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EuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given
Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…
Read MoreJackie Carmichael begins career in Spain
Jackie Carmichael (206 cm, Illinois State’13) will begin his professional career in Spain this 2013-14. The 23-year-old Carmichael is set to play his rookie season for Spanish Liga Endesa team Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. In his senior year at Illinois State, Jackie averaged 17.4 ppg and 9.3 rpg. Aside from his impressive scoring numbers, he…
Read MoreHaralampos Giannopoulos to La Bruixa dOr
Spanish Liga Endesa team La Bruixa d’Or Manresa has added Greek player Haralampos Giannopoulos (200 cm) for the 2013-14 season. This will be Giannopoulos’ first foray outside of his home Greece. Haralampos spent 2012-13 playing for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). He played in five games for them in the Euroleague. Despite the team’s early exit in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone
Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 3 complete, four unbeaten
With Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013, the playoff picture is starting to unfold with only four clubs now undefeated, four without wins and eight that sit with 1-2 records. As of the completion of Day 3, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, and host club Slovenia are the sole holders of 3-0 records with Greece dominating their opponents…
Read MoreRenaldo Woolridge stops by Bilbao
Rookie Renaldo Woolridge (206 cm, USC’13) is getting his professional career underway this season and he has agreed to join Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (Spain, ACB). For the time being the forward has signed a short term contract with the club and will spend the pre-season workout period with the team. The American recently featured…
Read MoreAlfredo Ott switches to Logrono
Alfredo Ott (193 cm, Dillard’05) will continue in Spain next season after agreeing to play for Cocinas.com Logrono (LEB Gold). The guard was in the Spanish LEB Gold last season playing for Palencia and over 33 games he managed to average 8.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. During the 2011/2012 season the…
Read MoreBrandon Sebirumbi inks with Navarra
Brandon Sebirumbi (206 cm, Furman’12) has penned a deal to play for Planasa Navarra (Spain, LEB Gold) during the coming season. The Ugandan who also holds an American passport played last season in the Portuguese LPB league where he represented Sampaense. The forward played 22 times for Sampaense and recorded averages of 7.4 points and…
Read MoreDevoe Joseph inks with FIATC Joventut
Canadian Devoe Joseph (193 cm, Oregon’12) has agreed to terms with Spanish Liga Endesa team FIATC Joventut Baladona to play for them this 2013-14 season. Devoe recently joined his brother, NBA guard Cory Joseph, as a member of the Canadian National Team this 2013 and is currently participating in the ongoing FIBA Americas being held…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Day 1, Groups C and D
EuroBasket 2013 is underway in Slovenia with 24 teams battling for six spots in the 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. Round 1 consists of four groups of six teams that will play each other once with the top three teams from each group moving on to the second round. Group C…
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