Greece
Dimitris Haritopoulos leaves Manresa
Greek international player Dimitris Haritopoulos (205 cm) has left Spanish Liga Endesa team La Bruixa d’Or Manresa this 2015. He signed with them at the start of the 2014/15 season and managed to play a total of 17 games in the Spanish ACB. He saw minimal usage at just above 13 minutes of action per…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Unicaja Malaga loses again
After a really interesting opening to Round 5 of the Euroleague Top 16 on Thursday, there was plenty to live up to on Friday, with three games wrapping the week’s action. While not throwing up as many clear talking points as yesterday, Friday managed to keep the quality high as Barcelona got back on track…
Read MoreGani Lawal heads to Panathinaikos
Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) has landed a talented big man in Nigerian-American Gani Lawal (205 cm, Georgia Tech’10). Panathinaikos is currently reeling from injuries to some of its players and are in desperate need for a warm body to fill up their ranks. Lawal just recently left Trabzonspor Basketbol from Turkey’s TBL. He played…
Read MoreEuroleague, repeat of last season’s final
It’s true that there is never a dull moment in the Euroleague, especially through the Top 16 phase where every single game is a contest between two mammoth clubs. Take the opening day of Round 5 action for example, you had current champs Maccabi Tel-Aviv taking out Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow going big to find…
Read MoreTyshawn Abbott joins Nea Kifisia
Tyshawn Abbott (192 cm, Arizona State’12) has agreed to terms with AE Nea Kifisia Athens (Greece-A1) for the rest of the season. This will be Abbott’s third team in 2014/15. He began with Credito di Romagna Forli (Italy-A2 Gold) where he played seven games and averaged 16.0 ppg and 3.1 rpg. In December 2014 Tyshawn…
Read MoreEurocup, three clubs through to next round
The Eurocup Last 32 is now starting to take shape after Round 4 played out around the continent this week. Bayern Munich, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir stayed undefeated at this stage and moved to the next round, while Gran Canaria and current Eurocup champs Valencia bounced back from defeats last week. There was…
Read More“USA vs. The World” in NBA Rising Stars Challenge
The NBA All-Star Weekend is not too far away and already some of the events and their participants have been announced. One of the changes made this 2015 will be to the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. It will now feature a “USA vs. The World” theme. In previous years first and second year players…
Read MoreEuroleague Friday round up
Round 3 of the Euroleague finished on Friday with five games in Europe’s elite club competition. Both Group E and Group F are starting to take shape, although there is still plenty to play for with some giants of the game with plenty of work to do. On Friday Greek giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos grabbed…
Read MoreDominic Waters added by Kolossos
Dominic Waters (185 cm, Portland State’10) has been added by Greek club VAP Kolossos Rodou (A1) this 2015. The 26-year-old player has already played two games for his new club and is already averaging 8.5 ppg and 4.0 apg. He is coming off a two-game stint in the NBA D-League where he played for the…
Read MoreLarry Turner now with Koroivos
Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee State’07) has found a new team to play for this 2014/15 season, penning with ASA Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1). Turner is familiar with Greek hoops having played in their premier league in the past. He was recently released by CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu (Romania, Liga Nationala) after nearly two months…
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