North America
FIBA 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 MoreJoseph Jones to play for Santurce
Joseph Jones (204 cm, Texas A&M’08) is headed to Puerto Rico to play for the Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN). Jones is joining the team as a replacement for fellow American Will McDonald (211 cm, South Florida’03). In 2012-13 Jones played for CAI Zaragoza from Spain’s ACB. He averaged 7.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg in 39…
Read MoreD.J. Strawberry signs with Arecibo
Former NBA guard D.J. Strawberry (196 cm, Maryland’07) is headed to Puerto Rico via his signing with the Capitanes de Arecibo (BSN). He was drafted out of college in 2007 by the Phoenix Suns, in the second round (59th). In 2012-13 Strawberry played for KK Cibona VIP Zagreb from Croatia’s A1. He represented the Croatian…
Read MoreLavar Simmons joins Challans
Bahamian power forward Lavar Simmons (201 cm, Master’s’05) will stay in France after penning a three year contract with Vendee Challans (NM1). Simmons has spent his entire professional career in French Basketball and this season he has been taking to the court with ProB outfit Saint-Quentin. He featured 24 times for the club and picked…
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,…
Read MoreJumaine Jones returns to Puerto Rico
Jumaine Jones (203 cm, Georgia’99) has signed with Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico, BSN) as the latest import player on the roster. The seasoned forward has been playing in Israel with Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon where he featured in 27 games and logged averages of 12.9 points and 10 rebounds. The 34-year old American will…
Read MoreWarren Ward added by TBB Trier
Warren Ward (196 cm) is joining TBB Trier from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. This will be the 23-year-old Canadian’s rookie season straight out of the University of Ottawa where played from 2008 to 2013. Ward is being offered a two-year deal to play for TBB Trier. He will likely be eased in slowly…
Read More