ABA League Round 10 roundup
Round 10 of ABA League regular season action is now in the books and it was, for the most part, “business as usual” for some of the teams as the top squads bagged wins, while others struggled to stay afloat in one of Europe’s more competitive leagues. The round was capped off by no less…
Read MoreMoritz Lanegger added by Naestved
Team FOG Naestved of Denmark’s Ligaen has secured the services of Austrian international player, Moritz Lanegger (190 cm) this 2016. The 26-year-old guard has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2010. He joins Naestved after starting the 2016-17 season playing for the Manchester Giants (United Kingdom-BBL). In three games he notched averages…
Read MoreMatt Carlino signs with Vanoli Cremona
Matt Carlino (189 cm, Marquette’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Italian organization Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). Matt is a 24-year-old Italian-American international player who will be joining his new team after starting the season on the roster of Magia Huesca (Spain-LEB Gold). He played four games for his former club before his…
Read MoreVladimir Dragicevic reunites with Stelmet ZG
Vladimir Dragicevic (206 cm) has reached an agreement to play for Polish club Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) this 2016-17. He is a 30-year-old Montenegrin player who was a member of the Montenegrin national team from 2010 to 2014. This is a return engagement for Dragicevic. He saw action for the Polish team back in 2013-14.…
Read MoreWarren Niles added by Massagno
Warren Niles (196 cm, ORU’13) is a recent addition to the roster of 5 Stelle SAM Basket Massagno (Switzerland-LNA) this 2016-17. Warren has already made his debut for his new team and he made splash with 29 points and five rebounds. He is coming off a six-game stint in Mexico, where he suited up for…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid demolishes Barcelona
A Friday of huge derbies closed Round 8 of the Euroleague. Firstly, CSKA Moscow remained top with a win over Zalgiris Kaunas. That game was merely a warmup for huge games in Turkey, Greece, and Spain. Galatasaray edged Darussafaka Dogus in the Istanbul derby. In Greece, Panathiniakos brought Olympiacos to Athens and conceded the game…
Read MoreHere’s why MLB needs to abolish interleague play
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Read MoreCarlos Arroyo takes Galatasaray to arbitration at BAT
Puerto Rican international player, Carlos Arroyo and EPM Sports Consultants filed a claim against Turkish club Galatasaray Spor Kulubu at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal. The claim is that the team failed to pay outstanding salaries, agent fees, and were seeking compensation for damages and interest. The club acknowledged that it failed to pay outstanding salaries…
Read MoreCourtney Pigram deals with AEK
Courtney Pigram (185 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’09) has landed a team this 2016-17. The veteran has signed with Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyrpus-Division A). He spent the 2015-16 season playing in Asia for Al Hilal Riaydh (Saudi Arabia-SBL). Prior to that run he was on the roster of Shahdrari Gorgan Municipality (Iran-Superleague). In 15 games Courtney…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce halts slide
Round 8 of the 2016/2017 Euroleague got underway on Thursday with four games around the continent. Maccabi Tel Aviv was the only club to taste road success with a tight win over Unics Kazan in Russia. Fenerbahce snapped its losing run with a big win over Anadolu Efes in an Istanbul derby. Crvena Zvezda Belgrade…
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