Trevor Lacey added by Lokomotiv
Even though Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) is already out of the VTB United League playoff picture, they have quickly set their sights on the upcoming 2017-17 season. The team has signed NC State product Trevor Lacey (190 cm, North Carolina State’16) to a deal. He played his rookie season as a pro this 2016-17 in Italy,…
Read MoreSilvano Poropat joins Den Bosch to be head coach
Silvano Poropat is the new head coach for New Heroes Den Bosch (Netherlands-Eredivisie). The Croatian head coach heads to the Netherlands for the first time in his coaching career. Den Bosch finished their 2016/2017 campaign with a 14-14 record. The finished third in the Eredivisie. Prior to this move to Den Bosch, Poropat headed the Telekom…
Read MoreGary Forbes signs with Cocodrilos de Caracas
Gary Forbes (201 cm, UMass ’08) continues his career with Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela-LPB). The move follows a 12-game run with Boca Jr’s (Argentina-Liga A) which ended last month. Forbes has been a consistent scorer throughout his career. In Argentina, he scored 10.1 ppg while shooting 43.6 percent from three in just 20.7 mpg. Forbes…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow sweeps Lokomotiv to reach VTB League final
CSKA Moscow, the dominant club in VTB League Basketball history, is sitting in yet another finals series after completing a semi-final sweep over Lokomotiv Krasnodar. The Army Men took Game 3 of the series with a 74-66 road win to book its berth in the title showdown. Either Zenit St. Petersburg or Khimki Moscow Region…
Read MoreShowball vs sports, stupid or incongruent?
In 2012 the Turkish National Team head coach Bogdan Tanjevic, while speaking with the Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, exploded regarding the NBA and a Turkish player, Enes Kanter and “called out” the NBA and its coaches labeling the latter, “Stupid, except for a few that make millions and win titles”. He goes on…
Read MoreDwayne Evans heads to Ludwigsburg
Dwayne Evans (201 cm, St. Louis’14) is taking his game to another team in the easyCredit BBL this 2017-18 after landing a two-year deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). The 25-year-old Evans made a good showing in 2016-17, while on the roster of Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). Dwayne logged 30 games for his former…
Read MoreNemanja Nedovic to stay with Unicaja Malaga
Nemanja Nedovic (191 cm) will remain a player for Spanish club, Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2017-18 season after receiving a contract extension from the team. He is a talented Serbian guard who has been a member of the Serbian National Team since 2012. He signed with the team at the beginning of the…
Read MoreFranklin Hassell extends with Le Portel
Franklin Hassell (203 cm, ODU’11) has received a contract extension from ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (France-Pro A) and will remain with the team for the 2017-18 season. Hassell proved to be a useful player for the team since since signing with them at the beginning of 2016-17. He played a total of 36 games…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki forces Game 4 from Zenit
It has been a busy start to the week in the VTB League as the semi-final stage is in full swing. After picking up victories in Game 1 on the weekend, CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg doubled down on their advantage in Game 2. CSKA Moscow took out Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar at home and…
Read MoreTony Mitchell added by Mayaguez
Tony Mitchell (198 cm, Alabama’12) will be a new face on the roster of the Indios de Mayaguez (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2017. Mitchell is coming off a 10-game stint with the Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL), where he signed with in January 2017. During his brief run with the Taipans, Tony posted averages of 8.6 ppg and…
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