Europe
Bayern Munich makes BBL final, defeats ALBA Berlin
Bayern Munich stayed on course to defend its German Beko BBL title after outlasting arch rival ALBA Berlin to win the semi-finals series 3-2. The series has been very tight, with both teams heading into this contest with 2 wins, making this a crucial decider. With Thursday night’s contest being held in Berlin, ALBA held…
Read MoreMilos Borisov signs with Szolnok
Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary-A Division) has successfully signed Montenegrin player, Milos Borisov (198 cm) and he is expected to join the club this coming 2015-16 season. This will be Borisov’s second straight season playing in Hungary’s A Division. In 2014/15 he was on the roster of Sopron KC, where he played 41 games and was able…
Read MoreDominique Morrison agrees with Liege
Dominique Morrison (198 cm, ORU’12) is set to be a new member of Liege Basket (Belgium-Scooore League) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The 25-year-old Morrison spent his 2014/15 season playing for the Norrkoping Dolphins, from Sweden’s Basketligan. He was fifth in the league in scoring averages with 18.2 points per game. He also averaged 5.3…
Read MoreSean Marshall now with Usak
Sean Marshall (198 cm, Boston College’07) has agreed to terms with Usak Sportlif (Turkey-TBL) and will be joining the team for the 2015/16 season. Marshall is moving from Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL). He played 16 games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 11.5 ppg and 3.9 rpg, helping them reach the Finals this 2015. His…
Read MoreEric Buckner switches to Turk Telekom
Eric Buckner (208 cm, Georgia State’12) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season playing for Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL). Buckner is coming off a 2014/15 stint with another club from the same league. He played a dozen games for Usak Sportlif (Turkey-TBL) in the EuroChallenge and he recorded averages of 12.6 ppg and 5.8…
Read MoreOlympiacos sets up Greek A1 final against Panathinaikos
Olympiacos Pireus has punched its ticket to the Greek A1 final, joining arch rival Panathinaikos in the showpiece final series. Of course, Panathinaikos had booked its spot with a clean sweep over PAOK Athens, but Olympiacos was made to play a fourth game after Aris Thessaloniki shocked The Reds in Game 3. There was to…
Read MoreTurkish TBL, Fenerbahce crashes to Karsiyaka, Anadolu Efes makes final
Anadolu Efes Istanbul is the first club through the 2015 Turkish TBL final after sweeping its series against Trabzonspor, while Fenerbahce has it all to do in the other semi-final. Efes looked slick in taking out a tricky opponent, the club tamed Trabzonspor 54-59 on the road to head to the TBL final with a…
Read MoreFilip Adamovic joins U-Banca Transilvania
U-Banca Transilvania Cluj (Romania-Liga Nationala) has landed the services of Bosnian-Serbian import Filip Adamovic (181 cm) for the 2015/16 season. Filip was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2013 and 2014. The 26-year-old Adamovic is switching over from BC Mures Targu-Mures (Romania-Liga Nationala) where he played during the 2014/15 season. Filip…
Read MoreOostende wins 2015 Belgian League Title
Telenet BC Oostende have been crowned the 2015 Belgian Scooore League champions! This is their fourth-consecutive crown and 16th title overall. They defeated Belfius Mons-Hainaut 59-71 in Game 4 of the Finals series. This was a fitting climax to Oostende’s dominant 2014/15 season. They managed to suffer only four losses out of 30 games during…
Read MoreAnthony Raffa pens with Al Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1) has landed the services of Anthony Raffa (185 cm, Coastal Carolina’13) for the 2015/16 season. Raffa is a 25-year-old American player who also holds an Italian passport. Anthony is familiar with hoops in the Middle East. This 2015 he played 14 games for Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr from Iran’s Superleague.…
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