Court Side Basketball News http://www.court-side.com/news Basketball news from Around the World Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Wendell McKines signed by Alaska Aces http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/wendell-mckines-signed-by-alaska-aces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wendell-mckines-signed-by-alaska-aces http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/wendell-mckines-signed-by-alaska-aces/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:41 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29943 New Mexico’s Wendell McKines (198 cm, New Mexico State’12) is headed to Asia after being signed by the Alaska Aces from the Philippines’ PBA. After sweeping their competition in the recently concluded Commissioner’s Cup the Aces are already looking ahead to the upcoming Governor’s Cup, where each team is allowed to add a single foreign [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/wendell-mckines-signed-by-alaska-aces/feed/ 0 NBA: San Antonio takes 2-0 lead over Grizzlies http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/nba-san-antonio-takes-2-0-lead-over-grizzlies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-san-antonio-takes-2-0-lead-over-grizzlies http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/nba-san-antonio-takes-2-0-lead-over-grizzlies/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:50 +0000 LaMonte http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29895 The San Antonio Spurs had to be feeling fairly solid about things at halftime of their NBA Western Conference final contest with the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday as they were sitting on a 15-point lead at the mid-game break. Unfortunately for them, the Grizzlies were able to put together a 2:15 scoring run to close [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/nba-san-antonio-takes-2-0-lead-over-grizzlies/feed/ 0 Justin Cage extended by Mons-Hainaut http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/justin-cage-extended-by-mons-hainaut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justin-cage-extended-by-mons-hainaut http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/justin-cage-extended-by-mons-hainaut/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:17:10 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29914 Justin Cage (198 cm, Xavier’07) will be rejoining Belfius Mons-Hainaut from Belgiums Ethias league in the 2013-14 season. Cage received a contract extension from the team. He has been with the team for four seasons now. In the 2012-13 season he averaged 11.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 28 games in the Belgian league. In [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/justin-cage-extended-by-mons-hainaut/feed/ 0 2013 NBA Draft Lottery: Cleveland wins! http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/cleveland-wins-2013-nba-draft-lottery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleveland-wins-2013-nba-draft-lottery http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/cleveland-wins-2013-nba-draft-lottery/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:03:41 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29905 The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery and will have the first pick of the 2013 NBA draft. The franchise has had luck on its side for three straight years now. They had the fourth pick in the 2012 draft and came away with Dion Waiters. They scored big time as they [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/cleveland-wins-2013-nba-draft-lottery/feed/ 1 Vinny Del Negro out as Clippers’ coach http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/vinny-del-negro-out-as-clippers-coach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vinny-del-negro-out-as-clippers-coach http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/vinny-del-negro-out-as-clippers-coach/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:14 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29899 The Los Angeles Clippers decided not to offer head coach Vinny Del Negro a new contract. The team failed to build on their gains from last season’s playoff run. The franchise wants to keep their star point guard, Chris Paul, happy and interested to sign a long-term deal with the team as he hits unrestricted [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/vinny-del-negro-out-as-clippers-coach/feed/ 0 Serbian Superleague crisis averted http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/serbian-superleague-crisis-averted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serbian-superleague-crisis-averted http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/serbian-superleague-crisis-averted/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:04 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29884 The battle that has erupted in the Serbian Superleague over the last weeks has been resolved today the league through

