South America
John Cox moves to Cholet
John Cox (196 cm, USF’05) is moving teams from France’s ProA league. The Venezuelan-born American is moving to Cholet Basket, after spending the 2012-13 season playing for Paris-Levallois. John played 15 games in the EuroChallenge for Paris-Levallois this 2012-13 and he averaged 10.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg, helping them reach as far as the quarterfinals.…
Read MoreMike Williams signs with Formosa
Mike Williams (201 cm, Cincinnati’09) will be heading to South America next season to play with Argentinian club La Union Formosa (Liga A). The power forward spent the whole of the 2012/2013 season with Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun in the Mexican LNBP. He played 41 games for the team last season and secured averages of…
Read MoreJayson Granger moves to Unicaja Malaga
Jayson Granger (186 cm) will be playing for Spain’s Unicaja Malaga (Liga Endesa) this 2013-14 season. He makes the move after playing three seasons for played for Asefa Estudiantes Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa). His familiarity with the country and the league should be a plus and he should not have any difficulties adjusting to his new…
Read MoreJustin Keenan signs with La Union
Justin Keenan (202 cm, Ferris State’11) has signed with La Union Formosa from Argentina’s LigaA for the 2013-14 season. Keenan will be joining his sixth team in his sophomore season as a pro. In 2012-13 he played for Club Trouville (Uruguay-LUB) and averaged 26.3 ppg and 9.2 rpg in 38 games. In March 2013 he…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: United States takes World title
The FIBA Men U19 World Championships concluded Sunday with the United States running the table during the competition winning all nine games they played, finishing with an 82:68 win over Serbia in the title game. This is the fifth U19 World Title for the US. Through the tournament the US used a balanced scoring attack…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Serbia to meet USA in Final
The Finals of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships are now set and will feature the United States against Serbia on Sunday. The US qualified for the finale by pounding Lithuania 100:60 and the Serbians earned their spot in the final contest by edging Australia 63:58. In the qualifying rounds the US handed Serbia it’s…
Read MoreLee Roberts re-signs with Estudiantes Con
Lee Roberts (201 cm, Findlay, OH’09) has been re-signed by Estudiantes Concordia from Argentina (TNA) for the coming season. Roberts joined the team in the 2012-13 season and was impressive as he averaged a double-double, logging 17.7 ppg and 11.8 rpg. They were dominant in the Argentinian TNA as they finished the regular season atop…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreFIBA 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…
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