Poland
Khimki tips off 2019-20 VTB season with win
The VTB United League ushered in the 2019-20 season on Wednesday night with a single opening night game. It was between Khimki Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) and Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora (Poland-EBL). Khimki opened the action strong and even was able to set up a formidable double-digit lead. However, they got a bit complacent and…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup: Serbia, USA win final games
Serbia and Team USA may have had disappointing runs in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, failing to make it into the semifinals. Both teams, however, were able to end the tournament on a high note, securing wins in their final games. True to form, Bogdan Bogdanovic capped off a string of inspirational performances in the…
Read MoreFrance ends the American Dream at FIBA World Cup
France surprised everyone on Wednesday night as they ended the journey of Team USA at the FIBA World Cup, beating the back-to-back champions 79-89. France now advances in the tournament and is set to lock horns with Argentina in the semifinals. Team USA will not medal and will play against fellow eliminated tournament favorite, Serbia,…
Read MoreSpain, Argentina advance to FIBA World Cup Semis
All good things come to an end, as they say. And on Tuesday night Serbia’s run in the 2019 FIBA World Cup ended in a 97-87 loss to Argentina in the quarterfinals. Argentina remains unbeaten in the 2019 FIBA World Cup and made a huge statement on Tuesday by slaying what many considered to be…
Read MoreGabe Devoe goes pro with Stelmet
Gabe Devoe (190 cm, Clemson’18) will begin his professional basketball career this 2018-19 in Poland after inking a deal with Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora (Poland-EBL). The Clemson standout played 33 games in his senior year and was able to register averages of 14.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg. He helped his team reach the Sweet…
Read MoreVladimir Mihailovic joins Anwil
Vladimir Mihailovic (194 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-EBL) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. He is a Montenegrin international basketball player who has been with the Montenegrin National Team since 2010. He played the 2017-18 season on the roster of Telenet BC Oostende (Belgium-Euromillions League). He played two games…
Read MoreAnwil Wins 2018 Polish League Championship
Anwil Wloclawek downed BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wlkp in Game 6 of the finals 73-65 to capture the 2018 Polish League (PLK) championship. This is the second Polish League title for the organization. They won their first championship a decade a half ago in 2003. Anwil has slowly built up their resources to get to…
Read MoreQuinton Hosley joins Anwil
Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-PLK) is bolstering its roster this 2018 for a strong post-season push with the addition of Quinton Hosley (201 cm, Fresno State’07). The veteran forward heads to Poland after initially suiting up for Yesilgiresun Belediye (Turkey-BSL) at the start of 2017-18. Before parting ways with his former club, Hosley logged 14 games and…
Read MoreAleksandar Marelja joins AZS Koszalin
Aleksandar Marelja (207 cm) will be strengthening the roster of AZS Koszalin (Poland-PLK) this season after beginning 2017-18 on the roster for the Telenet Giants (Belgium-Euromillions League). He is a 25-year-old Serbian player. He played four games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup and averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.0 rpg. In six Basketball Champions…
Read MoreMichael Claxton to coach PGE Turow
Michael Claxton has recently been promoted to head coach of PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-PLK). The 41-year-old Claxton has been a coaching assistant for the team since 2016-17. The organization decided it was time for Claxton to take the helm after the departure of Matthias Fischer. PGE Turow is currently in the middle-pack of the Polish…
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