NCAA: Duke Destroys Hartford 54-84, Now 8-1
The Duke Blue Devils are back on track and have been taking the NCAA by storm once again. Their latest victims, Hartford University. The visiting Blue Devils, led by R.J. Barrett and Zio Williamson, Duke cruised to an easy 54-84 win over the Hawks. Credit goes to coach Mike Krzyzewski, who rallied his troops after a…
Read MoreDuke Basketball: Destined for Greatness
Duke basketball is one of the most successful college programs in all of college sports. Led by one of the greatest coaches of all time in Coach K, who has the most final four appearances for any coach ever. With the second longest streak of all time being in the AP Top 25 success is…
Read MoreD.J. Shelton inks with Banvit
D.J. Shelton (208 cm, Washington State’14) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018-19 as a new member of Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-BSL). The 27-year-old Shelton transfers there after starting the season on the roster of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League). Shelton played two games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 10.0 ppg and…
Read MoreCanada Advances in Fifth Window of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
Just in the nick of time, Canada has become the last team to punch its ticket in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after an impressive 67-94 win over Brazil in Sao Paolo. It was a must-win game as both nations were tied at 7-2, with the victor being able to secure…
Read MoreJackie Carmichael added by Unics
Jackie Carmichael (206 cm, Illinois State’13) is a recent addition to the camp of Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB League) and is a welcome reinforcement to their frontcourt. This will be Carmichael’s third team this season, so hopefully, he finds some stability with his new organization. He started the season with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). Carmichael played two…
Read MoreSherrod Wright now with Musel Pikes
Sherrod Wright (193 cm, George Mason’14) is now suiting up for BC Musel Pikes (Luxembourg-Total League) and will be reinforcing their roster for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He already made his debut for his new team and performed swimmingly with 42 points, eight rebounds and four assists. In 2017-18 Wright played 10 games…
Read MoreMore Teams Advance in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
The weekend saw several more teams secure their invites via wins in the ongoing fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. From Europe, Spain had an emotional victory over Ukraine 72-68 to punch their tickets to China. Conversely, despite falling to Montenegro 71-66, Turkey secured their spot and move on to join the already…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Turkey Tops Spain 71-67
Homecourt advantage played a pivotal role in Turkey’s 71-67 win over Spain in the second stage of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers to lead Group I. Both nations are now 7-2 but the win is enough to break the tie and give Turkey the leadership position. It was a special win. In front of 9,500…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: CSKA Downs Real Madrid
The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague has seen a dynamic shift in the leadership position in its standings for the 2018-19 season on Thursday. CSKA Moscow handed Real Madrid its second loss of the season, 88-93, and is now topping the leaderboard with a 9-1 record. Fenerbahce Istanbul has yet to play its game for Round 10,…
Read MoreOlivier Hanlan signed by Telekom Baskets Bonn
Olivier Hanlan (193 cm, Boston College’15) is a new face on the roster of Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL) as November winds to a close. He spent the preseason with the San Antonio Spurs but unfortunately did not make the final cut for their roster and has since decided to take his game back to Europe.…
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