Ernest Bremer departs Konyaspor
Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) has parted ways with Turkish club Konyaspor Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. Bremer is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a former member of the Bosnian national team in 2007-08 and again in 2011. He played 25 games for Konyaspor in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce and Vitoria sweep to Final Four
There were no fairytale comebacks in the Euroleague Playoffs on Tuesday as two of the competitions historic giants fell to defeat. As a consequence, the Last Four has two clubs in Fenerbahce Istanbul and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, both teams completing unlikely sweeps to make the Berlin showpiece weekend. Fenerbahce managed to overcome current champs Real…
Read MoreTaquan Dean back with Gipuzkoa
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) has found his way back to his former team Gipuzkoa San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. He previously saw action for Gipuzkoa back in the 2014-15 season. This will be the third team for Dean this 2015-16 season. He started off in the roster of Socar Petkimspor (Turkey-BSL) where he…
Read MoreMarcus Cousin wins claim vs. Krasny Oktyabr
Marcus Cousin and his agent Eric Fleisher filed a claim against BC Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, bonuses, travel expenses, compensation for breach of contract, and agents fees. They submitted that the team failed to play the player his salary and bonuses as well as the agent’s…
Read MoreUmana Venezia wins key game over Giorgio Tesi Group
As the race for the playoffs in the Italian Serie A tightens with the passing of each remaining game, for several teams every win and/or every loss matters greatly. The last game of Round 28 of regular season action was one such example. Umana Reyer Venezia made a successful home stand and defeated Giorgio Tesi…
Read MoreCharles Rhodes joins Bnei Hertzeliyya
Charles Rhodes (203 cm, Mississippi State’08) is a recent addition to the roster of Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) this 2016. The team is hoping that a boost in their frontcourt rotation will help take them to the next level come the playoffs. Rhodes moves to the Israeli club after spending two seasons and change in…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa inks with Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) has opted to strengthen its roster for the post-season with the addition of Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10). He is a 28-year-old player who has dual citizenship from the USA and the Dominican Republic. Sosa has been a member of the Dominican Republic national team since 2005. After his release from…
Read MoreJoseph Taylor moves to Fukuoka Rizing
Joseph Taylor (202 cm, Wyoming’08) has taken his game to the Fukuoka Rizing (Japan-BJ League) this 2016. He scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds in his debut for his new team. Taylor heads to Fukuoka after spending most of the 2015-16 season on the roster of the Fukushima Firebonds (Japan-BJ League). Joseph played 32…
Read MoreKwame Vaughn to Ironi Nahariya
Kwame Vaughn (190 cm, CS Fullerton’13) has agreed to terms with Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League) and will be joining the team this 2016. Kwame is a 25-year-old player who spent the earlier part of the 2015-16 season playing for the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Scooore League). He played 17 games for them in the FIBA…
Read MoreEuroleague Quarterfinal recap
The Euroleague quarterfinal Playoffs tipped off this week with four series taking place between the best clubs on the continent, with the end goal of finding the Final Four that will head to Milan for the end of season showpiece. We are now at the midway stage of the Euroleague Quarterfinal stage and so far…
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