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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 MoreSamuel Haanpaa added by Boras
Boras Basket from Sweden’s Basketligan has added Samuel Haanpaa (203 cm) to their roster for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Samuel is a 27-year-old Finnish player who has been a member the Finnish National Team in 2005 and again in 2008 to 2014. In 2013-14 Haanpaa played for Leyma Basquet Coruna from Spain’s LEB Gold league.…
Read MoreMangisto Arop goes pro with Norrkoping
The Norrkoping Dolphins from Sweden’s Basketligan are adding a new face to their roster this 2014-15 in Mangisto Arop (198 cm, Indiana State’14). He is listed as one of the team’s starting forwards for the upcoming season. Arop is a Sudanese player who also has Canadian citizenship and is a former member of the Canadian…
Read MoreRandall Hanke opts for Orebro
Randall Hanke (211 cm, Providence ’09) will play in Sweden next season after penning a deal with Eco Orebro (Basketligan). The 30-year old started last campaign with Giessen 46ers in the German ProA, but only represented the team throughout pre-season. The power forward later moved to KTP Basket Kotka in the Finnish Korisliiga where he…
Read MoreSodertalje Kings defend Swedish title
It took the Sodertalje Kings the entire seven-game Finals series to do it, but they managed to win the 2014 Swedish Basketligan Championship. The Kings won the title in 2013 making them back-to-back champions. It wasn’t an easy task with the Norrkoping Dolphins’ will to live which forced a deciding game 7 in the series.…
Read MoreRagnar Nathanaelsson joins Sundsvall
Young Icelandic big man Ragnar Nathanaelsson (218 cm) will get an opportunity to play outside of his home Iceland for the first time as a pro this 2013-14. Nathanaelsson, a member of the Icelandic National Team in 2009 and 2013, is moving to the Sundsvall Dragons from Sweden’s Basketligan. He was playing for Thor Thorl…
Read MoreTaylor Brown suspended by Nassjo
Taylor Brown (198 cm, Bradley´12) has been suspended by KFUM Nassjo Basket (Sweden, Basketligan), effectively ending his season. The forward will now sit out the rest of the season after he refused to participate in a drug test, forcing Nassjo to take action. While the American is not directly accused of drugs abuse his refusal…
Read MoreMalcolm Grant heads to LF Basket
Malcolm Grant (185 cm, Miami, Florida’12) is headed to Sweden to play in its Basketligan league after signing with LF Basket this January 2014. Grant began the season playing in Canada’s NBL for the Halifax Rainmen. He managed to play in seven games for the Canadian club before his departure and averaged 13.0 ppg and…
Read MoreKeith Wright returns to Uppsala
Keith Wright (203 cm, Harvard’12) will continue his career with a move to Sweden after agreeing terms with Uppsala Basket (Basketligan) for what will be his second stint with the club. The American started the season playing for Energa Czarni Slupsk in the Polish TBL where he took to the court in ten games and…
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