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Anthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MorePapa Dia to leave Siauliai
Papa Dia (208 cm, SMU’11) has reached a mutual agreement with BC Siauliai (Lithuania, LKL and Baltic League) to leave the team with immediate effect. The agreement has been reached to end Dia’s stay with Siauliai because the 26-year old forward will not play again this season and has not featured since February 6th when…
Read MorePape Sow to play for Al Manama
Al Manama basketball team from Bahrain’s Premier League has brought in Senegalese forward Pape Sow (207 cm, Fullerton’02) to replace injured Patrick Simpson. Sow most recently played for Amchit Club of Lebanon’s Division A. He moved there after starting the season with Grupo Eule Carrefour El Bulevar de Avila from Spain’s LEB Silver. Before that he…
Read MoreU18 AfroBasket for Women: Senegal takes title
The host squad Senegal earned the title of U18 AfroBasket for Women Champions with a 55-50 victory over Mali. Mali got out to an early lead finishing the first quarter up 19-13. Going into the intermission Mali still held a slim lead, 29-28. Senegal took the lead in the third quarter and went into the…
Read MoreU18 AfroBasket Tournament Team
All-Tournament Team for the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men MVP: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Scorer: Saleh Ehab of Egypt Best Rebounder: Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Best Coach: Madiene Fall of Senegal 1st Team Saleh Ehab of Egypt Boubacar Coulibaly of Mali Ndoye Aboulaye of Senegal Kehasson Oulai of Ivory Coast Ali Moatez of Egypt
Read MoreU18 AfroBasket Championship heads to Semis
The quarter-finals of the U18 AfroBasket Championships for Men were played Thursday, Aug. 23, in Maputo, Mozambique. Coming out of the quarters to play on Friday in the semi-finals are Mali against Senegal, and Egypt against Cote d’Ivoire. The finals will be played on Saturday at 18:00 (GMT +2) at Academica Stadium. Angola – Mali…
Read MoreU18 AfroBasket for Men Quarterfinal Schedule Aug. 23
U18 AfroBasket for Men Aug. 23, 2012 Classification Round 12:00 (GMT +2) Morocco – Rwanda Quarterfinals 14:00 Angola – Mali 16:00 Cote d’Ivoire – Ghana 18:00 Mozambique – Senegal 20:00 Tunisia – Egypt
Read MoreQuarterfinals are set in U18 African Championships for Men
The preliminary rounds have been completed and the U18 African Championships for Men have their quarterfinals set and ready to tip off on Thursday, Aug. 23rd in Maputo, Mozambique. In the first contest, Angola (2-3 in Group B) will square off against Mali (3-1 in Group A). Cote d’Ivoire (3-2 in Group B) will face…
Read MoreIkaros inks Senegalese Mouhammad Faye
Ikaros announced signing of Mouhammad Faye for the upcoming season. The Senegalese big guy spent the last one with French ProA team Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket. He appeared 28 times in the league collecting 12 ppg and 5 rpg.
Read MoreTop prospect Kasse stays in Spain
Young Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (207-C-92) will stay in Spain for at least one more year. He penned a deal with LEB Gold team Planasa Navarra. Kasse arrives to the club from Real Madrid II, where he spent last two seasons. In the latest one the center had 8.6 ppg and 8.8 rpg for 30 games…
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