Spain
Luka Bogdanovic extended by Cajasol
Luka Bogdanovic (210 cm) received a contract extension from Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. 2013-14 will be the Serbian’s third season with the Spanish club. In 2012-13 he produced averages of 10.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 34 games in the Spanish ACB. He participated in the Eurocup for the team and he…
Read MoreRyan Toolson to join Unicaja Malaga
Ryan Toolson (193 cm, Utah Valley’09) has agreed to terms with Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB and will be joining the team in 2013-14. Toolson, who was an exceptional freethrow shooter during his time in the NCAA, is making the move from Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014, also from ACB. Toolson logged 38 games for G.…
Read MoreLucentum wins Spanish LEB-Gold title
Lucentum Alicante has proved victorious over B.C. River Andorra to win the Spanish LEB-Gold title. The game
Read MoreBertans joins Grescrap Bilbao
Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (Spain, ACB) has announced the signing of Latvian shooting guard Dairis Bertans (192 cm) from VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL).The 23-year old will join Bilbao for the 2013/2014 season after the team recently crashed out of the Spanish ACB play-offs to Regal Barcelona. Dairis Bertans has had a busy season with VEF…
Read MoreJoan Plaza to coach Unicaja Malaga
It didn’t take too long for Spaniard Joan Plaza to “come to a decision” regarding his future, after parting ways with B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania. He will be the new head coach of Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. Plaza is coming in to replace Croatian Jasmin Repesa whose contract was not renewed by the…
Read MoreFotis Katsikaris parts with Gescrap BB
Fotis Katsikaris is parting ways with Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket from Spain’s ACB. The Greek head coach was expected to leave the club not too long after he was named the head coach of the Russian Men’s National Basketball Team. The Spanish ACB has strict rules that forbid coaches from having dual functions. At some point…
Read MoreBojan Dubljevic extends with Valencia
Bojan Dubljevic (205 cm) received a contract extension from Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. The contract keeps the Montenegrin player with the team until 2016. The 21-year-old is likely being kept for his long-term growth potential as a player and could be a bigger asset to the team down the road. Dubljevic averaged 12.1 ppg…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Barcelona to meet Madrid in finals
Since 1957, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Regal have met in the finals of the Spanish National league, known as the Liga Nacional from 1957 to 1983 and then the Liga Endesa from 1984 until today, 22 times. In those 22 meetings, Real Madrid has taken home the big hardware 14 times (30 overall), while…
Read MoreJustin Doellman extends with Valencia
Justin Doellman (206 cm, Xavier’07) received a contract extension from Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. Doellman will stay with the team for two more seasons, up to the end of 2014-15. Doellman did well for Valencia in the 2012-13 season. He played 36 games for them in the Spanish league and he averaged 15.9 ppg…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Real Madrid moves on to finals
Real Madrid swept CAI Zaragoza in three straight contests to earn a place in the Finals of the Liga Endesa playoffs. On Tuesday, the won Game 3, 63:77, on the road, to complete the sweep, and will now wait until the other semi-final between Herbalife Gran Canaria and FC Barcelona Regal concludes. As of Tuesday,…
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