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Ub Huishan NE win FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters 2023 - by Eurobasket News
MVP Dejan Majstorovic (200-F-1988) scored 13 points in the final including the closing two and free throws as Ub Huishan NE (SRB) won a record sixth Masters in a season at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters on August 6. The number one seed came away with a 21-17 win against Riga in the final, who were led by an on-fire Miroslav Pasajlic (190-G-1995). Him and teammate Edgars Krumins (196-G/F-1986) led the charge early for the Latvian side. For the dominant Ub, it was Majstorovic from the start, raining down twos to keep his side with the advantage. Riga never fell back, pulling level early with a second-chance layup by Edgars Krumins. Majstorovic and Pasaljic traded shots from deep, keeping Ub just a point ahead at 11-10. It was soon time for top-ranked Strahinja Stojacic to make his mark on the game as he did expertly, driving into the paint and faking his opposition out to score a scintillating bucket. With just under four minutes to go, it seemed like Ub had set themselves for yet another win with a 17-13 lead as a result of missed chances from deep from Riga. They fought back however, focusing on high-percentage shots as they drove to the bucket each time to slice into the deficit. A layup from Krumins leveled the game at 17 points apiece. There came the moment for the star of the show Majstorovic who had netted four twos so far in the game already. A deep two followed along with a foul, sending him to the free-throw line for two all-important opportunities. The veteran Serb drained both to hand Ub a historic win in Prague. Majstorovic won his first MVP award for the season, finishing the event with 43 points, 13 of them coming in the final against Riga. In the Individual contests, Arturs Strelnieks (195-SG-1985) (Riga) won the CEPS Shoot-Out Contest, while Denmark's Bartosz Szwed won the Chance Dunk Contest.

FINAL STANDINGS
1. Ub Huishan NE (SRB)
2. Riga (LAT)
3. Antwerp TOPDesk (BEL)
4. Beijing (CHN)
5. Amsterdam HiPRO (NED)
6. Liman Huishan NE (SRB)
7. Partizan (SRB)
8. Marijampole Mantinga (LTU)
9. Vienna (AUT)
10. Jeddah (KSA)
11. Paris (FRA)
12. Ostrava Victoria (CZE)
13. Tel-Aviv (ISR)
14. Fribourg (SUI)
The World Tour action travels to Switzerland next as the Lausanne Masters takes place on August 18-19.
Courtesy of: fiba.basketball

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ABA  
ABA announces expansion into Africa - by Gianni Pascucci
The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced the establishment of ABA Africa (ABAA), a new league that marks a significant expansion of the ABA's brand and global reach. This exciting initiative follows the successful development of ABA leagues in Australia, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean as well as Liberia. ABA Africa will be headquartered in Ghana with plans to involve countries across the continent, including Morocco in the North, Rwanda in the Central region, Angola and Mauritius in the South and Tanzania in the East.
The ABA has acquired 15 acres of land on the outskirts of Accra, the capital of Ghana, for the construction of a state-of-the-art ABA Arena. This project is expected to bring significant economic value to the area, foster community involvement and spirit, provide fitness opportunities and create a plethora of jobs.
The ABA's expansion into Africa has been made possible through the efforts of ABA CEO Joe Newman , ABA Sr. Executive Harold Whaley and the ABA's International Liaison Leslie Beckett Samuel. Prince Richard Nwaobie will serve as the Official President of ABA Africa.
ABA Africa is actively seeking partnerships in various sectors, including telecom, airline, metaverse, cryptocurrency, mental health, beverages, banking, de-fi, technology, film and music. These partnerships will play a crucial role in supporting the growth and success of the new league.
"I am deeply honored and humbled for being selected as the President of ABA Africa," stated Prince Richard. "This initiative will not only create opportunities for the youth, but also create employment and community outreaches that will benefit a far greater number of people in Africa than ever imagined. And as the President of ABA Africa, I will do everything in my power to ensure that ABA Africa
not only takes hold, but thrives on the Continent."
In a groundbreaking initiative, ABA Africa will launch the ABA's exclusive program, "DIGI-SEATS" which will allow local residents to partake in financial wealth by owning a seat in the newly constructed venue and receiving a usage fee every time someone buys a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event. For more details about Digi-Seats, visit http://www.abagaleunlimited.com.
"We are excited about this new chapter in ABA's history," added Samuel. "We look forward to bringing the spirit of basketball to communities across Africa with the centerpiece being our new facility."
"And thanks to the ABAGALE TV Network and its international streaming on Roku, the entire world will be able to see Africa in a new and positive way; a great continent with great countries," commented Whaley. "We will capture the heart and soul of Africa."
For more information, email Prince Richard at tnaghana@gmail.com, Lesllie Beckett at leslie.samuel1963@outlook.com, Harold Whaley at swadesoul@gmail.com or call Harold at 682 261 3125 or visit http://www.ababaleunlimited.com or http://www.realabaleague.com, or visit https://abaafrica.xyz
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ARGENTINA  
Belgium edge Argentina in Brno - by Eurobasket News
Argentina - Belgium 84-85

Belgium overcame Argentina in the intense battle at the CZ Basketball Cup in Brno. Emmanuel Lecomte (180-PG-1995, college: Baylor) came up with 27 points and 8 assists to lead the charge.
Belgium recorded a 17-14 lead after the opening frame. Argentina pulled within 2 points at halftime 32-34. But Belgium maintained the lead throughout the third term. They established a 57-51 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Argentina unloaded 33 points in the final period but came up short of win at the end. Thijs De Ridder (203-F/C-2003) finished with 19 points for Belgium. Facundo Campazzo (180-PG-1991) answered with 23 points for Argentina. Juan Fernandez (209-C-2002) had 17 points in the defeat.

Anthony Young (ex Tijuana) agreed terms with Riachuelo de La Rioja - by Eurobasket News
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Riachuelo de La Rioja (La Liga) inked 33-year old American 200cm power forward Anthony Young (college: KWC) for upcoming season. Young played this summer at Zonkeys de Tijuana in Mexican CIBACOPA. In 32 games just recently he recorded very impressive stats: 17.7ppg, 5.2rpg and 2.3apg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week (2 times). The last season he played at Aguada in Uruguayan LUB where in 16 games he averaged 11.9ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg.
Young is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eleven different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Young has played previously professionally also in Colombia (Bucaros, Team Cali and Hurricanes), Germany, Kuwait (Qadsia), Panama (Universitarios), Paraguay (Olimpia), Puerto Rico (Capitanes), Venezuela (Guaiqueries and Gigantes), Uruguay (Defensor, Larre Borges Montevideo, Bigua and Urunday), Argentina (Penarol, La Union and Obera), Dominican Republic (Marineros) and Mexico (Libertadores).
Among many awards he played in the final of Colombian LPB Apertura in 2022. He was also selected to Latinbasket.com All-Colombian LPB Center of the Year back in 2020.
Young graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2012 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. He played also for Kankakee Community College for 2 years.

Riachuelo de La Rioja roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nicolas De_los_Santos
Latraius Mosley

Forwards:
Santiago Arese
Anthony Young
Andres Ibarguen

Argentina narrowly defeated Chile in friendly - by Eurobasket News
Chile - Argentina 68:70

Argentina narrowly defeated Chile in friendly, 70-68. Trailing 18-26 at the end of the first quarter, Argentina replied with a 17-9 run in the second period. Both teams nailed 20 points each in the third quarter, whilst Argentina grabbed a 2-point win due to a 15-13 rally in the last stanza.
Franco Giorgetti (203-F-1992) top-scored for the winners with 19 points, whilst Matias Solanas (192-SG-1998) and Javier Saiz (206-PF-1994) netted 14 each. Darrol Jones (193-F-1994) replied with 19 points in a loss and Franco Morales (181-PG-1992) delivered 16.

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AUSTRALIA  
The Hornets land R.J. Hunter, ex Sydney - by Eurobasket News
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Charlotte Hornets tabbed 29-year old 6-6 swingman R.J. Hunter (college: Georgia State) for new season. Hunter played most recently at Sydney Kings in Australian NBL league, but left. In three games he averaged 4.0ppg and 2.3rpg in 2021-22 year.
Hunter's team won Sun Belt Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. He voted toAll-Sun Belt Player of the Year back in 2014 and 2015.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at Galatasaray in Turkish BSL where in 15 games he had 9.0ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.5apg in that year. Hunter also played 6 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 11.7ppg in that year.
In 2015 he was drafted by Boston Celtics in first round (28th overall). The former Georgia State star is in his ninth season in pro basketball.
He has played also professionally in NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets), Turkey (Turk Telekom) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers, College Park SkyHawks, Maine Celtics, Windy City Bulls and Long Island Nets). Hunter's team won Sun Belt Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. Hunter selected toAll-Sun Belt Player of the Year back in 2014 and 2015.
Let's have closer look into His outlook: Versatile shooting guard with tremendous range and very good ball handling skills. Has very good leaping ability and has shown the ability to defend players at multiple positions.

Charlotte Hornets roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Gordon Hayward
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Terry Rozier
Kobi Simmons
Theo Maledon
LaMelo Ball
James Bouknight
Nick Smith_Jr.
Bryce McGowens

Forwards:
R.J. Hunter
Kelly Oubre
Cody Martin
Miles Bridges
P.J. Washington
JT Thor
Brandon Miller

Centers:
Nick Richards
Mark Williams

Coach: Steve Clifford
Ipswich Force crowned NBL1 North men's champions - by Eurobasket News
The Ipswich Force are the men's NBL1 North champions. In a three-game series, the Force came back from 0-1 to claim their first state title in club history against reigning champions the Gold Coast Rollers. Nathan Sobey (190-G-1990, college: Wyoming) was named Finals MVP, with a series average of 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and three assists. Nathan Sobey showed why he's still one of the best in the country, Deng Deng (203-F-1992, college: Baylor) sent a reminder of what he's capable of and with the Galloway brothers and captain Jason Ralph (178-PG-1995, college: VCSU) with them, the Ipswich Force are the NBL1 North champions for 2023. Ipswich had never won a championship previously and that looked decidedly unlikely after losing Grand Final Game 1 to the Gold Coast Rollers on Friday night. However, the Force responded to win Game 2 on Saturday and then continued the momentum in remarkable fashion to win 109-85 to secure the association's first ever title. With Nathan Sobey and Deng Deng proving unstoppable with great support around them, the Ipswich Force dominated the NBL1 North Grand Final Series after losing Game 1 on Friday to secure the association's first ever championship on Sunday. Despite losing Game 1 on Friday night at Carrara Stadium, Ipswich took control over the weekend with a brilliant eight quarters of basketball led by Sobey and Deng, but with great support from Jaylin and Kyrin Galloway (203-F-1999, college: UNCG), captain Jason Ralph and with cameos from Matt Hodgson (211-C-1991, college: SMC). It had been a scintillating Grand Final Series so far in the NBL1 North with the reigning champion Gold Coast too strong in Game 1 beating Ipswich 100-86. Jason Cadee (186-G-1991) (23 points, 16 assists, nine rebounds) and Todd Blanchfield (27 points, 14 boards) led the charge in that win for Gold Coast with good support from Preston Le Gassick (182-PG-2003, college: Chowan) (20 points, seven assists, four rebounds, three steals) and Elijah Kamu (196-F-2005) (12 points, four boards). That had the defending champs one win away from securing back-to-back titles and with having two chances at home over the weekend, but Ipswich returned on Saturday night on a mission to make amends for that Game 1. Gold Coast put up 30 points in the first eight minutes of Game 2 with Blanchfield on fire on his way to 40 points for the night, but Ipswich took control more and more the longer the game went. With Nathan Sobey and Deng Deng leading the charge with help from Kyrin and Jaylin Galloway (198-SF-2002) along with the poise and leadership of Jason Ralph, Ipswich took control and delivered 31 points to 12 in the fourth quarter on the way to the 119-98 victory. That set up a mouth watering Game 3 on Sunday afternoon at Carrara Stadium and it was Gold Coast who scored the opening four points before Ipswich got on the board with a three-pointer from Nathan Sobey. Sobey then hit another and Deng Deng joined in and suddenly the Force were leading 9-4 but they were far from done. Deng and Sobey both knocked down another each from downtown and it was 15-4 and Ipswich once again had all the momentum. Gold Coast hit back but Ipswich answered with yet another three ball from Jaylin Galloway before still leading 31-24 by quarter-time. It was another remarkable opening to the second quarter from the Force with Sobey nailing two more three-point bombs. Deng then made another and all of a sudden Ipswich was out to a 16-point lead and that historic championship was becoming a reality. Heading towards half-time and Deng scored again inside with the Ipswich lead growing to 18 before still leading 58-46 at the main break with Deng having been unstoppable with 18 points and five rebounds on 4/5 three-point shooting. Sobey also had 17 points with 5/6 shooting from deep and what Ipswich had done in the last six quarters since losing Game 1 had been remarkable. There was absolutely no let up from the Force as they came out on fire to start the second half too with three-point daggers from Jaylin Galloway and Jason Ralph. Then by the time Deng knocked down two more from beyond the arc, the lead was out to 20 and then 23 when Sobey hit yet another triple too. That lead got out to as much as 26 points in the fourth quarter and when Gold Coast coach Anthony Petrie received a second technical and got ejected with 6:30 to go in the game, the result was beyond doubt. Ipswich would go on to secure the 24-point victory to claim the association's first ever championship and they did in remarkable fashion against the defending champions who looked near invincible at times in 2023, and indeed in Game 1 of the Grand Final Series. Ipswich ended up shooting a scorching 22/46 from three-point territory at 47.8 per cent for Game 3 with Deng incredible making 8/14 of those with Sobey adding 6/8. For Deng and Sobey to contribute 14/22 three-point shooting and combine for 42 points, 17 rebounds and five assists was just too much for Gold Coast to handle. Sobey was named Grand Final MVP after closing out the series in Game 3 delivering 21 points, four rebounds and three assists. It had to be a toss up between he and Deng, and Deng also finished with 41 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two steals in Game 3 on Sunday afternoon to send a reminder to any NBL clubs with a roster spot left what he can do. Jason Ralph is the heart and soul of this Ipswich team and is now a championship captain. His performances in the last two games were critical and in Game 3 he had 10 assists to go with three points and five rebounds. Jaylin Galloway also produced 13 points, four rebounds and two assists for the champions, Matt Hodgson seven points and eight rebounds, Cameron Goldfinch seven points and two boards, Michael Fleming six points and two steals, and Kyrin Galloway six points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. It will be a tough loss for Gold Coast to take after being one win away from back-to-back championships after winning on Friday night, but the Illawarra Hawks NBL bound Todd Blanchfield had another 20 points and 14 rebounds. Captain Jason Cadee had another 16 points, 12 assists, five rebounds and three assists ahead of returning to the Adelaide 36ers this NBL season with Preston Le Gassick contributing 16 points, three boards, three assists and three steals on shooting 4/6 from three-point territory.
Courtesy of: nbl1.com.au

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AUSTRIA  
Shaw's pro career starts at UBSC Graz - by Stefan Heinrich
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (BSL) landed American 208cm forward Jalen Shaw for new season. Shaw just graduated from Clayton College and State University (NCAA2). In 8 games he averaged 13.5ppg, 12.8rpg, 2.6apg and 3.8bpg last season.
He started his college career at Triton College (JUCO). Then he moved to St. Bonaventure University (NCAA). Shaw's high school career he had spent at Larkin in Elgin, IL.
So his pro career will start in Austria.

