Switzerland
Ray Reese picked up by Swiss squad Union Beuchatel
Ray Reese (1.96m, college: Tulsa) has signed a deal with Union Neuchatel (Switzerland-LNA) for the 2012-13 season, pending Reese obtaining a proper work permit. Reese played in Mexico last year for Coras Tepic where he averaged 24.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. Reese was a 2009 graduate of the University of Tulsa,…
Read MoreJustin Rutty signs with Nyon
Justin Rutty (200 cm, Quinnipiac’11) has signed in Switserland with BBC Nyon. Last season Justin Rutty played in Uruguay and the season before that he played NCAA Basketball with Quinnipiac.
Read MoreCourtney Walters signs with Nyon
Courtney Walters (208 cm, Northwood’10) has signed in Switzerland with BBC Nyon. It will be the first professional contract for Courtney Walters who played for NAIA school Northwood and is also a member of the Jamaican national team.
Read MoreJuwann James moves to Lions de Geneve
Juwann James (1.98m, college: JMU) has agreed to terms with Lions de Geneve (Switzerland-LNA) for the 2012-13 season. James arrives from Denain ASC Voltaire (France-ProB) where he averaged 14.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Prior to that he was with Vendee Challans Basket (France-NM1), where he contributed 16.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and…
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,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Game Eight Scenarios
Today marks game eight in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications and with only nine teams assured of spots in the Finals next September in Slovenia, the possible scenarios for which teams are going to grab the last seven spots are complex and many. Here are some possibilities for teams to qualify today… Group A (They play…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
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