Serbia
Charles Jenkins signs with Crvena Zvezda
Charles Jenkins (190 cm, Hofstra’11) has left the NBA and will play the 2013/2014 season in Serbia with Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (A-League, Euroleague). The point guard was in the National Basketball Association (NBA) last season and played with the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers. For both franchises he featured in plenty of games…
Read MoreMilenko Tepic signs with Lietuvos Rytas
Serbian Milenko Tepic (200 cm) is a new addition to Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania (LKL) this 2013-14 season. Tepic heads to his new team after playing two seasons in Spain for Cajasol Banco Civica Sevilla (Liga Endesa). In 2012-13 he played a dozen games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 3.2 ppg 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 MoreNikola Jeftic, added by Polpharma
Nikola Jeftic (205 cm) has been added by SKS Polpharma-Pakmet Starogard Gd from Poland’s TBL. The Serbian will be joining the team for the 2013-14 season. Nikola played the 2012-13 season for OKK Beograd from Serbia’s A League. He played 10 games for them in the Balkan League and averaged 11.7 ppg and 5.5 rpg.…
Read MoreBranko Mirkovic signed by Tsmoki-Minsk
Branko Mirkovic (190 cm) signed a two-year deal to play for Tsmoki-Minsk from Belarus’ Premier League beginning this 2013-14 season. The Serbian guard recently received his Bulgarian passport this February 2013 and is already included in the Bulgarian National Team. Mirkovic spent the last two seasons playing for Rilski Sportist Samokov from Bulgaria’s NBL. In…
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 MoreDjordje Pantelic retained by MBC
Djordje Pantelic (204 cm) has gotten a contract extension from Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels from Germany’s BBL. The Serbian big man joined the team in the 2012-13 season and averaged 7.2 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 34 games off MBC’s bench. In 2011-12 he started the season playing for KK Hemofarm Stada Vrsac (Serbia-A League) but…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18 European Championships tip off
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships tipped off in Latvia on Thursday with a full slate of Round 1 games in all four groups. Host club Latvia did their part to get their event off on the right foot with a huge win over Bulgaria, 85:57, much to the delight of a solid home crowd.…
Read MoreIvan Kuburovic joins U-Mobitelco
Serbian player Ivan Kuburovic (203 cm) has been added by CS U-Mobitelco Cluj Napoca from Romania’s Liga Nationala for the 2013-14 season. Ivan is expected to bolster U.Mobitel.CN.’s frontcourt for the upcoming season. Kuburovic played in Switzerland’s LNA in 2012-13 for SAV Vacallo Basket. He played just 12 games in the Swiss league and averaged…
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