Posts Tagged ‘University of Houston’
Houston heads to NCAA Final Four
The first ticket to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Final Four has been punched. Second-seeded Houston is in the Final Four for the first time in nearly 40 years. Back in the days of Phi Slama Jama in the early 1980s, Houston made three-straight Final Fours from 1982-84, with back-to-back national championship appearances those final two trips. Since…
Read MoreAubrey Coleman joins Spartak Primorie
Aubrey Coleman (193 cm, Houston’10) is taking his game to Russia this 2017-18 after signing a deal to play for Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (Russia-Superleague 1). This will be a definite change of pace for the 30-year-old Coleman, who recently completed a brief stint in China, playing for Chongqing Sanhai Lanling (China-NBL) this 2017. In six…
Read MoreZamal Nixon makes return to Lavrio
Zamal Nixon (186 cm, Houston’11) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a member of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). Nixon began the season playing for Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). He logged eight games before his departure and dropped averages of 2.9 ppg and 1.4 apg. The 27-year-old Houston product has had previous experience with…
Read MoreOliver Lafayette joins Unicaja Malaga
Oliver Lafayette (188 cm, Houston’07) has agreed to terms with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will join the team this 2016-17. Oliver is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a Croatian passport. He has been a member of the Croatian national team since 2014. In 2015-16 the veteran lent his talents to EA7 Emporio…
Read MoreZamal Nixon joins Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) are ramping up their preparations for the upcoming 2016-17 season with the recent addition of Zamal Nixon (186 cm, Houston’11). The 27-year-old Nixon is set to strengthen the team’s backcourt rotation. He played the 2015-16 season as a member of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). He appeared in a total of 21…
Read MoreAubrey Coleman returns to Bisons Loimaa
Aubrey Coleman (193 cm, Houston’10) is reuniting with Finnish club Bisons Loimaa (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2016. He spent some time on their roster back in the 2013-14 season and the club has opted to bring him back this 2015-16 for a return engagement. Coleman is coming over from Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina-Liga A) where he played three…
Read MoreJ.J. Richardson goes pro with CAB Madeira
J.J. Richardson (203 cm, Houston’14) has begun his professional basketball career this 2014/15 with CAB Madeira from Portugal (LPB). In his senior year at Houston J.J. Richardson averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg In his junior year he averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg. His team reached the AAC Tournament Semifinals in 2014 while in 2011 they became…
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