Asia
NCAA: The Rising Star of Rui Hachimura
One of the players to watch in the NCAA this season is Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura (203 cm). He is a Japanese player who raised some eyebrows at the Asian FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. The 20-year-old sophomore powered the Japanese squad to a 79-78 stunning upset over Australia. He scored 24 and seven rebounds and…
Read MorePierre Jackson signs with Beikong
Pierre Jackson (180 cm, Baylor’13) will be a new face on the roster of the Beikong Fly Dragons (China-CBA) this 2018-19. The 26-year-old Baylor product will be getting his first exposure to Chinese hoops. He spent 2017-18 playing in Europe for Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). In 29 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games, the guard…
Read MoreNorth and South Korea Play Goodwill Basketball Games
Players from North and South Korea trooped to Pyongyang on July 4th to play in a series of goodwill basketball games. There was a festive atmosphere that filled a Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium that was filled to its 12,000 person capacity. This is the first time the countries will play against each other since 2003.…
Read MoreBrawl Mars AUS-PHI Game At FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
Things got ugly in the Group B game between Australia and the Philippines in the Asian region of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. A massive bench-clearing brawl took place and 13 players were ejected. It spilled over into the area behind the basket and a chair was even thrown at a player in the melee.…
Read MoreMarreese Speights inks with Guangzhou
Marreese Speights (208 cm, Florida’08) is Asia-bound after signing a deal to play for the Guangzhou Long Lions (China-CBA) this coming 2018-19. This is a new chapter in Speights’ career, who now bids goodbye to the NBA and is looking for a fresh start overseas. He spent 2017-18 playing for the Orlando Magic, where he…
Read MoreS. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Third Window
The third window of the first round of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers tips off in two days. 16 teams participating in the event from Asian and Oceania region are competing for seven (7) slots in the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The first two windows of the first round were played on November 2017…
Read MoreMiroslav Raduljica retained by Jiangsu
The Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing (China-CBA) have opted to retain the services of veteran big man Miroslav Raduljica (213 cm) this 2018-19. He is a 30-year-old Serbian international basketball player who has been with the Serbian National Team since 2009. Raduljica signed with them in 2016-17 and was able to deliver impressive numbers with 21.8…
Read MoreAntoine Mason added by Fujian
Antoine Mason (191 cm, Auburn’15) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 as a new member of the Fujian Lightning (China-NBL). He’s the son of NBA veteran Anthony Mason. He spent the last two seasons on the roster of the Halifax Hurricanes (Canada-NBL). In 2017-18 Mason played 51 games for the Hurricanes and posted…
Read MoreLamar Patterson agrees with Lhasa
Lamar Patterson (196 cm, Pittsburgh’14) is China-bound this 2018 after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for Lhasa Jingtu (China-NBL). The former NBA forward spent the 2017-18 season lending his talents to FIAT Torino (Italy-Serie A). Patterson played 16 games for them in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 16.3 ppg and…
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