Casey Prather signs with Promitheas
Casey Prather (198 cm, Florida’14) has inked a deal with ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) and will be joining the team this 2018. Prather is coming off a productive stint in Australia playing for Melbourne United (Australia-NBL) in 2017-18. He logged 23 games for his former team and recorded averages of 16.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg.…
Read MoreReal Madrid continues league charge
Real Madrid’s grip on the Spain ACB Liga Endesa continued this weekend as the winningest club in the league’s history continued its winning run. However, the chasing back including Baskonia Vitoria and Barcelona continued to keep the heat on Los Blancos. Still, with ten games left of the campaign, it looks as through Real Madrid…
Read MorePlayer pool announced for Team USA
Yesterday USA Basketball announced the player pool for Team USA. The 35-player pool for the 2018-20 men’s national basketball team, includes all the familiar faces such as LeBron James, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry etc. In addition, it also includes some first time members of USA Men’s National Team, such as Myles Turner, Devin Booker, CJ McCollum,…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: regular season closes
The 2017/2018 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season has wrapped and we are now looking forward to knockout hoops in Europe’s premier club competition. All teams had qualified or been eliminated before this week’s action, and the contests for the last eight were already set, apart from one. So, it was to Real Madrid and Brose…
Read MoreAthens to Host Basketball Champions League Final Four
Athens, Greece has been confirmed as the host for the FIBA Basketball Champions League Final Four which will take place from May 4-6 2018. The games will be played in the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, which can accommodate 18,000 basketball fans. AEK Athens will be the host team and they will be joined by AS…
Read MorePieno Zvaigzdes wins 2018 Baltic League Championship
Lithuanian club Pieno Zvaigzdes (Lithuania-LKL) has captured its first-ever Baltic League Championship on Thursday after defeating BK Jurmala (Latvia-LBL) in Game 2 of the Finals series, 76-68. They crushed Jurmala 98-80 in Game 1 and this second game capped off an impressive season for the club as they were dominant in the regular season with…
Read MoreJezreel De Jesus inks with Salta
Jezreel De Jesus (185 cm) is Argentina-bound this 2018 after inking a deal to play for Salta Basket (Argentina-Liga A). He is a 26-year-old Puerto Rican international basketball player who played for the Puerto Rican National Team in 2015. De Jesus played for Santos de San Luis Potosi (Mexico-LNBP) in March this year and recorded…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Final round opens
It is the last round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season this week, and while all the qualification places are wrapped, there is plenty of interest. Not least we will find out tomorrow the finalized lineup for the Play-Off games. That said, Thursday produced some certainties, such as a Khimki Moscow Region vs. CSKA…
Read MoreKyrie Irving to sit out NBA season and Play-Offs
Kyrie Irving will sit out the remainder of the NBA season and the Play-Offs after being ruled out through injury. Along with the loss of the all-star guard, the chances of the Boston Celtics making a tilt at the NBA title have taken a significant dent. The franchise announced Kyrie Irving has had another operation…
Read MoreO.J. Mayo begins new chapter with San German
O.J. Mayo (193 cm, USC’08) will get a shot at revitalizing his professional basketball career this 2018 after signing a deal to play for the Atleticos de San German (Puerto Rico-BSN). Mayo was dismissed from the NBA in 2016 for violating their anti-drug policy and has not played since. He was waiting around to be…
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