Spain
Christian Eyenga moves to Unicaja Malaga
Christian Eyenga (201 cm) will help Spanish club and current EuroCup champion Unicaja Malaga in its final push in the Liga Endesa this season. The Congolese former NBA player will provide front line support for Malaga as the club heads into the Play-Offs. This season, Christian Eyenga has been playing for Varese in the Italian…
Read MoreJeffrey Brooks stays with Unicaja Malaga
Jeffrey Brooks (203 cm, Penn State’11) has extended his stay with Unicaja Malaga (Spain, Liga Endesa) for the 2017/2018 season. The American has been with the Spanish club since the start of the 2016/2017 campaign, and helped the club win the EuroCup. Over 22 games on the continent, Jeffrey Brooks managed averages of 7.3 points…
Read MoreIberostar Tenerife wins 2017 Basketball Champions League
Spanish club, Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias have prevailed over some of Europe’s top teams to win the 2017 Basketball Champions League. They captured the inaugural title after defeating a tough Banvit Basketbabol Kulubu in finals, 59-63. They threaded a gauntlet of some tough competition en route to the championship, beating teams like Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki,…
Read MoreAndrea Bargnani departs Baskonia
Andrea Bargnani (213 cm) has departed Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017 and has hit the free-agent market. The Italian big man played 15 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this 2016-17, where he notched averages of 8.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg. He also logged 14 games in the domestic Spanish league…
Read MoreTroy DeVries added by Sevilla
Betis Energia Plus Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) are adding some veteran experience to their roster this 2017 with the signing of Troy DeVries (193 cm, New Mexico’05). The 34-year-old DeVries is making his way back to Europe after spending the earlier part of the 2016-17 season suiting up for the Los Angeles D-Fenders (USA-D-League). Troy appeared…
Read MoreSpanish ACB: top six shuffles as Valencia goes first
There was plenty of movement at the top of the Spanish ACB league, with a new club assuming first position in the standings. Through Round 28 of the Regular Season, Valencia (19-6) defeated Manresa to move top, while Real Madrid (19-7) moved to second place with a win over Baskonia Vitoria. Tenerife (19-8) lost out…
Read MoreMarcos Knight heads to Zaragoza
Marcos Knight (188 cm, Middle Tennessee State’13) will be strengthening the roster of Tecnyconta Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the remainder of the 2016-17 season. Knight joins the Spanish club after starting the season lending his talents to recently promoted Science City Jena (Germany-BBL). He played 24 games for them this season and was able to…
Read MoreAlec Brown picked up by Estudiantes
Alec Brown (216 cm, Green Bay’14) is a recent addition to the roster of Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017 and the big man will be added to their frontcourt rotation. Brown comes to them after logging 50 games in the NBA D-League for the Windy City Bulls. During that run, the 24-year-old University of Wisconsin…
Read MoreSpanish Liga Endesa: Mad dash to the top
With less than 10 weeks remaining in the 2016-17 regular season, a logjam has formed in the Spanish Liga Endesa standings. Round 26 has come and gone and after the dust has settled, it’s Valencia Basket that is able to lay claim to the top spot in the standings with their 18-6. Not too far…
Read MoreRobin Lopez, Serge Ibaka ejected after scuffle
Things got heated between the Chicago Bulls and the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Robin Lopez (CHI) and Serge Ibaka (TOR) were ejected after exchanging punches. The big men got into it after Ibaka, a Congolese-Spanish player who was traded to the Raptors this season from the Orlando Magic, appeared to hit Lopez with an elbow…
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