Levski Sofia are 2013-14 Balkan League champs

Bulgarian team BC Levski Sofia are the 2013-14 EUROHOLD Balkan League champions after beating Israeli club Galil Gilboa, 69-75 in the Finals. They were back to back finalists in 2012 and 2013. This is their second Balkan League title. The last time they raised the trophy was in 2010. This win was extra sweet for…

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Balkan League final set

The final of the Balkan League has been set, with the season ending game to be contested between Galil Gilboa and Levski Sofia. Both teams came through their semi-finals to secure a place in the final and both teams now sit one game away from the Balkan League title. Galil Gilboa vs. Sigal Prishtina, 86-74…

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Adrian Banks cut by Galil Gilboa

Adrian Banks (191 cm, Northwest Mississippi CC´08) has been cut by Galil Gilboa (Israel, Winner League) after four games with the team this season. The American picked up averages of 9.8 points and 2.3 rebounds over those four games and has been let go by the club. Last season the guard played for Cimberio Varese…

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Adrian Banks signs with Galil Gilboa

Adrian Banks (191 cm, North Western Mississippi CC’08) is making a return to Israel after signing a deal to play for Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) this 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old Banks was last in Israel in the 2011-12 season when he played for Elitzur Netanya. He played 23 games for them in the Israeli league…

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Rick Jackson signs for Galil

Rick Jackson (206 cm, Syracuse’11) will return to European Basketball this season after agreeing to play for Altshuler Saham Gilboa Galil (Israel, Winner League). The last time the American played in Europe was during the 2011/2012 season with French ProA team Chorale de Roanne but now the forward will return with Galil this season. During…

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Sharon Drucker to coach Galil Gilboa

Sharon Drucker has been announced as the new head coach of Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. Drucker spent the 2012-13 season coaching Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). He had some issues with former player and NBA veteran Craig Smith (201 cm, Boston College’06). Things got rocky between the player and the coach…

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Stu Douglass heads to Israel

Stu Douglass (190 cm, Michigan’12) has signed a contract to play with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa in the Israeli Winner League for the next two years. The American will join the team for the 2013/2014 season after recently departing Spanish LEB Gold team Planasa Navarra. He joined the Spanish outfit straight from college and in…

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Shawn Taggart to Galil Gilboa

  Shawn Taggart (207 cm, Memphis’09) is headed to play overseas once again as he signs with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. He leaves the D-League’s Springfield Armor after a 13-game run with the team. In that stretch, the Memphis alum recorded averages of 8.1 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Taggart is no…

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Brandon Bowman signed by Galil Gilboa

Brandon Bowman (204 cm, Georgetown’06) has been signed by the Israeli ball club Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa of the Winner League. Bowman last played in South Korea for the Samsung Thunders where he averaged 13.3 ppg and 5.8 rpg in four games. The Georgetown alum has previously played in Israel for Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion in…

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