Puerto Rico
FIBA Americas 2015 Day 1 Recap
The FIBA Americas 2015 tournament is underway. At stake, aside from national pride, are two berths to the basketball competition at the 2016 Olympic Games. Eight of the 10 participating took to the court to kick off Day 1 of the event. The action was intense from start to finish, with every win being ever-so…
Read MoreAngel Daniel Vassallo deals with Le Harve
Angel Daniel Vassallo (198 cm, Virginia Tech’09) has decided to link up with STB Le Havre (France, Pro B) during the 2015/2016 season. The swingman has been playing for Leones de Ponce most recently in the Puerto Rican BSN, and over 59 games he made solid averages of 14.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreMarchand Cup, Canada and Puerto Rico win
Day 2 of the 2015 Marchand Continental Cup organized by FIBA Americas saw Canada and Puerto Rico collect victories, both nations remaining undefeated after two contests. The Canadians got the better of Brazil to leave their opponents winless after two games, Puerto Rico edged Dominican Republic after a high scoring encounter. Brazil vs. Canada, 64-80…
Read MoreHodge Wins Claim vs. Baskonia at BAT
Walter Hodge filed a claim against his Spanish club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and interest. He submitted that the team failed to make all the payments under the termination agreement. Hodge has triple citizenship from the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was a…
Read MoreLeones de Ponce wins consecutive BSN title
Leones de Ponce defended its position as the best team in the Puerto Rico BSN by defeating Capitanes de Arecibo for the title. A 70-67 victory in Ponce was enough to hand Leones a 4-2 series win and its second consecutive BSN success. The franchise also put its name in the record books, picking up…
Read MoreCarlos Arroyo inks with Barcelona
Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International’01) has been tabbed by Spanish giant FC Barcelona (Liga Endesa and Euroleague) for the 2015/2016 season. The ex-Puerto Rican international is officially at veteran status at 36-years old, but he still brings plenty to the table and Barcelona will be looking to tap into that next season. The point…
Read MorePuerto Rico BSN: Ponce one step closer to title
Leones de Ponce stunned Capitanes of Arecibo in Game 5 of the Puerto Rico BSN finals series to take charge of the championship decider. An 81-91 victory on the road was enough for the franchise to take a 3-2 lead in the series, and with the finals descending on Ponce once again in Game 6,…
Read MoreTu Holloway joins Guaynabo
The Mets de Guaynabo from Puerto Rico’s BSN recently added Tu Holloway (182 cm, Xavier’12) to their roster this 2015. Holloway is moving from Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB), where he played 27 games and was able to post averages of 15.9 ppg and 4.1 apg. His 2014/15 season was spent with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz…
Read MoreEric Dawson added by Ponce
Eric Dawson (206 cm, Midwestern State’07) is a recent addition to the roster of Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico BSN) this 2015. In 2014/15 Dawson played for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A) and in 13 games was able to record averages of 11.1 ppg and 9.0 rpg. Eric joined Chalon after a completing a brief stint…
Read MoreJulian Wright now with Santurce
Former NBA forward Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) has agreed to terms with Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) and will join the club this 2015. Wright played for two European teams in the 2014/15 season. He began the season on the roster of Greek powerhouse Panthinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). He played nine games for them in…
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