Africa
Khalid Boukichou inks with Gravelines
Khalid Boukichou (208 cm, C) has reached an agreement with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque from the French Pro A. The Belgian National Team player has played in France before, both in Pro A and Pro B. Aside from a detour to Kosovo, Khalid Boukichou has spent most of his professional career in his homeland Belgium. He defended…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League’s inaugural season to be delayed until 2021
The Basketball Africa League will delay its inaugural season until 2021 due to the global pandemic, according to basketball insiders. An announcement is imminent. Which means details will emerge about the new league’s plans for next year. The NBA- and FIBA-backed BAL was to begin play with 12 teams in March, but the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreMatt Neufeld starts his pro career in Tunisia
Matt Neufeld (211 cm, C) has signed with Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia, a team that has won four Tunisian titles. Canadian Matt Neufeld graduated a few months ago from the University of Cal Davis, where he averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He has also played for the Canadian U18 and U19 National Teams.
Read MoreIn a shocking career move, Jaylen Barford trades Italy for Egypt
In a strange career move, Jaylen Barford (191 cm, G) will leave the Italian Serie A to play in Egypt. He has signed with last year’s champion, Al Ettehad. Last season Barford played for Consultinvest VL Pesaro in the Italian Serie A. That league is one of the most respected leagues in the world. Jaylen…
Read MoreJosh Ajayi starts pro career in France
Josh Ajayi (201 cm, F) has started his professional basketball career in France. He made his debut this weekend with Nantes and scored 13 points in his first Pro B game. Ajayi was an All-Sun Belt 1st Team selection in college when he played for the University of South Alabama. In his senior year, he…
Read MoreRytas inks Maurice Ndour
Maurice Ndour (205 cm, F/C) has found a new team. He will play for BC Rytas Vilnius this coming season in the Lithuanian league and the FIBA Championsleague. The 28-year old Senegalese national team player played for Valencia last season. Both in the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa and the Euroleague. Ndour got his basketball education…
Read MoreJohn Egbunu on his way to Korea
John Egbunu (211 cm, C) will play for KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League this coming 2020/2021 season. Nigerian born Egbunu never really lived up to the hype. With a 40 inch vertical plus 211 cm and 120 kg, everybody’s expectations where heigh when he moved to the US in 2009. Egbunu played for…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup: Brazil trips up Greece
Six more teams have punched their tickets to the next round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup after Tuesday night’s basketball action. Team USA, France, Australia, Lithuania, The Dominican Republic have all assured their spots in the next round of action, after recording victories on Tuesday night. One of the more exciting surprises of the…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup: Serbia flexes its muscles
Action is heating up in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Six teams have already reached two wins and are now effectively assured of advancing to the next round of the tournament. Leading the pack of six teams is Serbia, who punch their tickets after a 126-67 dismantling of the Philippine team. Star players Bogdan Bogdanovic…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup tips off with multiple blowouts
The 2019 FIBA World Cup tipped off in China over the weekend and basketball fans from all over the world were treated to 16 games (8 Saturday, 8 Sunday). There more than several blowout victories. Most of them came from heavy favorites, while others were just mismatches. There were no true nail-biting close games nor…
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