Iceland Dominos League: KR celebrates 4th-straight title
KR Reykjavik continue on their path of dominance in the Iceland Dominos League after bagging their fourth-straight title. The team was tested this season by UMF Grindavik, taking the series to its full five-game limit. In the fifth and final game, there would be no question nor doubt as to which was the better team.…
Read MoreRoscoe Smith now with Durango
Roscoe Smith (206 cm, UNLV’14) is now playing in Mexico for the Aguilas Doradas de Durango (Mexico-CIBACOPA) this 2017. In his first two games for his new team, Smith has posted impressive averages of 22.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg. The 26-year-old Smith spent his 2016-17 season playing in the NBA D-League for a couple of…
Read MoreShane Edwards now playing for Mazatlan
Shane Edwards (201 cm, UALR’09) is now donning the colors of the Nauticos de Mazatlan (Mexico-CIBACOPA) after signing a deal with them this 2017. He already has two games under his belt with the Mexican club and so far the forward has been averaging 17.5 ppg and 9.0 rpg. He most recently came off a…
Read MoreOrien Greene picked up by Al Ahli
Veteran Orien Greene (193 cm, University of Lousiana-Lafayette’05) has been signed to a deal by Al Ahli (Bahrain-Premier League) this 2017. Greene was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of breaking and entering. He was originally slated to play for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) before he landed the deal with Al Ahli. In 2015-16 Orien…
Read MoreUtah Jazz end the Los Angeles Clippers’ season
c Only 20 percent of NBA teams have gone on the road and won a game seven. Most of those upsets weren’t executed by an inexperienced team like the Utah Jazz. They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 104-91. Utah Jazz 104 – Los Angeles Clippers 91 Gordon Hayward needed to have a great game in…
Read MoreIberostar Tenerife wins 2017 Basketball Champions League
Spanish club, Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias have prevailed over some of Europe’s top teams to win the 2017 Basketball Champions League. They captured the inaugural title after defeating a tough Banvit Basketbabol Kulubu in finals, 59-63. They threaded a gauntlet of some tough competition en route to the championship, beating teams like Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki,…
Read MoreEkenechukwu Ibekwe moves to Elan Chalon
Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (207 cm, Maryland ’07) is on his way to join ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A). The move to the French league follows a 16-game stretch with Muratbey Usak (Turkey-BSL). Most of his appearances came in the BSL for 13 games. There, he averaged 5.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 1.5 bpg in just 15.6 mpg.…
Read MoreD-League: Toronto Raptors 905 wins the title
The run to the title is officially completed for the Toronto Raptors 905. They finished their season with a 122-96 victory over the Rio Grande Vipers in the championship game. Toronto finished the season with the best record in the D-League and they showed their dominance against Rio Grande. This game got out of hand…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League: Tenerife and Banvit to contest final
The first-ever FIBA Basketball Champions League is drawing to an exciting conclusion and we now know the two clubs that will face off in the title showdown. Iberostar Tenerife has used home advantage well through the Final Four and will now meet Banvit of Bandirma in the title decider. Both teams progressed to the finale…
Read MoreMatt Glover heads back to San Simon
Matt Glover (196 cm, USF ’15) is making his return to Club Universidad San Simon (Bolivia-Libobasquet). Glover played with the Bolivian squad in September of 2016 but just for three games. In those games, he played 29.3 mpg and scored 19.3 ppg while grabbing 5.7 rpg. He then moved to Abejas de Guanajuato (Mexico-LNBP) for the…
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