South America
Nikola Radojicic arrested for drug smuggling
Lima, Peru – Serbian player Nikola Radojicic (196 cm) has been arrested by authorities. The 27-year-old Radojicic and his companion, Uros Dokic attempted to smuggle cocaine out of the country. Both men were escorted by the police to a hospital near the airport. X-rays revealed that Radojicic swallowed 23 capsules containing 10 grams of cocaine…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships recap
The quarter-finals of the FIBA U17 World Championships have been set as the eight teams who qualified from the round of 16 stage line up to face each other on Thursday. Spain vs. Argentina, 64-57 Spain advanced to the next stage of the competition with a tough win over Argentina as the team look to…
Read MoreNate Drayton chooses Trelew
Nate Drayton (200 cm, West Texas A&M’13) will stay in South American Basketball for the coming season after switching to Argentine TNA team Huracan Trelew. Last season the forward played in the Colombian DirecTV League for Cafeteros de Armenia in what was his rookie campaign as a professional player. The American featured in 28 games…
Read MoreManny Atkins to start with Concordia
Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina, Liga A) has announced the addition of Manny Atkins (198 cm, Georgia State University’14) to the team roster. The move to South America will see the forward take his first post in professional Basketball after graduating from G. State earlier in the summer. The rookie American featured in 34 NCAA games last…
Read MoreBrazil defeat old foes Argentina
When Argentina and Brazil meet, even if it is in a pre-season friendly, it is never truly a Basketball friendly, such is the rivalry between the two Latin American countries. The two nations clashed on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, and it was the Brazilians who emerged victorious over their old foes with a 68-59…
Read MoreMarcellus Sommerville added by Corrientes
Marcellus Sommerville (200 cm, Bradley’06) will head to Argentina for the 2014/2015 campaign after penning a deal with LigaA outfit Regatas Corrientes. The American completed last season playing for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg in the German BBL. He featured in fifteen games through the season and collected solid averages 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists…
Read MoreWalter Herrmann switches to Flamengo
Walter Herrmann (203 cm) has made a move to Club de Regata do Flamengo, the current double champions of the Brazilian top flight NBB. The Argentine with a Spanish dual citizenship spent the 2013/2014 season wearing the colours of Atenas Cordoba in the Argentinian LigaA. The forward featured in 43 games for the club and…
Read MoreBrandon Givens links with Bogota
Brandon Givens (198 cm, NC Wesleyan’13) has been picked up by Piratas de Bogota and will play in the Colombian DirecTV Liga next season. The guard turned professional in the summer of 2013 but had a difficult rookie season in Basketball, playing through a stop start campaign with GIE Maile Matrix (USA, UBA) after being…
Read MoreScott Cutley returns to Obera
Scott Cutley (196 cm, CS Fullerton’08) has extended his stay with Obera Tennis Club and will return to the Argentine TNA for the upcoming season. It will be the American’s second season with the club after he took to the court in 28 TNA games throughout the 2013/2014 campaign. It was a solid season from…
Read MoreRaul Neto pens with UCAM Murcia
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed 22-year-old Brazilian point guard Raul Neto (186 cm) this 2014-15. He just finished a five-game run, representing Brazil in the 2014 South American Championships. He averaged 10.2 ppg and 2.2 apg for his team in the competition. Neto has been a member of the Brazilian National…
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