FIBA Basketball Champions League roundup
Round 4 of the FIBA Basketball Champions League is underway and we are at the midway point of the group stage. The standings are now taking shape, although there is still a long way to go in the Regular Season of the first ever Champions League campaign. Group A Fraport Skyliners outclassed CEZ Nymburk in…
Read MoreHaminn Quaintance pens with Sitra
Haminn Quaintance (203 cm, Kent State’08) will continue his pro career this 2016-17 in Bahrain after signing a deal with Sitra Club (Bahrain-Premier League). The Kent State product played the 2015-16 season with the Hiroshima Dragonflies (Japan-NBL). He appeared in a total of 43 games for them and managed to put together averages of 10.5…
Read MoreJosh Smith agrees with Sichuan Blue Whales
Josh Smith (206 cm) will be joining the Sichuan Blue Whales (China-CBA) this 2016-17 season and is expected to make an instant impact for the Chinese club. The former high-flying, tenacious defender fell out of the loop in the NBA after a string of “poor fits” with league teams. The 30-year-old could still have something…
Read MoreAlan Voskuil newcomer to Antwerp
Alan Voskuil (191 cm, Texas Tech’09) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Euromillions League) this 2016. Alan is a 32-year-old Danish-American player who has been a member of the Danish national basketball team since 2007. The veteran has spent the last three seasons playing in the…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda tops Partizan 83-72 at ABA Liga
Serbian basketball juggernauts, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd and BC Partizan NiS Beograd took to the hardwood to clash in yet another derby game. The stage for this encounter would be played out in the Adriatic League (ABA Liga). This exciting and action-packed game resulted in Red Star managing to preserve their perfect 8-0…
Read MoreTre Brewer joins Cape Breton Highlanders
Tre Brewer (198 cm, Youngstown State’11) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with the Cape Breton Highlanders (Canada-NBL). This will be a chance for Tre to reinvigorate his career. He last saw action in 2014-15. It was a busy season for him. Brewer began with Al Ahli Sports club (Qatar-D1) where he averaged 13.3…
Read MoreChavdar Kostov inks with Kymis
GS Kymis (Greece-A1) has strengthened its roster this 2016 with the fresh addition of Bulgarian international player Chavdar Kostov (195 cm). The 28-year-old veteran has also been a member of the Bulgarian national team since 2007. This will be an upgrade in competition for Kostov as he was originally supposed to start the season playing…
Read MoreKevin Bristol agrees with by Nihzny Novgorod
Kervin Bristol (206 cm, Fordham’12) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2016-17. Kervin is a 28-year-old Haitian-American international player, who has already made his debut for the Russian club. In 19 minutes of action he scored five points and pulled down six rebounds. Bristol joined Nizhny Novgorod after…
Read MoreFC Barcelona beats Real Madrid in “El Clasico”
Round 7 of the 2016-17 season in the Spanish Liga Endesa is in the books. The most anticipated game of the round was an “El Clasico” encounter between FC Barcelona Lassa and Real Madrid. In this chapter of their eternal rivalry, FC Barcelona would end up prevailing 85-76. Real Madrid was previously undefeated before…
Read MoreEuroleague: Friday Recap
The change of Euroleague format this season has changed how we see some days. As a consequence, Friday was an unusually quiet day for Europe’s elite competition. There were just three contests on the day as the previous six were played out on Wednesday and Tuesday. That’s how it is going to be in this…
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