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Euroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MorePorta leaves Valladolid
Antonio Porta (187 cm) has left Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain, Liga Endesa) after playing just two games with the club this season. Over those two appearances he managed averages of 5.0 points and 1.5 assists per game. The point guard was also in action for Valladoid at the end of the 2012/2013 season and…
Read MoreRimantas Kaukenas to Laboral Kutxa
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria from Spain’s Liga Endesa has brought in Rimantas Kaukenas (192 cm, Seton Hall’00) to strengthen their backcourt. Kaukenas is a Lithuanian player who has been a member of the Lithuanian National Team in 2000-02, 2007-09 and 2012. In 2012-13 he was a member of BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL). Rimantas played in 23…
Read MoreDanilo Andjusic now with BdR Valladolid
Blancos de Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s Liga Endesa has added Serbian player Danilo Andjusic (195 cm) for the 2013-14 season. The 22-year-old Andjusic is has been a recent addition to the Serbian National Team (2012, 2013) and was a participant in the recent 2013 Eurobasket held at Slovenia. Danilo began the 2012-13 season playing in…
Read MoreDaniel Clark released by Laboral Kutxa
British baller Daniel Clark (210 cm) is parting ways with Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria. He was signed by the club in September 2013. Clark managed to appear in one game for Laboral Kutxa and he tallied just three points while grabbing five rebounds. Clark spent the last three seasons playing for Asefa…
Read MoreRobertas Bitinas brought in by Planasa NV
Spanish LEB Gold team Planasa Navarra has added Lithuanian guard Robertas Bitinas (182 cm). He is coming in as a replacement for Michael Mokongo, who departed for Monaco. The Lithuanian has spent most of his recent years on home soil and in the last couple of seasons was under contract with S.Marciulionio K.A. Vilnius (NKL).…
Read MoreLuther Head parts with BdR Valladolid
Ex-NBA guard Luther Head (191 cm, Illinois’05) is parting ways with Spanish Liga Endesa team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid. Head had originally signed with them in September this year. He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (24th) in the 2005 NBA Draft. His foray in Spain will be his first signing outside…
Read MoreSpain Liga Endesa: 2013-14 season tips off
The Spanish Liga Endesa tipped off their 2013-14 season with two contests on Saturday, they’ll play six on Sunday, and the remaining contest between Real Madrid and Valladolid will take place on Tuesday. The first game of the season pitted CB Canarias against Rio Natura Monbus, with Canarias coming out on top of a wild…
Read MoreReal Madrid comes from behind to defeat Beijing
Real Madrid used a big fourth quarter comeback to pick up a 92:86 win against the Beijing Ducks in Beijing on Friday. The contest wraps up the Euroleague’s World Tour and gives them a 5-1 record with Olympiacos taking two games in Brazil, CSKA Moscow splitting with NBA teams having beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves and…
Read MoreCarl English leaves Estudiantes Madrid
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii´03) will not stay with Asefa Estudiantes Madrid this season after parting ways with the Spanish Liga Endesa team. The Canadian has been in Spain since 2007 and has also played for Badalona, Sevilla, Laboral Vitora, and Gran Canaria in the ACB Liga Endesa. The guard had a very good season…
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