Brazil
Real Madrid wins Intercontinental Cup
Sau Paolo, Brazil – Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid downed the 2015 Liga Americas champion, Bauru, 91-79 to claim the 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs were in regular-season form as they took down their hosts in Game 2 of the series. Bauru edged Real Madrid 91-90 in Game 1. This is…
Read MoreJason Robinson inks with Flamengo
Veteran player Jason Robinson (198 cm, Pikeville’03) is taking his game to Brazil this 2015/16 after agreeing to a deal with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil-NBB). The 35-year-old Robinson has played extensively in Spain. In 2014/15 he was on the roster of CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played 15 games for his team during…
Read MoreFIBA 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 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 MoreVitor Benite deals with UCAM Murcia
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB from the Spanish Liga Endesa has signed Brazilian player Vitor Benite for the 2015/16 season. The 25-year-old Benite has been a member of the Brazilian national team since 2009 and most recently played for Brazil in Panamerican games. He is coming from Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil-NBB), where he…
Read MoreLiga Americas 2015: Bauru claims title
Top Brazilian NBB team Bauru took down Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun from Mexico’s LNBP 86-72 to claim the 2015 Liga Americas title. Bauru easily took down Argentinian club Penarol, while Pioneros downed Brazilian team Flamengo en route to their Finals clash. It was an impressive overall performance by Bauru, which came up with a game…
Read MoreGuillermo Araujo to SKY/Basquete Cearense
Guillermo Araujo (204 cm) has agreed to terms with SKY/Basquete Cearense (Brazil-NBB). During the 2013/2014 season the Paraguayan center started with Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico-BSN) and over sixteen games averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. In Liga Americas he played four games and notched 5.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. Later on he…
Read MoreVitor Faverani leaves Boston Celtics
Vitor Faverani (211 cm) has left the Boston Celtics after being cut by the NBA franchise after injury cut short his stay. The Brazilian player signed a new $2 million deal with the Celtics this summer but was injured during the pre-season. He played for the franchise during the 2013/2014 season and from 37 games…
Read MoreKyle Lamonte opts for Brasilia
Kyle Lamonte (191 cm, William Carey’08) will suit up for Brazilian NBB club Uniceub/BRB/Brasilia through the course of this campaign. He is joining the club after already playing for Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania, LKL) this season. The American played in sixteen LKL games and brought averages of 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.9 dimes per…
Read MoreWorrel Clahar heads to Sorocabana
Brazilian NBB club Liga Sorocabana de Basquete announced the signing of Worrel Clahar (180 cm, De Paul’13) to the team. The American has not had a post so far this season so will be heading to South American raring to go. His last Basketball came during the 2013/2014 season playing for Energy Investments Massagno in…
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