Russia
Kyle Goldcamp signes for Spartak Primorye
Kyle Goldcamp (208 cm, Gannon’09) has signed for Russian team Spartak Primorye. Goldcamp played in the D-League last year for Erie Bayhawks and this will be his first season overseas.
Read MoreVitaly Fridzon’s Olympic Bronze Medal is Stolen
According to Russian media, the bronze medal won by Vitaly Fridzon, as part of the Russian basketball team, in the 2012 Olympics in London, was stolen on Saturday. According to the Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police were called to a Moscow suburb to check on a report that the apartment of a 27-year-old…
Read MoreSpain defends U20 crown, Turkey wins first youth women’s medal
Spain successfully defended their U20 European Championship for Women crown today with a decisive 59-46 win over Russia. In the bronze medal match the women from Turkey earned their country’s first ever medal in women’s youth competition by holding off a fast charging Dutch squad, to earn a spot on the podium. Tiknonenko was named…
Read MoreU20 European Championships for Women – Aug. 24
Classification Round 13:45 (GMT +2) Great Britain – Latvia 16:00 Portugal – Italy Quarterfinals 13:45 Spain – France 16:00 Ukraine – Netherlands 18:15 Sweden – Russia 20:30 Turkey – Belarus
Read MoreTurkey remains unbeaten in U20 European Championships
Turkey remains the only undefeated team in the U20 European Championships for Women, being played in Debrecen, Hungary. The 12 teams will play their last qualification match on 22 August and will start the Quarterfinals on the 24th. Results from Aug. 21 Group E Netherlands – Lithuania 66-54 The Netherlands knocked Lithuania out of the…
Read MoreJimmy Baron leaves ACB for Lokomotiv Kuban
Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia is signing Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) to replace the departing Valdo Ilievski. Baron spent his last three seasons in Spain.
Read MoreEidson leaves Barcelona
Chuck Eidson is leaving Barcelona and has signed for Russian team Uniks Kazan. For many, this came as a surprise since Eidson is under contract with Barcelona for the 2012/2013 season and there is an option for the 2013/2014 season as well. At the Final Four in Istanbul a rumor was launched that Eidson-Barcelona was…
Read More2012 – European Championships U20 Women Schedule-Results
Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 16, 2012 Lithuania-Latvia 71-66 Aug. 16, 2012 Belarus-Spain 39-73 GROUP B Aug. 16, 2012 Holland-Italy 72-67 Aug. 16, 2012 Sweden-Poland 56-54 GROUP C Aug. 16, 2012 Portugal-France 33-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Ukraine-Turkey 61-86 GROUP D Aug. 16, 2012 United Kingdom-Russia 49-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Slovakia-Serbia 67-68 OT…
Read MoreEfevberha joins Spartak-Primorye
Michael Efevberha has signed an agreement to play the 2012-13 season for Spartak-Primorye and their new head coach Gundars Vetra. Efevberha played last season for Cocolos de San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, as well as playing 39 games with the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League. He averaged 19.6 points and 4.5…
Read MoreCroatia comes from 19 down to earn spot in U18 EC Final
It was as if the entire Croatian team heard the FIBA.tv announcer say, “At this point, Croatia could possibly just fold up.” At the time, with 7:24 left to play in the third quarter, the Russians had built what seemed like an insurmountable lead (43-24), had both ends of the court completely under control and…
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