Mike Scott is Croatia bound
Mike Scott (183 cm, University of Idaho’15) is making his way to Croatia this 2016-17 after landing a deal with Jolly Jadranska Banka Sibenik (Croatia-A1). This will be a change of scenery for the 23-year-old Scott. He played his rookie campaign in 2015-16 and played for BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL). He played six games for them…
Read MoreMarko Keselj to boost Oostende
Marko Keselj (206 cm) is set to bolster the roster of the reigning Belgian champions Telenet BC Oostende (Belgium-Euromillions League) this 2016-17. Marko is a 28-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been a member of the Serbian national team since 2010. Keselj’s 2015-16 began in January…
Read MorePanathinaikos beats CSKA Moscow for tournament win
Panathinaikos Athens received a confidence boost ahead of the Euroleague season by seeing off current champs CSKA Moscow to clinch the Diamonds are Forever preseason tournament. The Greek giant hosted the tournament over the last few days to commemorate the retirement of Greek Basketball great Dimitris Diamantidis. The hosts overcame the Russian club 80-73 thanks…
Read MoreFIBA Intercontinental Cup goes to Guaros de Lara
South America is the destination of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title after Guaros de Lara clinched the season opening trophy with a 74-69 win over Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt. The game put the FIBA Europe Cup champions from Germany against the Liga Americas champs from Venezuela. The Skyliners had home court advantage, but Guaros de Lara…
Read MoreTransylvania wins Romanian SuperCup
The first trophy of the 2016/2017 European Basketball season has been awarded after U-Banca Transylvania clinched the Romanian SuperCup title. The reigning cup holders overcame Romanian league winners Oradea in the season opener, taking the game 70-67. U-Banca looked the slickest in offence during the first quarter and paced to an early 19-15 lead through…
Read MoreEuroleague preseason: giants clash on Friday
Friday’s Euroleague preseason games took a new twist. This was a busy day that actually felt like a Euroleague Regular Season week. In fact, considering the match ups through the evening, it could even have been a Top 16 round. Some of the biggest clubs on the continent clashed with each other in Greece, where…
Read MoreOmar Samhan signs with Leuven
Omar Samhan (211 cm, St. Mary’s’10) is set to be the new main man in the middle for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears (Belgium-Euromillions League) this 2016-17. He is a 27-year-old Egyptian-American center who will be playing for a Belgian club in the first time in his career. Omar is coming off a stint playing…
Read MoreMalcolm McMillan begins career at Trikalla
Malcolm McMillan (183 cm, Canisius’16) will begin his professional career this 2016-17 as a new addition to the roster of Aries Trikalla BC (Greece-A1). McMillan is only 23 years old and has a lot of room to grow, but he will be tested in Greece’s top professional league, one of Europe’s most competitive. He played…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow downs AEK Athens in friendly
Reigning Euroleague champions, CSKA Moscow, continued its fine preseason form as the Russian giant continued to warm for the elite continental competition. CSKA is bidding to become just the third club to defend the Euroleague since 1990, following Olympiacos (2012 and 2013) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (2004 and 2005). If successful, CSKA Moscow will win…
Read MoreHenry Dugat joins Budivelnyk
Henry Dugat (183 cm, Baylor’09) will be strengthening the roster of Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague) this coming 2016-17 season. The 29-year-old Baylor grad is coming off the 2015-16 season playing in the French Pro A on the roster of STB Le Havre (France-Pro A). He played a dozen games for them in the inaugural season of…
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