South America
De’Sean Mattox to Tunja
De’Sean Mattox (185 cm, East Oregon’15) is diving straight into his professional career with Patriotas de Tunja (Colombia, Liga DirecTV). The American has recently graduated from East Oregon and is entering his rookie season where he will waste no time getting down to action. That’s because the Colombian top flight has already tipped off its…
Read MoreRodney White vs. Guaiqueries at BAT
Rodney White filed a claim versus former club Guaqueries de Margarita (Venezuela-LPB) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, penalties, and interest. The claimant submitted that the team only made partial payments based on their contract. The team answered that it had paid the player more than what he claims he received but…
Read MoreEsteban Batista to Chongqing Fly Dragon
Esteban Batista (208 cm) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Chinese club Chongqing Fly Dragon (CBA). Batista is a 31-year-old Uruguayan player who also holds a Spanish passport. He has been a long-time member of the Uruguayan national team from 2003 up to the present. Esteban played for 2015 Greek Cup winner Panathinaikos…
Read MoreQuimsa crowned Argentine champion
The 2015 Argentina LigaA champion has been decided, with the title going to Quimsa Santiago Del Estero after they overcame GECR Indalo in Game 6 of the finals series. The narrow 68-70 road victory meant Quimsa celebrated the championship with a 4-2 series win and lifted the Argentina LigaA for the first time in its…
Read MoreArgentina LigaA, Gimnasio Indalo hits back in finals
Gimnasio Indalo Rivadavia struck back in the Argentine LigaA title series to register its first victory in the championship run. In grabbing a 76-70 win at home against Quimsa Santiago Del Estro, Gimnasio made it 2-1 in the series and stopped Quimsa from taking a commanding 3-0 lead. However, the hosts needed overtime to get…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, Q/F stage locked
The eighth finals of the U19 World Championships threw up a few surprises as the nations to contest the quarter-finals were locked. The biggest shock came as Australia downed Serbia to reach the last eight, joining tournament hosts Greece in the next round. Team USA also flew into the final eight with a big win…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, groups decided
The group phase of the 2015 U19 World Championships has come to a close and the nations holding berths to the next round have been decided. There are few surprises heading into the Round of 16, but the exciting knockout stage will pit the best youngsters from around the world against each other. On Tuesday,…
Read More2015 FIBA U19, Day 2 recap
Day 2 of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship saw some of the tournament favourites consolidate their positions in the group stages. However, it was yet another day of enthralling action as the underdog nations hustled to cause plenty of scares and a lot of excitement for the crowds in Heraklion, Greece. Group A USA…
Read MoreJayson Granger now with Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) has landed Jayson Granger (188 cm) and will be adding him to strengthen their roster this 2015/16. Granger is an Uruguayan player who also has Italian citizenship. He has been on-and-off the Uruguayan team from 2009 up to the present. Jayson suited up for Spanish Liga Endesa club Unicaja Malaga in…
Read MoreMarinos de Anzoategui wins Venezuela LPB
Marinos de Anzoategui made it back to back Venezuelan league titles with an 81-85 road win over Guaros de Lara in Game 5 of the championship series. As well as being the club’s second consecutive title, it was also a fourth in five years and the Marinos are starting to put a dominant grip on…
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