Saudi Arabia
Mike Anderson signs with Al Wehda
Mike Anderson (201 cm, VCU’08) is set to make his way to Saudi Arabia this 2013-14 after signing with Al Wehda Mecca (Premier League). The 27-year-old Anderson spent the three seasons playing in the NBA D-League. In 2012-13 the VCU alum played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) and averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.9…
Read MoreCollin Chiverton signs for Al Maseerah
Collin Chiverton (198 cm, East Washington´13) is turning pro this season and has agreed to play for Al Maseerah (Saudi Arabia, Premier League). The forward is fresh from completing his senior season with East Washington in the NCAA. Throughout the 2012/2013 campaign he featured in 24 games and posted numbers of 10.4 points and 2.0…
Read MoreDesmond Penigar heads to Al Hilal Riyadh
Desmond Penigar (201 cm, Utah State’03) has been added by Al Hilal Riyadh from Saudi Arabia’s Premier League this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 the 32-year-old Penigar played in Kuwait’s D1 League for Al Kuwait, which won the Kuwait Federation Cup in 2013. In 2011-12 he played in Lebanon for Byblos (Div.A). In 21 games he…
Read MorePaul Davis to play for Medina
Paul Davis (205 cm, Winston Salem’11) is heading for the Middle East this season to play with Saudi Arabia club Uhud Medina (Premier League). The power forward is coming off a successful campaign throughout the 2012/2013 season where he played in Chile for Deportivo Espanol de Talco (Liga Nacional). The American won the league with…
Read MoreMaJic Dorsey moves to Jeddah
MaJic Dorsey (185 cm, Southern Indiana’05) will move to Saudi Arabia this season to play for Al Ahli Jeddah (Premier League). The experienced point guard had a busy season throughout 2012 to 2013 playing in Cyprus for Division A team Forex Time Apollon. The American featured in nine league games and averaged 10.0 points, 2.2…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Iran and Taiwan still unbeaten
The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Asia Championships are now over. After three days of action only four teams remain undefeated and they are Iran, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Qatar. While Iran and Kazakhstan were expected to fare well, Taiwan has emerged as a dark horse bet to win the tournament after their thrilling upset win…
Read MoreSouth Korea stuns China in FIBA Asia 2013
Group C South Korea vs. China, 63:54 It wasn’t the outcome that the heavily favored Chinese National Team expected for their first encounter in the “Group of Death” (Group C), but the stingy South Korean defense proved to be too much for the Asian juggernaut to overcome. It was a low scoring affair with South…
Read MoreChina and Iran favorites to win FIBA Asia
The Men’s FIBA Asia Championships are set to kick off tomorrow. The tournament will be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1-11. China and Iran have won the last seven FIBA Asia Championships, with Iran taking back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2007. China has dominated the tournament since the mid-70s, with only South Korea (1997)…
Read MoreAl Ittihad wins Premier League title
Al Ittihad Jeddah has won Saudi Arabia’s Premier League championship. They defeated league rivals, Al Ansar Medina 68-65 in the final game of the series. They took control of the regular season as well with an impressive 10-1 record. They are coached by Sabit Hadzic who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is his first…
Read MoreDominique Lacy joins Ansar Medina
Dominique Lacy (201 cm, North Carolina Wilmington’10) has moved to Saudi Arabian Premier League team Al Ansar Medina after a short stint with the Atlanta Titans (UBA). Over the last two seasons Lacy has been playing in Bahrain’s Premier League for Nuwedrat (2011-2012) and Issa Town (2012- February 2013). A product of North Carolina Wilmington,…
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