 ppg and 9.1 rpg. Wright…
Read MoreEurobasket 2013 kicks off!
Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…
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