Guillermo 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…

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FIBA Americas: Preliminary round is done

The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Americas 2013 are now in the books. Canada, Jamaica, Argentina and the Dominican Republic all came away with victories in their final matches for round one. Both Brazil and Paraguay end up as the winless teams in their respective groups and will not be proceeding into the second stage…

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FIBA Americas: Puerto Rico finishes perfect R1

As the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship moves into the final day of Round 1, Group A’s leader has already been established. Puerto Rico finished their fourth and final contest of the first round with their fourth win as they defeated Jamaica 88:82. The win keeps Puerto Rico unbeaten and drops Jamaica to 0-3 and tied…

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Paraguay’s Cerro Porteño become champions

Cerro Porteño (from Paraguay) out gunned Libertad 75 to 70 and became Champion of Paraguay after the fifth exhausting game of the play off series. This is not just any championship. Libertad has held the title for some 50 years but has finally been dethroned by Cerro, the new kings of Paraguayan basketball. It was…

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Paraguay: Olimpia beats Ciudad Nueva

Olimpia and Ciudade Nueva, both teams from the capital of Asunción, Paraguay, faced off in the second match for the Estadio Comuneros Cup. Olimpia barely pulled off a victory against Ciudad. Up to the last quarter, Ciudad dominated the whole game, leading by up to 18 points at times as they were cheered on by…

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Paraguay beats Bolivia 81-62

Paraguay opened with a vitory at the South American Championship in Argentina. They toppled Bolivia in Group B yesterday. Federico Mellone (193-F/G-85) stepped up with 15 points to pace the winners. Bolivia enjoyed a slightly better start to the game. They registered a 17:’15 lead ten minutes into the encounter. However Paraguay bounced back in…

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