Spain
Robin Benzing inks with CAI Zaragoza
Robin Benzing (208 cm) is widening his horizons and will play for a team based outside of his home Germany for the first time in his professional career this 2015/16. The German player has agreed to terms with CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be a new addition to their roster this coming season. Benzing…
Read MoreLuke Sikma moves to Valencia Basket
Luke Sikma (203 cm, Portland’11) will be reinforcing the roster of Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2015/16 season. In the Spanish Liga Endesa Valencia ended the 2014/15 regular season with a 20-14 record. The reached as far as the Eurocup semifinals in 2015. Sikma has spent his entire professional career playing for Spanish teams.…
Read MoreOlaseni Lawal secured by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed a gem of frontcourt player in Olaseni Lawal (208 cm, Wayne State’09) for the 2015/16 season. Lawal is an American player who also holds a Nigerian passport. He was an integral part of the success of Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) in the 2014/15 season. He played 10…
Read MoreReal Madrid sweeps Barcelona for title
2015 will be a year to remember for Real Madrid fans as the Spanish club clinched the Spanish Liga Endesa title just a month after winning the Euroleague. The club’s 32nd title success will be all the sweeter as once again it came at the expense of bitter rival (and defending champs) FC Barcelona. Los…
Read MoreTyler Haws to Rio Natura Monbus
Belgian player Tyler Haws (196 cm, BYU’15) will begin his professional career this 2015/16 with Rio Natura Monbus Obradorio CAB from Spain’s Liga Endesa. The club failed to make the league playoffs in 2014/15, finishing the regular season in 12th place with their 15-19 record. In his senior year at Brigham Young University, Tyler played 35…
Read MoreJamar Smith signs with Unicaja Malaga
Jamar Smith (191 cm, South Indiana’10) is set to play for Spanish club Unicaja Malaga (Liga Endesa) for the 2015/16 season after agreeing to terms on a deal. In 2014/15 Smith played for Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). He played 10 games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 14.0 ppg and 3.1 apg. He…
Read MoreReal Madrid up 2-0 in Liga Endesa Finals
Real Madrid is at the cusp of claiming the 2015 Spanish Liga Endesa championship after going up 2-0 over El Clasico rivals, FC Barcelona. History is in their corner, with no team ever coming back after being down 0-2 in the Finals series. Game 2 was an easy win for Real Madrid. They capitalized on…
Read MoreBrad Newley stays with Gran Canaria
Brad Newley (199 cm) will spend another season with Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas (Spain, Liga Endesa) after extending his contract by a year. The Australian helped the club reach the final of the 2015 Eurocup this season and has been in Gran Canaria since the start of the 2012/2013 campaign. The swingman has been…
Read MoreSpanish ACB, Real Madrid beats Barca for 1-0 lead
Real Madrid drew first blood in the El Clasico tinted Spanish ACB (Liga Endesa) finals series with nemesis Barcelona. Los Blancos overcame their Catalan rivals 78-72 at home to take a 1-0 lead, but of course there is plenty more to play for in the coming days and week. Both of these Euroleague giants have…
Read MoreCaleb Green departs Unicaja Malaga
Caleb Green (203 cm, ORU’07) has parted ways with Spanish Liga Endesa team Unicaja Malaga this 2015. In 2014/15 the 29-year-old Green played 24 games for Unicaja in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg. In the domestic Spanish league Caleb logged 42 games and produced averages of 7.5 ppg and…
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