Erik Rush pens with Brindisi
Erik Rush (196 cm, Montana State’11) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 as a new face on the roster of Happy Casa Brindisi (Italy-Serie A). Rush is a Swedish-Amerian international basketball player who played for the Swedish National Team from 2011 to 2013. This will be an upgrade in competition for the 30-year-old…
Read MorePanathinaikos and the Pavlos Giannakopoulos era
Panathinaikos will host a tournament to honor the memory of the legendary owner, Pavlos Giannakopoulos, who passed away in June. Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and Khimki will participate in the event, which will take place on Thursday and Friday (27-28 September). Many athletes and executives from Panathinaikos football and volleyball teams will be present in the event.…
Read MoreKelsey Barlow switches to Hoops Club
Kelsey Barlow (196 cm, University of Illinois’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Hoops Club (Lebanon-LBL) for the 2018-19 season. Barlow heads there by way GS Kymis (Greece-A1), where he was initially slated to play. The 26-year-old Barlow was on the roster of AEK Athens (Greece-A1) in the 2017-18 season. He…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Round 2 Qualifiers
With the 2018-19 regular season looming just around the corner, the Basketball Champions League qualifiers are heating up in Round 2. The remaining teams aspiring to make the cut and participate in this season’s Champions League played some amazing basketball. 📊 Here are the results of Leg 1 of the Qualification Round 2! Road teams pull…
Read MoreTrevor Mbakwe landed by Ludwigsburg
Trevor Mbakwe (207 cm, Minnesota’13) has recently inked a deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) in 2018-19. He is a Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2016. This is not his first time around the German Bundesliga, having seen action for Brose Baskets Bamberg in the 2014-15…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Claims 2018 ABA League Supercup
Two Titans of the Adriatic locked horns in the ABA League Supercup Finals on September 23 and in the end, Crvena Zvezda toppled Buducnost 75-89. Both of these teams have been at the apex of this regional league over the last few seasons, so it should not come as a surprise that the creme de…
Read MoreIsaac Banks to suit up for Rustavi
Isaac Banks (201 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’17) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) in 2018-19. The 23-year-old native of New Orleans, Louisiana played out his rookie campaign as a pro basketball player with the Manchester Giants (United Kingdom-BBL), signing with them mid-season in February 2018. Banks logged…
Read MoreLeo Westermann reunites with Zalgiris
French international player Leo Westermann (198 cm) is back with his former team, BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2018-19 season. Westermann suited up for the Lithuanian Powerhouse back in the 2016-17 season. He returns to the Green Machine after spending the 2017-18 season on the roster of CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). Westermann played 17 games for…
Read MoreDr. James Naismith, the founder of Basketball
Who Invented Basketball? Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical educator, created basketball in 1891. Today Basketball is the second most popular sport on the planet (after football, or “soccer”). In a way, it has its own culture. Its own language, style, and community. Basketball is a phenomenon that brings people of different cultures together. All…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Tips Off 2018-19 Season
The French Pro A League capped off Round 1 of the 2018-19 season on Sunday, September 23rd with a game between AS Monaco and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Monaco hosted ASVEL but unfortunately, their homecourt advantage was not enough to give them a decisive edge and ASVEL took the win 63-66. ASVEL got off on the right…
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