1st Team All-Adriatic League

Court Side Newspaper introduces the 2016/2017 season 1st Team All-Adriatic League. We base our selection ONLY on the advanced statistics of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a…

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Shawn James joins Fajardo

Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern’08) will continue his 2016/2017 season as part of the roster at Cariduros de Fajardo (Puerto Rico, BSN). The veteran American has recently played for Montenegrin powerhouse KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga). Over a dozen Adriatic League game, Shawn James secured averages of 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.…

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Shawn James let go by Buducnost

Montenegrin powerhouse KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) has opted to part ways with Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern’08) this 2016. The 33-year-old big man played a dozen games for them in the ABA League and averaged 9.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg. He also played four games in the Eurocup and in that arena James…

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Shawn James moves to Olympiacos

Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern University’08) is a new addition to the roster of Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). James is coming over after starting the 2015-16 season with Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played seven games for them during their run in the 2016 Eurocup and was able to produce averages of 8.4…

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Shawn James now with Bilbao Basket

Bilbao Basket of Spain’s Liga Endesa has acquired the services of Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern’08) this 2015/16. James spent his 2014/15 season on the roster of EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A). Shawn is expected to bolster Bilbao’s front court rotation. He was able to appear in 22 games for them in the Italian…

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Shawn James inks with EA7 Armani

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-SerieA) has acquired the services of Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern’08) for the 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old big man is coming off a productive season with 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Shawn only managed to play in 10 Euroleague games for Maccabi Tel-Aviv because he suffered…

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