Spain
Charles Ramsdell moves to Gipuzkoa
Charles Ramsdell (208 cm, Tulsa’07) is moving to another team within Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2013-14. Ramsdell will play for Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC. He was with Assignia Manresa in 2012-13. Charles played 21 games for Assignia Manresa and averaged 9.3 ppg and 3.1 rpg. He was sidelined with a torn MCL and needed surgery…
Read MoreFIBA U16: Four unbeaten in Euro Championships
Four teams remain undefeated after Day 1 of Round 2 in the FIBA U16 European Championship for Men being held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Turkey and Greece came out of the first of three games in Round 2 with wins to sit on top of Group E with 3-0 records, while Croatia and Serbia sport similar…
Read MoreScott Bamforth agrees with Sevilla
Scott Bamforth (188 cm, Weber State’13) will embark on his professional career by joining Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla (Spain, ACB) this season. The American enjoyed a solid senior year in college with Weber States where he played 32 games and secured averages of 13.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in the NCAA.…
Read MoreDominic Waters goes to La Bruixa d’Or
La Bruixa d’Or Manresa from Spain Liga Endesa has added Dominic Waters (185 cm, Portland State’10) for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old Waters will be reinforcing their backcourt. In 2012-13 Dominic began his season playing for Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia’s Telemach league. He logged nine Euroleague games for them and averaged 2.4 ppg…
Read MoreRomain Sato to Valencia
Romain Sato (194 cm, Xavier’04) will play in the Spanish ACB for the first time this season after penning a deal with Valencia Basket. It may come as a surprise that the swingman has yet to sample Spanish Basketball especially as he has been one of the most consistent European based performers in recent years.…
Read MoreMike Muscala inks with Blusens Monbus
Mike Muscala (211 cm, Bucknell’13) will play for Blusens Monbus Obradoiro CAB from Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2013-14. The 22-year-old Muscala was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (44th) in the 2013 NBA draft. His rights were sent to the Atlanta Hawks, but he was not signed by the team. In his…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Turkey to play Croatia for title
They saved the best for last… The semifinal contests that pitted Turkey against Spain, and Croatia against host club Latvia, were two of the closest games of the FIBA Men U18 European Championships, with both games coming down to last second shots. In the Turkey-Spain contest, after leading the entire game, Spain found themselves down…
Read MoreJoseph Jones returns to Zaragoza
Joseph Jones (204 cm, Texas A&M’08) will be returning to Spain this season after agreeing terms with ACB club CAI Zaragoza. The American was on the roster at Zaragoza last season and played 39 games outside of the starting five and averaged 7.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. The 27-year old then moved to…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: Croatia ousts Russia in QFs
Just as it happened in the recent U20 tournament in Estonia, all four quarterfinal contests went to the clubs playing out of the FIBA Men U18 Group F. Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia, all having competed in Group F, have all won their quarterfinals matches against Serbia, Lithuania, France, and Croatia, respectively. The quarterfinal results…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings
As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…
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