Fahro Alihodzic now with A.G.O Rethymno

Fahro Alihodzic (208 cm, UAB’14) will be taking his talents to A.G.O Rethymno Aegean (Greece-A1) this 2014-15 season. Alihodzic is a Bosnian player who is also a naturalized British citizen. During his senior year at UAB (NCAA) he averaged 8.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg in 30 games. Fahro Alihodzic went pro this 2014-15 season with Bilbao…

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Turkey bags gold at U18 Championships

Konya, Turkey – The host nation of the U18 Championships rolled to victory with Turkey blazing through Serbia, 85-68. The future is looking bright for Turkish basketball with their U18 team bagging back-to-back championships. They made the most of their homecourt advantage and the momentum they built from their stunning upset over the previously undefeated…

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U18 European Championship semis set

An exhilarating quarter-final stage saw four teams’ progress to the semi-final of the U18 European Championships, with hosts Turkey and unbeaten Croatia among them. Turkey vs. Latvia, 78-53 Host nation Turkey swept into the semi-finals with an impressive showing against Latvia. The Turks built on a storming first half to hold off a slight Latvian…

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U18 European Championships quarter-finals

The quarter-finals of the U18 European Championships have been locked after Wednesday’s games in Group E and F settled who will head to the next stage of the competition. Group E Croatia vs. Italy, 81-65 Croatia eased through the second half of this contest after Italy had stuck close during the first two quarters of…

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Wunderkind Dario Šarić finally signs

KK Cibona officially announced at a press conference this afternoon that they had signed super-talent Dario Šarić (208 cm, 1994) to a 4-year contract. A surprise move, since Cibona has known financial problems and is struggling to pay their bills and salaries on time. Recently the Croatian club had to travel by bus to Germany…

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3×3 – Serbia, USA and France win U18 World Championship

There was an air of deja vu as the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships, presented by Nike, came to a close on Sunday in Alcobendas, Spain. Serbia won the Boys tournament, the USA ended Spain’s reign in the Girls event and France came out on top in the Mixed competition. This was very similar to…

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