UBSC Raiffeisen Graz roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Dominick Welch
Zach Cooks
Elias Podany

Forwards:
Jalen Shaw
Lukas Simoner

Coach: Ervin Dragsic
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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE  
Langston Hall (ex Bahcesehir) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old American point guard Langston Hall (193cm-82kg-1991, college: Mercer, agency: Octagon Europe) for season 2023-24. Hall has played for the last two years at Bahcesehir in Turkish BSL league. In 23 games he recorded 5.2ppg, 2.0rpg and 4.3apg last season. He also played 10 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 5.3ppg, 1.9rpg, 5.2apg and 1.1spg.
Hall has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014.
He is quite experienced player. Hall has played also professionally in Belgium (Oostende), Croatia (Cibona), Germany (Telekom Baskets), Italy (Cantu and Pistoia), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda), Greece (Kolossos H Hotels Rodou and Promitheas) and The Basketball Tournament (Southern Gentlemen). His team was regular season runner-up in A-Sun in 2012 and 2014.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Play-Off Import Player of the Year in 2021.
He graduated from Mercer University in 2014 and it will be his tenth season as a professional player.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

Ben McLemore (ex Shandong H.) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) added to their roster 30-year old American guard Ben McLemore (196cm-88kg-1993, college: Kansas) for season 2023-24. McLemore played last season at Shandong Heroes in Chinese CBA league. In 9 games he recorded 8.9ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.4apg. He also spent pre-season at the Trail Blazers in NBA.
In 2013 he was drafted by Sacramento Kings (NBA) in first round (7th overall). The former University of Kansas standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
McLemore has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA (Houston Rockets, LA Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies) and NBA G League (Memphis Hustle).
He won NBA Southwest Division championship title in 2020.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Ben McLemore
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

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BELARUS  
Koch Bar (ex Horsens IC) is a newcomer at BC Minsk - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Defending champion BC Minsk (Premier League) strengthened their roster with the addition of 26-year-old South Sudanese international 211cm center Koch Bar (college: Bradley) for season 2023-24. Bar has played for the last two years at Horsens IC in Danish BasketLigaen. In 33 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 8.2rpg (#5 in the league), 1.5apg, and 1.7bpg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. A very spectacular season in his career as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Danish Ligaen Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team. Bar has been regularly called to South Sudanese Senior National Team since 2021.

He has played also professionally in Vaerlose. His team won MVC Tournament in 2019 and 2020.

Bar graduated from Bradley University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball.



BC Minsk roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson

Ivan Aladko

Grigory Motovilov

Dmitriy Kuratnik

Uladzislau Mikulski

Roman Scherbakov



Forwards:

Benjamin-Pavel Dudu

Artem Sekushenko

Ognjen Pantovic

Kanstantin Pasko

Daniil Kosko



Center:

Koch Bar



Coach:Rostislav Vergun





Sitnik is back at Grodno !!! - by Dimitri Chelidze
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BK Grodno-93 (Premier League) added to their roster 33-year-old Belarusian international guard Kirill Sitnik (190cm-87kg-1989) for the new 2023-24 season. Sitnik played last season at Dinamo Vladivostok in Russian Superleague 1. In 13 games he had 6.0ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.2apg, and 1.2spg.

He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Domestic Player of the Year back in 2012, 2014, and 2018.

The previous (2021-22) season he played at Runa Basket (also in Superleague 1) where in 12 games he recorded 3.5ppg and 1.1rpg in that year. He helped them to make it to the Russian Superleague 1 final after they ended the regular season as second best team.

He also represented Belarus at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: 6.3ppg, 1.3rpg, 3.7apg, FGP: 66.7%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 85.7%.

Sitnik has played previously professionally also in Belarus (BC Minsk).




Yarets re-signs at Gomel - by Dimitri Chelidze

Gomelskiye Rysi GGU Gomel (Premier League) confirmed in their roster experienced 34-year-old guard Denis Yarets (188cm-1989) for season 2023-24. Yarets has played there for the last ten seasons. Quite an impressive year as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Honorable Mention.

He has played previously professionally also in Russia (Desna Bryansk). His team made it to the Belarusian Final Four in 2010 and 2014.



Gomelskiye Rysi GGU Gomel roster for 2023-24:



Denis Yarets

Sergey Fedorchuk

Mikhail Pakhryaev

Artem Pototsky

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BELGIUM  
Belgium edge Argentina in Brno - by Eurobasket News
Argentina - Belgium 84-85

Belgium overcame Argentina in the intense battle at the CZ Basketball Cup in Brno. Emmanuel Lecomte (180-PG-1995, college: Baylor) came up with 27 points and 8 assists to lead the charge.
Belgium recorded a 17-14 lead after the opening frame. Argentina pulled within 2 points at halftime 32-34. But Belgium maintained the lead throughout the third term. They established a 57-51 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Argentina unloaded 33 points in the final period but came up short of win at the end. Thijs De Ridder (203-F/C-2003) finished with 19 points for Belgium. Facundo Campazzo (180-PG-1991) answered with 23 points for Argentina. Juan Fernandez (209-C-2002) had 17 points in the defeat.

Schwartz paces Belgium past Czech Republic - by Eurobasket News
Belgium - Czech Republic 75:73

Loic Schwartz (197-G/F-1992) paced Belgium past Czech Republic in a friendlily game. He nailed 23 points as Belgium won 75-73. Belgium grabbed a 20-14 lead, whilst Czech Republic replied with a 23-16 run in the second period to take a 37-36 half-time advantage. Belgium meanwhile won the third quarter 19-15 and survived a 2-point win.
Emmanuel Lecomte (180-PG-1995, college: Baylor) netted 10 points, while Ismael Bako (208-C-1995) and De Ridder brought 9 apiece. Vojtech Hruban (202-SF-1989) answered with 15 points, whilst Vit Krejci (203-G/F-2000) and Ondrej Sehnal (192-PG-1997) added 11 each.

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BOSNIA  
Promo signs Garrett just out of college - by Zeljko Zule
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KK Promo Donji Vakuf (Division I) signed American guard Marcus Garrett (188cm-84kg) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Garrett just graduated from Bethune-Cookman University (NCAA). In 31 games he had 13.4ppg, 5.6rpg, 2.8apg and 1.4spg last season.
He started his college career at Wabash Valley College (JUCO) where he played three seasons. Then he moved to Morehead State University (NCAA). His high school career he had spent at Hillcrest in Country Club Hills, IL.
As mentioned above he is just out of college, so it will be Garrett's first season as a professional player.

Punter inks at Promo at the beginning of his pro career - by Zeljko Zule
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KK Promo Donji Vakuf (Division I) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old American guard Kieffer Punter (196cm-79kg-1999) for season 2023-24. Punter just graduated from Troy (NCAA). He has played there for the last three years.
Punter started his college career at Tyler Junior College (JUCO). Then he moved to Troy University (NCAA). Punter's high school career he had spent at All Hallows in Bronx, NY.
Of course it will be Punter's first season as a professional player.

Nik Mains and Nemanja Knezevic joins Spars - by Zeljko Zule
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Spars Realway Sarajevo (Division I) agreed terms with American forward Nik Mains (203cm-93kg, college: NAU) and 25-year old Montenegrin forward Nemanja Knezevic (196cm-1997, college: Cardinal Stritch) for new 2023-24 season.
Mains played this summer at Team Golden State in Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas, which is considered top international summer league on the market. In 35 ESL games just recently he had 9.2ppg and 5.3rpg.
He graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2023 and it will be his first season as a professional player. His team won Big Sky Conference Tournament in 2023.
Knezevic played last season at Jedinstvo in Montenegrin Erste Liga. In 15 games he recorded 14.7ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.4apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Ibar (also in Erste Liga) where in 11 games he averaged 6.6ppg, 2.8rpg and 1.0apg in that year. He also played 4 games in Balkan League where he had 5.8ppg and 1.5rpg in that year.
Knezevic was a member of Montenegrin U18 National Team back in 2014.
He has played also professionally in All-Stars.
Knezevic was voted to All-CCAC Honorable Mention back in 2020.
He graduated from Cardinal Stritch University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season as a professional player.

Spars Realway Sarajevo roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Marquise Moore

Forwards:
Nemanja Knezevic
Nik Mains
Sinisa Sorak

Center:
Stefan Simanic

Coach: Srdjan Stanic

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BRAZIL  
World University Games: Czech Republic nip Brazil to claim the trophy - by Eurobasket News
Czech Republic - Brazil 69-67

Czech Republic have been crowned the World University Games champions. They narrowly defeated Brazil to conquer the trophy. Jan Zidek (206-F-1999) stepped up with 24 points and 9 rebounds to pace the winners.
Czech Republic jumped to a 16-13 lead after ten minutes of action. Brazil however picked up the tempo in the second frame and tied things up at 34 heading into the second half. Czech Republic sank 17 points in the third stanza to eke out a single point advantage at the final intermission. The teams traded baskets throughout the intense fourth period as the Europeans hung on to snatch the victory. Vojtech Sykora (189-G-2001), Lubos Kovar (203-F/C-2000) and Martin Svoboda (202-C-2001) delivered 9 points each for the champions. Paulo Barbosa (189-G-2003) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Brazil. Caio Pacheco (189-PG-1999) had 14 points in the defeat.

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CANADA  
Karditsas sign Marek Klassen, ex Vancouver - by Chris Mammides
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Acoriding to the Green sports media AS Karditsas (GBL) signed 31-year old Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185cm-82kg-1992, college: PLNU) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Klassen played this summer at Vancouver in Canadian CEBL. He managed to play in six leagues in four countries last year (!!!). In three CEBL games just recently he had 6.7ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.3apg and 1.3spg. The last season he played at Limoges CSP Elite in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 6 games he recorded 4.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.5apg and 1.5spg. Klassen also played 3 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 4.3ppg, 1.7rpg and 4.7apg. The other team he played shortly was Prometey in Ukrainian league. But in four Eurocup games he got only 1.8ppg, 1.3rpg and 2.0apg. He also played 9 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 8.6ppg, 2.4rpg and 4.8apg. Another team he played that season for was ERA Basketball Nymburk. In 10 Czech Republic games he got impressive 17.8ppg, 4.4rpg, 7.2apg and 2.0spg. Klassen also played 5 games in Basketball Champions League where he got 14.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 8.8apg and 1.2spg.
He was a member of Canadian U19 National Team back in 2011.
Klassen is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Poland (Czarni), Romania (Sibiu), Sweden (Boras), Turkey (Bakirkoy and Socar Petkim), United Kingdom (Worcester Wolves and Leeds Force) and Ukraine (Kyiv Basket).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won Polish League Regular Season in 2022. Klassen was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Polish League Honorable Mention in 2022.
He graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2015 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player.

AS Karditsas roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Marek Klassen
Nikos Diplaros
Georgios Kamperidis

Forwards:
Vassilis Christidis
Romello White
Mitchell Smith

Center:
Thanasis Tsoukas

Coach: Nikos Papanikolopoulos

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CHILE  
Argentina narrowly defeated Chile in friendly - by Eurobasket News
Chile - Argentina 68:70

Argentina narrowly defeated Chile in friendly, 70-68. Trailing 18-26 at the end of the first quarter, Argentina replied with a 17-9 run in the second period. Both teams nailed 20 points each in the third quarter, whilst Argentina grabbed a 2-point win due to a 15-13 rally in the last stanza.
Franco Giorgetti (203-F-1992) top-scored for the winners with 19 points, whilst Matias Solanas (192-SG-1998) and Javier Saiz (206-PF-1994) netted 14 each. Darrol Jones (193-F-1994) replied with 19 points in a loss and Franco Morales (181-PG-1992) delivered 16.

