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Real Madrid to wear sleeved jersey
Spanish giants Real Madrid will wear Basketball jerseys with sleeves from next season the club has revealed. The new style of apparel will be made by sports brand Adidas; the company has already made a sleeved jersey for NBA franchise the Golden State Warriors. The idea of sleeved jerseys was first explored by Rick Welts…
Read MoreFelipe Reyes extends Madrid deal
Felipe Reyes (206 cm) has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) that will keep him with the team for the next 2-years. 32-year old Reyes has been a fixture on the Madrid roster since he joined the club in 2004 and the contract extension is likely to mean the Power…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu to play in Spain
Former NBA big man, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (206 cm, George Washington’06) has been signed by Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. He injured his knee when he played for England in the 2012 London Olympic games. After the injury, he soon parted ways with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League. In 2011-12 he was…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Five of top eight teams fall
While there’s still a lot of basketball to play in Spain’s Liga Endesa, when five of the top eight teams lose in any particular week, it’s not difficult to predict that the last few weeks of the regular season are going to be interesting. With only eight of 18 teams making the playoffs, 13 teams…
Read MoreAntonio Porta signs with Valladolid
Argentinian-Italian Antonio Porta (187 cm) has signed with Blancos De Rueda Valladolid (Spain, ACB) until the rest of the season from Givova Scafati (Italy, Lega 2). The 29-year old point guard has played 8 games with Givova 7.3ppg, 3.3rpg, and 1.2apg. Last season Porta also played in Italy’s Lega 2 with Tezenis Verona where he…
Read MoreJonathan Durley joins Palencia Baloncesto
Jonathan Durley (203 cm, Wichita State’11) is on his way to Spain. He’s recently been added by Palencia Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Gold. Durley began the 2012-13 season playing in Argentina for Wuber Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca (Liga A). There he averaged 8.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg in five games. He left the team in…
Read MoreAshton Gibbs to play in Spain
Ashton Gibbs (188 cm, Pittsburgh’12) has been signed by Club Ourense Balocesto SAD from Spain’s LEB Gold. Gibbs recently left Panionios on Telecoms Athens from Greece’s A1 League. Before his departure in December 2012, Gibbs played four games for Panionios in the EuroCup and averaged 4.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg. He also managed to play…
Read MoreFrancis Koffi leaves Palencia Baloncesto
Francis Koffi (202 cm, Fresno State’04) has parted ways with Palencia Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Gold. Koffi, who carries a passport from both France and the Ivory Coast, is now a free agent. Things just didn’t work out between Koffi and Palencia as he just managed to play two games for the team and left…
Read MoreCarlos Cabezas released by Caja Laboral
Spanish point guard Carlos Cabezas (186 cm) has had his contract waived by Caja Laboral (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) after the team’s recent loss to Athens in the Euroleague. Caja coach Zan Tabak has been less than pleased about the team’s recent performances and decided to fine the entire roster. The team reacted badly to…
Read MoreVitoria renews sponsorship deal with Caja Laboral
Spanish Basketball team Saski Baskonia Vitoria (ACB, Euroleague) has announced an extension agreement to extend its current sponsorship deal
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