Russia
Hasan Rizvic inks with Volgograd
Hasan Rizvic (212 cm) has been added to the roster of Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia, Superleague) and will feature for the team during the upcoming campaign. The Slovenian center who also owns a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is no stranger to Russian Basketball having played in the country during the 2010/2011 season (Unics Kazan, PBL)…
Read MoreChristian Burns moves to Russia
American forward Christian Burns (203 cm, Philadelphia’07) will play in Russia for the first time next season after joining Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia, PBL). Burns is an experienced player in Europe and has previously played in Germany, Poland, Portugal, Israel, Italy, and the Ukraine. He will now add Russia to the list after agreeing terms with…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Croatia ousts Russia in QFs
Just as it happened in the recent U20 tournament in Estonia, all four quarterfinal contests went to the clubs playing out of the FIBA Men U18 Group F. Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia, all having competed in Group F, have all won their quarterfinals matches against Serbia, Lithuania, France, and Croatia, respectively. The quarterfinal results…
Read MoreK.C Rivers leaves Khimky
K.C Rivers (196 cm, Clemson’09) has left the team of Khimky Moscow Region (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, and Euroleague). The American will now be a free agent after deciding not to extend with the Russian club for the second consecutive season. Last season the guard played 24 VTB League games with Khimky and picked…
Read MoreAndrew Goudelock seals move to Kazan
BC Unics Kazan (Russia, PBL) has announced the signing of Andrew Goudelock (190 cm, Charleston’11) for the upcoming season. The guard is linked with NBA franchise the Los Angeles Lakers and has played for the team sporadically since being drafted to the Lakers 46th of the 2nd round during the 2011 NBA Draft. The American…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings
As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: One day remains in R2 QFs next
With one day remaining in Round 2 of the FIBA Men U18 European Champions, there are still many clubs with an opportunity to move on to the quarterfinals. Turkey remains undefeated at 4-0 with three other clubs sitting at 2-2 in Group F. In Group E France and Russia are at the top of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Round 2 begins with two unbeaten
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships rolled into Round 2 on Monday after Round 1 concluded on Saturday. Currently, there are two unbeaten teams in Groups E and F, Turkey and France, but with Turkey having lost in overtime to Ukraine, France is the only truly undefeated team in four games. Coming out of Groups…
Read MoreObie Trotter moves to Triumph Lyubertsy
Obie Trotter (188 cm, Alabama A&M’06) has received a one-year contract to play for Russia’s Triumph Lyubertsy this 2013-14 season. The Alabama native has dual American and Hungarian citizenship. This allowed him to be a member of the Hungarian National Team in 2011 and 2012. Trotter played for BC Nhizhny Novgorod from Russia’s PBL in…
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