Al Sadd agrees terms with Tyrone Anderson
American guard Tyrone Anderson (193 cm, Concord’07) has signed with Al Sadd Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1). Tyrone Anderson is no stranger to the Middle East since he already played in Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria before. He also had a short stint in Europe where he played in the Turkish 2nd division (TB2L) for Basaksehir and averaged 21.9 ppg there. Before…
Read MoreT.J. Cummings signs with Goes Montevideo
Goes Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) has added American forward T.J. Cummings (205 cm, UCLA’81) to the roster. During the 2013-2014 season T.J Cummings played for the Simane Susanoo Magic in the Japanese BJ League. There, he averaged 14 ppg and 6.6 rpg in 32 games. Before that he also played for a couple of other Japanese teams; the Sendai 89ers (Japan-BJ League),…
Read MoreDarius Rice inks with Karpos Sokoli
Macedonian team Karpos Sokoli 2000 Skopje has signed veteran Darius Rice (208 cm, Miami Florida’04). Rice started the season in Israel where he played only one game for Maccabi Ashdod in the Israeli Winner League. He spent the 2013-14 season in Japan’s NBL where he played for the Hitachi Sunrockers Tokyo. Darius Rice averaged 14.9…
Read MoreOlympiacos beat Panathinaikos
Greek teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos clashed this weekend. Both are former Euroleague winners and considered among the best teams in the world outside of the NBA. Entering the “eternal derby” Olympiacos had a 10-1 record and Panathinaikos a 9-0 record. In the end, Olympiacos got a narrow 81-75 home win in the 2nd show down of…
Read MoreMiroslav Raduljica back to the NBA
Serbian center Miroslav Raduljica (213 cm) is finalizing a guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season. Raduljica had just left his team Shandong Flaming Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association. There, he averaged 18.3 ppg and 9.1 rpg. In 48 games as a rookie for the Milwaukee Bucks last season, Miroslav…
Read MoreKentucky beats Louisville too
NCAA’s top-ranked Kentucky can thank the smallest player on its team for helping it survive its biggest challenge of non-conference play. Freshman Tyler Ulis (176 cm) provided a much-needed offensive spark in a battle between the nation’s two best defenses, leading the Kentucky Wildcats to a 58-50 road victory over previously undefeated fourth-ranked Louisville Cardinals. This impressive…
Read MoreALBA Berlin loses first BBL game
After dominating German Basketball through the turn of the century, ALBA Berlin has had to stand back as Brose Baskets and Bayern Munich have picked up the spoils in the BBL over recent seasons. This campaign ALBA has looked to be on a mission to regain the crown it last boasted in 2008, and until…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade 15-0 in Adriatic League
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade added another notch to its unbeaten record as the club’s incredible start to the Adriatic League continued on Saturday. The Serbian powerhouse hosted current ABA title holders Cibona Zagreb of Croatia and brushed the champs aside with an impressive 80-64 win. The victory maintained the unblemished run in this competition, with Crvena…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel now at Efes
Thomas Heurtel (189 cm) has been officially unveiled as a new player for Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague). The French star has been playing for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria over the last four seasons, becoming a key man for the team as well as a formidable presence in the Euroleague. So far this season…
Read MoreLee Humphrey decides on Utenos
Lee Humphrey (189 cm, Florida’07) has penned a deal with Lithuanian LKL outfit Juventus-LKSK Utenos the club announced. The American has been out of action so far this season and his last game time on the hardwood came during the 2013/2014 campaign. Humphrey started that term on the books at BC Kiev (Ukraine, Superleague) where…
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