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EuroBasket 2013: A little bit of everything on Day 1
Day 1 one of EuroBasket 2013 finally tipped off and to reward hoops fans that have waited nearly a year since the draws were presented the competition was intense, surprising, and frustrating all rolled into one. After months of roster watching, player jockeying, and pre-tournament chatter, EuroBasket 2013 is finally underway, and if the first…
Read MoreTariq Kirksay joins FIATC Joventut
French-American veteran player Tariq Kirksay (199 cm, Iona’00) will join Spanish Liga Endesa team FIATC Joventut Badalona this 2013-14 season. Kirksay is an American-born player who received French citizenship in 2006. Tariq just finished a four-game run with the Bucaneros de la Guaira (Venezuela-LPB) in June 2013, where he posted averages of 12.8 ppg and…
Read MoreMarko Banic signs with Estudiantes Madrid
Croatian Marko Banic (205 cm) is the latest addition to the roster of Estudiantes Madrid from Spain’s Liga Endesa for the 2013-14 season. Banic is coming off a brief and disappointing run with Unics Kazan (Russia-PBL) in 2012-13, and is hoping that a return to Spain this season will yield a better outcome. He played…
Read MoreEurobasket 2013 kicks off!
Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…
Read MoreDejan Ivanov pens with Estudiantes Madrid
Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) is will play in Spain’s Liga Endesa for Estudiantes Madrid this 2013-14. The 27-year-old Bulgarian player initially signed a deal to play for Granarolo Bologna (Italy-SerieA), but will be headed to Spain this upcoming season instead. He began the 2012-13 season playing in Lithuania’s LKL for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. In 16…
Read MoreLeonardo Mainoldi moves to Laboral Kutxa
Leonardo Mainoldi (203 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria. The Argentinian-Italian is making the move from another Liga Endesa team, Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada where he played the 2012-13 season. Mainoldi is a long-standing member of the Argentinian National Team from 2006 up to the present. Leonardo…
Read MoreVladimir Stimac now at Unicaja Malaga
Serbian big man Vladimir Stimac (211 cm) is the latest addition to the roster of Spanish Liga Endesa team Unicaja Malaga for the 2013-14 season. Stimac has been a member of the Serbian National Team from 2012 up to the present. Vladimir played in Turkey in 2012-13 for Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (TBL). He played a…
Read MoreTop five foreign NBA players under 25
Foreign NBA players such as Dirk Nowitzki (213 cm), Pau Gasol (213 cm) and Tony Parker (188 cm) have not only displayed great talent and skill in their NBA careers, they have also been part of championship-winning teams. They’ve set the bar high, but at the same time have paved the way for a greater…
Read MoreJordan Williams heads to Bilbao Basket
Jordan Williams (208 cm, Maryland’11) will test his skill in Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2013-14 season as he signs with Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. Things did not pan out for Williams in the NBA. After being drafted by the then New Jersey Nets in the second round in 2011, he was assigned to the D-League’s…
Read MoreDragan Labovic joins Laboral Kutxa
The Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria have added to their ranks Serbian Dragan Labovic (208 cm) for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Labovic had a shortened 2012-13 season with Russian team BC Nizhny Novgorod due to him suffering a tear to his Achilles tendon in late November 2012. Before the injury, Dragan was able…
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