Posts Tagged ‘Astana’
Jaylen Barford signs with Astana
Jaylen Barford (191 cm, G) signed with BC Astana for this 21/22 season. Astana is the defending champion in the Kazakhstani National League. Barford played one year in the GLeague and the last two seasons in the Italian Serie A. He notched 15 ppg and one assist in nine games for Cremona. Jaylen Barford played…
Read MoreSkylar Spencer tabbed by Astana
BK Astana has tabbed Skylar Spencer (206 cm, F/C) to play in the VTB. Astana finished 12th in last year’s VTB standings. Spencer played for Belfius Mons in the Belgian Euromillions League this past season. He also played ChampionsLeague and EuropeCup with them. He dominated inside as he averaged about 13 ppg and 8.5 rebounds…
Read MoreRobert Lowery joins BK Astana
Robert Lowery (188 cm, Dayton’10) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BK Astana (Kazakhstan-D1) this upcoming 2016-17 season. Lowery began the 2015-16 season playing for AE Nea Kifisia Dimoulas Athens (Greece-A1). In six games Robert registered averages of 16.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg. In January 2016 he headed to Germany after…
Read MoreVTB United League, Nizhny misses chance
Saturday’s action in the VTB United League saw Nizhny Novgorod slip up at home to a refreshed Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd to give CEZ Nymburk the chance to grab sole possession of first place on Sunday evening. In the other contest of the night, VEF Riga and Astana put together a thrilling contest that had high…
Read MoreJerry Johnson extends with BK Astana
It appears that Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) has truly found a team he can call “home” in BK Astana (Kazakhstan-D1). The team is keeping him for the 2015/16 season. Johnson joined Astana way back in 2011 and has previously received a contract extension from the team in 2013. Johnson has been calling the plays…
Read MoreVTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins
We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…
Read MoreVTB: Khimky and Avtodor win
The tenth round of the 2014/2015 VTB United League season tipped off on Saturday with two games during the evening, with two road wins recorded. Khimky continued its dazzling VTB United League form and maintained pressure at the top of the standings with a win over Astana, while Avtodor put itself back into the chasing…
Read MoreBC Astana downs Avtodor in VTB League
The VTB United League is starting to take shape as the competition enters its sixth round of games, with BC Astana claiming a win. One game tipped off Week 6 on Saturday as Astana and Avtodor clashed in Kazakhstan, with the home team narrowly emerging victorious. BK Astana vs. Avtodor Saratov, 86-85 A tight and…
Read MoreIvan Paunic signs with Astana
Ivan Paunic (198 cm) has signed in Kazakhstan with Astana (VTB League). During 2013-14 season the Serbian player played for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) and averaged 8.3 ppg and 1.5 rpg in 34 games. Ivan Paunic, who is a member of the Serbian national team, was released by Azovmash Mariupol from the Ukraine in…
Read MoreJ’Covan Brown heads to Astana
J’Covan Brown (185 cm, Texas’12) has joined the roster at BC Astana in the Kazakhstan D1 and will pull on the blue jersey through the 2014/2015 season. The point guard has spent the summer in the Dominican Republic LNB where he played fourteen games for Caneros de La Romana and averaged 16.9 points, 1.7 rebounds,…
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