Washington Wizards beats Maccabi Haifa, 101-95
Israeli club Maccabi Haifa showed their grit as they hung tough against the Washington Wizards in a close 95-101 NBA preseason loss. Maccabi Haifa managed to offset Washington’s strong frontcourt presence by taking their attack from a long-range orientation. Maccabi Haifa caught fire from the outside, sinking 12-of-21 from three-point range. With Bradley Beal nursing…
Read MoreReggie Hopkins now with Hanau
Hebeisen White Wings Hanau (Germany-ProB) has landed the services of Reggie Hopkins (180 cm, Queens College’11) this 2014/15. Hanau has been struggling to begin the season and are still winless in three games. The 26-year-old guard played for VfL Stade (Germany-ProB) in 2013/14. Hopkins played in a total of 16 games he delivered averages of…
Read MoreJulius Ashby inks with Soles
Julius Ashby (208 cm, Colorado’06) is a new addition to the roster of Soles de Mexicali (Mexico-LNBP) this 2014/15 season. Ashby is from Trinidad and Tobago and was previously part of their national team in 2007 and 2009-10. Soles is currently second in the Mexican league standings with a record of 6-1. Julius spent the…
Read MoreOrlando Magic Get Easy Win Over Flamengo
The Orlando Magic took an easy preseason win at home against the visiting Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil-NBB), 106-88. Orlando’s weapon of choice for this encounter was Montenegrin star Nikola Vucevic. He was fantastic with 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Flamengo did their best to keep him in check, but the big…
Read MoreDaniel Orton added by Shanxi Zhongyu
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentuck’10) bids his good-bye to the NBA and will continue his professional career in China with Shanxi Zhongyu (CBA) this 2014/15. Orton had a preseason deal with the Washington Wizards, but unfortunately did not make the cut for this season and decided to sign in China. Daniel began the 2013/14 season…
Read MoreEuroleague, 2014/2015 season tips off
The 2014/2015 Euroleague season tipped off in style with six games across three groups on Thursday night, with the remaining six games taking place on Friday evening. During the start of Round 1, four of the host teams picked up victories to get their Euroleague campaigns off to a good start, while two road successes…
Read MoreIsaiah Swann to Istanbul Buyuksehir
Isaiah Swann (188 cm, Florida State’08) has decided to play for Turkish TBL outfit Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi during the 2014/2015 season. The point guard is coming off a season in the German BBL with New Yorker Phantoms BraunSchweig. During the term the American played in 34 games and finished as the second best scorer in…
Read MoreVrbica Stefanov to guide MZT Skopje
KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) has named Vrbica Stefanov as successor to Zmagoslav “Zmago” Sagadin the club has announced. Zmago was let go by the club on October 16th after an indifferent start to the Adriatic League saw the team sitting on a losing 1-2 record. It was already Sagadin’s first season with…
Read MoreSekani Milligen to Club Central
Club Central (Lebanon-Division A) has added Sekani Milligen (193 cm, Valley City State’ 13) to their roster. It will be Milligen’s first professional contract. He played college Basketball at NAIA level for Valley City State and averaged 18.3 ppg for them. After graduation in 2013 he was inactive last season.
Read MoreVladan Vukosavljevic inks with Tadamon Zouk
Vladan Vukosavljevic (208 cm) has signed with Tadamon Zouk from Lebanon. The 30-year old Serbian veteran played in Lebanon last season as well, and was very successful. He averaged 22.6 ppg and 11.3 rpg for Champville and was the 2nd leading scorer and 3rd rebounder of the entire league. Prior to moving to Lebanon Vladan…
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