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CHINA  
Italy prevail against China at Trentino Basket Cup - by Eurobasket News
Italy - China 79-61

Italy captured the second straight win at the Trentino Basket Cup. They beat China for the trophy. Matteo Spagnolo (193-G-2003) finished with 13 points for the Azzurri.
Italy sank 27 points in the first period to gain an 8-point lead. The hosts held their opponents to just 12 points in the second stanza to secure a 42-31 halftime advantage. Italy kept China at bay throughout the third term. They established a comfortable 19-point advantage heading into the fourth period and never looked back en route to the win. Mouhamet Diouf (206-F-2001) delivered 12 points, while Guglielmo Caruso and Giampaolo Ricci (201-PF-1991) produced 11 points apiece in the win. Qi Zhou (217-C-1996) answered with 12 points for China. Kyle Anderson (206-G/F-1993, college: UCLA) tossed in 11 points in the loss.

Ben McLemore (ex Shandong H.) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) added to their roster 30-year old American guard Ben McLemore (196cm-88kg-1993, college: Kansas) for season 2023-24. McLemore played last season at Shandong Heroes in Chinese CBA league. In 9 games he recorded 8.9ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.4apg. He also spent pre-season at the Trail Blazers in NBA.
In 2013 he was drafted by Sacramento Kings (NBA) in first round (7th overall). The former University of Kansas standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
McLemore has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA (Houston Rockets, LA Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies) and NBA G League (Memphis Hustle).
He won NBA Southwest Division championship title in 2020.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Ben McLemore
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

NBL Round 14: Shaanxi defeat Guangxi in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Shaanxi (12-3) which hosted in Xian 4th ranked Guangxi (8-7). First ranked Shaanxi had an easy win 113-93. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Guangxi. Shaanxi maintains first position with 12-3 record. Guangxi at the other side dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Shaanxi are looking forward to face Henan (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Guangxi will play against the league's second-placed Anhui W. (#2) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Bottom-ranked Wuhan managed to get the second consecutive victory. This time they won against eleventh-ranked Henan 96-91. Wuhan (5-10) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Henan and HK JinNiu. Wuhan will play against higher ranked Liaoning Y. (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Henan will play against the league's leader Shaanxi (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
The game between fifth ranked Hunan (9-6) and 8th ranked Hefei (6-9) in Changsha on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. Hunan outscored guests from 133-113. Hunan moved-up to fourth place. Loser Hefei dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Hebei and Jiangsu YS. Hunan will meet Jiangxi (#6) in the next round. Hefei will play against HK JinNiu and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: HK JinNiu was beaten by Anhui W. on the road 96-79. Liaoning Y. won against Hebei on its own court 126-111. Jiangsu YS unfortunately lost to Jiangxi in a road game 111-126.




Hunan - Hefei 133-113

The game between fifth ranked Hunan (9-6) and 8th ranked Hefei (6-9) in Changsha on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. Hunan outscored guests from 133-113. Hunan moved-up to fourth place. Loser Hefei dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Hebei and Jiangsu YS. Hunan will meet Jiangxi (#6) in the next round. Hefei will play against HK JinNiu and hope to secure a win.

Anhui W. - HK JinNiu 96-79

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Anhui W. (11-4) beat at home 10th ranked HK JinNiu (5-10) 96-79 on Sunday. Anhui W. have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-4 record behind leader Shaanxi. Newly promoted HK JinNiu keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Henan and Wuhan. Anhui W. will meet Guangxi (#5) on the road in the next round. HK JinNiu will play against Hefei (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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Shaanxi - Guangxi 113-93

An interesting game for Shaanxi (12-3) which hosted in Xian 4th ranked Guangxi (8-7). First ranked Shaanxi had an easy win 113-93. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Guangxi. Shaanxi maintains first position with 12-3 record. Guangxi at the other side dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Shaanxi are looking forward to face Henan (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Guangxi will play against the league's second-placed Anhui W. (#2) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
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Henan - Wuhan 91-96

Bottom-ranked Wuhan managed to get the second consecutive victory. This time they won against eleventh-ranked Henan 96-91. Wuhan (5-10) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Henan and HK JinNiu. Wuhan will play against higher ranked Liaoning Y. (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Henan will play against the league's leader Shaanxi (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
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Liaoning Y. - Hebei 126-111

Rather expected game when 6th ranked Hebei (6-9) lost on the road to third ranked Liaoning Y. (10-5) 126-111 on Sunday. Newly promoted Liaoning Y. maintains third position with 10-5 record having just two points less than leader Shaanxi. Loser Hebei dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Jiangsu YS and Hefei. Liaoning Y. will meet bottom-ranked Wuhan (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hebei will play against Jiangsu YS (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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Jiangxi - Jiangsu YS 126-111

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Jiangxi and 7th ranked Jiangsu YS had identical 6-8 record. This time Jiangxi used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Yannan 126-111 on Sunday night. Jiangxi (7-8) moved-up to sixth place. Jiangsu YS lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Hebei and Hefei. Jiangxi will meet at home higher ranked Hunan (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Jiangsu YS will play against Hebei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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Pierre Jackson (ex Santurce) agreed terms with Wuhan - by Eurobasket News
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Wuhan Dangdai (NBL) inked 31-year old American 180cm guard Pierre Jackson (college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports). Jackson played this summer at Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rican BSN league. The last season he played at Flying Tigers in Chinese CBA where in 10 games he recorded 11.2ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.1apg and 1.9spg.
In 2013 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (42nd overall). The former Baylor University standout is in his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball.
He is a very experienced player. Jackson has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eight different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Croatia (Cedevita), France (ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne Basket and JL Bourg), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Turkey (Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Afyon), NBA (Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons), NBA G League (SLC Stars, Texas Legends and South Bay Lakers), China (Aviators and Royal Fighters) and The Basketball Tournament (Loyalty is Love).
Jackson won Israeli Premier League championship title in 2018. He played also for College of Southern Idaho for one year.
Jackson's game is described as: An energetic PG who loves to create out from the dribble. Jackson can be unstoppable when he goes inside and can be effective at the defensive side too.

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CROATIA  
Grengewald signs Romelo Burrell, ex Dinamo - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Grengewald Hostert (LBBL) signed American forward Romelo Burrell (201cm-86kg, college: Lindenwood) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Burrell played last season at Dinamo in the Croatian Premijer Liga. In 12 games he had 5.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.0apg, and 1.0spg. He also played for Omonia in Cypriot OPAP Basket League where in 19 games he recorded 13.2ppg, 5.6rpg, 2.2apg, 1.1spg, and 1.1bpg.

His team was regular season runner-up in MAC West Division in 2019.

Burrell graduated from Lindenwood University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. He played also for Central Michigan University for 2 years.



Dinamo inks Karlo Miksic - by Zeljko Zule
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KK Dinamo Zagreb (Premijer Liga) agreed terms with 25-year old Croatian point guard Karlo Miksic (193cm-89kg-1997) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Miksic played last season at JobStairs Giessen 46ers in German ProA. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 34 ProA games he had 7.0ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.9apg. Miksic helped them to make it to the semifinals. He also played for Gorica in Croatian Premijer Liga where in three games he recorded 4.3ppg, 1.0rpg and 1.3apg. Miksic also played 2 games in ABA League where he averaged 11.5ppg, 1.5apg and 1.0spg.
He represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Chalkida (Greece) seven years ago. Miksic's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 7 games: 4.3ppg, 2.6rpg, 1.4apg, 1.1spg.
Miksic has played previously professionally in Germany (Elchingen and Kirchheim Knights) and Croatia (Cedevita and Zabok).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won German 2.Bundesliga Pro B (Group South) Regular Season in 2020. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro B Honorable Mention back in 2020.

KK Dinamo Zagreb roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Ivan Majic
Karlo Miksic

Forwards:
Ivan Novacic
Hrvoje Garafolic
Ivan Vucic
Ivan Nakic-Vojnovic
Roko Lukic

Center:
Ivan Vrgoc

Coach: Josip Sesar

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CZECH REPUBLIC  
World University Games: Czech Republic nip Brazil to claim the trophy - by Eurobasket News
Czech Republic - Brazil 69-67

Czech Republic have been crowned the World University Games champions. They narrowly defeated Brazil to conquer the trophy. Jan Zidek (206-F-1999) stepped up with 24 points and 9 rebounds to pace the winners.
Czech Republic jumped to a 16-13 lead after ten minutes of action. Brazil however picked up the tempo in the second frame and tied things up at 34 heading into the second half. Czech Republic sank 17 points in the third stanza to eke out a single point advantage at the final intermission. The teams traded baskets throughout the intense fourth period as the Europeans hung on to snatch the victory. Vojtech Sykora (189-G-2001), Lubos Kovar (203-F/C-2000) and Martin Svoboda (202-C-2001) delivered 9 points each for the champions. Paulo Barbosa (189-G-2003) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Brazil. Caio Pacheco (189-PG-1999) had 14 points in the defeat.

Laguna Sharks Bucuresti signs Trevor John, ex Slavia - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Laguna Sharks Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) signed 27-year-old American guard Trevor John (190cm-86kg-1995, college: Drexel) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. John is the second import player on the roster as Serbian Stefan Mitrovic signed here earlier.

He played last season at Slavia in the NBL league in the Czech Republic. In 15 games he had very impressive stats: 15.5ppg, 3.3rpg, and 1.5apg. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League Honorable Mention.

Two years ago (two years after his graduation) he was drafted by Grand Rapids Gold (G-League) in the third round (6th overall).

He graduated from Drexel University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.

He has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce, Santa Cruz Warriors, and Wisconsin Johnrd), and Romania (Constanta).

He is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered the top international summer league on the market. John played also for Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo University for 4 years.



Shaver Jr. Starts his Pro Career at Olomoucko - by Surujh Roopnarine
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BK Redstone Olomoucko Prostejov (NBL) agreed terms with 24-year old American guard Marcus Shaver Jr. (188cm-84kg-1998) for new 2023-24 season. Shaver just graduated from Boise State University (NCAA).
During his senior season for the Broncos Shaver appeared in 29 games and averaged 13.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals. He shot 42.7% from the field, 27.1% from three and 74.8% from the free-throw line.
For his efforts he was named to the All-MWC Third Team.

He started his college career at University of Portland (NCAA) where he played for two seasons . Then he moved to Boise State University (NCAA). Shaver's high school career he had spent at Shadow Mountain in Phoenix, AZ.
As mentioned above he is just out of college, so it will be Shaver's first season as a professional player. Shaver was also voted to All-WCC Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019.

Schwartz paces Belgium past Czech Republic - by Eurobasket News
Belgium - Czech Republic 75:73

Loic Schwartz (197-G/F-1992) paced Belgium past Czech Republic in a friendlily game. He nailed 23 points as Belgium won 75-73. Belgium grabbed a 20-14 lead, whilst Czech Republic replied with a 23-16 run in the second period to take a 37-36 half-time advantage. Belgium meanwhile won the third quarter 19-15 and survived a 2-point win.
Emmanuel Lecomte (180-PG-1995, college: Baylor) netted 10 points, while Ismael Bako (208-C-1995) and De Ridder brought 9 apiece. Vojtech Hruban (202-SF-1989) answered with 15 points, whilst Vit Krejci (203-G/F-2000) and Ondrej Sehnal (192-PG-1997) added 11 each.

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DENMARK  
Koch Bar (ex Horsens IC) is a newcomer at BC Minsk - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Defending champion BC Minsk (Premier League) strengthened their roster with the addition of 26-year-old South Sudanese international 211cm center Koch Bar (college: Bradley) for season 2023-24. Bar has played for the last two years at Horsens IC in Danish BasketLigaen. In 33 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 8.2rpg (#5 in the league), 1.5apg, and 1.7bpg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. A very spectacular season in his career as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Danish Ligaen Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team. Bar has been regularly called to South Sudanese Senior National Team since 2021.

He has played also professionally in Vaerlose. His team won MVC Tournament in 2019 and 2020.

Bar graduated from Bradley University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball.



BC Minsk roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson

Ivan Aladko

Grigory Motovilov

Dmitriy Kuratnik

Uladzislau Mikulski

Roman Scherbakov



Forwards:

Benjamin-Pavel Dudu

Artem Sekushenko

Ognjen Pantovic

Kanstantin Pasko

Daniil Kosko



Center:

Koch Bar



Coach:Rostislav Vergun





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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
Yancarlos Rodriguez (ex Indios) joins Trapani - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) agreed on terms with 29-year-old Italian-Dominican Rep. point guard Yancarlos Rodriguez (189cm-90kg-1994) for the new 2023-24 season. Rodriguez played this summer at Indios in the LNB league in the Dominican Republic. In 17 games just recently he had 6.4ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.7apg. The last season he played at Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Basket in Italian Serie A2 where in 29 games he recorded 11.3ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.8apg, and 1.6spg.

He was a member of the Italian U16 National Team back in 2010.

Rodriguez has played previously professionally also in Italy (Cantu, Forli, Treviglio, Roseto, and Monteclarense) and Dominican Republic (Titanes).

The list of past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Italian Serie B Group C in 2017. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie B Honorable Mention back in 2017.

On Rodriguez: A talented guard, very quick, who has become a scoring PG kind of player. Has great ball handling and gives his best in pick-and-roll situations and when he's free to attack the rim.



