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TAU Castello tabs rookie Harrison Cleary
Spanish LEB Gold team (2nd tier) TAU Castello has signed Harrison Cleary (185 cm, G) from the University of Minnesota Crookston (NCAA 2). Cleary is a scoring machine who averaged 26.6 ppg last season and was an NCAA D II third Team All American. TAU Castello currently has a 3-0 record in the LEB Gold.
Read MoreReal Madrid improves to 8-0 in league play
Real Madrid used impressive 3-point shooting and balanced scoring to defeat Spanish Liga Endesa rival Valencia 86-78 on Sunday. With the away victory, coach Pablo Laso’s team improved to 8-0 in league play this season. Real Madrid got off to a brilliant start on offense and led 28-6 after the opening quarter. The halftime advantage:…
Read MoreCharlon Kloof signs with Fuenlabrada
Dutch National Team player Charlon Kloof (190 cm, G) has signed with the Spanish ACB team Urbas Fuenlabrada. It is a one-month deal with an option to extend. Kloof had started the season with another ACB team, MoraBanc Andorra. That too was a short-term deal, but ultimately the team didn’t have any more room on…
Read MoreN’Kosi Kedar returns to Spain
N’Kosi Kedar (191 cm, G) will return to Spain but moves up a level from the EBA (4th tier league) to the LEB Silver (3rd tier), where he has signed with league newcomer Algeciras. Kedar actually started last season in the LEB Silver but transferred down to the EBA in January. During the 2018-19 campaign,…
Read MoreSpanish Players Union says that we can’t continue like this.
The Spanish Basketball Players Union (Asociación de Jugadores Profesionales de Baloncesto – ABP) posted a powerful statement today on its website, basically saying that we can’t continue the season like this. They refer to the current second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Every day, teams report new infections, games are rescheduled or postponed, teams go into…
Read MoreKevin Seraphin announces retirement
Veteran big man Kevin Seraphin, who played for FC Barcelona from 2017-19, is retiring due to a knee injury. The 30-year-old made the annoucement on Saturday. Seraphin helped FC Barcelona capture the Copa del Rey trophy in February 2019 in a 94-93 triumph over rival Real Madrid. He did not play during the 2019-20 campaign…
Read MoreJahvaughn Powell inks with Alcobendas
Jahvaughn Powell (183 cm, G) has signed with NCS Alcobendas from Spain. That team moved up from the EBA to play in the LEB Silver this year (3rd tier in Spain). Powell himself is no newcomer to the LEB Silver. On the contrary. He has been playing in that league for two seasons in a…
Read MoreZaragoza tabs Luka Rupnik
Slovenian guard Luka Rupnik (186 cm) will leave his current club in the Czech Republic, Nymburk, and move to the Spanish Casademont Zaragoza instead. Rupnik already played a couple of games with Nymburk until the Czech NBL was suspended. Luka Rupnik is no stranger to Spain since he has already played three seasons there for…
Read MoreShevon Thompson signs in Spain instead of Germany
Shevon Thompson (213 cm, C) will play in the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa instead of the German Bundesliga (BBL). He signed today with the Spanish team Montakit Fuenlabrada. Initially, Shevon Thompson was supposed to be on the roster of ALBA Berlin, but they tryout there didn’t work out, so he moved to Spain instead. Jamaican-born…
Read MoreSpencer Butterfield signs with Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias
Spencer Butterfield (191 cm, G) will play in the Spanish ACB league this coming season as he has signed with Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias. Butterfield is no stranger to Spain. On the contrary. He started his career there, after he graduated from Utah State with 13.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 2.5 aspg. However, his pro…
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