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Eurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read More2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
Read MoreJacob Pullen now with Liaoning Hunters
Jacob Pullen (185 cm, Kansas State’11) will continue his professional career in China this 2014-15 after signing with the Liaoning Jeibao Hunters (China-CBA). Pullen is an American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He was a former member of the Georgian national team in 2012. Jacob spent his 2013-14 season playing for FC Barcelona…
Read MoreViktor Sanikidze signed by Unics Kazan
BC Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) is bringing in veteran Georgian player Viktor Sanikidze (203 cm) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Viktor is a 10-year member of the Georgian National Team beginning 2004 up to the present. He spent his 2013-14 season on the roster of CAI Zaragoza from Spain’s Liga Endesa. Viktor averaged 8.8 ppg and…
Read MoreManuchar Markoishvili to CSKA Moscow
Russian powerhouse club CSKA Moscow has landed Georgian forward Manuchar Markoishvili (196 cm) for the 2014-15 season. The 27-year-old veteran played the 2013-14 season for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). Manuchar appeared in 10 Euroleague games for Galatasaray and averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.5 rpg. In the domestic Turkish TBL he logged 20 games and…
Read MoreBen Woodside inks with TED Kolejliler
Ben Woodside (180 cm, North Dakota State’09) is taking his talents to Aykon TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) this 2014-15 season. Woodside is American player who also holds a Georgian passport. In 2013-14 Ben was on the roster of Vanoli Cremona from Italy’s Serie A. He suited for 24 games and averaged 9.4 ppg and 3.2…
Read MoreRicky Hickman joins Fenerbahce Ulker
Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) is gearing up for the upcoming 2014-15 season with the addition of Ricky Hickman (189 cm, NC-Greensboro’07). Hickman has dual citizenship from USA and Georgia. He is a current member of the Georgian National Team, joining them in 2013. Ricky played the 2013-14 season for Euroleague and Israeli Premier league champions…
Read MoreWill Thomas wins arbitration vs. Karsiyaka
American-Georgian player Will Thomas (203 cm) and his agent Mario Scotti filed a claim against Pinar Karsiyaka Spor Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). Both men were seeking outstanding salaries, bonuses, reimbursement, penalties and agent fees plus interest. Thomas played for the club in the 2012-13 season. The Turkish club did not file…
Read MoreKutaisi wins Georgian Supercup
Kutaisi capped a stunning season by defeating Dinamo Tbilisi 80-74 in the Otar Korkia Supercup in Georgia. It was the second trophy of the campaign and the fourth time they have defeated league champions Dinamo through the year (2 regular season wins and 1 in the Superleague finals series). The Supercup is contest by the…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi wins Georgian Superleague 2014
Dinamo Tbilisi has finally ended their championship drought by defeating Kutaisi Kutaisi 3-1 in the Finals to win the 2013-14 Georgian Superleague title. The last time the club took the coveted trophy was over a decade ago in 2003. This is the fourth Georgian Superleague Championship of the team (1991, 1992, 2003, 2014). This is…
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