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ECUADOR  
Ecuadorian National League round 8 best performance: Hector Graterol - by Eurobasket News
Forward Hector Graterol (F-1990) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Nesfebanor, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8.
The 33-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds, while his team in a lost game to Santa Maria (#2, 5-3) 55-98. Nesfebanor maintains the 6th position in Ecuadorian National League. They are still not able to win a single game in the league yet. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 5 games and recorded no victories. Graterol turned to be Nesfebanor's top player in his first season with the team. Hector Graterol has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 19.0ppg).

The second best player in last round's games was young Oylan Spriggins (F-1992) of Atuneros. Spriggins had a very good evening with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Atuneros was edged by slightly higher-ranked Club Valle (#1, 5-2) 81-78. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Atuneros still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 4-3 record is not bad at all. Spriggins is a newcomer at Atuneros, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.8ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 11.8rpg and 3.3apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was forward Bryce Larenz (F-1998) of league's top team Club Valle. Larenz scored 24 points and passed five assists. He was a key player of Club Valle, leading his team to a 81-78 win against #3 ranked Atuneros. Club Valle confirms their top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 2 lost games. Larenz has a great season in Ecuador. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 33.0ppg (best scorer), rebounds with 9.0rpg (8th best) and assists with 3.5apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Emilio Morales (F-2006) of Santa Maria - 18 points and 4 rebounds
5. Jose Obando (PG-1999) of Club Valle - 10 points and 8 rebounds
6. Dajari Acosta (F-2006) of Club Valle - 24 points and 5 rebounds
7. Javier Centeno (F-2006) of Atuneros - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Jeanhison Rosales (F-2002) of Santa Maria - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Renan Moscoso (C-1997) of Santa Maria - 4 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Luis Maldonado (F-2006) of Santa Maria - 18 points and 3 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.


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EUROCUP  
Slask signs Saulius Kulvietis - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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WKS Slask Wroclaw (EBL) signed 32-year old Lithuanian forward Saulius Kulvietis (206cm-100kg-1991) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Kulvietis played last season at Buyukcekmece Basketbol in Turkish BSL league. In 12 games he had 9.2ppg, 3.8rpg and 2.2apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Telekom Baskets in German BBL where in 30 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.1apg in that year. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. 2021-22 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com German Bundesliga All-Bosmans Team.
Kulvietis represented Lithuania at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.4ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.9apg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 90.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Kulvietis has played also professionally in France (JDA Dijon), Latvia (VEF Riga), Spain (Joventut and Andorra) and Lithuania (Rytas, Lietkabelis, Sakalai, MRU Vilnius and Prienai).
He won Lithuanian KKML championship title in 2017.
Kulvietis could be described: Forward who can play at SF and PF positions. Has a high basketball IQ, well developed player tactically who understands and reads the game very well. Saulius is a great shooter, can make three-pointer of mid-range shot of the dribble. Needs to improve his strength as a PF and ball handling as a SF.

WKS Slask Wroclaw roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Daniel Golebiowski
Lukasz Kolenda
Jawun Evans
Hassani Gravett
Aleksander Wisniewski

Forwards:
Saulius Kulvietis
Jakub Niziol
Szymon Nowicki
Kuba Pisla

Centers:
Artsiom Parakhouski
Dusan Miletic
Mikolaj Adamczak

Coach: Oliver Vidin

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EUROLEAGUE  
M.Tel-Aviv tabs Will Rayman - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Defending champion Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (Winner League) inked 26-year old naturalized American 203cm power forward Will Rayman (college: Colgate) for upcoming season. Rayman played most recently at H.Haifa (Winner League). In 26 games he averaged 8.5ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.2apg last season. He also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 8.4ppg and 5.1rpg.
Rayman played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2018 and 2020. He was voted to Patriot League All-Defensive Team back in 2019 and 2020.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Ex Pats in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In only one game he recorded 15 points and 2 rebounds in 2022 year.
Rayman has played also professionally in Estonia (Tartu), Germany (BG Goettingen) and Latvia (Ventspils).
He graduated from Colgate University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. Rayman played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2018 and 2020. He was selected to Patriot League All-Defensive Team back in 2019 and 2020.

Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
John DiBartolomeo
Tamir Blatt
Antonius Cleveland
Wade Baldwin_IV
Aviel Mamo
Shon Dalid

Forwards:
Rafi Menco
Jake Cohen
James Webb_III
Bonzie Colson_Jr.
Will Rayman
Gabriel Artmenko

Centers:
Jasiel Rivero
Josh Nebo

Coach: Oded Kattash

Yigit Mestoglu (ex La Roda) signs at Fenerbahce - by Eurobasket News
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (BSL) landed 19-year old Turk 201cm forward Yigit Mestoglu, agency: Octagon Europe for new season. Mestoglu played most recently at Decolor Fundacion Globalcaja La Roda in Spanish LEB Silver. In 26 games he averaged 8.7ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.1apg last season.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Liga Endesa) in Spanish league. But in two games he did not score anything and had only 1 assist.
He represented Turkey at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Izmir (Turkey) last year. Mestoglu's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 7 games: 5.3ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 43.8%, 3PT: 7.1%, FT: 85.7%.
Mestoglu has played previously professionally also in Turkey (Bandirma).
His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group E in 2022.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Melih Mahmutoglu
Raul Neto
Scottie Wilbekin
Marko Guduric
Tyler Dorsey
Sehmus Hazer
Yam Madar

Forwards:
Dyshawn Pierre
Metecan Birsen
Nigel Hayes-Davis
Nathan Sestina
Yigit Mestoglu

Centers:
Sertac Sanli
Georgios Papagiannis
Johnathan Motley

Coach: Dimitris Itoudis
Barca is considering to sign Jabari Parker - by Eurobasket News
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FC Barcelona Lassa (Liga Endesa) is close to sign 28-year old American forward Jabari Parker (203cm-108kg-1995, college: Duke) for upcoming 2023-24 season who played last time at Boston Celtics in NBA. In 12 games he had 4.4ppg and 2.3rpg in 2021-22 year.
he was also voted Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year back in 2012 and 2013.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at the Kings in NBA where in three games he recorded just 2.7ppg and 2.0rpg in that year.
In 2014 he was drafted by Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) as #2 pick overall. Parker attended Duke University. It may be his tenth season in pro basketball.
He has played previously professionally in other USA teams and NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards).
Parker played in the final of ACC Tournament in 2014. he was also selected Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year back in 2012 and 2013.

FC Barcelona Lassa roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Tomas Satoransky
Nicolas Laprovittola
Oriol Pauli
Rokas Jokubaitis

Forwards:
Nikola Kalinic
Alex Abrines
Oscar Da_Silva
Joel Parra

Centers:
Jan Vesely
Willy Hernangomez
James Nnaji

Coach: Roger Grimau

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS  
Ireland secure dramatic 79-76 win over Luxembourg in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifier - by Eurobasket News
Ireland showed their composure and battling qualities to secure a dramatic come-from-behind 79-76 win over Luxembourg in front of a sold-out National Basketball Arena, to secure second spot in Group G of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. There were several big performances from the squad, notably from Jordan Blount (203-F/C-1997, college: UIC, agency: One Motive Sports) who finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. CJ Fulton also caught the eye, picking up 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. Ireland certainly didn't have it their own way, they lost the influential Blount for the closing stages and trailed by a point with a minute to go, but still emerged victorious, with head coach Mark Keenan noting: 'credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go'. Ireland made an excellent start to the contest, Fulton had five points in the opening two minutes, a pair of free throws and a three point jump shot, which helped put Ireland 8-4 ahead. Ireland were 17-8 up near the midpoint, after some swift link-up play set Sean Flood up for a three, followed by Neal Quinn landing a turnaround jumpshot shortly afterwards. Luxembourg called a timeout, but Ireland continued to find joy from the three point line, Taiwo Badmus (199-F-1993, college: UVA Wise) and another from Fulton had Ireland 23-10 in front. Luxembourg dragged themselves back into the contest, but Flood had the last points of the quarter, his jump shot put Ireland 29-20 up. The visitors however had momentum and they took the lead, 31-30, in the fourth minute of the second quarter through Axel Laurent's layup. Ireland offence wasn't having much joy in the second quarter, a five point run by Jordan Blount helped get Ireland back level at 36 apiece, with 2'37 to go. But eight seconds later Luxembourg captain Laurent converted from the three point line. Fulton converted a much needed three with 13 seconds to go in the half, which saw Ireland behind 43-41 at half-time, Fulton's tally at 11 points by the break. Blount continued where he left off in the third quarter, his back-to-back layups propelled Ireland back in front, 51-47, three and a half minutes in. A neat pass from Quinn and a Lorcan Murphy (182-PG-1994) layup through traffic saw him make it 56-49 with 4'22 to go, thanks to the additional converted free throw, after he'd been fouled. Luxembourg responded with a 14 point run, Bob Melcher's long three and a Laurent dunk among their scorers. Ireland needed points and Murphy provided it with a two point jump shot from the corner in the dying seconds of the third quarter, to trail 63-59 at the end it. Samuel Alajiki (183-F-2002)'s layup made it a two point game at the start of the fourth quarter. Luxembourg however weren't going to roll over, Melcher's layup put them up 65-61. A brilliant Alajiki block, followed shortly afterwards by a John Carroll (204-F-1995, college: Hartford) layup and it was 65-63 with less than two minutes gone. The tense contest was level once more, at 68-68, with 4'44' to go following a three from the corner by Alajiki. Ireland lost the influential Blount with 3'18' remaining, an unsportsmanlike foul was his fifth offence. It was a big blow, but undeterred Ireland responded with a brilliant three from Fulton, which brought the home crowd to their feet. A Badmus layup and Ireland were 74-70 up with 2'19 to go, to prompt a Luxembourg timeout. There was still plenty of drama, a nerveless three from Clancy Rugg (204-F/C-1991, college: Vermont) put Luxembourg back ahead, 75-74. with 1'03 remaining and brought his personal tally to 27 points in the process. The imposing Quinn converted from close in after Badmus' layup didn't drop, to edge Ireland back into the lead, 76-75, with 32 seconds to go. 10 seconds later Badmus converted one of his two free throws, to make it a two point game. Rugg's layup attempt for Luxembourg uncharacteristically failed to drop. At the other end Fulton earned an offensive foul and cooly slotted his two free throws and Ireland's advantage was 4 points, 79-75, with 8 seconds to go and that was to prove enough. Head coach Mark Keenan said: 'We had our moments in the game, but credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go. We just hung in the game and switched to zone defence, it gave us a good few stops and then just converting at the end. Our defensive rebounding when we needed it, the zone they definitely couldn't handle. I am delighted for the guys, it could easily have gone the other way, but we hung right in to the end.' Keenan added: 'Guys stepped up when we needed it, Jordan (Blount) kept us in the game for a good bit and then obviously with him going out Sam (Alajiki) stepped up, CJ (Fulton) stepped up, big (Neal) Quinn stepped up, Taiwo (Badmus) too, they all stepped up.'
Courtesy of: ireland.basketball



FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers field set - by Eurobasket News
The field for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers is now set, with all 32 participating teams confirmed following the completion of the Pre-Qualifiers. Denmark was the last team to secure qualification on Saturday, joining Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia as the four group winners who advanced from the Third Round of the Pre-Qualifiers. The 28 other national teams booked their places in the Qualifiers either through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers or the Second Round of the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers. The confirmed lineup for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers : Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.
The 32 participating nations will be sorted into eight groups of four teams each at the Qualifiers draw, which will take place on August 8 in Munich, with the ceremony streamed live on the official FIBA YouTube channel from 11:30 CET. The seedings for the draw will be unveiled on Monday. The FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers will be played across three windows on February 19-27, 2024, November 18-26, 2024 and February 17-25, 2025 with two games played by each team in every window. The three highest-placed teams from each group, except the groups which include FIBA EuroBasket 2025 co-hosts Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia, will qualify for the Final Round. In the groups containing the host nations, the host and the two other highest placed teams will qualify for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025.
Courtesy of: fiba.basketball
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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U16  
Stats Leaders - Group A
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Komnenovic_Vladimir

(181-PG-2007)
Avg: 22.5

Komnenovic
22.5
Coskun
20.0
Mahmutovic
19.5
Lazarevski
18.5
Grujicic
18.5
Stats Leaders - Group B
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Not_Available

(--2006)
Avg: 24.0

Katanovic
24.0
Caetano
21.3
Bjorgvinsson
21.3
Strobl
20.5
Stoffel
20.0
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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U18  
Division C. Cyprus celebrate title in Azerbaijan - by Eurobasket News
FINAL
Cyprus - Monaco 68-48
Cyprus conquered Division C title. They outgunned Monaco in the championship game. Cyprus recorded a 31-27 halftime lead. They held Monaco to just 21 points in the second half to march to the title. Georgios Armakolas (185-G-2005) posted 21 points and 7 rebounds for Cyprus. Stefanos Tigkas (186-G-2005) added 17 points for the champions. Matteo Qittane (183-PG-2006) replied with 13 points for Monaco.
3-4 Place
Luxembourg - Moldova 68-76
Moldova clinched the third position in Azerbaijan. They outgunned Luxembourg in the consolation final tonight. Luxembourg claimed a 27-11 lead after ten minutes. But Moldova turned the tables in the second half. They went on a massive 46-22 second half rally to secure the victory. Massimo Macaru produced 20 points, while Maksim Iastremschii (203-C-2005) had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the winning case. Bob Rech (188-F-2006) replied with 24 points for Luxembourg.


