Czech Republic
U18 European Championships: Four Teams Advance
Volos, Greece – Four teams advance to the quarterfinals of the U18 European Championships, staying undefeated after the second stage of the competition. Both France and Germany advance from Group E after coming up with some very dominant victories. France blazed through Latvia, 91-62 on some solid offensive execution. The duo of Stephane Gombauld and…
Read MoreChasson Randle goes pro with CEZ Nymburk
Chasson Randle (187 cm, Stanford’15) will begin his pro career playing in Europe for CEZ Basketball Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL) this 2015/16. Randle will have a tough challenge ahead, keeping up with the Czech Republic’s most dominant basketball franchise. CEZ Nymburk holds 12 consecutive Czech NBL titles, spanning from 2004 to 2015. In Randle’s senior year…
Read MoreLukas Palyza bids farewell to Bayreuth
Lukas Palyza (202 cm) has decided to continue his career away from BBC Bayreuth (Germany, BBL Bundesliga) and leaves the club after one season. The Czech Republic native featured for Bayreuth through the 2014/2015 season and featured in 31 games throughout the campaign, averaging 5.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. Previously the forward was…
Read MoreEuropean winners 2015: major leagues roundup
The 2015 season has finished in most domestic leagues, deciding the European winners this season and as the saying goes, there can only be one winner. Around the continent the leagues threw up the typical blend of excitement and nail biting competition and many went right down to the wire. Highlights abound of course, but…
Read MoreMaxime de Zeeuw joins CEZ Nymburk
Czech Republic basketball Titan CEZ Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL) has picked up Belgian basketball player Maxime de Zeeuw (204 cm) this 2015/16. He is 28 and will get a chance to play for the team that has been dominating Czech Republic basketball for several seasons. His 2014/15 season was spent on the roster of Virtus Acea…
Read MoreMichael Dixon picked up CEZ Nymburk
Czech Republic powerhouse CEZ Nymburk (NBL) has reached an agreement with Michael Dixon (186 cm, Memphis’14) and will be adding him to their roster for the 2015/16 season. Dixon played for two Lithuanian clubs in 2014/15. He started off the season playing for Dzukija Alytus (LKL), where he played 15 games and registered averages of…
Read MoreStephon Lamar joins Jindrichuv Hradec
The BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec (Czech Republic-NBL) have added Stephon Lamar (184 cm, Pacific’11) to their roster this 2015. This will be the first team for Lamar this 2015. He last played professionally in Canada, spending two seasons on the roster of University of Saskatchewan (CIS). In 2013/14 Stephon played 27 games and posted averages…
Read MoreJosh Nofflet to join Jindrichuv Hradec
Josh Nofflet (194 cm, Lee’11) is set to join the BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec (Czech Republic-NBL) for the 2015/16 season. In 2014/15 the 27-year-old Nofflet played in Finland’s 1st Division for a couple of teams. He started off on the roster of Oulon NMKY where he played five games and averaged 19.8 ppg and…
Read MoreCEZ Nymburk wins 12th straight NBL title
CEZ Nymburk has won the Czech Republic NBL once again after overcoming BK Decin 96-59 to sweep the finals series 3-0. Few hoops fans in the country or beyond will be surprised by the result, after-all, Nymburk has been dominating the NBL for over a decade. Victory here marked the club’s 12th consecutive league crown,…
Read MoreMike Krumel deals with Perry Lake
Mike Krumel (205 cm) will suit up for the Perry Lakes Hawks, a franchise playing out of Australia’s SBL, for the rest of the campaign. The center has played in the SBL before as he represented Kalamunda Eastern Suns during 2014. That stint saw the Czech Republican play seventeen games and notch averages of 7.6…
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