Argentina
FIBA 3×3 World Tour concludes in Miami this week
12 of the best 3×3 squads in the world are heading to Miami, FL for the finale of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour competition. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, the teams representing cities from around the world, will square off in a competition that will divide the teams into two pools that…
Read MoreMarcus Fizer heads to LigaA with Bahia
Marcus Fizer inks deal to help Bahia Estudiantes (Argentina – LigaA) fill out their roster. Fizer (2.03m, college: Iowa St.), started last year for the Taiwan Mobile Leopards where he played just one game and scored 23 points and 13 rebounds. He then moved on to Puerto Rico and played for Brujos de Guayama in…
Read MoreDaniel Santiago to play in Argentina with Boca Juniors
Daniel Santiago confirmed his signing with Argentinian team Boca Juniors for the 2012/2013 season. Daniel Santiago will come to Argentina in the next few days to finish up with the red tape to begin playing on the 13 of September. The Puerto Rican will come to Argentina after a long and difficult process run by…
Read MoreThomas Terrell signs with Penarol
Veteran power forward Thomas Terrell (201 cm, Georgia State’02) has signed with Argentinian team Penarol Mar del Plata. Last year he played in the French Pro A for Heyres-Toulon and Saint Vallier.
Read MoreQuimsa beats Sionista in Argentina
Quimsa de Santiago beat Centro Juventud Sionista in a well-played game that was only decided with the last possession, 86-84. The first period was even, the command of the game switching back and forth between the two teams. Sionista ended the first half ahead by four points. Early in the third quarter, they extended their…
Read MorePartizan waives player from Malta and Argentina. Keeps Mexican
Partizan Belgrade has decided to not keep Matias Bortolin (205 cm, 19 years old) from Argentina and Samuel Deguara (223 cm, 21 years old) from Malta. Both players had been on a try-out with Partizan for about a month. The try-out of the third player, Mexican Jorge Gutierrez (190 cm, 24 years old), has been…
Read MoreLibertad breaks the Union with help from Ricky Sánchez
With excellent teamwork, Libertad Buenos Aires from Argentina beat its archrival, Club Atlético de Santa Fe, in a landslide victory, 91 to 64. This was Libertad’s third prep-match, which served as a testing ground for the new player, Ricky Sánchez (from Puerto Rico, played in the NBA development league). Ricky averaged 11.6 ppg and 4.2…
Read MoreSerbia, USA and France win Gold in FIBA 3×3 Worlds
The Serbian Mens team, US women’s team and the French mixed team all took home Gold medals from the first FIBA 3×3 World Championships, held in Athens, Greece.
Coming into the final day of competition, both the Ukraine and France had teams still in contention. France came out of Sunday’s final matches with an impressive haul of hardware winning Gold in the Mixed event, and Silver in both the Mens and Womens events.
Read MoreRobert “the animal” Brown signed by Los Leones
Los Leones (the lions) from Argentina officially contracted Robert Brown, “the Animal” this Friday morning. Brown will play for the team in its shot at the National Tournament this coming season. He is not new to Argentinian basketball, having played in QUIMSA (a sports association located in the city of Santiago del Estero, Argentina) and…
Read MoreLibertad Sunchales inks deal with Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez has signed an agreement to play with Libertad Sunchales for the 2012-13 season. Sanchez played with Estudiantes in Argentina last season, averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over 52 games. Over the summer he played in the CentroBasket and Olympic Qualifiers with the Puerto Rican National team.
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