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GERMANY  
Germany ease past Sweden in friendly - by Eurobasket News
Germany - Sweden 87-68

Germany outgunned Sweden in the friendly clash in Bonn on Saturday. Dennis Schroeder (181-PG-1993) stepped up with 17 points to pace the hosts.
Germany eked out an 18-16 lead after ten minutes. Sweden erupted for 26 points in the second term to tie things up at 42 heading into the locker rooms. Sweden managed to snatch a narrow one-point lead at the final intermission. But Germany answered with a strong 27-7 rally in the fourth period to secure a comfortable win at the end. Franz Wagner (206-F-2001, college: Michigan) produced 15 points for the hosts. Nicholas Spires (210-C/F-1994) answered with 13 points for Sweden. Felix Terins (188-PG-1998) chipped in 12 points in the loss.

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GREECE  
Rieti Real adds Hogue to their roster, ex Promitheas - by Eurobasket News
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Serie A2 newcomer SSD Real Sebastiani Rieti added to their roster 31-year old American power forward Dustin Hogue (198cm-93kg-1992, college: Iowa State) for season 2023-24. Hogue played last season at Promitheas in Greek GBL league. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 14 GBL games he recorded 7.7ppg and 4.0rpg. Hogue also played 11 games in Eurocup where he averaged 6.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.2spg. He helped them to make it to the quarterfinals. The other team he played that season for was Prometey in Ukrainian league. In 9 Eurocup games he had 3.9ppg and 4.0rpg. Hogue contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. He also played 11 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 5.9ppg and 3.3rpg.
Hogue is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Romania (Cluj Napoca), Russia (Enisey), Turkey (Pinar Karsiyaka) and Italy (Trento).
Hogue graduated from Iowa State in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player. He played also for Indian Hills Community College for 2 years.

Langston Hall (ex Bahcesehir) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old American point guard Langston Hall (193cm-82kg-1991, college: Mercer, agency: Octagon Europe) for season 2023-24. Hall has played for the last two years at Bahcesehir in Turkish BSL league. In 23 games he recorded 5.2ppg, 2.0rpg and 4.3apg last season. He also played 10 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 5.3ppg, 1.9rpg, 5.2apg and 1.1spg.
Hall has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014.
He is quite experienced player. Hall has played also professionally in Belgium (Oostende), Croatia (Cibona), Germany (Telekom Baskets), Italy (Cantu and Pistoia), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda), Greece (Kolossos H Hotels Rodou and Promitheas) and The Basketball Tournament (Southern Gentlemen). His team was regular season runner-up in A-Sun in 2012 and 2014.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Play-Off Import Player of the Year in 2021.
He graduated from Mercer University in 2014 and it will be his tenth season as a professional player.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

Ben McLemore (ex Shandong H.) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) added to their roster 30-year old American guard Ben McLemore (196cm-88kg-1993, college: Kansas) for season 2023-24. McLemore played last season at Shandong Heroes in Chinese CBA league. In 9 games he recorded 8.9ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.4apg. He also spent pre-season at the Trail Blazers in NBA.
In 2013 he was drafted by Sacramento Kings (NBA) in first round (7th overall). The former University of Kansas standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
McLemore has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA (Houston Rockets, LA Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies) and NBA G League (Memphis Hustle).
He won NBA Southwest Division championship title in 2020.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Ben McLemore
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

Karditsas sign Marek Klassen, ex Vancouver - by Chris Mammides
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Acoriding to the Green sports media AS Karditsas (GBL) signed 31-year old Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185cm-82kg-1992, college: PLNU) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Klassen played this summer at Vancouver in Canadian CEBL. He managed to play in six leagues in four countries last year (!!!). In three CEBL games just recently he had 6.7ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.3apg and 1.3spg. The last season he played at Limoges CSP Elite in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 6 games he recorded 4.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.5apg and 1.5spg. Klassen also played 3 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 4.3ppg, 1.7rpg and 4.7apg. The other team he played shortly was Prometey in Ukrainian league. But in four Eurocup games he got only 1.8ppg, 1.3rpg and 2.0apg. He also played 9 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 8.6ppg, 2.4rpg and 4.8apg. Another team he played that season for was ERA Basketball Nymburk. In 10 Czech Republic games he got impressive 17.8ppg, 4.4rpg, 7.2apg and 2.0spg. Klassen also played 5 games in Basketball Champions League where he got 14.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 8.8apg and 1.2spg.
He was a member of Canadian U19 National Team back in 2011.
Klassen is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Poland (Czarni), Romania (Sibiu), Sweden (Boras), Turkey (Bakirkoy and Socar Petkim), United Kingdom (Worcester Wolves and Leeds Force) and Ukraine (Kyiv Basket).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won Polish League Regular Season in 2022. Klassen was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Polish League Honorable Mention in 2022.
He graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2015 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player.

AS Karditsas roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Marek Klassen
Nikos Diplaros
Georgios Kamperidis

Forwards:
Vassilis Christidis
Romello White
Mitchell Smith

Center:
Thanasis Tsoukas

Coach: Nikos Papanikolopoulos

SK Kalamata 1980 keeps Fraggeas for another season - by Chris Mammides
SK Kalamata 1980 (C) re-signed 28-year old 204cm forward Nikos Fraggeas for upcoming season. Fraggeas has played there for the last four seasons.
He is a very experienced player.

Maroussi tabs Stefan Peno - by Chris Mammides
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Maroussi B.C. (Elite League) inked 26-year old Serbian-Guyanese ex-international 194cm guard Stefan Peno for upcoming season. Peno played most recently at Lietkabelis in Lithuanian LKL league. In 24 games he averaged 5.2ppg, 2.2rpg and 3.2apg last season. He helped them to make it to the Lithuanian Cup Semifinals. Peno also played 17 games in Eurocup where he had 3.6ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg.
He played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Surne Bilbao Basket in Spanish Liga Endesa. But in 14 games he recorded just 1.8ppg in that year. The other team he played shortly was Prienai Labas Gas (LKL). In only one game he got 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in that year. Another team he played briefly was ALBA Berlin in German BBL. In only one game he got only 2 points in that year.
He was also a member of Serbian international program for some years. He played for Serbian Senior National Team between 2014 and 2020 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2015.
Peno represented Serbia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) six years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 8.9ppg, 4.6rpg, 5.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 27.5%, 3PT: 29.2%, FT: 76.0%.
He has played also professionally in Spain (Barca and FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team), Serbia (OKK Beograd) and Germany (Rasta Vechta). Peno played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.

Linos-Spyridon Chrysikopoulos joins Promitheas - by Chris Mammides
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ASP Promitheas Patras (GBL) agreed terms with 30-year old ex-international small forward Linos-Spyridon Chrysikopoulos (206cm-95kg-1992) for new 2023-24 season. Chrysikopoulos played last season at Kolossos H Hotels Rodou. In 23 GBL games he had 5.6ppg and 3.5rpg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Peristeri where in 16 GBL games he recorded 7.3ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.3apg in that year. He also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 6.8ppg, 3.3rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
Chrysikopoulos was a member of Greek international program for some years. He was called to Greek Senior National Team between 2018 and 2021 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012.
Chrysikopoulos has played previously for seven other teams: Aris, PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki, AEK Athens, KAO Dramas, Faiakas, Kerkyra and KAO Dramas.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won Greek Cup in 2020. He was voted to Greek League All-Star Game back in 2019.

ASP Promitheas Patras roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Antonis Koniaris
Arturs Kurucs
Hunter Hale
Nikolaos Vasileiou
Nikolaos Plotas

Forwards:
Linos-Spyridon Chrysikopoulos
De'Shawn Stephens

Center:
Jaime Echenique

Coach: Ilias Papatheodorou

Laguna Sharks Bucuresti lands Stefan Mitrovic - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Laguna Sharks Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) tabbed 26-year-old Serbian 195cm guard Stefan Mitrovic for the new season. Mitrovic has played for the last two years at ASA Koroivos Amaliadas in Greek Elite League. In 27 games he averaged 12.1ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.6apg, and 1.2spg last season.

He is a very experienced player. Mitrovic has played also professionally in Bosnia (Mladost), Slovakia (Handlova), Slovenia (Sentjur), and Serbia (Vrsac).

Among many awards, his team made it to the Slovenian Cup final in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Greek A2 Honorable Mention in 2022.

JD Notae signs at Trapani - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) landed 24-year-old American 188cm guard JD Notae (college: Arkansas) for the new season. Notae played this summer at Team Arkansas (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). First, he played at Aris in Greek GBL where in 23 games he was the league's fifth-best scorer with an impressive 15.3ppg and recorded 3.2rpg, 2.7apg, and 1.8spg (in top 2). Notae also played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup where he had very remarkable stats: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. His team made it to the SEC Tournament Semifinals in 2021 and 2022.

Among many awards, he received the USBWA All-District VII Player of the Year award and was voted to USBWA All-America Honorable Mention in 2022.

He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2022 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. Notae played also for Jacksonville University for 2 years.



2B Control Trapani roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Yancarlos Rodriguez

JD Notae



Forward:

Andrea Renzi



Center:

Jarvis Williams

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GUYANA  
Maroussi tabs Stefan Peno - by Chris Mammides
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Maroussi B.C. (Elite League) inked 26-year old Serbian-Guyanese ex-international 194cm guard Stefan Peno for upcoming season. Peno played most recently at Lietkabelis in Lithuanian LKL league. In 24 games he averaged 5.2ppg, 2.2rpg and 3.2apg last season. He helped them to make it to the Lithuanian Cup Semifinals. Peno also played 17 games in Eurocup where he had 3.6ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg.
He played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Surne Bilbao Basket in Spanish Liga Endesa. But in 14 games he recorded just 1.8ppg in that year. The other team he played shortly was Prienai Labas Gas (LKL). In only one game he got 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in that year. Another team he played briefly was ALBA Berlin in German BBL. In only one game he got only 2 points in that year.
He was also a member of Serbian international program for some years. He played for Serbian Senior National Team between 2014 and 2020 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2015.
Peno represented Serbia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) six years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 8.9ppg, 4.6rpg, 5.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 27.5%, 3PT: 29.2%, FT: 76.0%.
He has played also professionally in Spain (Barca and FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team), Serbia (OKK Beograd) and Germany (Rasta Vechta). Peno played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.



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HOLLAND  
C.J. Keyser (ex Al Hilla) joins Yoast United - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Yoast United Bemmel (DBL) agreed terms with 26-year-old American guard C.J. Keyser (190cm-86kg-1997, college: ODU) for the new 2023-24 season. Keyser played last season at Al Hilla in Iraqi Superleague. He also played for Bashkimi in Kosovan Superliga where in four games he had 8.3ppg, 2.3rpg, and 2.5apg.

His team won MEAC Regular Season in 2020.

Keyser graduated from Old Dominion University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. He played also for North Carolina Central University for 2 years.



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IRAQ  
C.J. Keyser (ex Al Hilla) joins Yoast United - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Yoast United Bemmel (DBL) agreed terms with 26-year-old American guard C.J. Keyser (190cm-86kg-1997, college: ODU) for the new 2023-24 season. Keyser played last season at Al Hilla in Iraqi Superleague. He also played for Bashkimi in Kosovan Superliga where in four games he had 8.3ppg, 2.3rpg, and 2.5apg.

His team won MEAC Regular Season in 2020.

Keyser graduated from Old Dominion University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. He played also for North Carolina Central University for 2 years.



