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Birmingham Knights join British league
The British Basketball League has today announced a new franchise in the form of the Birmingham Knights. The team will represent England’s and the United Kingdom’s second biggest city in the BBL starting in the 2013-2014 season. The new franchise will be the first time that Birmingham has had a team in the British Basketball…
Read MorePhillip signed by San German
Darren Phillip (201 cm, Fairfield’00) has been signed by Atleticos San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN. San German needs all the help they can get with a current record of 4-12. The British-American Phillip will be tasked to do some damage in the inside in order to open things up for the team’s outside game.…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu signs with Milano
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2006, George Washington’06) has departed Cajasol Sevilla (Spain, ACB) after just a month with the team. Mensah-Bonsu’s next destination had been revealed to be Cimberio Varese in Italy’s Serie A but the the British player has instead opted to join up with Olimpia Milano who came in at the last minute…
Read MoreBritish Basketball Association to launch in 2014
The popularity of basketball in the UK has grown recently and the British Basketball Association (BBA) intends to capitalize on it. It intends to start a high-level league composed of eight teams from various UK cities in its first season, with an option to expand to 14 teams later on. The development of the league will…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu to play in Spain
Former NBA big man, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (206 cm, George Washington’06) has been signed by Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. He injured his knee when he played for England in the 2012 London Olympic games. After the injury, he soon parted ways with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League. In 2011-12 he was…
Read MoreJustin Robinson parts ways with BC Kyiv
British player, Justin Robinson (187 cm, Rider’11) is leaving BC Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. He leaves after playing 33 games for BC Kyiv. In that time the 25-year-old Robinson averaged 10.7 ppg and 4.1 apg. In the 2011-12 season Robinson played for Pizza Express Apollon from Cyprus’ Division A. In 13 games playing for Apollon…
Read MoreEuroleague and NBA to enhance collaboration
Euroleague Basketball and the NBA will enhance their ongoing collaboration by developing several marketing and
Read MoreShane Walker signed by Matrixx Magixx
Shane Walker (208 cm, Loyola, Maryland’12) has been signed by Matrixx Magixx Wijchen from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie. The 26-year-old British import is moving to the Netherlands after playing for Forex Time Apollon from Cyprus’ Division A. He played one game for Forex Time in the Eurochallenge, where he scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.…
Read MoreNymburk wins seventh straight Czech Cup
CEZ Basketball Nymburk got 23 points from Radoslava Rancik as they won their seventh straight Czech Republic Cup and ninth overall with an
Read MoreRyan Richards departs Asseco Prokom
British player, Ryan Richards (212 cm) is now a free agent after parting ways with Asseco Prokom Gdynia from Poland’s TBL. Richards played nine games for Asseco Prokom in the TBL 0.9 ppg and 0.8 rpg in the 2012-13 season. In five games competing in the Euroleague, he averaged 4.4 ppg and 2.1 rpg. In…
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