Carl English joins CB Canarias
CB Canaria Tenrife of Spain’s Liga Endesa has added Canadian player Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) this 2013-14 season. English was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2005 to 2009 and again in 2011. Carl is a veteran of the Spanish league and has spent most of his professional career in the Liga…
Read MoreReal Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow, 93-79
A clash of the titans on Thursday threw together Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow in the Spanish capital. Real exacted revenge on CSKA for the defeat a few weeks ago and in the process bounced back from a disappointing defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich last week. Despite the loss, CSKA Moscow stayed top…
Read MoreUkraine withdraws as Eurobasket 2015 host
Ukraine has formally informed FIBA of its desire to withdraw as the Eurobasket 2015 hosts. The move is understandable considering the current political tension between them and Russia. Tensions were recently turned up a notch after Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a treaty allowing Crimea to become part of the Russian Federation. “I cannot imagine how…
Read MoreBambale Osby moves to BC Siauliai
Bambale Osby (203 cm, Maryland’08) is headed to BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL) after starting 2013-14 with VAP Kolossos Rodou (Greece-A1). This 2013-14 the big man played a total of 21 games for the Greek club and was able to deliver averages of 10.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg. In 2012-13 he played in France for Entente Orleans 45…
Read MoreTerry Smith to land with Kolossos
VAP Kolossos Rodou (Greece-A1) has agreed to terms on a deal to bring in Terry Smith (185 cm, Mercyhurst’08) for the rest of the season. The 28-year-old Smith is coming from Jolly Jadranska Banka Sibenik (Croatia-A1). Terry has played two games for Jolly and averaged 20.5 ppg and 4.5 apg. He moved to Jolly after…
Read MoreEurocup Quarterfinals: Game 1 recap
The Eurocup has already thrown up thrills and spills aplenty throughout the season and the Quarterfinals are continuing that trend. Game 1 of this phase as now passed and fans around Europe were treated to high class Basketball as teams jostle to carve a path to the Semifinals. Home court advantage has proved pivotal so…
Read MoreDewarick Spencer signs with Sagesse
Dewarick Spencer (193 cm, Arkansas State’05) has signed a deal to play for Sagesse – Al Hemeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). This is the third Asian league Spencer will be playing in this season. He kicked off 2013-14 playing five games for Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor (Iran-Superleague) where he averaged 24.2 ppg and 2.4 apg. In…
Read MoreApoel bags 2013-14 Cypriot Championship
Cyprus – Cytavision Apoel Nicosia takes down Game 5 of their championship series against Petrolina AEK Larnaca, 81-50 and are now the 2014 Champs. It was an great series from the league’s top two teams. Throughout the season and all through the playoffs Apoel employed solid defense as the secret to their success. The championship…
Read MoreBen Wallace sentenced to one year in jail
Ben Wallace (206 cm, Virginia Union’96) was sentenced to one year in prison after the former NBA star pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a car crash in February. The Henrico County judge suspended all but two days of Wallace’s one-year sentence and the player started serving his two-day sentence on Tuesday. What appears…
Read MoreBudivelnik Kiev has lead against Belgrade
The Eurocup Quarterfinals are underway as all clubs turn their attention to reaching the Semifinals on April 1st. The stage was started on Tuesday evening as Budivelnik Kiev downed Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 82-79 to take a 1-0 lead in their two game series. The game was played in Zalgiris Arena in Lithuania as the…
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