Portugal
Jobey Thomas heads to Portugal
A long-time veteran of Italian hoops, Jobey Thomas (194 cm, Charlotte’02) will now spread his wings and play in Portugal for Sport Lisboa Benfica this 2013-14 season. Thomas began the 2012-13 season playing in Italy’s Lega Due for Acegas Aps Trieste and in 15 games for them he averaged 17.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg. In…
Read MoreEuroBasket 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 MoreDavid Weaver is newcomer at Benfica
David Weaver (209 cm, Wake Forest’10) is the latest addition to Portugal’s Sport Lisboa Benfica this 2013-14 season. The 25-year-old Weaver started the 2012-13 season for Neckar RIESEN Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). He logged 18 games for them and averaged 5.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg. In January 2013 he moved to SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk from Ukraine’s…
Read MoreMichel Diouf to play in Portugal
Michel Diouf (208 cm) is moving to Portugal to play for Maia Basket Clube (LPB) this 2013-14 season. The Senegalese big man played in Spain’s LEB Gold in 2012-13 for Leche Rio Breogan Lugo. He played 30 games for Breogan in the Spanish league and averaged 10.4 ppg and 8.0 rpg. Michel started off the…
Read MoreIvan Almeida joins Lille
French ProB team Lille Metropole has announced the signing of Ivan Almeida (198 cm, Stonehill’12) for next season. The Cape-Verdean guard has agreed a contract with Lille after recently departing Portuguese team Vitoria SC/M. Guimares (LPB) where he played 24 games throughout the 2012/2013 season and posted averages of 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists,…
Read MoreBenfica defends their Portuguese title
Sport Lisboa Benfica are now back-to-back Portuguese LPB Champions after they defeated Associacao Academica de Coimbra 91-77 in the fourth game of the Finals. This was just a blockbuster season for Benfica as they can now add this title to their collection of victories. They also won the Portuguese Supercup and the Portuguese Hugo dos…
Read MoreRyszard Krauze named Asseco Prokom CEO
Asseco Prokom Gdynia announced that as of January 3rd 2013 Mr. Przemyslaw Seczkowski resigned from his function as a CEO. The Board, management, employees, players and coaching staff would like to thank Mr. Seczkowski for his work and his commitment to Asseco Prokom Gdynia improvement. Asseco Prokom Gdynia also announced that as of January 3rd,…
Read MoreDain Swetalla signs with Vitoria Guimaraes
Dain Swetalla (206 cm, Augustana’08) has signed with Portuguese club SC Vitoria Guimaraes. Last season Dain Swetalla already played in the 2nd division of Portugal with Illiabum. Before that, he played in the Spanish 4th division.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
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