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Eurocup, close games aplenty in Round 5
Round 5 of the Eurocup regular season saw perhaps the closest hoops of the 2014/2015 campaign so far, with a number of games going right to the wire. The groups are now taking shape and the fight for the Last 32 is officially heating up, with all tables having runaway leaders and a chasing pack…
Read MoreDionte Christmas joins Paris-Levallois
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) will be playing in the French Pro A this 2014-15 after agreeing to terms with Paris-Levallois. Christmas played for the Phoenix Suns in 2013-14 and averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.2 rpg in 31 games. The Suns are have a stacked backcourt with the addition of Isaiah Thomas this off season.…
Read MorePierre Vincent let go by ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) president and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has fired head coach Pierre Vincent. The team is off to an unimpressive start this 2014-15 season. They are 2-3 in Eurocup competition and are struggling in the French Pro A league with a 2-5 record (15th of 18). Management has made…
Read MoreEurocup, Paris-Levallois beats Strasbourg
There were just four games in the Eurocup on Tuesday as the fifth round of the competition got underway. The remaining scheduled games for this week will take place on Wednesday, fourteen encounters in total. As for tonight, there may have only been four games, but there was plenty of action on the hardwood, especially…
Read MoreTweety Carter inks with Maritime Boulogne
SO Maritime Boulogne (ProA) enticed Tweety Carter (180 cm, Baylor’10) to France to wear their club jersey through the 2014/2015 season. The American hasn’t had a club so far this season, but last term he spent the 2013/2014 season with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA). He averaged 9.9 ppg and 1.2 rpg in 10 games, however…
Read MoreEuroleague, ALBA and Valencia win
Four rounds of Euroleague Regular Season action have now been taken care of and this week’s Basketball proved to be another spectacle of elite sport. The usual suspects are starting to control their groups, but as we have become accustomed to in Europe’s premier tournament, there are always plenty of shocks in the Euroleague. Who…
Read MoreSam Muldrow pens deal with Evreux
Sam Muldrow (205 cm, South Carolina ’11) has signed a contract with Evreux (France-ProB) for the rest of the 2014/2015 season. The 26-old American forward started the pre-season already with Metalac (Serbia-KLS), however left the team shortly. Sam Muldrow played in the Ukrainian Superleague last season for DniproAzot, where he averaged 10.8 ppg and 6.4 rpg. In college,…
Read MoreEurocup Round 4 Recap
The Eurocup Round 4 came to an end on Wednesday with more exhilarating Basketball around the continent, including two games that went right to the wire through over time. The competitions’ remaining undefeated teams all extended their untouched records through week four. Group A Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Paris Levallois 81-78 at home, but needed…
Read MoreMark Sanchez part ways with Evreux Basket
French ProB team ALM Evreux Basket and American player Mark Sanchez (201 cm, Boise State’09) have agreed to part ways. The 27-year old American played 4 games for Evreux Basket and averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg. Before coming to France Mark Sanchez played two seasons in Austria. During the 2012/2013 season he played for ECE Bulls Kapfenberg…
Read More2014/2015 Euroleague recap
Another hot day of exciting Basketball action fell on Europe during Friday as Round 3 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague was completed. Six games happened on the night as CSKA Moscow, Barcelona, Malaga, and Olympiacos all maintained their unblemished records. For all the action from Thursday’s games, check out our 2014/2015 Euroleague Round 3 Day 1…
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