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IRELAND  
Ireland secure dramatic 79-76 win over Luxembourg in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifier - by Eurobasket News
Ireland showed their composure and battling qualities to secure a dramatic come-from-behind 79-76 win over Luxembourg in front of a sold-out National Basketball Arena, to secure second spot in Group G of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. There were several big performances from the squad, notably from Jordan Blount (203-F/C-1997, college: UIC, agency: One Motive Sports) who finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. CJ Fulton also caught the eye, picking up 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. Ireland certainly didn't have it their own way, they lost the influential Blount for the closing stages and trailed by a point with a minute to go, but still emerged victorious, with head coach Mark Keenan noting: 'credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go'. Ireland made an excellent start to the contest, Fulton had five points in the opening two minutes, a pair of free throws and a three point jump shot, which helped put Ireland 8-4 ahead. Ireland were 17-8 up near the midpoint, after some swift link-up play set Sean Flood up for a three, followed by Neal Quinn landing a turnaround jumpshot shortly afterwards. Luxembourg called a timeout, but Ireland continued to find joy from the three point line, Taiwo Badmus (199-F-1993, college: UVA Wise) and another from Fulton had Ireland 23-10 in front. Luxembourg dragged themselves back into the contest, but Flood had the last points of the quarter, his jump shot put Ireland 29-20 up. The visitors however had momentum and they took the lead, 31-30, in the fourth minute of the second quarter through Axel Laurent's layup. Ireland offence wasn't having much joy in the second quarter, a five point run by Jordan Blount helped get Ireland back level at 36 apiece, with 2'37 to go. But eight seconds later Luxembourg captain Laurent converted from the three point line. Fulton converted a much needed three with 13 seconds to go in the half, which saw Ireland behind 43-41 at half-time, Fulton's tally at 11 points by the break. Blount continued where he left off in the third quarter, his back-to-back layups propelled Ireland back in front, 51-47, three and a half minutes in. A neat pass from Quinn and a Lorcan Murphy (182-PG-1994) layup through traffic saw him make it 56-49 with 4'22 to go, thanks to the additional converted free throw, after he'd been fouled. Luxembourg responded with a 14 point run, Bob Melcher's long three and a Laurent dunk among their scorers. Ireland needed points and Murphy provided it with a two point jump shot from the corner in the dying seconds of the third quarter, to trail 63-59 at the end it. Samuel Alajiki (183-F-2002)'s layup made it a two point game at the start of the fourth quarter. Luxembourg however weren't going to roll over, Melcher's layup put them up 65-61. A brilliant Alajiki block, followed shortly afterwards by a John Carroll (204-F-1995, college: Hartford) layup and it was 65-63 with less than two minutes gone. The tense contest was level once more, at 68-68, with 4'44' to go following a three from the corner by Alajiki. Ireland lost the influential Blount with 3'18' remaining, an unsportsmanlike foul was his fifth offence. It was a big blow, but undeterred Ireland responded with a brilliant three from Fulton, which brought the home crowd to their feet. A Badmus layup and Ireland were 74-70 up with 2'19 to go, to prompt a Luxembourg timeout. There was still plenty of drama, a nerveless three from Clancy Rugg (204-F/C-1991, college: Vermont) put Luxembourg back ahead, 75-74. with 1'03 remaining and brought his personal tally to 27 points in the process. The imposing Quinn converted from close in after Badmus' layup didn't drop, to edge Ireland back into the lead, 76-75, with 32 seconds to go. 10 seconds later Badmus converted one of his two free throws, to make it a two point game. Rugg's layup attempt for Luxembourg uncharacteristically failed to drop. At the other end Fulton earned an offensive foul and cooly slotted his two free throws and Ireland's advantage was 4 points, 79-75, with 8 seconds to go and that was to prove enough. Head coach Mark Keenan said: 'We had our moments in the game, but credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go. We just hung in the game and switched to zone defence, it gave us a good few stops and then just converting at the end. Our defensive rebounding when we needed it, the zone they definitely couldn't handle. I am delighted for the guys, it could easily have gone the other way, but we hung right in to the end.' Keenan added: 'Guys stepped up when we needed it, Jordan (Blount) kept us in the game for a good bit and then obviously with him going out Sam (Alajiki) stepped up, CJ (Fulton) stepped up, big (Neal) Quinn stepped up, Taiwo (Badmus) too, they all stepped up.'
Courtesy of: ireland.basketball



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ISRAEL  
Ukraine hold off Israel in test game - by Eurobasket News
Ukraine - Israel 75-69

Ukraine claimed a narrow win over Israel in the test game on Saturday. Oleksandr Kovliar (191-PG-2002) scored 16 points to pace the winners.
Ukraine grabbed a 17-14 lead ten minutes into the game. Ukraine maintained the lead throughout the second frame. They established a 37-32 halftime lead. Ukraine poured in 25 points in the third stanza to ensure a 6-point lead at the final break. They held Israel to just 13 points in the fourth period and raced to the win. Vitaliy Zotov (188-PG-1997) delivered 14 points in the victory. Oz Blayzer (199-F-1992) replied with 18 points for Israel. Roman Sorkin (210-F/C-1996, college: Oregon) had 14 points in the loss.

M.Tel-Aviv tabs Will Rayman - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Defending champion Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (Winner League) inked 26-year old naturalized American 203cm power forward Will Rayman (college: Colgate) for upcoming season. Rayman played most recently at H.Haifa (Winner League). In 26 games he averaged 8.5ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.2apg last season. He also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 8.4ppg and 5.1rpg.
Rayman played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2018 and 2020. He was voted to Patriot League All-Defensive Team back in 2019 and 2020.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Ex Pats in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In only one game he recorded 15 points and 2 rebounds in 2022 year.
Rayman has played also professionally in Estonia (Tartu), Germany (BG Goettingen) and Latvia (Ventspils).
He graduated from Colgate University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. Rayman played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2018 and 2020. He was selected to Patriot League All-Defensive Team back in 2019 and 2020.

Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
John DiBartolomeo
Tamir Blatt
Antonius Cleveland
Wade Baldwin_IV
Aviel Mamo
Shon Dalid

Forwards:
Rafi Menco
Jake Cohen
James Webb_III
Bonzie Colson_Jr.
Will Rayman
Gabriel Artmenko

Centers:
Jasiel Rivero
Josh Nebo

Coach: Oded Kattash

M.Rehovot signs Rashun Davis, ex Ylli - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Maccabi Rehovot (National League) signed 30-year-old American point guard Rashun Davis (182cm-84kg-1993, college: Radford, agency: PEPI SPORT) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Davis played last season at Ylli in Kosovan Superliga. In 29 games he had 13.6ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.6apg, and 1.3spg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Davis also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 13.2ppg, 2.7rpg and 2.2apg.

Most of the previous (2021-22) season he spent at Szedeak in Hungarian A Division. In 20 games he averaged an impressive 15.9ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.2apg, and 1.6spg (in the top 5) in that year. He contributed to his team making it to the cup final. The other team he played that season was Sloboda in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. In 8 games he got 14.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.4apg, and 2.1spg in that year.

Davis is quite an experienced player. He has played also professionally in Slovakia (Lucenec), Slovenia (Rogaska), Hungary (Kaposvari), and Bosnia (Siroki).

The list of past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com Bosnia and Herzegovina League All-Imports Team in 2021.

Davis is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered the top international summer league on the market.

He graduated from Radford University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player.

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ITALY  
Italy prevail against China at Trentino Basket Cup - by Eurobasket News
Italy - China 79-61

Italy captured the second straight win at the Trentino Basket Cup. They beat China for the trophy. Matteo Spagnolo (193-G-2003) finished with 13 points for the Azzurri.
Italy sank 27 points in the first period to gain an 8-point lead. The hosts held their opponents to just 12 points in the second stanza to secure a 42-31 halftime advantage. Italy kept China at bay throughout the third term. They established a comfortable 19-point advantage heading into the fourth period and never looked back en route to the win. Mouhamet Diouf (206-F-2001) delivered 12 points, while Guglielmo Caruso and Giampaolo Ricci (201-PF-1991) produced 11 points apiece in the win. Qi Zhou (217-C-1996) answered with 12 points for China. Kyle Anderson (206-G/F-1993, college: UCLA) tossed in 11 points in the loss.

Trento signs Derek Cooke Jr. - by Eurobasket News
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Dolomiti Energia Trentino (Serie A) signed 31-year old American power forward Derek Cooke Jr. (206cm-100kg-1991, college: Wyoming) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Cooke played this summer at Herd That (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He managed to play in three leagues in three countries last year. In 5 TBT games just recently he had 5.4ppg, 6.6rpg and 1.2apg. Cooke ended 22-23 season at Skyliners in German BBL where in 13 games he recorded 9.3ppg, 8.7rpg and 1.0apg. But the most of that year he spent at Nutribullet Treviso Basket in Italian Serie A. In 17 games he averaged 7.5ppg, 7.0rpg (#5 in the league), 1.1apg and 1.1spg.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016.
Cooke is quite experienced player. He has played in ten different countries on three different continents (Europe, Australia and of course North America). Cooke has played previously professionally in Australia (Perth Wildcats), Belarus (BC Minsk), Canada (Honey Badgers), Greece (Rethymno), Israel (Gilboa Galil), NBA (Phoenix Suns), Germany (Brose Bamberg), Italy (Trieste), NBA G League (NAZ Suns and Raptors 905 Missisauga) and The Basketball Tournament (Money Team).
He won Belarusian League championship title in 2021.
Cooke graduated from University of Wyoming in 2015 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. He played also for Cloud County Community College for one year.

Dolomiti Energia Trentino roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Kamar Baldwin

Forwards:
Derek Cooke_Jr.
Davide Alviti
Myles Stephens

Center:
Paul Biligha

Milano Urania keeps Cavallero for another season - by Eurobasket News
Urania Basket Milano (Serie A2) re-signed 20-year old 203cm swingman Matteo Cavallero for upcoming season. Cavallero has played there for the last three seasons.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Pallacanestro Varese U20 team (NextGen) where in 5 games he recorded 11.8ppg and 3.8rpg in that year.

Urania Basket Milano roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Matteo Montano

Forward:
Matteo Cavallero

Centers:
Gerald Beverly
Ion Lupusor

Imola inks Riccardo Crespi - by Eurobasket News
Andrea Costa Imola Basket (Serie B) agreed terms with 26-year old center Riccardo Crespi (205cm-113kg-1997) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Crespi played last season at Pallacanestro Crema. In 31 Serie B games he had 13.5ppg, 9.4rpg (#3 in the league), 1.8apg and 1.7bpg. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie B Second Team.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Sutor BK 1955 Montegranaro where in 32 Serie B games he recorded 12.3ppg, 8.7rpg and 1.2bpg in that year.
He has played previously for six other teams: Empoli, Torino, Piombino, CUS Torino ASD, Ozzano and Pavia.

Andrea Costa Imola Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Gianmarco Sorrentino

Forward:
Tommaso Marangoni

Centers:
Riccardo Crespi
Dejan Bresolin

Trieste keeps Ruzzier for another season - by Eurobasket News
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Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste (Serie A2) re-signed 30-year old former international 183cm point guard Michele Ruzzier for new season. Ruzzier played there last season. In 23 Serie A games he averaged 7.1ppg, 2.0rpg and 3.9apg. Serie A2 will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He helped them to win the Supercup. Ruzzier also played for Virtus (Serie A). Serie A was a little too high level for him, where in two games he had just 1.0ppg.
He was a member of Italian international program for some years. Ruzzier was called to Italian Senior National Team in 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2013.
He has played previously for four other teams: Varese, Venezia, Fortitudo Flat Service Bologna and Cremona.
Let's have closer look into His outlook: A promising PG, with classic moves and great court vision and passing skills. Has the typical "first look to pass" mind that is loved by coaches. But don'' t leave him open, has a great outside shooting touch too..
Nardo tabs Lazar Trunic - by Eurobasket News
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HDL Nardo (Serie A2) inked 22-year old naturalized Serbian 198cm shooting guard Lazar Trunic for upcoming season. Trunic played most recently at Adriatica Industriale Corato in the Serie B. In 15 games he averaged 10.9ppg, 2.7rpg and 1.5apg last season.
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at Metalac in Serbian KLS where in 11 games he had 9.0ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg in that year. He also played for Monferrato that season. But in four Serie A2 games he did not score anything and had only 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Trunic has played previously for three other teams: Rimini Crabs, Cremona and Cremona.
His team was Runner-Up of Serie C Gold Group Lombardia Est Regular Season 2020.

Rieti Real adds Hogue to their roster, ex Promitheas - by Eurobasket News
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Serie A2 newcomer SSD Real Sebastiani Rieti added to their roster 31-year old American power forward Dustin Hogue (198cm-93kg-1992, college: Iowa State) for season 2023-24. Hogue played last season at Promitheas in Greek GBL league. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 14 GBL games he recorded 7.7ppg and 4.0rpg. Hogue also played 11 games in Eurocup where he averaged 6.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.2spg. He helped them to make it to the quarterfinals. The other team he played that season for was Prometey in Ukrainian league. In 9 Eurocup games he had 3.9ppg and 4.0rpg. Hogue contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. He also played 11 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 5.9ppg and 3.3rpg.
Hogue is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Romania (Cluj Napoca), Russia (Enisey), Turkey (Pinar Karsiyaka) and Italy (Trento).
Hogue graduated from Iowa State in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player. He played also for Indian Hills Community College for 2 years.

Trapani signs Jarvis Williams, ex Rytas - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) signed 30-year-old American power forward Jarvis Williams (203cm-97kg-1993, college: Murray State) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Williams has played for the last two years at Rytas in the Lithuanian LKL league but left the team on Mar.'23. In 15 games he had 7.7ppg, 4.6rpg and 1.7apg last season. He also played 11 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 5.6ppg, 3.6rpg, and 1.1spg.

Williams is quite an experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Caen and Boulazac Basket), Holland (ZZ Leiden), Poland (WKS Slask and HydroTruck), Turkey (Tofas), and Italy (Cremona and Rieti Kienergia). His team won OVC West Division Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. Williams was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Honorable Mention in 2023.

He graduated from Murray State in 2015 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. Williams played also for Gordon State College for 2 years.



Yancarlos Rodriguez (ex Indios) joins Trapani - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) agreed on terms with 29-year-old Italian-Dominican Rep. point guard Yancarlos Rodriguez (189cm-90kg-1994) for the new 2023-24 season. Rodriguez played this summer at Indios in the LNB league in the Dominican Republic. In 17 games just recently he had 6.4ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.7apg. The last season he played at Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Basket in Italian Serie A2 where in 29 games he recorded 11.3ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.8apg, and 1.6spg.

He was a member of the Italian U16 National Team back in 2010.

Rodriguez has played previously professionally also in Italy (Cantu, Forli, Treviglio, Roseto, and Monteclarense) and Dominican Republic (Titanes).

The list of past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Italian Serie B Group C in 2017. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie B Honorable Mention back in 2017.

On Rodriguez: A talented guard, very quick, who has become a scoring PG kind of player. Has great ball handling and gives his best in pick-and-roll situations and when he's free to attack the rim.



JD Notae signs at Trapani - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) landed 24-year-old American 188cm guard JD Notae (college: Arkansas) for the new season. Notae played this summer at Team Arkansas (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). First, he played at Aris in Greek GBL where in 23 games he was the league's fifth-best scorer with an impressive 15.3ppg and recorded 3.2rpg, 2.7apg, and 1.8spg (in top 2). Notae also played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup where he had very remarkable stats: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. His team made it to the SEC Tournament Semifinals in 2021 and 2022.

