Istanbul wins Eurochallenge in Las Vegas

Team Istanbul has won the Eurochallenge camp in Las Vegas by beating Belgrade 76-59 in the final. Former NCAA D1 and professional coach Jim Meil lead his team to an undefeated record. Deon Joyner (208 cm, C) was the top scorer of the team with 19.7 ppg. He also led in rebounds (12 rpg). Joyner…

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EuroChallenge Pro Basketball Tryouts kicks off in Las Vegas

Court Side’s EuroChallenge Pro Tryouts kicked off in Las Vegas on Saturday. The annual overseas basketball showcase returns to Las Vegas for the 11th time in a row. The basketball camp has a long history that dates back to the late ’90s of the last century when the camp was held in Europe, first in…

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Court Side wins arbitration vs. Bologna

Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) arbitrator Klaus Reichert has ruled in favor Court Side global management and representation in its request for arbitration versus respondent Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna S.p.A. Court Side sought arbitration in claiming its agent fee for player Steven Smith from the Italian basketball team. Upon providing both parties with an opportunity to be heard,…

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Francisco Elson on try-out in Iran

Francisco Elson (211 cm, California’99) has left for Iran, where he will try out for ten days with Mahram Tehran. Coach of the Iranian team is Slovenian Mehmed Becirovic. He knows Elson very well, from the time that he played in the Spanish ACB and with the Dutch national team. Coach Becirovic is also coaching…

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Nigel Wyatte signs with Bordeaux

Nigel Wyatte (204 cm, Wagner´04) has signed in France with Pro B team JSA Bordeaux Basket. It is a temporary contract to replace the injured Nate Carter (201 cm, Oklahoma’07). Bordeaux is really struggeling this season and is currently in last place of the Pro B with a 2-15 record. Interesting to know that the…

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Adam Waleskowski signs with Dusseldorf

Adam Waleskowski (204 cm, Florida State’82) has signed with German Pro A team Dusseldorf Giants for the rest of the season. Adam Waleskowski is an American who also has a German passport since 2007. Last season he played as a Bosman player in Cyprus for Pizza Express Apollon and in March moved to Levice in…

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Isaac Miles signs with Fjolnir

Isaac Miles (187 cm, Murray State’11) has signed with Fjolnir from Iceland. Miles also started the season in Iceland with Tindastoll, then left and signed with IR Reykjavik and then parted ways with that team as well. Fjolnir will be his third Icelandic team this season. Fjolnir has already sent four import players home.

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Marcus Campbell free after international outrage

Marcus Campbell is finally free to leave Qatar and is on a plane back home to the US, just in time for Thanks Giving. The story of Marcus Campbell is one of the most bizarre of the 2012/2013 season so far. Five days ago Court Side Newspaper published that Marcus Campbell was prevented from leaving…

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Jason Detrick signs with Apollon

Jason Detrick (195 cm, Oklahoma’04) has signed with Apollon Limassol from Cyprus. Last season Jason Detrick played in the Spanish LEB Gold for Lleida where he averaged 14.2 ppg. Detrick and Apollon have agreed on an “open” contract which allows the player to leave if he gets a better offer from elsewhere.

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