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Overseas Hoops: Baskonia signs Steve Enoch

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Baskonia added one more talented big man to their roster By Alex Madrid at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net After his first season in Spain with Obradoiro, Steve Enoch is making the next jump to his career and moves to Baskonia, as the club officially announced. The 23 years old big man who also has Armenian descent will make his EuroLeague debut. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies and the Louisville Cardinals, however, he wasn’t drafted last year and moved to Spain.

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Overseas Hoops: Norris Cole signs with Unicaja Malaga

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Unicaja Malaga has announced the addition of Norris Cole to their roster, pending the medical exams. Per the club: Unicaja has reached an agreement with Norris Cole to join the Malaga team for next season. The 32 years old guard and (1.88 m.) he will join the Malaga team to complete the roster of coach Fotis Katsikaris. Hailing from French ASVEL, he has long NBA and European experience. Among the titles won throughout his career, he also celebrated two NBA championships with Miami Heat. Last season he played in the ranks…

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International Hoops: European FIBA World Cup qualifiers locked in

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Eight national teams survive the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup By Eurohoops Team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Belarus, Iceland, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden have advanced through the European pre-qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. They will join 24 more countries in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. A total of 12 national teams will progress to the final stage scheduled to take place in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines. The Qualifiers draw will take place on August 31. Per FIBA.BASKETBALL: “The 32-team field…

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Overseas Hoops: Donatas Motiejunas signs with Monaco

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The Lithuanian big man returns to Europe after a decade By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Donatas Motiejunas is the new addition of Monaco for the upcoming season. The 30 years old center (2,13 m) returns to Europe after spending the bulk of his career in the NBA and China. The 20th pick of the 2011 draft left Europe in 2012 after playing for Zalgiris Kaunas, Benetton Treviso, and Prokom. In his previous EuroLeague campaign, Motiejunas set the competition record with 18 rebounds in a game for Asseco Prokom Gdynia…

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Overseas Hoops: FC Barcelona and Zalgaris Kaunas officially begin their season

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The 2021-22 season officially begins for FC Barcelona and Zalgiris Kaunas By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net A brand new season for FC Barcelona and Zalgiris Kaunas. Three additions in the form of Nicolas Laprovittola, Sertac Sanli, and Rokas Jokubaitis have been completed so far during the summer by the Spanish powerhouse. Returning players include Nikola Mirotic, Nick Calathes, Cory Higgins, Alex Abrines, and Brandon Davies, among others. Besides the players of the senior team, seven more players of the junior teams have been named to the preseason squad. James Nnaji, Michael…

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Overseas Hoops: Levi Randolph signs with Oostende

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Levi Randolph returns to Europe and the Basketball Champions League after three years split between the G League and NBL By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Filou Oostende has acquired experienced swingman, Levi Randolph, the team announced. Randolph, 28, is back in the Basketball Champions League after participating in 32 games in 2016-17 and 2017-18. He since joined the Canton Charge in the G League and finished 2020-21 at the New Zealand Breakers averaging 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per NBL contest. The Belgian side became his fourth BCL…

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August 17, 2021 WNBA Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Brittney GrinerPHO vs. IND 25 7 2   4 blk Tina CharlesWAS vs. LVA 30 10 1   2 blk A’ja WilsonLVA vs. WAS 19 14 5   3 blk Allie QuigleyCHI vs. DAL 27 1 3   7-9 3-pt Kelsey PlumLVA vs. WAS 24 3 5 Yesterday’s Scores Dallas Wings (10-13)  80 Chicago Sky (11-11)  76 PTS A.Quigley-CHI – 27   TRB K.Thornton-DAL – 10   Minnesota Lynx (13-8)  60 Connecticut Sun (16-6)  72 PTS J.Thomas-CON – 19   TRB J.Jones-CON – 13   Atlanta Dream (6-15)  80 Los Angeles Sparks (8-13)  85 PTS O.Sims-ATL – 26…

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Overseas Hoops:ALBA Berlin names Israel Gonzalez new head coach

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Aito Garcia Reneses is taking a sabbatical and not retiring yet from coaching By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Former assistant Israel Gonzalez is the new coach of ALBA Berlin, as the club announced. Per EuroLeague: “ALBA Berlin appointed Israel Gonzalez as the new head of bench, replacing Aito Garcia Reneses who took a sabbatical, the club announced on Tuesday. Gonzalez, 46, has been with ALBA for the past four years as part of coach Garcia’s staff. He was promoted to an associate head coach position in November, and now takes…

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EuroLeague teams preparing for preseason

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Europe’s elite is getting ready for the upcoming challenges By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net The summer rest is coming to an end and the EuroLeague teams are slowly starting their preparations for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign. As usual, the players first go through the traditional medical check-ups and then continue with their individual or team practices depending on the plan and program. So far, most of the teams have started the preparations in some capacity while there are squads that have gotten slightly longer rest. On the other hand, there is…

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NBA releases 75th anniversary national television schedule

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Official release from the NBA: NEW YORK – The NBA today announced the national television game schedule across TNT, ESPN and ABC for opening week and Christmas Day for its landmark 75th Anniversary Season. The complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio for the 2021-22 season will be announced on Friday, Aug. 20 at 3 p.m. ET and include several milestone matchups that celebrate “NBA 75.” The first four days of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season (Oct. 19-22) will feature eight national television games as part…

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