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Italy and Georgia in Tbilisi Cup Finals
Italy and Georgia are set to lock horns in the Finals of the Tbilisi Cup this weekend. This is yet another friendly tournament aimed at getting various European national teams ready for the upcoming Eurobasket 2015 this September. Italy came up with a convincing 85-61 win over Estonia and Georgia edged out Latvia in a…
Read MoreQuinton Hosley to Krasny Oktyabr
Quinton Hosley (201 cm, Fresno State’07) is a fresh addition to the roster of Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Hosley is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He spent the 2014/15 season playing for Polish club Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL). He played one game for them in…
Read MoreBen Woodside landed by Turk Telekom
Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) has landed the services of Ben Woodside (180 cm, North Dakota State’09) for the 2015/16 season. The 29-year-old Woodside was originally slated to start the 2014/15 season with Ronesans TED Kolejliler (Turkey-TBL), but in November 2014 penned a deal with Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played eight games for them during…
Read MoreMIA Academy Tbilisi wins Georgia Superleague
BC MIA Academy Tbilisi won the Georgian Superleague title with a 76-62 win over Dinamo Tbilisi that gave the club a 3-1 win in the finals series. MIA Academy had looked in control of the series early on in taking a 2-0 lead, but defending champs Dinamo hit back in Game 3. With home court…
Read MoreViktor Sanikidze departs Unics Kazan
Georgian import Viktor Sanikidze (203 cm) is no longer with BC Unics Kazan (Russia-Superleague) after representing them in three leagues in 2014/15. He played 13 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague where he produced averages of 4.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Viktor played three games for them during their run in the Eurocup…
Read MoreLevan Patsatsia leaves Nizhny Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has parted ways with Georgian forward Levan Patsatsia (198 cm, Troy’11). The player has been a member of the Georgian national team from 2011 to 2014. He joined the club in November 2014. Levan began the 2014/15 season playing for MIA Academy Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague) where he was able to play three…
Read MoreGarrick Sherman joins Dinamo Tbilisi
Garrick Sherman (205 cm, Notre Dame’14) has found a new team this 2014/15 season, joining Georgian club Dimano Tbilisi (Superleague). The 24-year-old Notre Dame product began his rookie season as a pro playing for AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL). He logged a total 16 games for AZS Koszalin before he departed the team in January 2015. During…
Read MoreTerrence Oglesby added by Rustavi
Energy Invest Rustavi from Georgia’s Superleague has added Danish-American player Terrence Oglesby (188 cm, Clemson’09) this 2015. Terrence played for Saint-Bieuc Basket Cotes D’Armor (France-NM1) in 2013/14. He appeared in a total of 25 games for the club and registered averages of 14.2 ppg and 2.7 apg. Rustavi is currently in second place in the…
Read MoreLevan Patsatsia remains with Novgorod
Levan Patsatsia (198 cm, Troy’11) will remain with BC Nizhny Novgorod as he extended his contract with the team. Through five Euroleague games he averaged 1.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game so far this term. The player started the 2014/2015 season on the books at MIA Academy Tbilisi (Superleague) in his native Georgia and…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 Draw Results are In!
The Eurobasket 2015 Draw took place in Disneyland, Paris and the results have been announced! Next year, 24 of Europe’s best national basketball teams will compete in one of the sport’s premier events. There will be four host nations for the event and the group stages will take place in Zagreb, Croatia; Montpellier, France; Berlin,…
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