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Levon Kendall extends with Gran Canaria
Levon Kendall (209 cm, Pittsburgh’07) is extending his stay with Spanish Liga Endesa outfit Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 during the 2015/2016 season. The Canadian with an Irish passport joined the club at the start of the 2014/2015 campaign and helped the team reach the final of the Eurocup, the first continental final in the history…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Spain guns down France
Spain’s ascension at EuroBasket 2015 continued on Thursday with an 80-75 overtime win over France, a semi-final win that propelled the Spanish into the final. A patchy group phase showed an out of sorts Spain, but since the knockout stages started the team has clicked and grew, and that rise was encapsulated here. France, of…
Read MoreJaka Blazic lands with Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Jaka Blazic (196 cm) will be bringing him in to reinforce their roster for the upcoming season. Blazic is a 25-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2013. Prior to landing this deal, Jaka spent the last couple of seasons playing…
Read MoreIvan Johnson added by Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) has agreed to terms with NBA veteran Ivan Johnson (203 cm, CS San Bernandino’07) and will be bringing him to reinforce their roster for the upcoming season. Johnson is coming off an 18-game run in the Philippine PBA as the import for Talk n’ Text Tropang Texters for the…
Read MoreBrandon Paul joins FIATC Joventut
Brandon Paul (193 cm, Illinois’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Spanish club FIATC Joventut Badalona (Liga Endesa) this 2015-16 season. Brandon spent the 2014-15 season playing in the NBA D-League for the Canton Charge. He logged 43 games for them and was able to post averages of 15.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015 Quarterfinals Preview
The EuroBasket 2015 tournament is down to eight teams and as the herd is thinned, the competition becomes stiffer and the stakes even higher. As the say the creme has truly risen to the top. The best of the best of Europe’s basketball elite have come this far and eight nations have their eyes and…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Group Stage Day 2
Day 2 of the Group stage of EuroBasket 2015 was filled with all sorts of great basketball action and developing storylines. Some Day 1 winners built on their momentum and remained undefeated, while other teams found redemption, and others faced heartbreaking losses. Overall, there was no shortage of excellent basketball play. Group A Russia vs.…
Read MoreDarko Planinic joins Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) has added Darko Planinic (210 cm) to their roster for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Planinic is a Croatian player who has been a member of the Croatian national team from 2012 to 2014. He had a productive season playing for KK Buducnost Voli Podgoric (Montenegro-Erste Liga). Darko played 30 games…
Read MoreErnest Scott deals with Fuenlabrada
Ernest Scott (201 cm, Valdosta State’05) will suit up in the Spanish top flight this season after penning with Montakit Fuenlabrada (Liga Endesa). The American is coming off a season with VAP Kolossos Rodou in the Greek A1 and whilst with the club Ernest Scott played in 21 games and averaged 8.7 points and 5.1…
Read MoreOvidijus Galdikas inks with Gran Canaria
Ovidijus Galdikas (217 cm) has been tabbed by Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain, Liga Endesa and Eurocup) for the 2015/2016 season the club revealed. Earlier in the summer the Lithuanian featured for Asseco Gdynia (Poland, TBL), but he opted out of the club shortly after joining to move to Gran Canaria Las Palmas. During the…
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