Posts Tagged ‘Estudiantes Madrid’
Zeljko Sakic signs with Estudiantes
Zeljko Sakic (204 cm, F) will play again in the Spanish ACB. During the 14/15 season, he played 32 games for Manresa but now will suit up for Movistar Estudiantes Madrid. Sakic played this season in the VTB. In 24 games for Avtodor Saratov, he averaged 12.2 ppg and 6.8 rebounds. Zeljko Sakic, 33 years…
Read MoreMartins Laksa back in ACB, Spain
Martins Laksa (200 cm, F) has left Start and the Polish EBL. He has signed in the ACB with Movistar Estudiantes Madrid. This season, Laksa averaged 14.1 ppg in the EBL and 13.5 ppg in the ChampionsLeague. Martins Laksa also played for Start last season. The 30-year-old Latvian national team member played in the ACB…
Read MoreNikola Mirotic, FC Barcelona rally for victory
Nikola Mirotic’s first season with FC Barcelona is filled with impressive achievements. Already, he’s won two Spanish Liga ACB monthly MVP awards (October, January). And last week he became the first player to collect four EuroLeague monthly MVP accolades, following a stellar December when he bagged the honor for the third time. On Sunday, Mirotic…
Read MoreToney Douglas signs with Estudiantes
Former NBA guard Toney Douglas (188 cm, FSU’09) has agreed to terms with Movistar Estudiantes Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be bolstering their roster for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Douglas last saw action for Darussafaka Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) in 2018-19. He played 20 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and produced averages…
Read MoreMovistar Estudiantes Trips Real Madrid at Liga ACB
It was an interesting Sunday night at the Spanish Liga ACB. With a full slate of games, there was no lack of entertaining basketball action in Round 15. Hands down, the biggest surprise of the round came in a derby game in Madrid, where the Movistar Estudiantes stunned a heavily favored Real Madrid squad, 93-88.…
Read MoreACB Liga Endesa: 2 remain unbeaten
It was a busy weekend of Spanish ACB Liga Endesa action and through round five of the competition there are just two clubs with 100% records. Real Madrid and Fuenlabrada take the honour of undefeated to another week, but the chasing pack continued to put pressure on the leaders. Fuenlabrada is the surprise package of…
Read MoreAleksandar Cvetkovic shifts to Estudiantes
Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) has signed Serbian guard Aleksandar Cvetkovic (183 cm) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. The Belgrade-born Cvetkovic has some familiarity with Spanish hoops, having spent the last season there. In 2016-17 Aleksandar suited up for ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa). He logged 24 games for them last season and recorded averages of 8.1…
Read MoreMovistar Estudiantes retains Goran Suton
Goran Suton (208 cm, Michigan State’09) will remain on the roster of Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2017-18 season. Goran is an international basketball player who has dual citizenship from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a member of the Croatian national team in 2009 and 2012. He played 32 games for them in…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook gets extension from Estudiantes
Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) liked what they got out of Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01) this 2016-17 and have signed the guard to a contract extension. Omar is a veteran American international player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He was a member of the Montenegrin national team from 2008 to 2012. Sharif-Cook signed…
Read MoreAlec Brown picked up by Estudiantes
Alec Brown (216 cm, Green Bay’14) is a recent addition to the roster of Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017 and the big man will be added to their frontcourt rotation. Brown comes to them after logging 50 games in the NBA D-League for the Windy City Bulls. During that run, the 24-year-old University of Wisconsin…
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