Portugal
Eurocup, 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 MoreJ.J. Richardson goes pro with CAB Madeira
J.J. Richardson (203 cm, Houston’14) has begun his professional basketball career this 2014/15 with CAB Madeira from Portugal (LPB). In his senior year at Houston J.J. Richardson averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg In his junior year he averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg. His team reached the AAC Tournament Semifinals in 2014 while in 2011 they became…
Read MoreSampson Carter inks with CAB Madeira
Sampson Carter (203 cm, Massachusetts’ 14) has been welcomed to CAB Madeira in the Portuguese LPB and joined the franchise for the 2014/2015 season. Sampson Carter played at Ridgeway High School for Coach Wes Henning. He led the Roadrunners to their fourth state title with a 34-3 record. He was named the MVP of the Tennessee…
Read MoreLPB starts in Portugal
The LPB in Portugal got underway on Saturday evening with six games scheduled, with all twelve clubs taking to the hardwood around the country over the weekend. The 2014/2015 season should be another round of tight Basketball action in the LPB, while reigning champions Benfica will be the team to beat once again. The champs…
Read MoreBenfica wins Portugal SuperCup
Current Portuguese LPB champions Benfica laid down a marker for the league season by defeating Galitos – Tley 82-63 in the SuperCup. The LPB will be one of the last European league’s to get underway this season, tipping off this weekend, and the SuperCup served as an exciting curtain raiser. Benfica showed why the club…
Read MoreDusan Sisic joins Oliveirense
U.D. Oliveirense (Portugal-LPB) has landed promising, young Serbian big man Dusan Sisic (206 cm) for the 2014-15 season. He is set to be the team’s new starting center. The 24-year-old Sisic began his 2013/14 campaign playing for Radnicki Obrenovac (Serbia-2MLS). In seven games Dusan put up averages of 18.0 ppg and 5.9 rpg. In November…
Read MoreBlake Poole signs with Lusitania
Blake Poole (196 cm, St. Martin’s’11) has been added by S.C. Lusitania EXPERT from Portugal’s LPB for the 2014-15 season. This will be the Poole’s first time to play for a Portuguese team. Blake was originally expected to make his return to the Bellingham Slam (IBL), but opted instead to join Lusitania. In 2013-14 he…
Read MoreKenyon McNeaill signs with Oliveirense
Kenyon McNeaill (185 cm, Louisiana Tech’14) is starting his professional career with U.D. Oliveirense in the Portuguese LPB. The American graduated from Louisiana Tech earlier in the summer and will now make the journey across the Atlantic to Europe. Last season the point guard played 35 games for his school and issued averages of 10.3…
Read MoreFIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided
After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
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