Category: Basketball

Will Thomas inks one-year deal with UNICS Kazan

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Fourth EuroLeague stop for effective forward Will Thomas By Johnny Askounis/info@eurohoops.net UNICS Kazan has acquired Will Thomas, the team announced Wednesday evening. The veteran forward penned a one-year contract. Thomas, 35, has played in 144 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games between Unicaja Malaga, Valencia, and Zenit Saint-Petersburg. UNICS will be his fourth different side. In his most recent run, he put up 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.7 steals per EuroLeague contest helping Zenit make it to the Playoffs. In addition, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per VTB…

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Overseas Hoops: Suleiman Braimoh signing with Hereda San Pablo Burgos

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Hereda San Pablo Burgos has completed a major addition securing the services of Suleiman Braimoh By Johnny Askounis/info@eurohoops.net Suleiman Braimoh has signed a one-year contract with Hereda San Pablo Burgos, as reported by our own Chema de Lucas. Braimoh, 31, has been part of the Basketball Champions League the last three seasons, debuting with Enisey in 2017-18 and the last two years playing with Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem. His third team is the back-to-back champion of FIBA’s premier European club competition. His most recent BCL campaign was limited to six games as Hapoel…

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Overseas Hoops: Ty Lawson will play for Greek League team Kolossos H Hotels

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Kolossos H Hotels will begin the 2020-21 season packing Ty Lawson as a squad member By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net A few months after being ready to move his talents to Kolossos H Hotels, former NBA point guard Ty Lawson has agreed again with the Greek club and will play in Greece’s Basket League this season. Lawson, 33, was announced as a midseason transfer by Kolossos last January. However, visa issues prevented him from leaving China and completing the move. He eventually managed to travel to Greece. He has been staying in shape preferring the state-of-the-art facilities…

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Chris Goulding drills seven threes in win over Nigeria

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From nbl.com.au: The opening Olympic warm up wins might have been impressive but it was a dominant and emphatic showing from the Australian Boomers against Nigeria with Chris Goulding unstoppable in an eventual 108-69 win. Both the Boomers and Nigeria were coming off wins to begin the week of exhibition matches at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas against USA Basketball and Argentina, but there was nothing close about what happened Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST). Even with Australia without NBA foursome Aron Baynes, Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova…

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Pau Gasol on Team USA losses: “I don’t give much importance to those defeats “

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USA began its preparation for the Olympics with two straight losses. By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol commented on the back-to-back defeats of Team USA to Nigeria and Australia in their first two preparation games saying that he doesn’t consider the results to have any serious importance. These losses marked the third time since 1992 and the creation of the Dream Team that USA gets beaten in consecutive matches. “I don’t give much importance to those defeats,” Gasol said per Marca. “They are not a hundred percent…

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EuroLeague releases 2021-22 schedule

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By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net EuroLeague has announced Wednesday its calendar for the 2021-22 season, with all the dates of the regular season included. This time around, the season begins earlier than ever, on September 30! Download your copy here. Per EuroLeague: The regular season opens earlier than ever, on Thursday, September 30, less than 12 weeks from now, so it’s a good time to plan how you will enjoy 34 rounds of the most dramatic basketball that any fan can wish for. Soon after all 18 teams get rolling, the first of…

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Overseas Hoops: Jayson Granger returns to Baskonia

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Baskonia brings Jayson Granger back to Vitoria. By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Baskonia announced that EuroLeague veteran guard Jayson Granger signed a contract to return to the team after his 2017-2020 stint. Granger, 31, spent the previous season with Alba Berlin. The Uruguayan veteran averaged 8.1 points, 4.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds in the 2020-21 EuroLeague, along with 8.6 points, 5.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds in the German League to help Alba win the back-to-back championship. He’s the second Alba player to move to Baskoniathis offseason after forward Simone Fontecchio. Apart…

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Overseas Hoops: Manresa and China Moneke closing in on deal

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The Nigerian international is close to penning a deal with Spanish side Manresa By Chema de Lucas / info@eurohoops.net Manresa is reinforcing for the upcoming season and is close to signing Nigerian/Australian forward Chima Moneke, per Eurohoops sources. 25-year-old Moneke is part of the Nigerian selection to compete in Tokyo’s Olympics later in July, while the nation also beat Team USA in a preparation game on Sunday. Moneke spent the previous season with Orleans in the French Jeep Elite, averaging 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 31 games played.…

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Overseas Hoops: Tenerife adds Kyle Wiltjer

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Kyle Wiltjer returns to Spain and the Basketball Champions League, this time around for Tenerife By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Lenovo Tenerife announced that the team has agreed to terms with Kyle Wiltjer who will join the team on a one-year deal. Wiltjer played for Turk Telekom for the past two years and will make his return to Spain (played for Unicaja in 2018-19). Per Lenovo Tenerife: Lenovo Tenerife has acquired the services of power forward Kyle Wiltjer for next season. Wiltjer (Oregon, 10/20/1992) arrives from the Türk Telekom in Ankara, where he played…

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Overseas Hoops: Andres Feliz signs with Joventut Badalona

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Andres Feliz will step on the big stage for the first time with Joventut Badalona By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Joventut Badalona announced that the club has reached an agreement with Andres Feliz for the upcoming two seasons. Per EuroCup Basketball: Joventut Badalona added backcourt depth by inking point guard Andres Feliz until the end of the 2022-23 season, the club announced Tuesday. Feliz (1.88 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Prat, Joventut’s vinculated team, where he averaged 18.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 15 Spanish third…

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