Australia & Oceania
Josh Boone signs with United
Josh Boone (208 cm, Connecticut’06) is making his way to Australia this 2016-17 after landing a deal with Melbourne United (Australia-NBL). He began the season on the roster of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-BSL). Josh played just one game for them and he scored four points, grabbed four rebounds, got three steals and two blocks.…
Read MoreCasper Ware signs with Melbourne United
Casper Ware (178 cm, Long Beach State’12) is taking his game Down Under, after penning a deal to play for Melbourne United (Australia-NBL) this 2016-17. The 26-year-old journeyman is coming off a successful 2015-16 run. He began last season playing in China for TianJin Steel (China-CBA). In a dozen games in the CBA, Ware registered…
Read MoreDavid Stockton moves to Breakers
David Stockton (180 cm, Gonzaga’14) will be getting a change in scenery as he moves to the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL) this 2016. David comes from a great basketball lineage. He is the son of Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton. David heads to Australia after starting the season with KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1). He…
Read MoreScam agent warning
A notorious scam artist named A. Zahra who presents himself as a Basketball agent has returned, attempting to fleece players and their representatives out of money. With no genuine contacts in the sport and a noted track record for scamming players, A. Zahra should be avoided. Here we will tell you everything you need to…
Read More2016 Olympic Basketball: An Epilogue
Now that the adrenaline from the 2016 Olympic Basketball Games has faded, we can take a look back at how amazing the quadrennial event was and put into perspective some of the storylines that accompanied it. As expected, USA Basketball took home the gold medal in the event, despite the absence of some veteran team…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Semifinal Preview
We are at the Semifinal stage of the 2016 Olympic Games, and four nations remain in the hunt for Basketball gold. After an excellent quarterfinals round, all remaining teams will now see the chance to go all the way. Australia and Spain are in fantastic form, but Spain must face the elephant in the room.…
Read MoreBen Madgen joins Lietkabelis
Panevezy Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL) has opted to sign Australian player Ben Madgen (193 cm, Augusta’10) this 2016-17. The 31-year-old Madgen was a former member of the Australian national team in 2013 and 2014. This will be Ben’s second season on the roster of a European team. In 2015-16 he suited up for VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium-Scooore…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Quarterfinals Roundup
Quarterfinals day at the 2016 Olympic Games brought plenty of the excitement that was predicted. However, perhaps the contests were not quite as close as many thought they would be. The USA, Spain, and Australia all romped to easy wins to book their places in the final four. Serbia and Croatia had yet to hit…
Read More2016 Olympic Games Quarterfinals Preview
The Quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympic Games Basketball tournament were locked on Monday evening. As we reported yesterday, the closing of contest in Group B ended a frantic and hugely entertaining group stage. Eight teams proved themselves over the first week and were rewarded with a berth in the final eight. Now that the tournament…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Quarterfinals Set
And then there were eight.. The cream has truly risen to the top. The elite eight teams competing in the knockout rounds of the basketball competition of the 2016 Olympic Games are locked in. The last games of the group phase finalized the standings. Hosts Brazil were able to put up a win on the…
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