Australia & Oceania
Stephen Dennis to the Melbourne Tigers
Former NBA guard Stephen Dennis (198 cm, Kutztown’10) will be playing for the Melbourne Tigers (Australia-NBL) this 2013-14 season. Dennis began 2012-13 with the Brooklyn Nets, but was released in October 2012. In November 2012 he moved to the Bakersfield Jam (D-League) and logged 47 games for them. Stephen averaged 10.5 ppg and 4.0 apg,…
Read MoreAdrien Sturt back with London Lions
Adrien Sturt (209 cm, Snow CC’07) is set to play another season for the London Lions from the United Kingdom’s BBL this 2013-14. The Australian Sturt averaged 13.6 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 32 games for the Lions in 2012-13. Before that, he played in his home Australia’s ABA for the Ringwood Hawks. He logged…
Read MoreJoe Ingles, newcomer at Maccabi Tel-Aviv
After two productive seasons playing for Regal FC Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa), Australian player Joe Ingles (203 cm) has found his way to Israel. He will be playing for Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Winner League) this 2013-14. Ingles has been a member of the Australian National Team from 2010 to 2012. He departs FCB Regal after helping…
Read MoreDaniel Kickert signs with Azovmash
Daniel Kickert (208 cm, St. Mary’s, California’’06) will be playing for Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine-Superleague) this 2013-14 season. The Aussie player, who also holds a Dutch passport, will be playing for his third Ukrainian team in two seasons. In 2012-13 he initially played 28 games for Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine-Superleague) and averaged 17.6 ppg and 5.7 rpg.…
Read MoreDavid Barlow leaves Murcia
David Barlow (205 cm, Metro State University’03) is now a free agent after parting ways with UCAM Murcia (Spain, ACB). The Australian has been with the team since the start of the 2011/2012 season but will now leave mid-way through his two year contract. After 33 games this season the forward had averaged 6.5 points,…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: United States takes World title
The FIBA Men U19 World Championships concluded Sunday with the United States running the table during the competition winning all nine games they played, finishing with an 82:68 win over Serbia in the title game. This is the fifth U19 World Title for the US. Through the tournament the US used a balanced scoring attack…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Serbia to meet USA in Final
The Finals of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships are now set and will feature the United States against Serbia on Sunday. The US qualified for the finale by pounding Lithuania 100:60 and the Serbians earned their spot in the final contest by edging Australia 63:58. In the qualifying rounds the US handed Serbia it’s…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Australia shocks Spain
The Australians provided the biggest surprise of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships when they ousted Spain, the top seed in Group E coming out of the preliminary rounds, with an 87:76 win. The Aussies will now face Serbia in the semi-finals as the Serbs downed Croatia 73:66. In the other side of the bracket…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: USA slips past Serbia, QFs set
The contingent from the United States playing in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships entered Game 6 of the qualifying rounds with a perfect 5-0 record along with their opponent on the day, Serbia, and the Spanish club that squared off against Lithuania. By the end of the day, the US was the only undefeated…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
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