North America
Leones de Ponce win Puerto Rican title
To the resounding roars of an exuberant home crowd, Leones de Ponce claimed their 13th Puerto Rican BSN title via a 88-75 victory over Capitanes de Arecibo. Their win ends a decade-long drought for the franchise who last tasted gold in 2004. This was the first championship for coach Nelson Colon. He expertly capitalized on…
Read MoreShawn King lands with Le Havre
STB Le Havre (France-ProA) has acquired the services of Vincentian player Shawn King (208 cm, ORU’08) this 2014-15 season. The 32-year-old big man spent the 2013-14 season playing for Granarolo Bologna from Italy’s Serie A. Shawn averaged 6.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 1.3 bpg for Bologna in 27 games. King is no stranger to the…
Read MoreArecibo takes early BSN finals lead
The Puerto Rico BSN finals series is underway and the spoils of Game 1 went to Capitanes de Arecibo as the franchise overcame Leones de Ponce. It was a narrow game that went to the wire, with Arecibo winning 83-81 to take a 1-0 lead in the series as the team looks for its first…
Read MoreArecibo in BSN finals, awaits opponent
The Capitanes de Arecibo have reached the finals of the Puerto Rico BSN after crushing Pirates de Qubradillas 100-79 in Game 5 their semifinals match-up. Arecibo is now 8-1 in their post-season run and look like strong contenders for this season’s title. They also finished atop of the league at the end of the regular…
Read MoreTitanes del Licey tie LNB finals
The Dominican Republic LNB finals series is all square once again as Titanes Del Licey defeated Metros de Santiago 80-75 to tie the series at 2-2. The home success came in Game 4 of the title run as both franchises duked it out once again. Titanes Del Licey vs. Metros de Santiago, 80-75 Titanes got…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa signs with Sassari
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) from the Dominican Republic has signed a deal to play for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-SerieA) this 2014-15 season. He has been a long time member of the Dominican Republic National Team, starting from 2005-06, then again in 2011-2013. The 26-year-old Sosa spent the 2013-14 season playing for Ratiopharm Ulm…
Read MoreRoss Bekkering renews with Groningen
The GasTerra Flames Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) will be bringing back Canadian big man Ross Bekkering (203 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Ross participated in six EuroChallenge games for the Dutch powerhouse and averaged 8.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg. He managed to play in a total of 46 games in the domestic Dutch Eredivisie league and there…
Read MoreBahamas wins 7th CBC Championship
The most successful country in the history of the CBC Championship retained the crown in 2014 as the Bahamas defeated Cuba 64-74 in the final. Throughout the final day of the competition all the other positions were also settled. Cuba vs. Bahamas, 64-74 The Bahamas was chasing a record 7th CBC Championship title, while Cuba…
Read MoreLatavious Williams re-joins Santiago
Latavious Williams (202 cm) has agreed to play for Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic, LNB) during the 2014/2015 season for what will be his second stint with the franchise. Last season the American played for Cajasol Sevilla in the Spanish Liga Endesa and from ten games he averaged 10.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per appearance.…
Read MoreCaribebasket: Bahamas and Cuba into final
Day 4 of the Caribebasket (CBC Championship) settled which teams would advance to the final, while the lower finishing positions remain undecided. The Bahamas progressed to the final and will be joined by Cuba in the showpiece event on Saturday night. Barbados and Guyana were the other winners on the day. Semifinals British Virgin Islands…
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