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EuroBasket 2015: Bulgaria qualifies for semifinals
After a huge third quarter and then fighting off a last minute comeback, Bulgaria grabbed the first seat in the semifinals of the EuroBasket 2015 Qualifier with an 81:79 Group A victory over Iceland. The other three groups will not be determined until the final night of the first round, Aug. 16. In Group B,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: 1st qualifier tips off Thursday
With EuroBasket 2013 set to tip off in just over 34 days, 13 clubs that are not participating in this year’s event are set to begin their quest for inclusion in EuroBasket 2015 with a 1st Qualification Round that will tip off on Thursday and run through 1 Sept., just three days prior to the…
Read MoreAdama Darboe inks with Jamtland
Danish player Adama Darboe (190 cm) has joined KFUM Jamtland Basket from Sweden’s Basketligan for the 2013-14 season. Darboe spent the last three seasons playing in his home Denmark for the Svendborg Rabbits. In 2012-13 Adama averaged 18.2 ppg and 5.4 apg in 40 games in the Danish league. The Rabbits finished atop of the…
Read MoreColas extends with Randers
Bonell Colas (205 cm, Florida’04) has agreed to sign a contract extension with Danish Ligaen team Randers Cimbria Basketball. The forward will sign a two year extension to his current contract that will keep with Randers until 2015. The American joined the club at the start of the 2012/2013 season and has played in 29…
Read MoreJohnell Smith added by Svendborg
Johnell Smith (180 cm, New Orleans’04) has been signed by the Svendborg Rabbits from Denmark’s Ligaen for the 2013-14 season. The 32-year-old Smith is coming off a stint playing for Joesuun Kataja from Finland’s Korisliiga. In 2012-13 Kataja participated in the EuroChallenge. In two qualifying-round games Smith averaged 11.5 ppg and 4.5 apg. In the…
Read MoreDurell Vinson to remain with Falcon
Durell Vinson (201 cm, Wagner’08) has extended his deal with Danish 1st Division team Falcon to stay with the club for a second season. The American will stay with Falcon through the 2013/2014 season after playing 34 games with the franchise this campaign. In those 34 starts he picked up averages of 12.3 points, 8.9…
Read MoreMorgan Sabia signs with Naestved
FOG Naestved (Denmark, Ligaen) has tabbed American Morgan Sabia (203 cm, Hartford’12) for the next season. The forward has only spent one season in professional Basketball after graduating from Hartford in 2011. He started the 2012/2013 season in Australia where he played with Geraldton Buccaneers (State League) in 16 games and averaged 19.9 points, 9.8…
Read MoreKenny Barker joins Bakken Bears
Kenny Barker (191 cm, Alaska-Anchorage’09) will be playing for the Bakken Bears from Denmark’s Ligaen in the 2013-14 season. Barker, who turns 27 this June, is joining the defending Ligaen champions after spending two seasons with Science City Jena from Germany’s ProA. In 2012-13 season he averaged 15.3 ppg and 4.2 apg in 37 games.…
Read MoreCalvin Haynes signs with Horsens
Calvin Haynes (187 cm, Oregon State’11) has been signed by Danish Ligaen team Horsens as a replacement for fellow guard Skyler Brown (190 cm, Missouri South’ 11). The American last played during the 2011-2012 season for Guruyu Waston (Uruguay, LUB) where he played just three games and averaged 16.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists…
Read MoreBakken Bears win Danish title
The Bakken Bears have won Denmark’s Ligaen title via a 92-83, game-seven victory over the Svendborg Rabbits. The Bears were lifted by the effort of their back court. Mainly through their point guard Andreas Jakobsen (187 cm, Columbia, MO’05), who led the team with 24 points. He also spearheaded the team’s offense as they held…
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