Best basketball players from Asia & Oceania
Who are the all-time best basketball players from Asia & Oceania (we include Australia and New Zealand here)? Success on the national, regional, and global levels is a key component of being among the best of the best. All-time best basketball players stay in the collective memory of the public at large. They create lasting…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League Qualifiers Tip Off
The 2017-18 season is upon us and international basketball is getting its engine revved up as we speak. The Basketball Champions League welcomes the new season with their qualifying tournament. The first few games of the first qualifying round took place last night and it is safe to say that the competition among the participating…
Read MoreAndrew Rautins signed by Tofas Bursa
Andrew Rautins (193 cm, Syracuse’10) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Tofas Bursa (Turkey-BSL) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. He is a Canadian-American international basketball player who played for the Canadian National Team from 2006 to 2013. Rautins is already experienced as far as Turkish hoops are concerned, having played the…
Read MorePatrick Miller joins Partizan
Patrick Miller (185 cm, Tennessee State’14) will get a shot to play for one of Serbia’s top teams in BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) this 2017-18 season. This will be his first run with a Serbian club and it will be interesting to see if he rises to the challenge. In 2017 Patrick lent his…
Read MoreMickell Gladness pens with Bilbao Basket
Mickell Gladness (211 cm, Alabama A&M’08) will be a force in the paint for RETAbet Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017-18 season. The big man is coming off a 2016-17 season spent on the roster of BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). He played seven games for them in the Baltic League, where he registered averages…
Read MoreGoran Dragic calls time on Slovenia
It’s a case of job Done for Goran Dragic, who has decided to retire from the Slovenia National Team. The point guard was an instrumental figure as Slovenia blazed through the European Championship. Dragic was an attacking architect and starred alongside Luca Doncic in Slovenia’s unbeaten run to the gold medal. Goran Dragic stepped up…
Read MoreDenzel Bowles signs with Hapoel Eilat
Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) is bolstering its roster for the 2017-18 season with the signing of Denzel Bowles (208 cm, JMU’11). This is a big change for the forward from James Madison University, who has spent the last few seasons mostly playing in Asia, interspersed with a few stints in Latin America. This 2017, Bowles…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow downs Panathinaikos in friendly
With the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 now in the rearview mirror, players return to their respective professional teams and set their sights on the upcoming season. The preseason is filled with various small cups and other friendly warm-up games as teams fine-tune their preparations for 2017-18. One such friendly that recently took place the other day…
Read MoreRhamel Brown new face with Halifax Hurricanes
Rhamel Brown (201 cm, Manhattan’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Halifax Hurricanes (Canada-NBL) this 2017-18 season. The 25-year-old forward heads up North after a brief run with Sameji (Dominican Republic-Santiago League). He played in Switzerland in 2016-17, suiting up for Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland-LNA). Rhamel played 17 games…
Read MoreVon Wafer added by Jilin Tigers
Former NBA guard, Von Wafer (196 cm, Florida State’05) is a recent addition to the roster of the Jilin Northeast Tigers (China-CBA) this 2017. Wafer spent his recent pro career with a couple of Chinese teams, just a taking a break in 2016-17 for a stint in the NBA D-League and a four-game run with…
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