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Marc Gasol wins NBA defensive award
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has claimed the accolade as the best defensive player in the NBA this season. The
Read MoreTarence Kinsey to Unicaja Malaga
Former NBA guard Tarence Kinsey (200 cm, South Carolina’06) is headed to Spain (ACB) to play for Unicaja Malaga. He is making the leap from Victoria Libertas Pesaro from Italy’s Serie A. He will be foregoing the last three games at Serie A and instead proceed right away to join his new team. Kinsey played 16 games…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Madrid and Barça lose at home
With just five weeks to play in the Liga Endesa, the top of the standings are now fighting for home court in the playoffs, while those in the middle are trying to assure their club’s inclusion in the post-season
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 MoreJason Robinson inks with Valencia
Jason Robinson (196 cm, Pikeville’03) has moved to Valencia (Spain, ACB) from Argentinian Liga A team Gimnasia Indalo Esgr. Comodoro Rivadavia. 32-year old Robinson has played a massive 50 games with Gimnasia since joining the team at the start of the season and in those appearances he has averaged 13.0ppg, 3.7rpg, and 1.3apg. The American…
Read MoreBarcelona takes 1-0 lead with OT win
FC Barcelona Regal took a 1-0 lead over Panathinaikos Athens in their best-of-five playoff series in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague. It was an intense and tightly contested game that required an extra quarter of action in order to get a final resolution of 72-70 in favor of Barcelona. Perennial Euroleague competitor, Panathinaikos drew first…
Read MoreRyan Humphrey moves to Valladolid
American Ryan Humphrey (203 cm, Notre Dame’02) has recently left Argentinian Liga A team Obras Buenos Aires and has now signed with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain, ACB). The power forward joined Obras BA in November 2012 and averaged 12.5ppg and 5.9rpg in 28 appearances for the club. Humphrey is a former NBA player having…
Read MoreAdam Hrycaniuk signs with Valencia
Adam Hrycaniuk (206 cm, Cincinatti’08) has penned a deal with Spanish ACB team Valencia Basket until the end of the season. Hrycaniuk joins from the financially troubled Asseco Prokom Gdynia in his native Poland where he has played 25 Polish League games and averaged 10.0ppg and 6.8rpg this season. Prokom is one of the giants…
Read MorePete Mickeal’s season ended by blood clot
It is a tough blow for Regal FC Barcelona as they announce that Pete Mickeal (199 cm, Cincinnati’00) is done for the season due to the recurrence of a dangerous pulmonary embolism. The 35-year-old Mickeal also missed a big chunk of the 2010-11 season due to a similar blood clot, which was a complication following…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Bubble teams have rough week
Liga Endesa No. 1 club Real Madrid and No. 2 club Caja Laboral got back to their winning ways with their Week 26 contests. Six clubs currently in the middle of the standings, fighting for the top eight spots and the league playoffs, lost this week, bringing eight teams within four games of each other.…
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