Among many awards, he received the USBWA All-District VII Player of the Year award and was voted to USBWA All-America Honorable Mention in 2022.

He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2022 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. Notae played also for Jacksonville University for 2 years.



2B Control Trapani roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Yancarlos Rodriguez

JD Notae



Forward:

Andrea Renzi



Center:

Jarvis Williams

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KOSOVO  
M.Rehovot signs Rashun Davis, ex Ylli - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Maccabi Rehovot (National League) signed 30-year-old American point guard Rashun Davis (182cm-84kg-1993, college: Radford, agency: PEPI SPORT) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Davis played last season at Ylli in Kosovan Superliga. In 29 games he had 13.6ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.6apg, and 1.3spg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Davis also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 13.2ppg, 2.7rpg and 2.2apg.

Most of the previous (2021-22) season he spent at Szedeak in Hungarian A Division. In 20 games he averaged an impressive 15.9ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.2apg, and 1.6spg (in the top 5) in that year. He contributed to his team making it to the cup final. The other team he played that season was Sloboda in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. In 8 games he got 14.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.4apg, and 2.1spg in that year.

Davis is quite an experienced player. He has played also professionally in Slovakia (Lucenec), Slovenia (Rogaska), Hungary (Kaposvari), and Bosnia (Siroki).

The list of past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com Bosnia and Herzegovina League All-Imports Team in 2021.

Davis is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered the top international summer league on the market.

He graduated from Radford University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player.

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LAT-EST BL  
Brendan Adams is a newcomer at VEF Riga - by Eurobasket News
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Defending champion VEF Riga (LBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old American guard Brendan Adams (193cm-93kg-2000, college: GWU) for season 2023-24. Adams played this summer at Ram Nation (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. In only one TBT game just recently he had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
He graduated from George Washington University in 2023 and it will be his first season in pro basketball. he was also voted toAll-Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player of the Year in 2023. Adams played also for University of Connecticut for 3 years.

VEF Riga roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Dairis Bertans
Marcis Vitols
Brendan Adams

Forward:
Maris Gulbis

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LATVIA  
Brendan Adams is a newcomer at VEF Riga - by Eurobasket News
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Defending champion VEF Riga (LBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old American guard Brendan Adams (193cm-93kg-2000, college: GWU) for season 2023-24. Adams played this summer at Ram Nation (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. In only one TBT game just recently he had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
He graduated from George Washington University in 2023 and it will be his first season in pro basketball. he was also voted toAll-Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player of the Year in 2023. Adams played also for University of Connecticut for 3 years.

VEF Riga roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Dairis Bertans
Marcis Vitols
Brendan Adams

Forward:
Maris Gulbis

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LITHUANIA  
Slask signs Saulius Kulvietis - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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WKS Slask Wroclaw (EBL) signed 32-year old Lithuanian forward Saulius Kulvietis (206cm-100kg-1991) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Kulvietis played last season at Buyukcekmece Basketbol in Turkish BSL league. In 12 games he had 9.2ppg, 3.8rpg and 2.2apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Telekom Baskets in German BBL where in 30 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.1apg in that year. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. 2021-22 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com German Bundesliga All-Bosmans Team.
Kulvietis represented Lithuania at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.4ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.9apg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 90.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Kulvietis has played also professionally in France (JDA Dijon), Latvia (VEF Riga), Spain (Joventut and Andorra) and Lithuania (Rytas, Lietkabelis, Sakalai, MRU Vilnius and Prienai).
He won Lithuanian KKML championship title in 2017.
Kulvietis could be described: Forward who can play at SF and PF positions. Has a high basketball IQ, well developed player tactically who understands and reads the game very well. Saulius is a great shooter, can make three-pointer of mid-range shot of the dribble. Needs to improve his strength as a PF and ball handling as a SF.

WKS Slask Wroclaw roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Daniel Golebiowski
Lukasz Kolenda
Jawun Evans
Hassani Gravett
Aleksander Wisniewski

Forwards:
Saulius Kulvietis
Jakub Niziol
Szymon Nowicki
Kuba Pisla

Centers:
Artsiom Parakhouski
Dusan Miletic
Mikolaj Adamczak

Coach: Oliver Vidin

Trapani signs Jarvis Williams, ex Rytas - by Dimitri Chelidze
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2B Control Trapani (Serie A2) signed 30-year-old American power forward Jarvis Williams (203cm-97kg-1993, college: Murray State) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Williams has played for the last two years at Rytas in the Lithuanian LKL league but left the team on Mar.'23. In 15 games he had 7.7ppg, 4.6rpg and 1.7apg last season. He also played 11 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 5.6ppg, 3.6rpg, and 1.1spg.

Williams is quite an experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Caen and Boulazac Basket), Holland (ZZ Leiden), Poland (WKS Slask and HydroTruck), Turkey (Tofas), and Italy (Cremona and Rieti Kienergia). His team won OVC West Division Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. Williams was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Honorable Mention in 2023.

He graduated from Murray State in 2015 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. Williams played also for Gordon State College for 2 years.



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LUXEMBOURG  
Ireland secure dramatic 79-76 win over Luxembourg in FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifier - by Eurobasket News
Ireland showed their composure and battling qualities to secure a dramatic come-from-behind 79-76 win over Luxembourg in front of a sold-out National Basketball Arena, to secure second spot in Group G of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. There were several big performances from the squad, notably from Jordan Blount (203-F/C-1997, college: UIC, agency: One Motive Sports) who finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. CJ Fulton also caught the eye, picking up 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. Ireland certainly didn't have it their own way, they lost the influential Blount for the closing stages and trailed by a point with a minute to go, but still emerged victorious, with head coach Mark Keenan noting: 'credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go'. Ireland made an excellent start to the contest, Fulton had five points in the opening two minutes, a pair of free throws and a three point jump shot, which helped put Ireland 8-4 ahead. Ireland were 17-8 up near the midpoint, after some swift link-up play set Sean Flood up for a three, followed by Neal Quinn landing a turnaround jumpshot shortly afterwards. Luxembourg called a timeout, but Ireland continued to find joy from the three point line, Taiwo Badmus (199-F-1993, college: UVA Wise) and another from Fulton had Ireland 23-10 in front. Luxembourg dragged themselves back into the contest, but Flood had the last points of the quarter, his jump shot put Ireland 29-20 up. The visitors however had momentum and they took the lead, 31-30, in the fourth minute of the second quarter through Axel Laurent's layup. Ireland offence wasn't having much joy in the second quarter, a five point run by Jordan Blount helped get Ireland back level at 36 apiece, with 2'37 to go. But eight seconds later Luxembourg captain Laurent converted from the three point line. Fulton converted a much needed three with 13 seconds to go in the half, which saw Ireland behind 43-41 at half-time, Fulton's tally at 11 points by the break. Blount continued where he left off in the third quarter, his back-to-back layups propelled Ireland back in front, 51-47, three and a half minutes in. A neat pass from Quinn and a Lorcan Murphy (182-PG-1994) layup through traffic saw him make it 56-49 with 4'22 to go, thanks to the additional converted free throw, after he'd been fouled. Luxembourg responded with a 14 point run, Bob Melcher's long three and a Laurent dunk among their scorers. Ireland needed points and Murphy provided it with a two point jump shot from the corner in the dying seconds of the third quarter, to trail 63-59 at the end it. Samuel Alajiki (183-F-2002)'s layup made it a two point game at the start of the fourth quarter. Luxembourg however weren't going to roll over, Melcher's layup put them up 65-61. A brilliant Alajiki block, followed shortly afterwards by a John Carroll (204-F-1995, college: Hartford) layup and it was 65-63 with less than two minutes gone. The tense contest was level once more, at 68-68, with 4'44' to go following a three from the corner by Alajiki. Ireland lost the influential Blount with 3'18' remaining, an unsportsmanlike foul was his fifth offence. It was a big blow, but undeterred Ireland responded with a brilliant three from Fulton, which brought the home crowd to their feet. A Badmus layup and Ireland were 74-70 up with 2'19 to go, to prompt a Luxembourg timeout. There was still plenty of drama, a nerveless three from Clancy Rugg (204-F/C-1991, college: Vermont) put Luxembourg back ahead, 75-74. with 1'03 remaining and brought his personal tally to 27 points in the process. The imposing Quinn converted from close in after Badmus' layup didn't drop, to edge Ireland back into the lead, 76-75, with 32 seconds to go. 10 seconds later Badmus converted one of his two free throws, to make it a two point game. Rugg's layup attempt for Luxembourg uncharacteristically failed to drop. At the other end Fulton earned an offensive foul and cooly slotted his two free throws and Ireland's advantage was 4 points, 79-75, with 8 seconds to go and that was to prove enough. Head coach Mark Keenan said: 'We had our moments in the game, but credit to the guys - lots of teams would have folded with five minutes to go. We just hung in the game and switched to zone defence, it gave us a good few stops and then just converting at the end. Our defensive rebounding when we needed it, the zone they definitely couldn't handle. I am delighted for the guys, it could easily have gone the other way, but we hung right in to the end.' Keenan added: 'Guys stepped up when we needed it, Jordan (Blount) kept us in the game for a good bit and then obviously with him going out Sam (Alajiki) stepped up, CJ (Fulton) stepped up, big (Neal) Quinn stepped up, Taiwo (Badmus) too, they all stepped up.'
Courtesy of: ireland.basketball



Grengewald signs Romelo Burrell, ex Dinamo - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Grengewald Hostert (LBBL) signed American forward Romelo Burrell (201cm-86kg, college: Lindenwood) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Burrell played last season at Dinamo in the Croatian Premijer Liga. In 12 games he had 5.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.0apg, and 1.0spg. He also played for Omonia in Cypriot OPAP Basket League where in 19 games he recorded 13.2ppg, 5.6rpg, 2.2apg, 1.1spg, and 1.1bpg.

His team was regular season runner-up in MAC West Division in 2019.

Burrell graduated from Lindenwood University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. He played also for Central Michigan University for 2 years.



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MEXICO  
Plateros ink Jaysean Paige - by Eurobasket News
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Plateros de Fresnillo (LNBP) agreed terms with 29-year old American (has also Puerto Rican passport) guard Jaysean Paige (188cm-91kg-1994, college: WVU) for new 2023-24 season. Paige played this summer at Best Virginia (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He also played for Mets in Puerto Rican BSN where in 46 games he had very impressive stats: 16.6ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.1apg and 1.1spg. 2023-23 was a great season as he was named to Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican BSN Honorable Mention. Paige also spent pre-season at Best Virginia in U.S. semi-pro league The Basketball Tournament. He has been regularly called to Puerto Rican Senior National Team since 2020.
Paige is quite experienced player. Paige's career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in eight different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. Paige has played previously professionally in France (C'Chartres), Germany, Hungary (Atomeromu), United Kingdom (Newcastle Eagles), NBA (Detroit Pistons), North Macedonia (Karpos Sokoli), Puerto Rico (Indios) and NBA G League (Maine Celtics).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his college team made it to the NBA G League Winter Showcase Cup Final Four in 2022. He was also voted All-Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year back in 2016.
Paige graduated from West Virginia University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player. He played also for Moberly Area Community College for one year.

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Plateros de Fresnillo (LNBP) landed 32-year old American 201cm forward Jamil Wilson (college: Marquette) for new season. It is actually his comeback to Plateros as he has played here before. Wilson played most recently at Boeheim's Army (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016.
Wilson is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in eleven different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Wilson has played previously professionally in Germany (Brose Bamberg), Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Effie Capital Rishon Le-Zion), Italy (RO Virtus, Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Torino), Lithuania (Prienai), Puerto Rico (Vaqueros, Leones, Cangrejeros and Piratas), Russia (UNICS Kazan), Venezuela (Guaros), NBA (LA Clippers), Uruguay (Nacional), NBA G League (Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Ontario Clippers) and The Basketball Tournament (Golden Eagles). His team won Venezuelan SPB Western Conference Regular Season in 2023. He voted toAll-Racine County Player of the Year back in 2008 and 2009.
Wilson graduated from Marquette University in 2014 and it will be his tenth season in pro basketball. He played also for University of Oregon for one year.
Anthony Young (ex Tijuana) agreed terms with Riachuelo de La Rioja - by Eurobasket News
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Riachuelo de La Rioja (La Liga) inked 33-year old American 200cm power forward Anthony Young (college: KWC) for upcoming season. Young played this summer at Zonkeys de Tijuana in Mexican CIBACOPA. In 32 games just recently he recorded very impressive stats: 17.7ppg, 5.2rpg and 2.3apg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week (2 times). The last season he played at Aguada in Uruguayan LUB where in 16 games he averaged 11.9ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg.
Young is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eleven different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Young has played previously professionally also in Colombia (Bucaros, Team Cali and Hurricanes), Germany, Kuwait (Qadsia), Panama (Universitarios), Paraguay (Olimpia), Puerto Rico (Capitanes), Venezuela (Guaiqueries and Gigantes), Uruguay (Defensor, Larre Borges Montevideo, Bigua and Urunday), Argentina (Penarol, La Union and Obera), Dominican Republic (Marineros) and Mexico (Libertadores).
Among many awards he played in the final of Colombian LPB Apertura in 2022. He was also selected to Latinbasket.com All-Colombian LPB Center of the Year back in 2020.
Young graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College in 2012 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. He played also for Kankakee Community College for 2 years.

