Canada
Shawn Vanzant now with Moncton Miracles
Shawn Vanzant (185 cm, Butler’11) will continue his run in the Canadian NBL with the Moncton Miracles this 2014-15 season. He was originally on the roster of the Island Storm (Canada-NBL). Shawn played for the Island Storm in the 2013-14 season, producing averages of 6.7 ppg and 2.1 apg. He helped his club reach the…
Read MoreChris Matthews heads to Moncton Miracles
Chris Matthews (193 cm, St. Bonaventure’10) is moving from the Halifax Rainmen (Canada-NBL) to the Moncton Miracles (Canada-NBL) this 2014-15. Chris was initially reported to be headed to Russia, but has instead found another team in Canada. He joined the Rainmen during the 2013-14 season (January 2014). In 28 games Matthews averaged 15.0 ppg and…
Read MoreJoey Haywood back with Halifax Rainmen
The Halifax Rainmen (Canada NBL) have re-signed their All-Star guard, Joey Haywood for the 2014-15 season. Haywood (1.83m, college: St. Mary’s, Canada), averaged 12.6 points, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game for the Rainmen as a rookie in 2011/2012. He was also honored by the NBL as the Player of the Week after his…
Read MoreCanadian CIS opening weekend
The Canadian CIS League opened for the 2014/2015 season this weekend with ten games on Friday and Saturday with the remainder of the round to conclude midweek. The ten games saw the first five contests repeated through Saturday when only one of the results reversed. Trinity Western vs. Manitoba Manitoba collected a comfortable 56-84 victory…
Read MoreTubbs joins Halifax Rainmen
Two weeks after being waived by Crailsheim Merlins (Germany, BBL), Justin Tubbs (190 cm, East Tennessee State’11) has found a new position, joining the roster at the Halifax Rainmen in the Canadian NBL. The guard had played four games for the Merlins this season to averages of just 4.3 points and 1.0 board per game.…
Read MoreRobbie Sihota inks with Fribourg
Swiss Fribourg Olympic (LNA) landed Robbie Sihota (201 cm, University of Calgary’10) for 2014-15 season. The 27-year old Canadian forward with roots in India, moved to Switzerland after two seasons in a row (3 in total) in the Netherlands. During the 2010/2011 season the 198 cm forward wass even top rebounder of the Dutch Basketball…
Read MoreJermel Kennedy moves to Porvoon
Jermel Kennedy (201 cm, Lander’12) has decided to link up with Porvoon Tarmo of the Finnish Division 1 this season. The power forward has been training with AB Contern in the Luxembourg Total League but has moved to Northern Europe to play out the season. The Canadian national featured for TV 1862 Langen (Germany, ProB)…
Read MoreEnglish tabbed by AEK Athens
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii’03) is heading to Greece after linking up with AEK Athens (A1) for the remainder of the 2014/2015 season. The well-travelled guard has never played in Greece before and will now pull on the colours of the Athens club during the league campaign. The Canadian started last season on the books…
Read MoreSteve Nash to Miss 2014/15 NBA Season
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without point guard Steve Nash for the entirety of the 2014/15 season due to a back injury. The former two-time MVP was about to enter his 19th NBA season. At 40 years of age the Canadian guard is the oldest active NBA player. He had been battling injuries over…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa falls to Toronto Raptors, 85-92
Israeli club Maccabi Haifa met the Toronto Raptors in NBA preseason action and fell, 85-92 to the Canadian franchise. Despite another loss to another NBA team, Maccabi Haifa has gained special exposure and experience throughout this process, something few teams in the domestic and regional leagues that they compete in can boast about. Even if…
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