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/serbian-superleague-crisis-averted/feed/ 0 Jerel Blassingame stays with Zagreb http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jerel-blassingame-stays-with-zagreb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jerel-blassingame-stays-with-zagreb http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jerel-blassingame-stays-with-zagreb/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:53 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29878 American point guard Jerel Blassingame (175 cm, UNLV’05) has extended his stay with Cibona Zagreb (Croatia, A1, Adriatic League, and Eurocup) for another season. The 32-year old will now stay with the Croatian giant throughout the upcoming 2013-2014 season. Blassingame joined with Cibona in January of this year and impressed over 15 A1 games with [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jerel-blassingame-stays-with-zagreb/feed/ 0 Ben Simons heads to Germany http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/ben-simons-heads-to-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ben-simons-heads-to-germany http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/ben-simons-heads-to-germany/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:51 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29872 Ben Simons (203 cm, Drake’13) has signed with Walter Tigers Tuebingen in the German Bundesliga straight from college. The 22-year old forward has just completed his final year with Drake and will head into professional Basketball boasting averages of 14.1ppg, 3.6rpg, and 1.8apg over 34 games in his final year. The American is the latest [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/ben-simons-heads-to-germany/feed/ 1 Jacob Burtschi returns to Frankfurt http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jacob-burtschi-returns-to-frankfurt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jacob-burtschi-returns-to-frankfurt http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jacob-burtschi-returns-to-frankfurt/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:52:03 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29866 Jacob Burtschi (198 cm, Air Force’07) has signed to play next season with the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany, BBL) for what will be his second stint with the club. Burtschi played the 2012-2013 season with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven also of the German Bundesliga. The 29-year old forward played 33 times for Bremerhaven and posted averages of [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jacob-burtschi-returns-to-frankfurt/feed/ 0 John Patrick stays with Ludwigsburg http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/john-patrick-stays-with-ludwigsburg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-patrick-stays-with-ludwigsburg http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/john-patrick-stays-with-ludwigsburg/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:37:44 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29860 John Patrick has extended his contract with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany, BBL Bundesliga) and will remain the head coach of the team for another two seasons. The agreement means the American will now coach Ludwigsburg through the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons. The 45-year old joined the team in January of this year and could not [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/john-patrick-stays-with-ludwigsburg/feed/ 1 Walter Hodge to join Laboral Kutxa http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/walter-hodge-to-join-laboral-kutxa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walter-hodge-to-join-laboral-kutxa http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/walter-hodge-to-join-laboral-kutxa/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44:42 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29852 Walter Hodge (183 cm, Florida’09) will be joining Laboral Kutxa from Spain’s ACB for the next two seasons. Hodge is coming off a good run with Stelmet Zielona Gora from Poland’s TBL. In 38 games this 2012-13 season in the Polish league he averaged 18.1 ppg and 4.7 apg. He was very impressive playing for [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/walter-hodge-to-join-laboral-kutxa/feed/ 0 Givi Bakradze added by Lapuan Korikobrat http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/givi-bakradze-added-by-lapuan-korikobrat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=givi-bakradze-added-by-lapuan-korikobrat http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/givi-bakradze-added-by-lapuan-korikobrat/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:19 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29843 Givi Bakradze (185 cm) has been signed by Lapuan Korikobrat from Finland’s Korisliiga. The Georgian player is making his return to Finland after three seasons playing on home soil. He spent the 2012-13 season playing for TSU Tbilisi from Georgia’s Superleague. In 22 games there, the 25-year-old Bakradze averaged 12.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/givi-bakradze-added-by-lapuan-korikobrat/feed/ 0 Mardy Collins joins Guaros de Lara http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mardy-collins-joins-guaros-de-lara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mardy-collins-joins-guaros-de-lara http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mardy-collins-joins-guaros-de-lara/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:24:53 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29829 Former NBA guard Mardy Collins (198 cm, Temple’06) has joined Guraos de Lara from Venezuela’s LPB. Collins has already logged two games for his new team and has put up averages of 12.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Collins, who was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2006 draft (29th [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mardy-collins-joins-guaros-de-lara/feed/ 0 Repesa not to be renewed by Unicaja http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/repesa-not-to-be-renewed-by-unicaja/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repesa-not-to-be-renewed-by-unicaja http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/repesa-not-to-be-renewed-by-unicaja/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 09:08:22 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29816 Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB will be in the market for a new head coach soon. The team will not be renewing the contract of Croatian head coach Jasmin Repesa. Unicaja finished the 2012-13 regular season with a not-too-impressive 18-16 record putting them ninth overall keeping them out of the ACB playoffs. ACB has strict [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/repesa-not-to-be-renewed-by-unicaja/feed/ 0 Rasheed Wright to return to St. Quentin http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/rasheed-wright-to-return-to-st-quentin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rasheed-wright-to-return-to-st-quentin http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/rasheed-wright-to-return-to-st-quentin/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:42 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29802 Rasheed Wright (196 cm, ODU’03) is returning to St. Quentin Basket-Ball from France’s ProB for the 2013-14 season. Wright has played his entire professional basketball career in France and for the last five years has been playing in France’s ProB league. The 32-year-old Wright played six games for St. Quentin at the beginning of the [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/rasheed-wright-to-return-to-st-quentin/feed/ 0 Krka wins Slovenian league Championship http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/krka-wins-slovenian-league-championship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krka-wins-slovenian-league-championship http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/krka-wins-slovenian-league-championship/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:12:14 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29784 Krka Novo Mesto has defeated Union Olimpija Ljubljana 71-61 to capture their fourth-straight Telemach League

