Russia
Christmas in Moscow
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) has signed for Russian team CSKA Moscow for the rest of the season. Christmas was one of the last cuts by the Boston Celtics before the NBA season started. Last season he started in Greece and ended with the Houston Rockets.
Read MoreDerrick Brown signs with Lokomotiv Kuban
Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) has signed with Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban. The former 2nd round draft pick played in the NBA last season with the Bobcats where he averaged 8.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg. This will be Brown’s first contract with a foreign team.
Read MoreSonny Weems named Euroleague MVP for Oct.
Guiding his team, CSKA Moscow, to a perfect 3-0 record and the top spot in Group D, Sonny Weems has been named the Euroleague’s bwin MVP for the month of October. Weems has averaged 20.3 points per game over the first three contests of the season, shooting 65.5% (19 for 29) from inside the arc…
Read MoreTour the CSKA Moscow new Team Plane
The boys from CSKA Moscow got their first ride in their new ‘ride’, a decked out Boeing 737, complete with team colors and logo on everything. Sonny Weems seems to like it… Video courtesy of CSKA Moscow
Read MoreViktor Keyru released by Sparktak
Viktor Keyru (1.98m) has been released from his contract for the 2012-13 season by Sparktak St. Petersburg (Russia-PBL). Keyru had signed a two-year deal at the start of the 2011-12 season, but the squad decided that it was best for the team to part ways. Keyru averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in…
Read MoreMantas Kalnietis inks three-year deal with Lokomotiv
Mantas Kalnietis (1.96m) has inked a three-year deal to suit up for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL). Kalnietis arrives from Zalgiris Kaunas, where Kalnietis also had a multi-year deal. While with Zalgiris he averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists. In June of 2009 he signed a three-year contract with Benetton Treviso (Italy-SerieA), but since he still had…
Read MoreGermans, Russians and Fins tip-off season
As many leagues in Europe and elsewhere have seen multiple contests already, a handful of European leagues tipped off yesterday namely the German Beko Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the Finish Korisliiga, and the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL). The show stopper of the day was the thrashing FC Bayern Munich took at the hands of EWE…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete
The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 2
On paper, the challenge sounds simple enough, play one opponent two games and either beat them twice or if you split the games with them, beat them by more than they beat you. Today, eight teams square off in round two of their two-game series to determine what four teams will join 28 other pre-determine…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifier: Cantu vs. Le Mans
Then there were two… The Euroleague Qualifier Round has worked its way to the final two, Pallacanestro Cantu and Le Mans Sarthe Basket. One of those squads will begin preparations to join Euroleague Group A that will start play on October 12, 201 agains Union Olimpija Ljubljana, the other will compete in the EuroCup. Pallacanestro…
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