Peru
Lleon Tillman agrees with San Jose
Lleon Tillman (198 cm, West Alabama’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for San Jose Arequipa (Peru-LNB) this 2017. Tillman joins the Peruvian club after playing the 2016-17 season on the roster of La Gallofa Cantbasket 04 (Spain-EBA). The University of West Alabama product appeared in a total of 25 games for…
Read MoreSouth American Championships: Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina dominate
The biggest hitters in South American Basketball continued to put a stranglehold on the field on Day 3 of the South American Championships. Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela stayed undefeated to sit atop their respective groups, while Colombia also collected a second win of the tournament. Big wins were order of the day for the giants,…
Read MoreTerrance Green pens with Inmaculada Lima
Terrence Green (208 cm, Augustana, Illinois’09) is on his way to South American to play for Colegio Inmaculada in the Peruvian Liga Lima. The American has never played professional hoops outside of North American before, so these are unchartered waters for Green. The center last played for Bloomington Flex (USA, PBL) through 2014 and over…
Read MoreNikola Radojicic arrested for drug smuggling
Lima, Peru – Serbian player Nikola Radojicic (196 cm) has been arrested by authorities. The 27-year-old Radojicic and his companion, Uros Dokic attempted to smuggle cocaine out of the country. Both men were escorted by the police to a hospital near the airport. X-rays revealed that Radojicic swallowed 23 capsules containing 10 grams of cocaine…
Read MoreReal Club de Lima wins Peru Liga
Real Club de Lima clinched the Peruvian Liga de Lima title with a 76-70 home win over Regatas de Lima in the deciding game of the championship series. The champs came back from 2-1 down in the series to claim two consecutive victories and wrap up the title in Game 5. It was a close…
Read MoreReal Club tie Peruvian title series 2-2
Real Club de Lima defeated Regatas de Lima 78-64 in Game 4 of the Peruvian League final series. The victory meant that the club tied the series 2-2 and took the title run to a deciding fifth game, which Real Club will host. It was a vital road win for Real Club as the team…
Read MoreRegatas de Lima extends to 2-1 lead
Regatas de Lima took command of the Peruvian Liga Nacional title series by downing Real Club de Lima 77-85 in Game 3. After recording a home win in Game 2, Regata travelled to Real Club’s backyard and came away with a road win that was enough to take a 2-1 lead in the title series.…
Read MoreRegatas Lima ties finals 1-1
After losing Game 1 of the Peruvian Liga Nacional finals series Regatas Lima hit back by downing Real Club de Lima 87-73 in Game 2. The victory took the series to 1-1 and showed an improved Regatas outfit from Game 1. The hosts swept to victory and killed the 16 game winning streak that Real…
Read MoreRegatas sign Roche
Regatas Lima are bolstering their frontcourt. They agreed on terms of contract with Nathaniel Roche (203-F-88, college: Belhaven). The forward started the previous season in Uruguay. He played for Universitario Salto. Later he moved to Mexico. Nathaniel Roche signed with Pioneros de Quintana. His stats read 3.0 points and 3.0 boards per game in LNBP.…
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