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Scott Eatherton is a Diamond Dolphin
Scott Eatherton (206 cm, F) is flying to Japan. There he will join the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins and coach Shawn Dennis. Eatherton played this season in the ACB in Spain. There he played 36 games for Manresa. Eatherton averaged 14.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg in just under 23 minutes per contest. The four seasons before,…
Read MoreElias Harris from ACB to Japan
Elias Harris (203 cm, F) has signed with San-en NeoPhoenix in the Japanese B1 League. The 31-year-old German played in the Spanish ACB this season. He averaged 13.3ppg and 4.4 rebounds in 19 games for Zaragoza. Harris played two games for the Lakers in 2013 but played most of his career in Germany. Elias Harris…
Read MoreChiba Jets crowned Japanese B-League champions
The Chiba Jets clinched their maiden B-League championship Tuesday after holding off Utsunomiya Brex 71-62 in the deciding third game of the finals. Gavin Edwards led the way for Chiba with 15 points and 6 rebounds, while finals MVP Sebastian Saiz scored 12 points, including a crucial tip-in off a missed basket to put the…
Read MoreA.J. Slaughter to Al Kuwait
A.J. Slaughter (191 cm, G) is on the move to Kuwait. There, he will join Al Kuwait SC for the Arab Gulf Club Championship (GCC). Al Kuwait has won all 12 games in the D1 League and is the defending champion in the GCC. Slaughter played this season in the ACB in Spain. There he…
Read MoreDragan Raca highest-paid coach outside of the NBA
Serbian basketball coach Dragan Raca became the highest-paid basketball coach outside of the NBA. At least, that is what his agent Minja Ilic claims. He announced that Raca had signed a three-year contract with the Chinese Wuhan Dangai worth 9.3 million. There are no publicly available records of the contract. Therefore, it is not clear…
Read MoreJordan Tolbert signs in Taiwan
Jordan Tolbert (201 cm, F/C) is on the move to Taiwan. There he will join Yulon Luxgen. Yulon Luxgen is second in the SBL standings with a 26-14 record. Tolbert played in Taiwan last season as well, before moving to play in the Belgian league. He appeared in only one game for Brussels and notched…
Read MoreGuangdong completes CBA Finals three-peat
The Guangdong Southern Tigers won their third consecutive Chinese Basketball Association Finals title on Sunday, beating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 110-103 in overtime in the decisive Game 3. Guangdong captured its 11th overall CBA crown. Game 3 was a pulse-rising contest in crunch time. The Flying Leopards’ Guo Ailun missed the second of two free…
Read MoreGuangdong beats Liaoning in CBA Finals opener
The Guangdong Southern Tigers began their quest for a third consecutive league championship by beating the Liaoning Flying Leopards 88-83 in the Chinese Basketball Association Finals opener on Tuesday in Zhuji, Zhejiang province. Guangdong coach Du Feng commended his players for their strong defensive effort in Game 1 of the best-of-three series. “I repeatedly emphasized…
Read MoreJason Thompson back to China
Jason Thompson (211 cm, C) has signed with Guangdong Tigers in the Chinese CBA. The Tigers are 44-5 and are atop of the standings. Thompson started this season in the ACB in Spain. He played 17 games for Zaragoza, where he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg in just over 18 minutes per contest. Last…
Read MoreAl Ahli crowned back-to-back Bahrain champions
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