Colombia
Titanes de Barranquilla undefeated Columbian champion
Titanes de Barranquilla are the true titans of Columbian basketball. Yesterday, they beat Tigrillos de Antioquia 89-88 and swept the final series 3-0. Thus, not only did Titanes de Barranquilla sweep the series but the entire championship. They didn’t lose a single game this season! But that’s not all; the club was only founded in…
Read MoreBrian Angola-Rodas is back. Signs with Ironi Ness Ziona
Brian Angola-Rodas (198 cm, G/F) started this season with Partizan Belgrade from Serbia but played only three games for them, and his performance wasn’t exactly jaw-dropping, so he and the club parted ways at the end of October. Luckily for Angola-Rodas, he quickly found a new team. This time in Israel, where he has signed…
Read MoreTitanes win Colombian Championship for the third time in a row
Titanes Barranquilla was crowned three-time champion of the Colombian Basketball League (LPB), beating Team Cali 75-61 and winning the final series 3-1. Since entering the league in 2018, Titanes have won every championship and is already building a legacy. Back in the 90s, the city of Barranquilla was represented by Caimanes, but they seized operations…
Read MoreNick King signs with Trigrillos de Antioquia
Nick King (201 cm, F) has signed with the Colombian team Trigrillos de Antioquia for the season’s remainder. Last season King played in the Philippines for Alab Pilipinas. That was his first team overseas. Since graduating from college in 2018, King had tried to make it to the NBA. He was invited to summer leagues…
Read MoreQuinton Doggett goes to Colombia
Quinton Doggett (206 cm, F) has found a new team in Colombia. He is going to play for Trigrillos de Antioquia which makes its debut in the Colombian LPB league. Quinton Doggett already played in the Dominican Republic this year and last season he was active in Saudi Arabia. The 30-year-old American is a very…
Read MoreMike Watkins tries his luck in Colombia
Mike Watkins (206 cm, F) will try his luck in Colombia, where he signed with Cimarrones del Choco. That team won the LPB championship in 2017 and will start the 2020 season on October 14. Mike Watkins played for Penn State where he averaged 9.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg and an impressive 2.2 blocked shots per…
Read MoreDermaine Crockrell stays in Colombia
Dermaine Crockrell (190 cm, G) has extended his contract with his Colombian team Fast Break. It will be his third season in a row with that team. Crockrell has had an unusual career so far. In college, he played for D2 team Bemidji State where he averaged 14.6 ppg and 3.6 aspg. He graduated in…
Read MoreFIBA Americup 2017 Day 2: Mexico surges into semis
It’s going to be busy in the coming several weeks in global basketball. The FIBA Americup 2017 is in full swing, while the FIBA Eurobasket tournament is just around the corner. National teams vying to claim gold for pride and country will be heating up the hardwood with some amazing basketball action. Two games took place…
Read MoreDallis Joyner moves to Aguilas de Tunja
Dallis Joyner (203 cm, Stony Brook ’12) is now a member of Aguilas de Tunja (Colombia- Liga DirecTV). Joyner has never played in Colombia during his career. Not only that, but he’s never played in South America before, so this will be a new experience in his basketball career. The Aguilas de Tunja team he…
Read MoreKevin Magdowski to coach in Colombia
Kevin Magdowski is heading to pastures new after being named the new head coach of Aguilas de Tunja in the Colombia DirecTV Liga. This will be a significant change for the German coach. Not only has he never coached outside of Europe, he has never left Germany or Luxemburg in his career. Kevin Magdowski has…
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