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Franklin signs on to play for Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Ricky Franklin has agreed to terms with Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Franklin played his collegiate basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and comes to Sport Lisboa e Benfica from S.C. Lusitania Expert, where he averages 16.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
Read More2012 – European Championships U20 Women Schedule-Results
Preliminary Round – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 16, 2012 Lithuania-Latvia 71-66 Aug. 16, 2012 Belarus-Spain 39-73 GROUP B Aug. 16, 2012 Holland-Italy 72-67 Aug. 16, 2012 Sweden-Poland 56-54 GROUP C Aug. 16, 2012 Portugal-France 33-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Ukraine-Turkey 61-86 GROUP D Aug. 16, 2012 United Kingdom-Russia 49-55 Aug. 16, 2012 Slovakia-Serbia 67-68 OT…
Read MoreDiv B Semifinals are set in EC U18
Group E Czech Republic – United Kingdom 63-55 The UK squad controlled the first half of this Group E contest, but was outscored 21-8 in the third quarter and couldn’t make up the deficient giving the Czech Republic the victory. Karel Ausprunk contributed 17 points and Radovan Kouril added 16 for the winners. Nelson Luke…
Read MoreRodrigo Mascarenhas runner op with Benfica
Cape Verde National Team forward Rodrigo Mascarenhas (197-F-80) finished 2nd with his team Benfica in the Portguese Championship. It was Porto Ferpinta thatput an end to Benfica’s dominance in Portuguese basketball. The Dragons overcame their archrivals in the decisive seventh game of the title series to dethrone Benfica and claim the LPB title.
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