North America
CBC Championship Day 3 roundup
The Group stage of the 2014 Caribebasket (CBC Championship) tournament drew to a close after all nations played their third game of the competition. Two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, but let’s have a look how they got there. Group A Bahamas vs. Cuba, 77-71 After winning two consecutive games, Cuba…
Read MoreCBC Championship Game 2 recap
Day 2 of the FIBA CBC Championship saw defending champions the US Virgin Islands romp to a second consecutive victory in Group B while the British Virgin Islands also made it two from two. In Group A Cuba crushed Saint Vincent to maintain a 100% record while Antigua registered its first win of the tournament.…
Read MoreTijuana ties CIBACOPA Finals series 3-3
The Mexican CIBACOPA Finals series is going to the wire after Zonkeys de Tijuana evened the title series by defeating Caballeros de Culiacan in Game 6. The franchise needed overtime to pick up the 86-80 victory though as Culiacan pushed in its pursuit of the title. Indeed, Tijuana trailed by nine points after thirty minutes…
Read MoreWarren Ward departs TBB Trier
Warren Ward (196 cm) has parted company with German BBL outfit TBB Trier after one season with the club. The Canadian joined Trier straight from college at the start of the 2013/2014 season and featured in 33 games for the club. As a non-starter he had a solid amount of time on the floor and…
Read MoreWalter Sharpe signs with Guayama
Walter Sharpe (206 cm, UAB’08) will be making a return engagement to Puerto Rico’s BSN this 2014, signing a deal with Brujos de Guayama. He’s logged his first game for his new club and tallied 5 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes of action on the floor. He came off an 18-game run with…
Read MoreKris Joseph now with Dijon
Kris Joseph (201 cm, Syracuse’12) will be playing for a new team in the French Pro A this coming 2014-15 season, after signing with JDA Dijon Bourgogne. The Canadian-born Joseph also has citizenship from Trinidad and Tobago. He was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2009 and 2013. In the 2013-14 season Kris…
Read MoreDarryl Strawberry joins Quebradillas
D.J. Darryl Strawberry (196 cm, Maryland’07) has signed for Piratas de Quebradillas for the Puerta Rican BSN summer season. It has been a busy year for the guard as he has played in two leagues and three competitions. D.J. started the campaign with KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia, A1 and Adriatic League) where he featured in…
Read MoreAndrew Wiggins is No.1 in 2014 NBA Draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers chose to use their first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft on a promising, athletic player from Canada in Andrew Wiggins (203 cm, Kansas’14). Going into the final minutes allotted to the team to make their pick there was much speculation on whether they would go with Wiggins’ upside, or Duke…
Read MoreNBA trades on eve of 2014 Draft
It’s the eve of what is expected to be a very busy 2014 NBA Draft Day and already several teams are positioning themselves to improve their rosters for the upcoming season and the future. A couple of NBA trades have been agreed upon by the participating teams and are just awaiting league approval. The trades…
Read MoreTerrence Shannon signs with Santo Domingo
Terrence Shannon (203 cm, Elgin CC’99) is on his way to play for the Leones de Santo Domingo from the Dominican Republic’s LNB this 2014-15. The veteran forward is coming off a stint with the Pirates de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico-BSN), where he managed to post averages of 10.3 ppg and 6.6 rpg in 18 games.…
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