Canada
Anthony Bennett cut by Fenerbahce Ulker
Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) has been released by Turkish club Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. The Canadian big man joined them in January 2017 but did not seem to be able to excel with his new team. Bennett played nine games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where he averaged 1.3 ppg…
Read MoreD-League: Toronto Raptors 905 wins the title
The run to the title is officially completed for the Toronto Raptors 905. They finished their season with a 122-96 victory over the Rio Grande Vipers in the championship game. Toronto finished the season with the best record in the D-League and they showed their dominance against Rio Grande. This game got out of hand…
Read MoreSim Bhullar to bolster Guangxi
The Guangxi Rhinos (China-NBL) have secured the services of Sim Bhullar (226 cm, New Mexico State’14) this 2017, drastically strengthening their frontcourt. Sim is a 24-year-old Indian-Canadian big man who was a member of the Canadian national team in 2015. Bhullar is coming off a productive stint playing in Taiwan in 2016-17, helping the Dacin…
Read MoreLogan Stutz now with Windsor Express
Logan Stutz (205 cm, Washburn’11) is now donning the colors of Canada’s Windsor Express (Canada-NBL) this 2017. He already made his debut for his new team and Logan had a fruitful first game with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Stutz moved there from the Niagra River Lions (Canada-NBL). Logan played 15 games for the River…
Read MoreJermaine Anderson back at Chalons-Reims
Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) is making a return to the French top flight to play for Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (ProA). The Canadian ex-international has already played for this club at the start of the campaign, but switched to Mornar Bar (Montenegro, Erste Liga). During his earlier stint with Chanlons-Reims Jermaine Anderson played thirteen games…
Read MoreDemitri Harris cut by Island Storm
Demitri Harris (198 cm) has been cut by the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) and is now a free agent. He is a 26-year-old Greek-Canadian international player who joined the club this 2016-17 and played a dozen games for the storm. Unfortunately, Harris did not live up to their expectations. He averaged just 0.3 ppg and 0.2…
Read MoreMaurice Bolden reunites with London Lightning
After a couple of seasons, Maurice Bolden (208 cm, Southern Mississippi’12) is making his way back to the London Lightning (Canada-NBL) this 2017. Bolden played for the Lightning from 2013 to 2015, so there is some history there between him and the organization. He played in the NBA D-League for the Austin Spurs this 2016-17.…
Read MoreCIS All-Canada
Court Side Newspaper is proud to bring you the 2016/2017 season CIS All-Canada Team. We base the selection process only on the advanced statistic of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative…
Read MoreCanada-CIS Statistical Team Leaders
The 2016-17 Canada-CIS season is now in the record books, and Carleton walked away with the championship. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were the best in particular statistical categories. A…
Read MorePaul Cooper cut by Kitchener-Waterloo Titans
Paul Cooper (203 cm, Arkansas Tech’13) has been released by the Kitchener-Waterloo Titans (Canada-NBL) this 2017 and is now a free agent. Cooper played 24 games for them this 2016-17 season and was able to deliver averages of 8.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg. In 2016 Paul suited up for Atletico Tabare (Uruguay-Ascenso). He recorded impressive averages…
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