Archive for September 2018
Isaac Banks to suit up for Rustavi
Isaac Banks (201 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’17) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) in 2018-19. The 23-year-old native of New Orleans, Louisiana played out his rookie campaign as a pro basketball player with the Manchester Giants (United Kingdom-BBL), signing with them mid-season in February 2018. Banks logged…
Read MoreLeo Westermann reunites with Zalgiris
French international player Leo Westermann (198 cm) is back with his former team, BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2018-19 season. Westermann suited up for the Lithuanian Powerhouse back in the 2016-17 season. He returns to the Green Machine after spending the 2017-18 season on the roster of CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). Westermann played 17 games for…
Read MoreDr. James Naismith, the founder of Basketball
Who Invented Basketball? Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical educator, created basketball in 1891. Today Basketball is the second most popular sport on the planet (after football, or “soccer”). In a way, it has its own culture. Its own language, style, and community. Basketball is a phenomenon that brings people of different cultures together. All…
Read MoreFrench Pro A Tips Off 2018-19 Season
The French Pro A League capped off Round 1 of the 2018-19 season on Sunday, September 23rd with a game between AS Monaco and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Monaco hosted ASVEL but unfortunately, their homecourt advantage was not enough to give them a decisive edge and ASVEL took the win 63-66. ASVEL got off on the right…
Read MoreArmani Milano Tops Maccabi Tel Aviv in Preseason Friendly
Emporio Armani Milano continued on their impressive preseason run with another victory. They defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 80-75 in a recent friendly tournament in Croatia. The Italian Powerhouse has been knocking down opponents left and right in the preseason and have been in mid-season form. They will be a team to watch both in the…
Read MoreNBA: Jimmy Butler Requests Trade From Timberwolves
With a little less than a month away from the NBA’s opening night, all is not well with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization. All-Star guard Jimmy Butler has asked to be traded. He’s had a long-standing rapport with coach Tom Thibodeau from their days in Chicago Bulls. Thibodeau flew out to meet with him, hoping to…
Read MoreJosh Mason pens with Targu Jiu
Josh Mason (193 cm, Fresno Pacific’14) has landed a deal to play for Asociatia Club Sportiva Targu Jiu (Romania-Liga Nationala) in the upcoming 2018-19 season. Mason is coming in hot after starting 2018 warmed up with a stint playing for Liberia (Costa Rica-LBS) where he averaged 21.0 ppg and 5.3 apg. In 2017 Mason played for…
Read MoreMichael Craion reunites with Keflavik
Michael Craion (195 cm, ORU’12) is back with his former team, Keflavik (Iceland-Dominos League) this 2018-19 season. He played for them from 2012 to 2014. In 2017-18 the ORU product lent his talents to Saint Vallier Basket Drome (France-NM1). He appeared in a total of 35 games for the French organization and recorded averages of 14.1…
Read MoreKeanau Post added by Sagesse
Keanau Post (211 cm, Missouri’15) is Asia-bound in 2018 after inking a deal to play for Sagesse Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-LBL). He initially was slated to play in Europe for 2018-19 with Basketball Club Batumi (Georgia-Superleague). Post is a 26-year-0ld Canadian international basketball player who is a recent addition to the Canadian National Team this…
Read MoreOrlando Johnson signs with Igokea
Orlando Johnson (196 cm, UCSB’12) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 suiting up for BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-Division I). The 29-year-old veteran will get a chance to revitalize his career because he last saw action in the 2016-17 season. He spent most of that year with Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB). He played 15 games…
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