Eurocup Quarter-Finals first leg
The second day of the Eurocup Quarter-Finals wrapped up the first leg picture with three contests taking place over Wednesday evening. In an all-Russian contest, Lokomotiv Kuban came away from Kazan with a big win over Unics to set up progression to the Final Four. Paris-Levallois edged Banvit Bandirma in the French capital, but it…
Read MoreJoseph Taylor now with Santurce
The Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) have landed veteran Joseph Taylor (202 cm, Wyoming’08) for the 2015 season. Taylor has already played his first game for his new team and he scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds. His season began in Cyprus, on the roster of Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Division A). Taylor left…
Read MoreEurocup Quarter-Finals underway
The Eurocup Quarter-Finals opened on Tuesday with a clash between reigning champions Valencia and Khimky Moscow Region. The clubs locked in Spain to open their two game series, with the tie to be decided in the Russian capital next week thanks to an aggregate score. In this contest Khimky set itself up for home success…
Read MoreKalin Lucas joins TED Kolejliler
Kalin Lucas (185 cm, Michigan State’11) will be reinforcing the backcourt of Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) this 2015. This 2014/15, the 25-year-old bid goodbye to the NBA after playing one game for the Memphis Grizzlies. In six minutes he failed to score or grab a single rebound. After his release in November 2014 he…
Read MoreJames Gist gets extension from Panathinaikos
James Gist (206 cm, Maryland’08) is set to remain with Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) for two more seasons after inking a fresh contract extension with the club. Gist has truly found a team he can call home with the 2015 Gomelsky Cup finalists since being being traded to them back in 2012. So far, Gist has…
Read MoreJames Florence signed by TED Kolejliler
James Florence (185 cm, Mercer’10) is a fresh addition to the roster of the Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) this 2015. Florence began the 2014/15 season playing for KK Zadar (Croatia-A1). James logged 23 games for his former club in the Adriatic league and registered averages of 15.3 ppg and 3.9 apg. He is a…
Read MoreEurochallenge Final Four set
The Eurochallenge Final Four is set after Energia Targu-Jiu Rovinari and the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt both punched their tickets. The two clubs join Nanterre and Trabzonspor in the Final Four, those two clubs heading to the showpiece last week after sweeping their respective series’. As for Rovinari and the Skyliners, the clubs went into a…
Read MoreTorrey Craig switches to PJ Saints
Torrey Craig (198 cm, USC Upstate’14) signed a deal to play for the Pacific Jewellers Saints (New Zealand-NBL) this 2015/16. Craig had a productive rookie season in 2014/15 which he spent playing for the Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL). In 32 games the 24-year-old posted averages of 8.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg, helping his team finish as…
Read MoreLiga Americas 2015: Bauru claims title
Top Brazilian NBB team Bauru took down Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun from Mexico’s LNBP 86-72 to claim the 2015 Liga Americas title. Bauru easily took down Argentinian club Penarol, while Pioneros downed Brazilian team Flamengo en route to their Finals clash. It was an impressive overall performance by Bauru, which came up with a game…
Read MoreEbi Ere departs Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Veteran Nigerian-American player Ebi Ere (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) has departed Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). The 33-year-old Ere notched 14 games for the French club and delivered averages of 10.0 ppg and 3.4 rpg. He now hits free agency and is a target for Latin American teams looking to strengthen their rosters this 2015. Prior…
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