North America
Edgar Sosa brought back by Sassari
2015 Italian Serie A champions Banco di Sardegna Sassari have decided to bring back Dominican player Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) this 2015/16. Sosa played 10 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and posted averages of 10.4 ppg and 4.2 apg. He also appeared in five games during their run in the Eurocup and…
Read MoreHalifax Rainmen file for Bankruptcy
The ownership of the Halifax Rainmen from Canada’s NBL has filed for bankcruptcy. It’s a bitter end to an already sour 2014/15 season for the franchise. The team, which joined the league in 2011, forfeited the final game of the league finals series in April. The players from the Windsor Express and the Halifax Rainmen…
Read MoreCarl Elliott joins Soles de Santo Domingo
Carl Elliott (193 cm, George Washinton’07) is a recent addition to the roster of Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2015. The 32-year-old veteran is moving there from Crocodilos de Caracas (Venezuela-LPB). He played 42 games for his former team and registered averages of 20.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 5.2 apg. Carl helped the…
Read MoreRoss Bekkering retained by Groningen
Donar Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) has retained the services of Canadian player, Ross Bekkering (203 cm) for yet another season this 2015. Bekkering has been with Groningen since 2013, but has played his entire pro career in the Netherlands. In 2014/15 Ross was able to play 9.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Groningen over the course of…
Read More2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, semi’s set
The final four nations of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship have been decided after the USA, Croatia, Turkey, and tournament hosts Greece swept into the semi-finals. The group stages and Round of 16 certainly helped to sharpen the teams and this was easily the closest round of the competition so far. Even the United…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, Q/F stage locked
The eighth finals of the U19 World Championships threw up a few surprises as the nations to contest the quarter-finals were locked. The biggest shock came as Australia downed Serbia to reach the last eight, joining tournament hosts Greece in the next round. Team USA also flew into the final eight with a big win…
Read MoreKhem Birch to play for Usak
Khem Birch (208 cm, UNLV’14) is now a new member of Usak Sportlif (Turkey-TBL) and will be joining the team for the 2015/16 season. Khem is a 22-year-old Canadian player who signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce (USA-D-League) after being released by the Miami Heat during his rookie season (2014/15). In 52 D-League games Birch…
Read MoreDevin Sweetney to Huracanes del Atlantico
Devin Sweetney (198 cm, St. Francis’10) has been picked up by the Huracanes del Atlantico (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2015. Sweetney spent his 2014/15 season playing for a couple of teams from the Swiss LNA. He initially signed with Union Neuchatel Basket where Devin was able to play four games and produce averages of 15.3 ppg…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, groups decided
The group phase of the 2015 U19 World Championships has come to a close and the nations holding berths to the next round have been decided. There are few surprises heading into the Round of 16, but the exciting knockout stage will pit the best youngsters from around the world against each other. On Tuesday,…
Read More2015 FIBA U19, Day 2 recap
Day 2 of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship saw some of the tournament favourites consolidate their positions in the group stages. However, it was yet another day of enthralling action as the underdog nations hustled to cause plenty of scares and a lot of excitement for the crowds in Heraklion, Greece. Group A USA…
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