Australia & Oceania
Will Hudson leaves Proximus Spirou
Australian big man Will Hudson (206 cm, Oakland’11) is parting ways with Proximus Spirou (Belgium-Scooore League) after playing just four games for the club. The 25-year-old Hudson logged three games for Spirou in the Belgian league and averaged 13.3 ppg and 12.3 rpg. He also averaged a solid 2.0 spg on defense. Will played just…
Read MoreMarcel Jones signs with Akhisar Belediye
Marcel Jones (203 cm, Oregon State’08) has signed with Akhisar Belediye (Turkey-TB2L). The 25-year-old American also holds a New Zealand passport and started last season in Italy. There, he played for Pallacanestro Cantu and averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg in 16 Eurocup games, as well as 3.4 ppg and 1.4 rpg in 25 games…
Read MoreAustralian NBL round 1 recap
The Australian NBL is up and running for the 2014/2015 campaign after the season tipped off in style Down Under with four games across Friday and Saturday. Over the four games the honours were split as two home teams claimed victory, while two teams went on the road and came away with wins. Check out…
Read MoreMatthew Adekponya signs with Nidaros Jets
Matthew Adekponya (186 cm) has signed with Nidaros Jets (Norway-BLNO) and is getting ready for his debut in the Norwegian BNLO opener. The Australian player comes from Mackay Meteors (Australia-QBL). He helped them make it to the finals after they ended the regular season as the second best team. Matthew Adekponya averaged 12.8 ppg and…
Read MoreDavid Andersen now with ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) has landed the services of Australian big man David Andersen (212 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Andersen joined Strasbourg IG (France-ProA) in January 2014. He was able to play in three Eurocup games and average 5.3 ppg and 3.7 rpg. He also played 25 games for them in the French league…
Read MoreFIBA to probe Australia vs. Angola game
FIBA has officially launched an investigation regarding suspicions that Australia deliberately lost a game against Angola during the group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014. Australia rested two of its key players, Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles in their 83-91 loss to Angola. “The on-court behaviour displayed by Australia in that game (against Angola)…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 Day 2
Spain – The last four teams to fill out the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup 2014 have been determined after some intense action in Day 2 of the Round of 16. Brazil, Serbia, Lithuania, and Turkey are all moving on in the competition after securing wins in these knockout rounds. Turkey vs Australia, 65-64…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Round of 16 preview
The group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014 have ended and the successful nations are lining up in the Round of 16 to fight it out in do or die games. Expect spills and plenty of thrills as the eyes of global Basketball turn to the first knockout stage of the competition. With everything…
Read MoreDragic irked by Australia vs Angola game
Phoenix Suns point guard and Slovenian national team star player Goran Dragic (190 cm) took to social media to express his disappointment with how a game in the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2014 was played out. Dragic was referring to the group stage game between Angola and Australia. He tweets: Basketball is a beautiful sport,…
Read MoreNathan Jawai re-signed by Galatasaray
Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) will be bringing back Australian big man Nathan Jawai (208 cm, Midland CC’07) for the 2014-15 season. His 2013-14 season with them was cut short due to an injury in November 2013 which sidelined him for three months. Jawai was still able to play in two of their Euroleague games…
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