Turkey
D.J. Stephens to Anadolu Efes
D.J. Stephens (198 cm, Memphis’13) has been added by Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. Stephens is coming off a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. He played two games for them and averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg as a reserve. He spent the earlier part of the season…
Read MoreJackson parts with Fenerbahce Ulker
Pierre Jackson (180 cm, Baylor’13) has parted ways with Turkish TBL club and Euroleague participant Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Jackson saw some minimal usage from the team in the Euroleague where he appeared in six games and averaged 3.3 ppg and 1.3 apg through just 7.8 minutes per game. In his lone, 15-minute game in the…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Round 13 recap
The penultimate week of Euroleague Top 16 action has drawn to a close as Round 13 was done and dusted on Friday evening. Results this week have paved the way to the playoffs with Group E decided and just one more place up for grabs in Group F. Many of the tournament favorites have found…
Read MoreTurkey – Restrictions lifted on foreign players
Turkey – The Turkish Basketball Federation is opening up its rules on the number of foreign players allowed on teams in the TBL and how they are utilized. The number of foreign players allowed to be signed by a team shall be raised to eight from the previous limit of six. Previously five of the…
Read MoreEurocup semifinalists decided
The Eurocup Semifinals have been set after Game 2 of the Quarterfinals decided the fates of the remaining clubs on Wednesday. As you would expect nearing the business end of the competition, the Basketball was hugely competitive, exciting, and full of drama. Only one series finished as a sweep as clubs gave no quarter at…
Read MoreEuroleague: Groups heat up in Top 16
After Round 11 of the Euroleague Top 16, it seems as though the tussle for the remaining qualification places will go down to the wire. With just three rounds left of this stage there is a three way stand off for the fourth and final Playoff position in both Groups E and F. Third place…
Read MoreEurocup Quarterfinals: Game 1 recap
The Eurocup has already thrown up thrills and spills aplenty throughout the season and the Quarterfinals are continuing that trend. Game 1 of this phase as now passed and fans around Europe were treated to high class Basketball as teams jostle to carve a path to the Semifinals. Home court advantage has proved pivotal so…
Read MoreManny Harris lands with Turk Telekom
Manny Harris (197 cm, Michigan’10) has been landed by Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of the season. Harris has had a busy 2013-14 season already with Turk Telekom being his fourth team. He began with the Orlando Magic, but was released in October. Harris then went to the NBA D-League where he signed…
Read MoreEurocup: Quarterfinal teams decided
The Quarterfinal stage of the Eurocup has been locked in after game 2 of the Eighthfinals was completed on Wednesday. The qualified teams now take their place in the next round of the competition as the path to the title becomes clearer. Three of the eight Eighthfinals series games proved to be sweeps, but there…
Read MoreDeividas Dulkys moving to Tofas Bursa
Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) has bought out the existing contract of Lithuanian player Deividas Dulkys (196 cm, Florida State’12) from Polish club Anwil Wloclawek. Dulkys moved to Anwil early in the 2013-14 season after spending time and as well as his rookie season with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL). Before the amicable buyout of his contract, Deividas…
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