Olympiacos rides to 2-0 finals lead over Panathinaikos
Olympiacos Piraeus took another big step towards the Greek A1 title with a victory over nemesis Panathinaikos Athens in Game 2 of the finals series. The 69-76 victory came in Panathinaikos’ own Olympic Indoor Hold, and with the series heading back to Piraeus on Monday, Olympiacos has a great chance of wrapping up the title.…
Read MoreManital Torino lifts Italian A2 Gold title
The A2 Gold finals reached its decisive fifth game on Wednesday as Manital Torino defeated Agrigento to claim the Italian second division title. The crushing 93-70 win meant that Torino secured promotion to the top flight Serie A for the 2015/2016 season. It had been a tight series through the opening four games, but Manital…
Read MoreCarleton Scott signs with Antwerp
Carleton Scott (203 cm, Notre Dame’11) will be a fresh addition to the roster of the Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium-Scooore League) this 2015/16 season. Scott will be a useful piece of Antwerp’s front court rotation. The 26-year-old Notre Dame alum spent the last couple of seasons playing in Italy for Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Serie…
Read MoreMalcolm Armstead pens with Avtodor
Malcolm Armstead (183 cm, Wichita State’13) is set to continue his professional career with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) this coming 2015-16 season. Malcom spent the last two seasons on the roster of Krk Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League). In 2014-15 the 25-year-old Armstead played 25 games for Krka in the Adriatic league and was able to put…
Read MoreBraydon Hobbs inks with Giessen 46ers
The LTi Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL) are en route back to the German Bundesliga after capturing the 2014/15 German Pro A title. They are prepping for their re-entry into Germany’s premier league with the addition of Braydon Hobbs (196 cm, Bellarmine’12), whom they hope will be able to strengthen their lineup this coming 2015/16 season. Hobbs…
Read MoreNBA Finals: Cavaliers take Game 3, up 2-1
The NBA Finals have taken a surprising turn. The Cleveland Cavaliers, on paper the underdogs, have seized control of the series after a 91-96 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3. Four words sum up their surprising success thus far. “Defense,” “LeBron,” “Defense,” oh and yes, “Dellavadova.” Despite missing two of their all-star…
Read MoreStelmet Zielona Gora wins 2015 Polish TBL
Stelmet Zielona Gora is the champion of the Polish TBL once again after overcoming reigning title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec in the finals series. The 75-69 victory in Game 6 capped a stunning comeback for Stelmet Zielona Gora after the club rallied from being 2-0 down in the series. Four consecutive wins ensured that the…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes wins Game 1 of TBL Finals
The Turkish TBL finals series got underway on Tuesday with Anadolu Efes Istanbul playing host to Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. Efes managed to emerge with a 95-92 win, but needed overtime to pass a tricky Karsiyaka team that proved why it was able to stun Fenerbahce in the semi-final. The Izmir club is certainly the underdog…
Read MoreReinis Strupovics signs with Tarvas
Latvian player, Reinis Strupovics (192 cm) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas (Estonia-Alexela KML). This will be his second team from the Estonian Alexela KML in as many seasons. In 2014/15 Reinis was on the roster of Valga Kalev (Estonia-Alexela KML). He played 11 games for them in the…
Read MoreStacy Wilson retained by Chemnitz
BV Chemnitz 99 from Germany’s Pro A league has decided to keep Stacy Wilson (190 cm, Murray State’13) for one more season. Stacy will get another season to make a bigger impact for Chemnitz. The club finished in 13th place in the Pro A standings in 2015. The 24-year-old Wilson signed with Chemnitz in November…
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