U.S. Virgin Islands
Hodge Wins Claim vs. Baskonia at BAT
Walter Hodge filed a claim against his Spanish club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries and interest. He submitted that the team failed to make all the payments under the termination agreement. Hodge has triple citizenship from the U.S.A., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was a…
Read MoreFrank Elegar now with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian Serie A has landed veteran journeyman Frank Elegar (208 cm, Drexel’08) this 2015. The big man is from the U.S. Virgin Islands and also holds a passport from Guyana. He is moving to Armani from Estonian club BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Alexela KML). He played 18 games for them…
Read MoreJulius Hodge released by Cheshire Phoenix
Julius Hodge (201 cm, North Carolina State´05) has been waived by the Cheshire Phoenix (United Kingdom-BBL). Hodge has dual citizenship from Antigua and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Before his release, Julius was able to play in nine games for the Phoenix. He recorded averages of 11.7 ppg and 5.7 apg. He joined Champville (Lebanon-Division A) late…
Read MoreCraig Williams pens with Tarnobrzeg
Craig Williams (209 cm, TCU’12) has penned a deal with Polish TBL outfit Stabill Jezioro Tarnobrzeg for the 2014/2015 campaign. The center is coming off a season with Yenicami in the Cypriot North League where he represented the club in the league and cup competition. The U.S. Virgin Islands national played in twenty North League…
Read MoreIvan Aska pens with Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) will be bringing in Ivan Aska (200 cm, Murray State’12) to strengthen their roster this 2014-15 season. Aska is from the U.S. Virgin Islands and also holds a passport from Puerto Rico. He was a former member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national team in 2011 to 2012. Ivan is coming…
Read More2014 Centrobasket semis decided
Group A and Group B in the 2014 Centrobasket have wrapped and the semi-final stage of the competition has been set. The teams progressing to the final four are Mexico and Puerto Rico from the first group and Dominican Republic and Cuba from the second. Day 5 Group A El Salvador vs. U.S. Virgin Islands,…
Read MoreCentrobasket: Four teams remain unbeaten
After four days of preliminary round action four teams have initially distanced themselves from the rest of the pack at the 2014 Centrobasket tournament. Four teams remain undefeated so far in the competition with pristine 3-0 records. As expected 2013 FIBA Americas gold medalists Mexico have taken the lead in Group A. They are joined…
Read MoreBahamas wins 7th CBC Championship
The most successful country in the history of the CBC Championship retained the crown in 2014 as the Bahamas defeated Cuba 64-74 in the final. Throughout the final day of the competition all the other positions were also settled. Cuba vs. Bahamas, 64-74 The Bahamas was chasing a record 7th CBC Championship title, while Cuba…
Read MoreCBC Championship Day 3 roundup
The Group stage of the 2014 Caribebasket (CBC Championship) tournament drew to a close after all nations played their third game of the competition. Two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, but let’s have a look how they got there. Group A Bahamas vs. Cuba, 77-71 After winning two consecutive games, Cuba…
Read MoreCBC Championship Game 2 recap
Day 2 of the FIBA CBC Championship saw defending champions the US Virgin Islands romp to a second consecutive victory in Group B while the British Virgin Islands also made it two from two. In Group A Cuba crushed Saint Vincent to maintain a 100% record while Antigua registered its first win of the tournament.…
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