French Pro A Round 4 Recap
The French Pro A league is a fiercely competitive league. Four games into the 2016-17 season and only two teams remain with untarnished records. JSF Nanterre got the 90-70 blow-out win at home over Le Mans Sarthe Basket over the weekend to notch their fourth straight victory. It was the second loss for Le Mans,…
Read MoreReggie Evans pens with Massagno
Reggie Evans (194 cm, Metro State’12) is a recent addition to the roster of 5 Stelle Sam Basket Massagno (Switzerland-LNA) this 2016. Evans has already made his debut for his new team and he made a splash with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Unfortunately, Massagno still fell to Boncourt, 67-87. This is a fresh change…
Read MorePierre Jackson newcomer to Cedevita
Pierre Jackson (180 cm, Baylor’13) will be bolstering the backcourt rotation of KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) this 2016-17 season. The 24-year-old guard headed to the NBA D-League in January 2016 after his release from the Philadelphia 76ers in October 2015. Jackson played eight games for the Idaho Stampede (USA-D-League) and recorded averages of 9.1 ppg…
Read MoreYannick Franke picked up by AEK Athens
AEK Athens (Greece-A1) is getting an infusion of some young blood this 2016-17 with the addition of Yannick Franke (194 cm). He is a 20-year-old Dutch player who has been a member of the Dutch national team since 2015. Yannick was originally set to start the season playing for ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1). He started…
Read MorePhil Goss inks with Enel Brindisi
Phil Goss (188 cm, Drexel’05) has agreed to terms with Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A) and will be taking his talents to the club this 2016-17. Goss has been playing in the Italian Serie A over the last two seasons for Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A). The 33-year-old Drexel product played 28 games for them…
Read MoreABA League: Buducnost and Partizan Belgrade Edge Wins
Buducnost voli Podgorica continued to set the early ABA league pace, but needed to dig deep to pass Igokea Aleksandrovac on the road. The Montenegrin club edged this contest by a single point, 92-93 to remain top of the ABA League through five weeks. Victory means Buducnost remains untouched through the early stages of the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Opening wins for Barcelona, Vitoria, Panathinaikos, and Fenerbahce
The dawn of a new Euroleague era has ended. Round one of an historic new Regular Season has closed as the competition embarks on a new frontier where each team will play every other in the first round. At this early stage it is no time to make lasting conclusions. However, on Wednesday and Thursday…
Read MoreJuevol Myles deals with Nitra
MBK SPU Nitra (Slovakia-SBL) has landed Canadian international player Juevol Myles (185 cm, South Dakota’13) this 2016-17 season. This won’t be his first time around the block in the Slovakian SBL. Myles began the 2015-16 season with BK Iskra Svit (Slovakia-SBL). He played 19 games for them and averaged 14.1 ppg and 3.3 apg. Juevol…
Read MoreKwame Vaughn heads to Fraport SKY
Kwame Vaughn (190 cm, CS Fullerton’13) is headed to the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany-BBL) after starting 2016-17 with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). Kwame played three games for the French club before he bid them adieu and averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.0 apg. He started off the 2015-16 season on the roster of the Port…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA, Milan, and Darussafaka taste victory
After Real Madrid opened the 2016/2017 Euroleague season with a win over Olympiacos yesterday, more of the continent’s giants entered the fray on Thursday. There were three more contest from round one of the Regular Season on the night, with the rest of the round to play out on Friday. This is, of course, an…
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