Mexico upsets USA in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

Mexico caused a major upset by winning at home against the USA 97-88 in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. The USA dominated the first two quarters, scoring 57 points in the first 20 minutes. However, Mexico’s physical offense was hard to contain, and the USA only led by nine going into the half. Mexico scored…

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Paul Stoll signs with BC Rytas Vilnius

Paul Stoll (180 cm, G) has signed with Rytas. Rytas is 14-5 in the LKL and sits in second place behind Zalgiris. Coach Giedrius Zibenas and Rytas also played in the ChampionsLeague but have been eliminated. Stoll started this season in the ProA in France. There he played three league games and three EuroCup games.…

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Jorge Gutierrez moves to Peristeri GS Athens

Jorge Gutierrez (191 cm, G) has signed with Peristeri. Gutierrez started the season in the German BBL. There he averaged 11.7 ppg and 5 assists in 10 games for BG Göttingen. Gutierrez played last season in the BBL as well. He played 13 games for Hamburg. Gutierrez has also played in Italy, Mexico, Spain, and…

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Julian Washburn will play in Mexico

After playing the last two seasons in the G League, Julian Washburn (203 cm, F) will now play in Mexico. He has signed with Dorados de Chihuahua. Washburn actually did get some NBA minutes while he was playing in the G League. He was called up by the Memphis Grizzlies and played 17 games for…

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Glen Rice Jr. reunites with Halcones Obregon

Glen Rice Jr. (198 cm, Georgia Tech’12) is taking his talents back to Mexico in 2019 after agreeing to terms with former club, the Halcones de Ciudad Obregon (Mexico-CIBACOPA). Rice Jr. played for them back in 2017, so there is definitely some history and familiarity here. Rice is coming off a six-game stint playing for…

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Nate Barfield joins Tijuana

Nate Barfield (206 cm, Langston’12) is a recent addition to the roster of the Zonkeys de Tijuana (Mexico-CIBACOPA). He’s actually already made his debut for his new teams and scored six points in 16 minutes on the floor. Before heading to Mexico, Barfield played the 2018-19 season in Asia for Pelita Jaya Energi-MP Jakarta (Indonesia-IBL),…

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