Spain
E.J. Kusnyer leaves Caseres
E.J. Kusnyer (196 cm, Mercer’10) has split with Spanish LEB Silver club Caceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad, with both sides reaching a mutual agreement. The American (he also holds a Hungarian passport) has played eight games for the club since joining in December, and in those games he averaged 6.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per…
Read MoreReal Madrid beats Barcelona, CSKA loses in Euroleague
Real Madrid gave Barcelona a Basketball lesson on the hardwood in the Spanish capital as the teams clashed in a mouth-watering contest in Group E. The two Liga Endesa teams butted heads at the opening of Round 6 of the Top 16, and Madrid’s victory poured more misery upon a Barcelona team that is struggling…
Read MoreEurocup, six more in Eighthfinals
Plenty of things got settled during the penultimate round of action in the Eurocup Last 32 this week, but heading into the final round in seven days, there is still plenty of nail baiting hoops left. On Wednesday, the three teams that already qualified for the next round cemented their positions at the top of…
Read MoreGerald Lee agrees with UCAM Murcia
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Spain-Liga Endesa) will get some reinforcements for its frontcourt in the form of Finnish-American big man Gerald Lee (208 cm, ODU’10). He has been a member of the Finnish national team in 2006, 2010-14. Gerald began the 2014/15 season playing for CSU Asesoft Ploiesti from Romania’s Liga Nationala. He played…
Read MoreDimitris Haritopoulos leaves Manresa
Greek international player Dimitris Haritopoulos (205 cm) has left Spanish Liga Endesa team La Bruixa d’Or Manresa this 2015. He signed with them at the start of the 2014/15 season and managed to play a total of 17 games in the Spanish ACB. He saw minimal usage at just above 13 minutes of action per…
Read MoreVojdan Stojanovski to MoraBanc Andorra
Vojdan Stojanovski (194 cm) will play in Spanish Basketball for the first time after inking a deal with MoraBanc Andorra (Liga Endesa). The Macedonian player has been playing in Germany this season for BBL outfits ALBA Berlin and Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. While with ALBA Berlin, the guard played nine BBL games and averaged 8.8 points and…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Unicaja Malaga loses again
After a really interesting opening to Round 5 of the Euroleague Top 16 on Thursday, there was plenty to live up to on Friday, with three games wrapping the week’s action. While not throwing up as many clear talking points as yesterday, Friday managed to keep the quality high as Barcelona got back on track…
Read MoreEuroleague, repeat of last season’s final
It’s true that there is never a dull moment in the Euroleague, especially through the Top 16 phase where every single game is a contest between two mammoth clubs. Take the opening day of Round 5 action for example, you had current champs Maccabi Tel-Aviv taking out Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow going big to find…
Read MoreEurocup, three clubs through to next round
The Eurocup Last 32 is now starting to take shape after Round 4 played out around the continent this week. Bayern Munich, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir stayed undefeated at this stage and moved to the next round, while Gran Canaria and current Eurocup champs Valencia bounced back from defeats last week. There was…
Read MoreKirk Penney signed by Sevilla
Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) has added veteran New Zealand player Kirk Penney (196 cm, Wisconsin’03) this 2015. The 34-year-old Penney has been a long-time member of New Zealand’s national team, beginning in 1999 on and off up to 2014. Kirk represented New Zealand in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and averaged 10.8 ppg and 4.5…
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