Marko Lukovic agrees with Le Portel
Marko Lukovic (207 cm) has put pen to paper on a deal to play for Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A) to close out the 2017-18 season. Lukovic is a 25-year-old Serbian international player who is coming over to the French team after beginning the season with UCAM Murcia (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played seven games…
Read MoreABA League Wraps Up 2017-18 Regular Season
The 2017-18 regular season of the ABA League is officially in the books. The playoff picture, which jumps straight into a semi-final knockout format is set. The final two games of the season were played out on March 12th and featured the top-2 finishers of the season. True to form, they won their respective matchups.…
Read MoreJervon Pressley signed by Hapoel Haifa
Jervon Pressley (203 cm, Hampton’16) is set to finish off the 2017-18 season on the roster of Hapoel Haifa (Israel-Winner League). His 2017-18 campaign kicked off in Finland, playing for Espoo United (Finland-Korisliiga). Pressley logged 25 games for them and recorded averages of 11.9 ppg and 7.7 rpg. In February 2018 the forward signed with…
Read MoreAlbert Jackson joins La Union
Albert Jackson (211 cm, Georgia’10) is Argentina-bound this 2018 after inking a contract to play for La Union Formosa (Argentina-Liga A). This will be the big man’s third team for the 2017-18 season. Jackson played 18 games for Club Deportes Espanol de Talca (Chile-Liga Nacional) and posted averages of 13.6 ppg and 9.9 rpg. The…
Read More68 Teams in NCAA Tournament Announced
It’s here. It’s finally here! March Madness is upon us. The 68-team field participating in the NCAA Tournament has been announced on a “Selection Sunday” live show. The selection process is not simple nor cut-and-dry. The selection committee used a quadrant system to determine which teams would get invited to participate. And apparently, “quality wins”…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa: Barcelona smashes Real Madrid
Round 22 of the ACB Liga Endesa saw another edition of El Clasico as fourth-place Barcelona hosted arch rival Real Madrid in Catalonia. It was a typically feisty encounter that saw Barca deliver a rare ACB Liga Endesa loss on Los Blancos. The 94-72 win was actually something of a demolition as Barcelona put Madrid…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Fenerbahce and Olympiacos qualify
During the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action on Friday, Fenerbahce and Olympiacos booked their Play-Offs berth to join already qualified CSKA Moscow. Current champs Fenerbahce downed Zalgiris Kaunas on the road, while Olympiacos was at ease against Brose Bamberg at home. As for CSKA, the league leaders smashed Unicaja Malaga in Moscow, while elsewhere Barcelona put…
Read MoreJavon McCrea departs Walter Tigers
Javon McCrea (201 cm, Buffalo’14) has left the Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) this March 2018. McCrea spent the 2017-18 season playing for two different clubs from the German Bundesliga. He started the season with Medi Bayreuth (Germany-BBL). McCrea played four games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 2.0 ppg and 1.5 rpg.…
Read MoreViktor Gaddefors inks with Antibes
Viktor Gaddefors (201 cm) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 on the roster of Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A). Gaddefors is a 25-year-old Swedish international player who has been playing for the Swedish National Team since 2012. He began the 2017-18 season playing for Uppsala Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). Gaddefors played 19 games for his former…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: road wins on Thursday
There are just five rounds of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season left and the competition is now fierce. Clubs are jostling for position in the hunt for the Play-Offs and each game is high stakes. In a mega clash, Real Madrid topped Panathinaikos in style, while also in Spain Valencia fell to visiting Baskonia.…
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