David Blatt axed by Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have parted ways with head coach David Blatt, dismissing the tactician late on Friday and replacing him with his top assistant. The news came as something of a surprise because Blatt was having a better second season with the NBA franchise than his first campaign. Certainly, if this news had landed this…
Read MoreEuroleague: classic Istanbul derby
After the drama of Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid in El Clasico on Thursday, the Euroleague Top 16 had a lot to live up to as Round 4 wrapped on Friday. Luckily the hoops are always of the highest quality in this competition and the Euroleague produced four memorable contests to send Basketball fans into…
Read MoreFIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers draw
The draw for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers was made by the Basketball governing body in Munich, Germany on Friday. The completed draw means the competing 27 nations in the qualifying round now know their opponents when the competition gets underway in September. The countries were split into seven groups, with six groups of four…
Read MoreBilly Rush joins Niagara
Less than two weeks after being cut by The Island Storm, Billy Rush (201 cm, Robert Morris’10) is back in the Canadian NBL playing for the Niagara River Lions. The American played seven games for the Storm this season and logged averages of 8.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Billy Rush has plenty of…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck returns to Bologna
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) has inked a deal to come back to Virtus Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna (Italy, Serie A) the club announced on Friday. The American has played for the team before, spending the 2012/2013 season and over that stint played 22 Serie A games and averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists…
Read MoreEric Kibi added by Strsljen
KK Strsljen Gusinje (Montenegro-Erste Liga) is strengthening its roster with the addition of Eric Kibi (198 cm, Abilene Christian’12) this 2016. Eric has dual citizenship from Canada and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He will likely be inserted as a regular part of the team’s frontcourt rotation. He started the 2015-16 season playing for German…
Read MoreDarius Rice opts for Al Ahli
Darius Rice (208 cm, University of Miami’04) is bound for Qatar after penning a deal with Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1) this 2016. This will be Rice’s first signing for the 2015-16 season. In 2014-15 he played one game for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). He scored three points and grabbed eight rebounds. Darius left…
Read MoreAnthony Goods inks with Guaros
Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) is headed to South America to play for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) this 2016 after agreeing to terms on a deal with the club. Goods recently departed Cholet Basket of the French Pro A. He started the 2015-16 season with the French team and was able to play a dozen…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona wins el Clasico
Week four of the Euroleague Top 16 opened with four games on Thursday, including one of the biggest games on the continent, the Spanish el Clasico. The Group F contest saw a game of huge swings as Real Madrid yielded a commanding lead to their great rival in an el Clasico that lived up to…
Read MoreRicky Harris joins Maccabi Rishon
Ricky Harris (187 cm, UMass’10) has agreed to terms on a deal with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League) this 2016. Ricky will be integrated in the team’s backcourt rotation for the remainder of the season. The UMass alum last saw action in 2014-15 when he played for TBB Trier (Germany-BBL). He played a total of…
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