Colombia
Terrell Taylor signs with Aguilas
Terrell Taylor (203 cm, Virginia Tech’03) has been brought into the team at Aguilas de Tunja (Colombia, DPB) to replace the injured Curtis Williams (205 cm, Louisiana Tech’00). 32-year old Taylor is a well-travelled pro who has huge experience playing in South America, especially in Argentina. For the last month the American has been playing…
Read MoreTaverius Wilkins signs with Once Caldas de Manizales
Taverius Wilkins (211 cm, Wilberforce’10) has been signed by Once Caldas de Manizales from Colombia’s Copa Federacion. Wilkins started the 2012-13 season playing for Cercle Municipal Casablance from Morocco’s Division 1, but moved to the Dayton Knights from the USA’s UBA. He played two games for the Knights before signing with the Colombian club. In…
Read MoreJake Blankenship signs in Colombia
Jake Blankenship (207 cm, Southeastern’11) has signed with Colombian club Once Caldas. He is replacing Christopher Moore. Jake Blankenship played in Portugal before.
Read MoreGiovanni Rivera named coach of the Patriotas de Boyaca
Patriotas de Boyaca of the Colombian Federation Cup have announced that they have hired Giovanni Rivera as their new coach. Rivera has been coaching the Mexican U18 squad and has experience coaching the Syrian U16 and U18 National teams.
Read MoreOnce Caldas announce import players
Once Caldas announced the three players that they will put on their roster as imports for the 2012 Federation Cup. Tayron Thomas is a 1.91m guard from the US who has been playing in the Dominican Republic. Alpha Bangura is a 1.95m guard who has played in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Coming in to…
Read MoreFIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships – Day 2
The FIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championships completed their second day of competition in Gurabo, Puerto Rico with the US and Brazil getting off to quick 2-0 in pool play in their respective groups. As an added incentive to the squads, the top four teams in this years tournament will be given berths to the U19…
Read MoreFirst win for Chile, beating Columbia with 76-66
Chile registered the first win at the South American Championship. They defeated Colombia in the second round of Group A action. Erik Carrasco (181-PG-83) came up with 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead the winners. Chile dominated from start to finish. They ensured a 39:26 halftime lead. The gap grew in the third quarter.…
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