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Sefton Barrett remains with KTP Kotka
Sefton Barrett (196 cm, Central Michigan’07) is set to return to KTP Basket Kotka from Finland’s Korisliiga for the 2013-14 season. The Canadian player has been signed for one more season by the club. In 2012-13 the 29-year-old Barrett averaged 16.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 47 games in the Finnish league. He helped KTP…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: United States takes World title
The FIBA Men U19 World Championships concluded Sunday with the United States running the table during the competition winning all nine games they played, finishing with an 82:68 win over Serbia in the title game. This is the fifth U19 World Title for the US. Through the tournament the US used a balanced scoring attack…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Serbia to meet USA in Final
The Finals of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships are now set and will feature the United States against Serbia on Sunday. The US qualified for the finale by pounding Lithuania 100:60 and the Serbians earned their spot in the final contest by edging Australia 63:58. In the qualifying rounds the US handed Serbia it’s…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreMichael Fraser signs with Igokea
Michael Fraser (203 cm, Oklahoma Baptist’07) will be returning to Europe. He has been added by BC Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnia and Herzergovina (Division 1) for the upcoming season. The Canadian is coming off a stint playing in Asia for Byblos from Lebanon’s Division A. In 2012-13 Fraser averaged an impressive 20.1 ppg and 16.9…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreSean Denison inks with Oradea
Sean Denison (211 cm, Santa Clara’07) has been added to the roster for next season by CSM Oradea (Romania, Division A). The Canadian center has been playing this season with Ataman Rostov in the Russian Superleague where he played 18 games over the course of the campaign. During those games Denison posted averages of 10.3ppg,…
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