ABA League Round 11 Recap
Round 11 of the ABA League 2016-17 regular season recently concluded with nothing less than a showcase of impressive basketball play by league leading Crvena Zvezda Telekom Beograd. The red and white shirts managed a convincing road win over Slovenia’s Union Olimpija Ljubljana. They are on fire this season and are now 11-0 with the…
Read MoreMikey Thompson switches to Usti nad Labem
Mikey Thompson (190 cm, Boise State’16) is on the move in his rookie campaign as a pro this 2016-17, heading to SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL). The guard began the season on the roster of MBK Handlova (Slovakia-NBL). In 10 games Mikey produced averages of 9.9 ppg and 1.8 rpg. He already made his…
Read MoreJerry Johnson picked up by Demir IBB
Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) has agreed to terms with Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket (Turkey-BSL) and will be joining the team this 2016-17. Johnson is an American international basketball player who also holds a passport from Kazakhstan. He was a former member of the Kazakhstan national team from 2013 to 2015. Johnson is coming off…
Read MoreReal Madrid tops Liga Endesa standings
Real Madrid has risen to the top of the Spanish Liga Endesa standings after Round 10 of the 2016-17 regular season. The international basketball Titan crushed last-ranked ICL Manresa in front of a home crowd, 96-70. Real Madrid has lost only once so far in the domestic Spanish league and their stacked roster is looking…
Read MoreEuroleague: wins for CSKA, Galatasaray, and Panathinaikos
There were three games to close the ninth round of the Euroleague, with plenty of interesting results to talk about. CSKA Moscow sent a clear message with a huge win over Baskonia Vitoria, while Galatasaray collected a huge win over FC Barcelona in Istanbul. Finally, Panathinaikos just edged out a tricky Darussafaka Istanbul in Athens.…
Read MoreNavid Niktash joins London Lightning
The London Lightning (United Kingdom-BBL) has landed French-Iranian international player Navid Niktash (203 cm) this 2016-17. The 25-year-old Niktash began the season playing for the Norrkoping Dolphins of Sweden’s Basketligan. He logged two games for them before his departure and averaged 1.5 ppg and 2.0 rpg. Before joining the Swedish organization, Navid spent the last…
Read MoreD.J. Shelton newcomer to Lavrio
D.J. Shelton (208 cm, Washington State’14) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a fresh addition to the roster of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). This will be his first run playing in Greece. He began the 2015-16 season playing for Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). He played 10 games for them and was able to…
Read MoreIan Hummer added by TED Kolejliler
Ian Hummer (201 cm, Princeton’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-BSL) this 2016-17. The 26-year-old Princeton graduate started his 2015-16 season on January 2016 when he signed with BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). Ian played 16 games for them and produced averages of 14.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Round 9 tips off with five games
We are now on the final straight of the Euroleague regular season as five games ushered in Round 9 of the competition. There were big wins for Istanbul clubs as Anadolu Efes nailed Crvena Zvezda Belgrade at home and Fenerbahce took out Milan on the road. Also tasting away success was Maccabi Tel Aviv, thanks…
Read MoreKenny Gabriel moves to Panathinaikos
Kenny Gabriel (209 cm, Auburn’12) is making his way to Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2016-17 after starting the season on the roster of Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Gabriel played five games for his former team in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.8 ppg and 2.2 rpg. He also appeared in five games…
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