Spain
Marko Keselj signs with Valencia
Serbian national team player Marko Keselj (206 cm) has signed with Spanish ACB team Valencia. He substitutes Clay Tucker (196 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’03) who surprisingly walked away from his contract with the club. Keselj played for Olympiakos from Greece last season and won the Euroleague.
Read MoreChris Lofton signs with Lagun Aro
ACB team Lagun Aro from Spain has signed Chris Lofton (188 cm, Tennessee’08) who last season played for Estudiantes Madrid.
Read MoreAlba Berlin signs Albert Miralles
Former Toronto Raptors 2nd round pick, Spanish player Albert Miralles (208 cm) has signed with German powerhouse Alba Berlin. Miralles played in Italy last year (Biella).
Read MoreValladolid signs Lithuanian youngster Vytenis Cizauskas
Spanish ACB team CB Valladolid announced the arrival of Vytenis Cizauskas for the upcoming season. The Lithuanian PG comes from Zalgiris Kaunas. Vytenis Cizauskas, 19 year old, averaged 12.6ppg, 6.2rpg and 4.6apg at Eurobasket Under 20 recently played.
Read MoreNBA player Darko Milicic signs with Real Madrid
After several years in the NBA, Serbian player Darko Milicic will return to Europe where he has signed a contract with Real Madrid (reportedly for € 1.800.000 per season).
Read MoreUS Repeats as U17 World Champions for Women
Spain played to the closest margin anyone has in the U17 World Championships for Women in Amsterdam, but 13-points is a substantial win in the finals of a World Championship tournament. Four players for the US scored in double figures as last years champs repeated the task, going undefeated throughout the tournament, culminating in a…
Read MoreSpain defends U20 crown, Turkey wins first youth women’s medal
Spain successfully defended their U20 European Championship for Women crown today with a decisive 59-46 win over Russia. In the bronze medal match the women from Turkey earned their country’s first ever medal in women’s youth competition by holding off a fast charging Dutch squad, to earn a spot on the podium. Tiknonenko was named…
Read MoreSpain – USA to meet up in U17 Worlds Final
The finals are set for the U17 World Championships for Women. Spain, with a 91-62 win over Japan, will match-up with the US, by virtue of an 84-59 decision over Canada. USA – Canada 84-59 The US used a balanced scoring attack nine players scored six or more points in their semi-final win over Canada,…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreAlhaji Mohammed signs in Spanish ACB!
Al Haji Mohammed (193 cm, Louisville’04) has signed with Spanish ACB team Valladolid. Mohammed last played in Kuwait and before that in the French Pro B, Spanish LEB Gold, German Bundesliga and the Dutch league.
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