Germany
Ratiopharm Ulm keeps impressive perfect record
Germany’ Ratiopharm Ulm is definitely making waves this 2016-17 season. The club is sporting a perfect 26-0 record in the domestic German EasyCredit BBL. Ratiopharm Ulm has never won a German League championship. Such an aspiration could come into fruition if this impressive regular season run carries over into the post-season. The usual suspects, ALBA…
Read MoreAndre Hollins signed by Braunschweig
Andre Hollins (186 cm, Minnesota’15) is taking his game to Basketball Loewen Braunschweig (Germany-BBL) this 2017. The 24-year-old guard is coming over to the German club after initially starting the 2016-17 season on the roster of Chorale de Roanne (France-Pro B). He appeared in a total of 23 games for his former team and was…
Read MoreMarshawn Powell moves to Berme Viola
Marshawn Powell (201 cm, Arkansas ’13) is heading to Berme Viola Basket Reggio Calabria (Italy-Serie A2). The 27-year-old moves to Viola after a 13-game stint with s. Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). He came off the bench for the German team with 21.2 mpg while scoring 9.5 ppg and grabbing 4.4 rpg. Now, Powell will look to bring…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup semi-finals set
French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone is the fourth and final team to secure its berth in the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals. They secured their seat after defeating KK Cibona Zagreb, 83-78. They join Belgium’s BC Telenet Oostende, German team Telekom Baskets Bonn, and fellow French club JSF Nanterre. Chalon will face Oostende and Nanterre will do…
Read MoreDJ Kennedy signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
DJ Kennedy (198 cm, St. Johns ’11) is on the move to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). This is a return to Ludwigsburg for Kennedy. He last played with the German team during the 2014/2015 season where he scored 17.8 ppg and grabbed 6.2 rpg. Ludwigsburg hopes Kennedy can repeat his strong performance for the rest…
Read MoreDru Joyce joins Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich (Germany, BBL) has pulled in experienced Bundesliga player Dru Joyce (183 cm, Akron’07) until the end of this season. The American has been playing for Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus, Premier League, VTB United League, and FIBA Europe Cup). Over 18 VTB League contests, Dru Joyce secured averages of 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 6.4…
Read MoreElias Harris ties with Bamberg until 2020
Elias Harris (203 cm, Gonzaga’13) has signed a new contract that will keep with Brose Bamberg (Germany, BBL) until the 2020 season. The American has played a key role in Bamber’s push in both the Bundesliga and EuroLeague this season. Through twelve league games, Elias Harris has averaged 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreJulius Jenkins sticks with Jena
Julius Jenkins (187 cm, Georgia South’03) has received a contract extension from Science City Jena (Germany-BBL) and will remain with the team for the rest of the 2016-17 season. He has already played 27 games for them so far and the veteran has delivered solid averages of 15.9 ppg and 3.2 apg. He has been…
Read MoreDirk Nowitzki achieves career milestone
In the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-122 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, future Hall-of-Famer, Dirk Nowitzki made NBA history by joining an elite and exclusive club. The German superstar became the sixth player to score 30,000 points. It’s an amazing feat, by any stretch of the imagination, especially when you consider the handful of players who have…
Read MoreNational Basketball Cup Roundup
It was a busy weekend for basketball all over the world. The NBA held its annual All-Star weekend in the United States, while many National Basketball Cups were played all over Europe. Here is a quick roundup of some of aforementioned Cups. Russia BC Novosibirsk defeated PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 69-67 to claim the Russian National…
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