British Basketball League opens with 3 games

September 27, 2013 – The British Basketball League gets ready to tip-off for the 2013-14 season. They open with three games. We have the London Lions facing off against the Manchester Giants in their new home, the Copper Box Arena. The One Health Sharks Sheffield will be at home at EIS Sheffield versus the Cheshire…

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Daniel Clark jumps to Laboral Kutxa

British big man and veteran of Spanish pro basketball, Daniel Clark (210 cm), is moving to Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2013-14. Clark spent the last three seasons playing for Asefa Estudiantes Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa). Daniel has been a member of the British National Team from 2009  up to the present and was a…

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Ashley Hamilton to play for Pesaro

Italian SerieA team Victoria Libertas Pesaro has added British player, Ashley Hamilton (201 cm, Loyola Marymount’13) for the 2013-14 season. This will be Hamilton’s rookie campaign and will get a strong test in the Italian league. The 25-year-old German-born Hamilton is expected to learn the ropes off Pesaro’s bench. He has been a member of…

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Kieron Achara heads to Bulgaria

Kieron Achara (208 cm, Duquesne´08) will add Bulgaria to his long CV after signing a deal to play for Lukoil Academic Sofia (NBL) during this season. The Scottish/Nigerian player has plenty of experience in European Basketball and has played top flight Basketball in the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, and Spain. Last season the power forward…

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Andrew Lawrence to Zadar

British rookie Andrew Lawrence (185 cm, Charleston´13) will begin his professional career in Croatia after inking a deal to play for KK Zadar (A1) this season. Last season the point guard was in action in the NCAA for Charleston during his senior college season where he took part in 32 games and averaged 13.5 points,…

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Justin Robinson now with Vanoli Cremona

Justin Robinson (187 cm, Rider’11) is a young guard from the United Kingdom who is looking to make a splash in Italy’s SerieA this 2013-14 season by signing with Vanoli Cremona. The Brit will be looking to further improve his game while hopefully making a positive impact for his new team. Robinson spent the early…

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Schreiber not returning to Plymouth Raiders

It came as a surprise to Andreas Schreiber (206 cm, Pennsylvania’11) that he would not be returning to the United Kingdom’s Plymouth University Raiders for the 2013-14 season. Schreiber, an international player who holds dual American and Swedish citizenship, has been a member of the Swedish National Team from 2011 up to the present. Andreas…

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EuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given

Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…

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EuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone

Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…

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EuroBasket 2013: Spain falls to Slovenia on Day 2

With Day 2 of EuroBasket 2013 in the books, there are only seven of the 24 teams still undefeated with some serious shakeups in the groups going on. In Group A the sole undefeated club is Ukraine after defeating Israel Thursday and Belgium on Wednesday. Group B sports two unblemished marks with Serbia and Latvia…

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