Russia
FIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreKyle Hines joins CSKA Moscow
Kyle Hines (198 cm, Greensboro’08) has left Euroleague champions Olympicaos (Greece, A1) and has joined Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow (Russian, PBL, VTB United League, and Euroleague). The forward featured in 31 Euroleague games this season in what was his second campaign with Olympiacos. He leaves the team as a double Euroleague winner after averaging 9.4ppg,…
Read MoreKrasnie Krilya to miss Eurocup
Krasnie Krilya Samara from Russia (PBL) will not be participating in the Eurocup in the coming season. The team
Read MoreKrunoslav Simon signs with Lokomotiv
Krunoslav Simon (197 cm) is headed to Russia. The Croatian is signing a two-year deal to play for Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Simon spent majority of his professional career at KK Zagreb from his home Croatia. He started off in KK Zagreb’s junior team way back in 2000 and stayed on with the main…
Read MoreDerrick Brown stays with Lokomotiv Kuban
Former NBA player, Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) is expected to remain with Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Brown will be signing a two-season deal with the team. Brown was drafted by Charlotte Bobcats in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2009 NBA draft. His stint with Lokomotiv in 2012-13 was his first outside…
Read MoreRoman Grigorev to play for BS Weert
Roman Grigorev (200 cm) will be playing for Stepco BS Weert from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie next season. Grigorev is a 22-year-old Russian player who moved with his family to the Netherlands and now also has a Dutch passport. He was developed in Russia’s U23 team Spartak Vladivostok. From there he got upgraded and eventually landed…
Read MorePrimoz Brezec remains with Nizhny Novgorod
Primoz Brezec (216 cm) is staying with BC Nizhny Novgorod from Russia PBL for one more season. He joined the team in March 2012. The Slovenian was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2000 draft. In 2012-13 he played 12 games for Nizhyny Novgorod in the VTB United…
Read MoreDeJuan Collins leaves Samara
DeJuan Collins (188 cm, Tuskegee’99) has not been picked up by Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, EuroChallenge) for next season. The American joined Samara in March of this year and finished the season by playing in 6 PBL games, 2 EuroChallenge games, and 7 VTB United Games. The guard managed to secure…
Read MoreAaron Jackson to stay with CSKA Moscow
Aaron Jackson (190 cm, Duquesne’09) will be with CSKA Moscow from Russia’s PBL once again for the 2013-14 season. CSKA had the option to terminate his services after the 2012-13 season, but decided to keep the 27-year-old. In 2012-13 he averaged 7.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 29 games in the VTB United league. He…
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