Philippines
Donnell Harvey returns to Tropang
Donnell Harvey (203 cm, Florida’00) has returned to Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he enjoyed a successful stint last season. The former NBA power forward has been playing with the Tianjin Steel in the Chinese CBA where he took to the court 28 times and averaged 20.8ppg and 12.3rpg this season. Harvey…
Read MoreVernon Macklin heads to Ginbera
Vernon Macklin (208 cm, Florida’11) is joining up with Philippine team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA) until the end of this season. The 26-year old power forward will be joining from D-League team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in his native USA, with whom he played 22 games this season and scored 14.6 points per…
Read MorePBA makes adjustments for Smart Gilas
The 27th FIBA Asia Basketball Tournament is set to be held in Manila, Philippines; on August 1-11, 2013. The top three finishers of the FIBA
Read MoreRobert Dozier joins Alaska Aces
The Alaska Aces of the PBA from the Philippines has selected the one foreign player they are allowed to sign for the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. They have chosen to add Frenchman, Robert Dozier (206 cm, Memphis’09). Dozier played for the NBA’s Miami Heat during the 2011-12 pre-season. He signed with Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from…
Read MoreRenaldo Balkman joins Petron Blaze
Renaldo Balkman (201 cm, South Carolina ‘ 06) has joined the Petron Blaze Boosters (Philippines-PBA) to play the remainder of the season. Balkman played three seasons of collegiate ball at South Carolina, ending in 2006. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (20th pick overall) in the 2006 NBA Draft. Balkman…
Read MoreGabe Freeman signs in Philippines
Gabe Freeman (198 cm, Costa Mesa JC´07) Has signed in the Philippines with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Last season he played in the Canadian NBL league for London Lightning where he averaged 18.1 ppg and 12.2 rpg.
Read MoreBrian Williams joins Petron Blaze
Brian Williams has signed on to play for Petron Blaze (Philippines-PBA) for the upcoming season. Williams (2.08m, college: Tennessee) played for Westports KL Dragons in Malaysia last season, averaging 20.8 points, 14.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran denies host Japan title
Host squad Japan found themselves up by four points in the finals of the FIBA Asia Cup held yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, with a minute and a half left in the game, only to see that lead erased on two different types of three-point plays. Iran ran the table in the competition going undefeated in…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today
The FIBA Asia Cup finals are set and not surprisingly it’s a rematch of the last game of the qualifying round between Iran and host Japan. In the first contest, Iran came out on top 71-65. Japan – Qatar 73-66 In yesterday’s semi-finals Qatar got out to a small lead after the first quarter. The…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals
On a day that the Lebanese Basketball contingent was earlier celebrating their good fortunes after being awarded the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships for Men, they seem to have forgotten that they were in Tokyo to play some basketball. The top-ranked team in Group A squared off with Qatar, the fourth-ranked team in Group B, and…
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