Sweden
James Hughes released by Norrkoping
James Hughes (211 cm, Northern Illinois’07) has been released by the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan). Hughes was averaging 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game after 17 games in the Swedish Basketligan and 4.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in six EuroChallenge games. Last season he suited up for BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic-NBL),…
Read MoreBasketball Season 2012-13 Tips Off
If you’re a fan of International basketball, this is the greatest time of the year as in countries across globe basketball leagues have started play or are about to start. The summer has been filled with incredible International competition from the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier, Youth World Championships, 3×3 World Tour and World Championship, and the…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013 begins with Qualifying
EuroChallenge 2013 is set to begin today with the first Qualifying Round contests. Eight teams will battle for four spots in the regular season with home and away games to determine the remaining four spots in groups A, B, D, and G. Currently 28 teams are awaiting the results of the Qualifying Rounds to fill out…
Read MoreJ.J Miller signs with Boras
J.J Miller (180 cm, UNC A&T) has signed with Swedish team Boras Basket. Las season J.J Miller played for the French team Poiters in the Pro A where he averaged 10.3 ppg and 2.4 aspg. He also played in Sweden before, during the 2003/2004 and the 2004/2005 season when he played for Sundsvall.
Read MoreIsiah Brown signs with 08 Stockholm
Isiah Brown (203 cm, East Tennesse State’12) has signed in Sweden with 08 Stockholm for the coming season. For Isiah Brown it will be his first professional contract. He graduated a couple of months ago from East Tennesse State where he averaged 12.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg.
Read MoreSwedish national team player Brice Massamba signs in Croatia
Swedish national team player Brice Massamba signed today with Croatian A1 team “Djuro Djakovic Slavonski Brod”. The 208 cm Brice Masamba played college basketball for UNLV until just a few months ago. He averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg in the Mountain West Conference last season. Brice Massamba has plenty of international experience since he…
Read MoreDonald Johnson grabs deal with Solna Vikings
Donald Johnson (2.03m, college: Cal State Bakersfield) has signed on with Solna Vikings (Sweden – BasketLigan) to begin his professional career. Johnson, a Power Forward, averaged 9.7 points, and 5.5 rebounds per game over the 29 games he played for the Roadrunners last year as a Senior.
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…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: 6 Spots, 10 Teams, Tip Time!
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualification round is about to be committed to the history books, but before they start planning for the Final Round, there’s a game or two left to be played. Today marks the final day of competition to determine which 16 teams will earn the right to compete for their respective countries in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Georgia qualifies, six left
Georgia took advantage of game eight of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round to punch their tickets to the Finals with a 73-70 win over Latvia. Georgia was the only team that was able to definitively qualify, leaving six openings for the rest of the teams to fight for on the last day of competition, Tuesday,…
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