Lebanon
Herbert Hill joins Antranik Beirut
Herbert Hill (208 cm, Providence’07) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with Antranik Beirut (Lebanon-Division 2). Hill was originally set to play for Al Hilal Riyadh (Saudi Arabia-SBL), before landing the deal with Antranik. Herbert recently played eight games for the Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela-LPB), where he averaged 10.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Herbert…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015: Philippines stuns Iran
Action in the FIBA Asia 2015 heated up yesterday as a heavy favorite fell to a dark horse in Group E. The Philippines played their hearts out and took down tournament juggernaut, Iran 87-73. The win secured a quarterfinals berth for the Philippines and are in line to be the top seed entering the knockout round.…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Championship Preview
In less than 24 hours the FIBA Asia Championship 2015 will tip-off in Changsha, China. The Americas, African and European championships are already in the books and it is now time for countries from the Asian region to do battle on the hardwood and determine their which nations will punch their tickets to the 2016…
Read MoreJackson Vroman Found Dead at L.A. Home
Former international player Jackson Vroman (208 cm, Iowa State’04) was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Monday. He was 34. The cause of his death was not available, pending on the accomplishment of the investigator’s preliminary report. Vroman was an American player who also held Lebanese citizenship. Jackson was a former member of…
Read MoreLebanon wins WABA Championship
Lebanon claimed victory in the WABA Championship with a closely fought win over Palestine, managing an 88-79 score line to life the coveted trophy. It was the country’s fourth gold medal in this competition, making Lebanon the second most successful nation, while four was the number of the day as the team also swept the…
Read MoreJarrid Famous pens with Globalport
Jarrid Famous (209 cm, South Florida’11) has agreed to terms with Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines-PBA) to be the team’s new import this 2015. Famous is a 26-year-old American player who is also a Lebanese citizen. He was a former member of the Lebanese national team in 2012. In his debut for Globalport Jarrid scored 26…
Read MoreBrandon Heath added by Sagesse
29-year-old Brandon Heath (190 cm, San Diego State’07) is a new addition to the roster of Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Divison A) this 2015. Heath is coming off an injury which shortened his 2014/15 season with Bulgarian NBL club Levski Sofia. Before going down to injury Brandon played two games for Levski Sofia in…
Read MoreTyrell Biggs agrees with Sagesse
Tyrell Biggs (203 cm, Pittsburgh’09) is a recent addition to the roster of Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) this 2015. The player is moving from Keravnos Strovolou (Cyrprus-Division A), where he started the 2014/15 season. Tyrell played 22 games in the Cyprus league and averaged 13.0 ppg and 4.7 rpg. He was selected…
Read MoreWillie Warren added by Sagesse
Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) is continuing with the arms race and has added a Willie Warren (193 cm, Oklahoma’10) to their roster this 2015. The 25-year-old Warren signed up with the Lebanese club after spending the 2014/15 season playing with the Chongqing Fly Dragons from China’s CBA. He logged 34 games for…
Read MoreTerrell Stoglin let go by Sagesse
Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) has let go of American import Terrell Stoglin this 2015. Stoglin played 18 games for Sagesse and averaged 29.9 ppg and 5.3 apg. He had a busy 2013-14 season, playing for four teams throughout its course. It began with Terrell playing in the French Pro A league for Cholet Basket.…
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