Spain
Valencia signs Chris Quinn
Chris Quinn (188 cm, Notre Dame’06) is officially a new player of Spanish ACB team Valencia Basket. The American guard returns to Western Europe after a season in Russia with Khimki where he won Eurocup title.Quinn was recently cut by the Utah Jazz. Before coming to Europe last season Quinn spent five seasons in the…
Read MoreFIBA arbitration ruled: Bilbao must pay € 550k to Zagreb for Saric
FIBA Arbitration ruled on Dario Saric’s case today. The FIBA Tribunal ruled that Bilbao Basket must pay € 550.000 to KK Zagreb for the Croatian star Dario Saric. “I’m shocked and surprised, I was hoping for a much lesser amount. Now, I do not know what will be done next. We’re at the beginning of…
Read MoreRafa Hettsheimeir moves to Real Madrid
CAI Zaragoza announced that they have agreed with Real Madrid to shop Brazilian big man Rafael Hettsheimer(208 cm, 26 years old). The Brazilian big man moves to the Spanish capital and will make his debut as soon as he fully recovers from his injury.
Read MoreEduardo Hernandez-Sonseca gets 10 more days with Caja
Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212 cm) has been given another 10-day extension to his deal with Caja Laboral (Spain-ACB), this is the third short-term contract that has been signed between the club and player. Hernandez-Sonseca saw 20 minutes of court-time last week in an ACB game against Vitoria and tallied 11 points and seven rebounds. Caja Laboral…
Read MoreGuillermo Rejon agrees to extension with Lucentum Alicante
Guillermo Rejon (2.06m) inked a contract extension with Lucentum Alicante (Spain-LEB Gold) for an additional month. His original deal with the squad was for one month and during that time he saw court-time in two contests.
Read MoreSpain trashed apartments after Olympic loss to USA
The Spaniards were understandably devastated following yet another tough loss to the Team USA in the Olympic Gold Medal match this summer in London (they suffered a similar fate back in 2008 at the Beijing Games.) But to trash their apartments following the game? Yikes … Reports the NY Daily News: “Spain’s basketball players have…
Read MoreAmerican Tour Nets Two More For NBA
The Euroleague American Tour 2012 wrapped up yesterday with the NBA squads running the table on their European counterparts, 4-0. Yesterday saw Real Madrid venture into Canada to take on the Raptors of Toronto and Montepaschi Siena headed North from their last contest in San Antonio to square off in Cleveland against the Cavaliers. Both…
Read MorePre-Season 2012: NBA 3 – Euroleague 1
Saturday was a busy day in the Pre-Season 2012 NBA vs. Euroleague series as the schedule included three contests, two in the US and one in Europe. After Friday night’s upset win by Fenerbahce Ulker over the Boston Celtics, the Euroleague squads faltered Saturday, going 0-3 against the NBA squads. Dallas Mavericks – Alba Berlin…
Read MorePre-Season 2012: NBA vs Euroleague
Pre-Season 2012 is about to get underway in the NBA, with the regular season tipping off October 30th, while the Euroleague is set to begin league play next week with two games on Oct. 11. This weekend, two efforts to bridge the two leagues will have six NBA Squads and six Euroleague squads squaring off…
Read MoreUnai Calbarro out 4-6 weeks
Caja Laboral (Spain-ACB) big man Unai Calbarro (2.04m) will miss the first weeks of the new Turkish Airlines Euroleague due to an abdominal injury, the club announced Tuesday. Calbarro was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia that will require surgery, which is scheduled to be performed on Wednesday. Depending on the success of the operation, Calbarro…
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