Australia & Oceania
FIBA Men U19: Four remain unblemished
After four games in the FIBA Men U19 World Championships, four clubs remain unbeaten, as Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and the United States have set aside all challengers thus far. The four set up a possible final day on Wednesday where Lithuania will take on Spain in Group E and the US will square off against…
Read MoreFIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreJoe Ingles leaves Barcelona
Joe Ingles (203 cm) will not be returning to Regal FC Barcelona (Spanish, ACB and Euroleague) next season after leaving the Spanish giants. The small forward departed Barcelona after capping off the season with a fine personal performance in Barcelona’s loss to Real Madrid in the last game of the ABC Finals Series. The Australian…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreJesse Sanders joins Sydney
American point guard Jesse Sanders (190 cm, Liberty’12) will play with the Sydney Kings in Australia’s NBL during the 2013/2014 season after signing with the franchise. Sanders will head down under after recently wrapping up a stint with Italian Lege2 team Fileni BPA Jesi where he played a total of 25 times. During his time…
Read MoreBrad Newley extended by Gran Canaria
Brad Newley (199 cm) will remain with Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 from Spain’s ACB. The Australian player received a one-season contract extension from the club. The 28-year-old Newley played 40 games for Gran Canaria in the Spanish ACB in 2012-13. He posted averages of 11.6 ppg and 4.3 rpg. The team managed to reach as…
Read MoreDavid Andersen parts with Fenerbahce
David Andersen (212 cm) is leaving Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul from Turkey’s TBL. The Australian big man and the team mutually agreed to terminate his contract. He originally signed a two-year deal with the club in 2012. In his lone season with the team in 2012-13 Andersen averaged 8.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg in the Turkish…
Read MoreJohn Tofi to stay with Aalstar
John Tofi (203 cm, UTEP’06) is staying with Generali Okapi Aalstar from Belgium’s Ethias League for next season. Tofi, an American who has roots in Samoa, has spent his entire pro career playing for Belgian teams. He played 31 games for Aalstar this 2012-13 season and averaged 12.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg. Aalstar was a…
Read MoreRadnicki fires Australian Steven Markovic
KK Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia has fired Australian import Steven Markovic. The reason that Radnicki gave for the termination was that in a recent game against Partizan, Steven Markovic refused to enter the game after a tim-out. Radnicki is looking back at a couple of very turbulent weeks. They had a catastrophic performance in the…
Read MoreAustralia’s NBL breaks from BA
Australia’s National Basketball League is set to break away from its current merger with Basketball Australia. This
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