Wayne McCullough to Darassufaka

Wayne McCullough (195 cm, G) is on the move to Turkey. There he will join Darassufaka Tekfen Istanbul and coach Selcuk Emak. Darassufaka finished 7th in the BSL with a 16-14 record. McCullough played this season in the Korisliiga in Finland. There he played 25 games for Lahti. McCullough averaged 17.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg…

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Rytas, Darussafaka advance to EuroCup Top 16

After Tuesday night’s basketball action, two more teams are advancing to the 7Days EuroCup Top-16. Group B’s Rytas Vilnius and Group C’s Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul both punched their tickets to the next round of the competition but in two different ways. Rytas became the third team to make through into the next round after beating…

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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Bayern Muenchen Sets Records

 The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague opened Round 6 of the 2018-19 regular season with four games on Thursday. CSKA Moscow (6-0) kept their pristine record intact with an impressive win over a fellow top-4 team Armani Milano, 85-90. Spanish Powerhouse Real Madrid (6-0) crushed Maccabi Tel Aviv in a 66-87 blowout victory. They are the last…

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Markel Brown added by Darussafaka

 Markel Brown (191 cm, Oklahoma State’14) is set to return to Europe this 2018-19 season after inking a deal with Darussafaka Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). He stayed stateside in 2017-18, spending most of the season in the NBA G-League. He was released by the Oklahoma City Thunder and moved to Oklahoma City Blue (NBA G-League). Brown played…

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David Blatt Could Return to NBA as Knicks Coach

 The New York Knicks fired head coach Jeff Hornacek after a disappointing 29-53 finish to the 2017-18 season. As early as now, there is already a short-list of candidates that the organization is eyeing to fill his shoes. David Fizdale, Mark Jackson, and European coach David Blatt top the list. Blatt is currently in the…

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Brad Wanamaker renews deal with Darussafaka

 Brad Wanamaker (193 cm, Pittsburgh’11) has been retained by Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. He made a solid impression with the team in 2016-17 and has earned a contract extension for another year. Brad played 34 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where he posted averages of 16.7 ppg…

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Will Cummings joins Darussafaka

Will Cummings (188 cm, Temple’15) has agreed to terms on a deal with Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) and will be joining the team this 2017-18 season. The 24-year-old Cummings spent his 2016-17 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). In 18 Basketball Championship League games, Will managed to deliver averages of 15.2 ppg and 3.4 apg.…

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James Bell now with Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul

James Bell (197 cm, Villanova ’14) agreed to move to the Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) roster. The swingman heads to the Turkish league for the first time in his blossoming career. Last season, Bell spent his only season with Hapoel Unet Halon (Israel-Winner League). His game showed that he belongs as he recorded big scoring and rebounding…

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JaJuan Johnson inks with Darussafaka

JaJuan Johnson (208 cm, Purdue’11) is a newcomer to Turkish club Darussafaka Dogus Itanbul (TBL) and will suit up for the team during the coming 2018 season. The American played the 2016/2017 campaign on the roster at Cantu in the Italian top flight. Over thirty games, JaJuan Johnson delivered averages of 19.0 points and 7.3…

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