Spain
Lamont Hamilton injured, to Miss a Month
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) will miss big man Lamont Hamilton (208 cm, St. John’s’07) for about a month as he recovers from an injury to his foot, which he sustained during a team practice. So far, in four Turkish Airlines Euroleague games Hamilton has averaged 4.0 ppg and 1.8 rpg. He also played in…
Read MoreAndres Rodriguez signed by Fuenlabrada
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) is bolstering its backcourt with the addition of Puerto Rican guard Andres Rodriguez (184 cm, American’04). The 33-year-old veteran has played in Spain previously in his career, but has spent the most recent seasons playing at home in Puerto Rico’s BSN league. In 2014 he suited up for the Cangrejeros de…
Read MoreSam Van Rossom Out for 6 Weeks
Sam Van Rossom (188 cm) of Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) is expected to miss six weeks of action as the player recovers from a torn right buttock muscle. The 28-year-old Belgian guard has played five games for the club in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and has averaged 11.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He has also…
Read MoreEuroleague, Real Madrid slip to Efes
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Euroleague season brought with it a big surprise as Anadolu Efes Istanbul shocked Real Madrid to hand the Spanish club its first defeat of the season. Elsewhere on Friday CSKA Moscow stayed perfect in the Euroleague this term, as did Barcelona by gunning down Panathinaikos in a clash of the…
Read MoreNemanja Nedovic signed by Valencia
Nemanja Nedovic (190 cm) is returning to Europe to ply his trade with Valencia Basket in the Spanish Liga Endesa and the Euroleague. The Serbian player is heading to a Valencia team struggling in the continent’s elite competition and he will add some attacking experience to the current Eurocup champs. The point guard started the…
Read MoreEuroleague Regular Season, week 5
The fifth round of the Euroleague Regular Season tipped off with seven games on Thursday, including an all-Russian clash and plenty of other mouth-watering match ups. The group campaign is now in full swing as we reach the midway point and the tables are starting to reveal the teams in the mix for qualification, as…
Read MoreProsper transfers to Araberri
Araberri Basket Club (Spain-LEB Silver) have landed Lester Prosper (208 cm, Old Westbury’11) for the 2014-15 season. Prosper, who hails from the British Virgin Islands initially signed with Russian club Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (Superleague) at the start of the term, but then moved to Cheshire Phoenix in British BBL. In only three games for the…
Read MoreEurocup, 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 MoreIsaac Fotu signed by CAI Zaragoza
CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) has agreed to terms with Isaac Fotu (203 cm, Hawaii’15) and will be bringing in the promising young forward this 2014/15 season. Fotu has dual citizenship from Tonga and New Zealand and has been a member of the New Zealand national team in 2011-12 and again this 2014. He played for…
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…
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