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/krka-wins-slovenian-league-championship/feed/ 0 SerieA: Varese in 5, three series go to Game 7 http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/seriea-varese-in-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seriea-varese-in-5 http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/seriea-varese-in-5/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:51:45 +0000 LaMonte http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29783 The Italian SerieA quarterfinals will be finished on Wednesday as Varese put away Venice in five games, but the other three series have advanced to Game 7. Sassari will host Cantu on Tuesday, Trenkwalder will travel to Acea Roma Tuesday, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano will face Montepaschi Siena at home on Wednesday. The winner [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/seriea-varese-in-5/feed/ 0 Calvin Cage with Guayana http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/calvin-cage-with-guayana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calvin-cage-with-guayana http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/calvin-cage-with-guayana/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:15 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29775 American guard Calvin Cage (188 cm, Buffalo’06) has joined Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela, LPB) after trying out with Al Gharafa in Qatari D1 league. Cage has already played his debut game for Guayana playing in the home victory over Gaiteros de Zulia on Friday night. Earlier this season the athletic guard features in three games [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/calvin-cage-with-guayana/feed/ 0 Zoran Lukic extends with Novgorod http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/zoran-lukic-extends-with-novgorod/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zoran-lukic-extends-with-novgorod http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/zoran-lukic-extends-with-novgorod/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:50 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29769 Zoran Lukic will be staying in Russia after PBL and VTB United League team BC Nizhny Novgorod extended his contract as head coach. The Serbian guided Novgorod to a lowly 8th in the Russian PBL this season with a record 8-10. The tactician will now stay at the helm of the club after extending his [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/zoran-lukic-extends-with-novgorod/feed/ 0 Doron Perkins leaves Olympiacos http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/doron-perkins-leaves-olympiacos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doron-perkins-leaves-olympiacos http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/doron-perkins-leaves-olympiacos/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:12 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29762 Doron Perkins (188 cm, Santa Clara’05) has parted company with Olympiacos Pireus (Greece, A1 and Euroleague) after 3 months with the team. Perkins joined with the Greek giants in February from China’s CBA team Foshan Long Lions but has found minutes on the court hard to come by. In fact the American point guard did [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/doron-perkins-leaves-olympiacos/feed/ 0 Bill Walker signs with Carabobo http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/bill-walker-signs-with-carabobo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-walker-signs-with-carabobo http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/bill-walker-signs-with-carabobo/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:34 +0000 Morgan http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29756 American swingman Bill Walker (198 cm, Kansas State’08) has signed a deal with Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela, LPB) for the remainder of the season. Walker joins compatriot Durell Summers as a new signing for Carabobo and will see out the LPB season with the franchise. The 25-year old has been playing with the Austin Toros [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/bill-walker-signs-with-carabobo/feed/ 0 Yokohama B-Corsairs win Japan’s BJ title http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/yokohama-b-corsairs-win-japans-bj-title/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yokohama-b-corsairs-win-japans-bj-title http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/yokohama-b-corsairs-win-japans-bj-title/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:15:15 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29749 The Yokohama B-Corsairs’ 101-90 win over the Fukuoka Rizing marked a couple of firsts in Japanese basketball. The

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/yokohama-b-corsairs-win-japans-bj-title/feed/ 0 Liga Endesa: Playoff matches are now set http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/liga-endesa-playoffs-set/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liga-endesa-playoffs-set http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/liga-endesa-playoffs-set/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:56:56 +0000 LaMonte http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29714 The Spain Liga Endesa wrapped up their 34-week regular season on Sunday, locking in team positions and setting up the playoffs as well as determining which two clubs will be relegated to the Liga Española de Baloncesto for the 2013-14 season. The top eight clubs, that will participate in the post-season, are (in order from [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/liga-endesa-playoffs-set/feed/ 0 Mindaugas Kuzminskas headed to Spain http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mindaugas-kuzminskas-headed-to-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mindaugas-kuzminskas-headed-to-spain http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mindaugas-kuzminskas-headed-to-spain/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:45:35 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29731 Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205 cm) will get to test his professional basketball skills outside of his home Lithuania soon. He will soon be headed to Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. He’s been playing for BC Zalgris Kaunas since 2010. This 2012-13 season he played 19 games for them in the Lithuanian league and averaged 13.6 ppg [...]

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]]> http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/mindaugas-kuzminskas-headed-to-spain/feed/ 0 Chad Gray added by AB Contern http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/chad-gray-added-by-ab-contern/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chad-gray-added-by-ab-contern http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/chad-gray-added-by-ab-contern/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:32 +0000 Erik http://www.court-side.com/news/?p=29720 Chad Gray (200 cm, Coastal Carolina’11) is joining AB Contern from Luxembourg’s Total league. Gray is coming off a stint with the Giants Noerdlingen from Germany’s ProB, a team he signed with in January 2013. He played 14 games for the Giants and averaged 17.4 ppg and 9.8 rpg. In the 2011-12 he played for [...]

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