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CSKA Moscow claims Russian title
A last gasp score from American swingman Sonny Weems was enough to give CSKA Moscow a narrow 68-66 victory over
Read MoreKrasnye Krylia wins Russian Cup
Krasnye Krylia has claimed victory in the Russian Cup for the second year in succession with an 86-80 triumph over Spartak St. Petersburg. Wednesday’s final in Vladivostok was a close fought affair but ultimately Krasnye Krylia emerged victorious to claim their second consecutive Russian Cup, an accolade that pushed them into joint second for the…
Read MoreLokomotiv Kuban wins Eurocup
PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar is the 2012/13 Eurocup champion! Lokomotiv conquered its first-ever continental trophy by downing Uxue Bilbao Basket from Spain with 64-75 in the Eurocup Final at the
Read MoreJurij Zdovc fired by St Petersburg
Jurij Zdovc is no longer the head coach at Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia, VTB United Leage and PBL) after the club officially announced that it has relieved the Slovenian of his duties. Zdovac took the helm at Spartak in 2011 and signed a three year deal with the St Petersburg club, but after a moderately…
Read MoreDeJuan Collins to Krasnie Krilya Samara
DeJuan Collins (188 cm, Tuskegee’99) is headed to Russia to join Krasnie Krilya Samara. The 37-year-old Collins has been around the block, playing all over Europe across his career. He was a member of Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania’s LKL in 2011-12. He played two games in the Baltic League and averaged 5.5 ppg and 3.0…
Read MoreSteven Burtt to Avtodor Saratov
Steven Burtt (185 cm, Iona’06) has been signed by Avtodor Saratov from Russia’s Superleague. Burtt, a holder of both an American and a Ukranian passport, is the son of Steve Burtt Sr.; a basketball player in the Italian league in the nineties. His 2012-13 season began with him playing in Turkey’s TBL for Tofas Bursa.…
Read MoreLamayn Wilson signs with Samara
32-year old American Lamayn Wilson (204 cm, Troy State’02) has penned a deal with Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara (PBL, VYB United, and EuroChallenge). The hugely experienced forward has been in Puerto Rico since January with BSN team Capitanes de Arecibo but did not play any games. He started the season with BC Armia Tbilisi…
Read MoreAndrei Kirilenko retires from Russian national team
Russian superstar Andrei Kirilenko has made the decision to retire from the Russian national team with immediate effect, meaning he will miss the upcoming Eurobasket 2013 tournament. Kirilenko has cited family reasons and fatigue as the reasons for his retirement, although he has left the door open for a possible return to international Basketball in…
Read MoreTheodoros Papaloukas stays with CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow (Russia-PBL) is signing Greek player, Theodoros Papaloukas (200 cm) for the remainder of the season. He signed with the club in December 2012. He played two games for them in the VTB United League and averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.5 apg. He played four games for CSKA Moscow in the EuroLeague and managed…
Read MoreDionte Christmas waived by CSKA Moscow
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’06) has been waived by CSKA Moscow from Russia’s PBL. He joined the team in October 2012. Christmas played eight games for CSKA in the VTB United League and averaged 5.5 ppg and 2.0 rpg. He also was part of the team when they competed in the Euroleague, managing 13 games…
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