Czech Republic
Nymburk wins seventh straight Czech Cup
CEZ Basketball Nymburk got 23 points from Radoslava Rancik as they won their seventh straight Czech Republic Cup and ninth overall with an
Read MoreNational Cup season for European domestics
Every year the Domestic Leagues in Europe take a break from their regular league schedules to hold their National Cup games. This season they mostly fall during this week, Feb. 4 – Feb. 10, some start earlier or last longer, but the bulk are happening now. The competition for the Cups typically last a few…
Read MorePhil Martin signed by B&W Opava
Phil Martin (193 cm, UC-Riverside’12) has been signed by BK Breda & Weinstein Opava from the Czech Republic’s NBL. Martin’s addition is the second one for B&W Opava recently. They have also signed local player, Radim Kramny (215 cm). The addition of both players is intended to bolster the team’s roster as it will…
Read MoreLubos Barton signs with Braunschweig
Lubos Barton (202 cm, Valparaiso’02) has signed with German Bundesliga team New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig. The Czech National team player started the season in his native country where he played for USK Prague and averaged 17.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg in five NBL games. Lubos Barton has been among the European top-players for over a…
Read MoreThaddeus McFadden returns to Usti nad Labem
It is a homecoming of sorts for Thaddeus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont St.’09), who returns to SLUNETA Usti nad Labem from the Czech Republic’s NBL. McFadden played for Usti nad Labem in the 2011-12 season and scored 18.2 ppg and handed out an average of 4.1 apg. That season the 25-year-old helped the team reach the…
Read MoreAtkinson and Pearson released by BK Lions
The BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec of the Czech Republic (NBL) have decided to part ways with Zach Atkinson (206 cm, Cal-Irvine’10) and Roderick Pearson (187 cm, ORU’12). This news comes in the wake of the team’s addition of Slovenian guard Matej Venta (188 cm) last week. Venta most recently played for BK Prostejov, also from…
Read MoreMike Taylor released from Nymburk
Mike Taylor (188 cm, Iowa St. ’07) has been released by CEZ Basketball Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL). Taylor has played a total of 35 games for the club so far this season; six in the EuroCup, where he averaged 7.7 points per game, 19 in the Czech Republic NBL, where he contributed 10.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per…
Read MoreMike Efevberha signs with Nymburk
Michael Efevberha (197 cm, California State Northridge’06) will continue his career in Czech Republic with VTB United League team CEZ Nymburk. The guard started the season in Russia with Spartak Primorye Vladivostok, where he averaged 12.8 ppg. The last couple of seasons Mike Efevberha played mainly in Switzerland with short breaks in the Dominican Republic…
Read MoreA.J Abrams released by Nymburk
A.J Abrams (180 cm, Texas’09) has been released by VTB United League team CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic. Initially, he had the permission to return back home to the US to deal with some personal issues but he did not return back to the Czech Republic and subsequently was fired by the Czech…
Read MoreRobby Ptacek joins Sluneta
Robby Ptacek (190 cm, Central Connecticut State University’12) has signed on with Sluneta Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL) to replace the recently released Philip Gavin (1.91 cm, Jarvis Christian’10). Ptacek graduated from Central Connecticut State University in the spring of 2012 and was a four-year member of the Blue Devils’ basketball team. During those four…
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