Riachuelo de La Rioja roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nicolas De_los_Santos
Latraius Mosley

Forwards:
Santiago Arese
Anthony Young
Andres Ibarguen

Mexico outscore Portugal in Jordan - by Eurobasket News
Portugal - Mexico 71-79

Mexico outscored Portugal at the 11th King's Abdullah Cup in Jordan. Fabian Jaimes (198-PF-1992) stepped up with 21 points to lead the charge.
Mexico grabbed a 22-13 lead after the opening quarter. Portugal managed to pull within 8 points at the big break 43-35. The Europeans narrowed the deficit to just 2 points heading into the fourth quarter. But Mexico unloaded 24 points in the final period to ice the victory. Gabriel Giron (192-SG-1988) delivered 17 points in the win. Diogo Brito (198-G-1997, college: Utah St.) answered with 14 points for Portugal. Miguel Queiroz (202-PF-1991, agency: Promo Sport ID) chipped in 10 points in the loss.

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NAIA  
LSUS' Jalen Brooks Signs With BBC Nyon as He Continues His Career In the Pros - by Stephan Ditgens
Shreveport, Louisiana-Jalen Brooks continues to show his dominance on the court as his successful college career landed him a spot as a member of the BBC Nyon in Switzerland, a team his brother was a critical piece of in the 2022-2023 season.

Brooks, an NAIA First Team All-American and RRAC First Team Selection, had an overall record of 26-8 in his senior season at LSU Shreveport while averaging 22.5 points per game as well as 11.2 rebounds per game. Of the 32 games he played in he secured 21 double-doubles and led the RRAC in points per game and rebounds. Brooks led the Pilots statistically with 719 points, 357 rebounds, 54 steals, 37 blocks, and three other categories. He ranked second nationally with 11.2 rebounds per game and eighth for points per game with 22.5. He finished his season leading the country with 118 offensive rebounds as well as third in free throws made and ninth overall in total field goals made in the NAIA.

Brooks has eight titles to his name as he was given designations as the Louisiana Small College Player of the Year 2023, an NAIA First Team All-American, the Red River Player of the Year, RRAC Newcomer of the Year, RRAC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Selection for the RRAC, and was an 8-Time RRAC Player of the Week. He most recently picked up a place on the LSWA All-Louisiana First Team. Brooks also found himself as a Bevo Francis Award Semifinalist which spans across all lower levels of basketball. He continues to wear the Pilot jersey well, even after his impressive senior season had come to a close and he moves forward with BBC Nyon.

BBC Nyon, a professional basketball team out of Nyon, Switzerland was founded in 1937 and though the club has faced many hardships, from finance to the COVID pandemic of 2020, it has survived against all odds bringing joy to their fans. The team went 12-18 in the 2022-2023 season. Brooks' brother Devante was a member of the squad during the season averaging 17.1 points per game, the second highest on the team, and led in rebounds with 10.5 per game.

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NBA  
Souley Boum is a newcomer at the Nuggets - by Eurobasket News
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Denver Nuggets (NBA) added to their roster 24-year old 6-3 guard Souley Boum (college: Xavier) for season 2023-24. Boum played this summer at Sacramento Kings. In two NBA Summer League games just recently he recorded 3.0ppg, 1.5rpg, 2.0apg and 1.0spg.
He has never been drafted by the NBA.
Boum graduated from Xavier University in 2023 and it will be his first season in pro basketball. He played in the final of Big East Tournament in 2023. Boum played also for The University of Texas at El Paso for 4 years.

Denver Nuggets roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Reggie Jackson
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Jamal Murray
Christian Braun
Souley Boum

Forwards:
Justin Holiday
Aaron Gordon
Vlatko Cancar
Michael Porter_Jr.
Jay Huff
Maxwell Lewis

Centers:
DeAndre Jordan
Nikola Jokic

The Hornets land R.J. Hunter, ex Sydney - by Eurobasket News
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Charlotte Hornets tabbed 29-year old 6-6 swingman R.J. Hunter (college: Georgia State) for new season. Hunter played most recently at Sydney Kings in Australian NBL league, but left. In three games he averaged 4.0ppg and 2.3rpg in 2021-22 year.
Hunter's team won Sun Belt Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. He voted toAll-Sun Belt Player of the Year back in 2014 and 2015.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at Galatasaray in Turkish BSL where in 15 games he had 9.0ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.5apg in that year. Hunter also played 6 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 11.7ppg in that year.
In 2015 he was drafted by Boston Celtics in first round (28th overall). The former Georgia State star is in his ninth season in pro basketball.
He has played also professionally in NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets), Turkey (Turk Telekom) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers, College Park SkyHawks, Maine Celtics, Windy City Bulls and Long Island Nets). Hunter's team won Sun Belt Regular Season in 2014 and 2015. Hunter selected toAll-Sun Belt Player of the Year back in 2014 and 2015.
Let's have closer look into His outlook: Versatile shooting guard with tremendous range and very good ball handling skills. Has very good leaping ability and has shown the ability to defend players at multiple positions.

Charlotte Hornets roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Gordon Hayward
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Terry Rozier
Kobi Simmons
Theo Maledon
LaMelo Ball
James Bouknight
Nick Smith_Jr.
Bryce McGowens

Forwards:
R.J. Hunter
Kelly Oubre
Cody Martin
Miles Bridges
P.J. Washington
JT Thor
Brandon Miller

Centers:
Nick Richards
Mark Williams

Coach: Steve Clifford
Cole Swider joins Miami Heat - by Eurobasket News
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Miami Heat agreed terms with 24-year old forward Cole Swider (6'9''-224lbs-1999, college: Syracuse) for new 2023-24 season. He played this summer at LA Lakers. In four NBA Summer League games just recently he had very impressive stats: 17.0ppg and 5.0rpg. He ended 22-23 season at the Lakers. But in 7 NBA Summer League games he recorded only 1.3ppg and 1.0rpg. Swider helped them to make it to the conference final. But the most of that year he spent at Lakers where in 32 NBA Summer League games he averaged remarkable 16.1ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.7apg.
He has never been drafted by the NBA.
Swider graduated from Syracuse University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. His team won Big East Regular Season in 2019 and 2021. He played also for Villanova University for 3 years.

Miami Heat roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kyle Lowry
Jimmy Butler
Josh Richardson
Dru Smith
Jaime Jaquez_Jr.
Tyler Herro
Jamaree Bouyea

Forwards:
Udonis Haslem
Kevin Love
Thomas Bryant
Duncan Robinson
Caleb Martin
Haywood Highsmith
Cole Swider
Jamal Cain
Nikola Jovic
Orlando Robinson

Center:
Bam Adebayo

Coach: Erik Spoelstra

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NBA G LEAGUE  
Wolves Hire Ernest Scott As Head Coach Of G League Team - by Eurobasket News
The Minnesota Timberwolves have named Ernest Scott as head coach of the Iowa Wolves, the team's G League affiliate. Minnesota also announced the promotion of Nathan Bubes to Assistant Coach and Michael DiBenedetto to Assistant Coach/Director of Operations for the Wolves. 'I am grateful to be named the Head Coach of the Iowa Wolves and represent the Timberwolves organization in the best light possible,' Scott said. 'I'm excited to continue being a part of the community in Des Moines and execute the vision and goals of Coach Finch and the Timberwolves in everything we do on and off the court.' Scott is entering his third season with the Iowa Wolves, first as the head coach after spending the last two as an assistant coach.
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NCAA1  
Bruins add Buyuktuncel to their roster, ex Tofas - by Eurobasket News
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University of California at Los Angeles added to their roster 18-year old Turk international forward Berke Buyuktuncel (6'8''-2004). Buyuktuncel has played for the last two years at Tofas in Turkish BSL league. In 26 games he had 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg last season. He also played 7 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 4.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.4apg. The other team he played that season for was Tofas (U19 League) in Turkey. In 26 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg. Buyuktuncel also spent pre-season at Tofas (TB2L) in Turkey.
He has been also a member of Turkish international program for some years. Buyuktuncel was a member of both Senior and U19 National Teams this year and previously for U19 National Team in 2023.
He represented Turkey at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece this year. His stats at that event were 6 games: 13.3ppg, 5.3rpg, 2.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 53.8%, 3PT: 30.3%, FT: 78.6%.

University of California at Los Angeles roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Lazar Stefanovic
Will McClendon
Dylan Andrews
Sebastian Mack
Jan Vide
Ilane Fibleuil
Jack Seidler
Brandon Williams

Forwards:
Kenneth Nwuba
Logan Cremonesi
Adem Bona
Berke Buyuktuncel
Evan Manjikian
Devin Williams

Center:
Aday Mara

Coach: Mick Cronin

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NEW ZEALAND  
Kendrick Ray (ex Airs) signs at Buyukcekmece - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Buyukcekmece Basketbol (BSL) landed 29-year old American 188cm guard Kendrick Ray (college: KSU) for upcoming season. Ray played this summer at Airs in New Zealand NBL league. In 9 games just recently he averaged impressive 20.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 5.3apg and 1.2spg.
Part of this season he spent at Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A) in Italian league where in four NBL games he had 3.8ppg, 2.0rpg and 1.0apg. He also played for Igokea (Division I) in Bosnia and Herzegovina league that season.
Ray is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Le Mans), Greece (AEK Athens and Promitheas), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), NBA (Utah Jazz), Czech Republic (Nymburk), Turkey (Socar Petkim) and NBA Summer League (Boston Celtics).
Among many awards his team made it to the Greek final in 2022. Ray received Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Import Player of the Year award back in 2018.
He graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. Ray played also for Quinnipiac University for 2 years.

Buyukcekmece Basketbol roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kendrick Ray
Alexander Perez-Kaufmann
Marcquise Reed
Ata Kahraman
Harun Apaydin

Forwards:
Evan Bruinsma
Gani Gulaslan

Centers:
Emircan Kosut
Devonte Upson
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Slask signs Saulius Kulvietis - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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WKS Slask Wroclaw (EBL) signed 32-year old Lithuanian forward Saulius Kulvietis (206cm-100kg-1991) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Kulvietis played last season at Buyukcekmece Basketbol in Turkish BSL league. In 12 games he had 9.2ppg, 3.8rpg and 2.2apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Telekom Baskets in German BBL where in 30 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.1apg in that year. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. 2021-22 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com German Bundesliga All-Bosmans Team.
Kulvietis represented Lithuania at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.4ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.9apg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 90.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Kulvietis has played also professionally in France (JDA Dijon), Latvia (VEF Riga), Spain (Joventut and Andorra) and Lithuania (Rytas, Lietkabelis, Sakalai, MRU Vilnius and Prienai).
He won Lithuanian KKML championship title in 2017.
Kulvietis could be described: Forward who can play at SF and PF positions. Has a high basketball IQ, well developed player tactically who understands and reads the game very well. Saulius is a great shooter, can make three-pointer of mid-range shot of the dribble. Needs to improve his strength as a PF and ball handling as a SF.

WKS Slask Wroclaw roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Daniel Golebiowski
Lukasz Kolenda
Jawun Evans
Hassani Gravett
Aleksander Wisniewski

Forwards:
Saulius Kulvietis
Jakub Niziol
Szymon Nowicki
Kuba Pisla

Centers:
Artsiom Parakhouski
Dusan Miletic
Mikolaj Adamczak

Coach: Oliver Vidin

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PORTUGAL  
Mexico outscore Portugal in Jordan - by Eurobasket News
Portugal - Mexico 71-79

Mexico outscored Portugal at the 11th King's Abdullah Cup in Jordan. Fabian Jaimes (198-PF-1992) stepped up with 21 points to lead the charge.
Mexico grabbed a 22-13 lead after the opening quarter. Portugal managed to pull within 8 points at the big break 43-35. The Europeans narrowed the deficit to just 2 points heading into the fourth quarter. But Mexico unloaded 24 points in the final period to ice the victory. Gabriel Giron (192-SG-1988) delivered 17 points in the win. Diogo Brito (198-G-1997, college: Utah St.) answered with 14 points for Portugal. Miguel Queiroz (202-PF-1991, agency: Promo Sport ID) chipped in 10 points in the loss.

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PUERTO RICO  
Plateros ink Jaysean Paige - by Eurobasket News
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Plateros de Fresnillo (LNBP) agreed terms with 29-year old American (has also Puerto Rican passport) guard Jaysean Paige (188cm-91kg-1994, college: WVU) for new 2023-24 season. Paige played this summer at Best Virginia (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He also played for Mets in Puerto Rican BSN where in 46 games he had very impressive stats: 16.6ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.1apg and 1.1spg. 2023-23 was a great season as he was named to Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican BSN Honorable Mention. Paige also spent pre-season at Best Virginia in U.S. semi-pro league The Basketball Tournament. He has been regularly called to Puerto Rican Senior National Team since 2020.
Paige is quite experienced player. Paige's career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in eight different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. Paige has played previously professionally in France (C'Chartres), Germany, Hungary (Atomeromu), United Kingdom (Newcastle Eagles), NBA (Detroit Pistons), North Macedonia (Karpos Sokoli), Puerto Rico (Indios) and NBA G League (Maine Celtics).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his college team made it to the NBA G League Winter Showcase Cup Final Four in 2022. He was also voted All-Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year back in 2016.
Paige graduated from West Virginia University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player. He played also for Moberly Area Community College for one year.

Pierre Jackson (ex Santurce) agreed terms with Wuhan - by Eurobasket News
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Wuhan Dangdai (NBL) inked 31-year old American 180cm guard Pierre Jackson (college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports). Jackson played this summer at Cangrejeros de Santurce in Puerto Rican BSN league. The last season he played at Flying Tigers in Chinese CBA where in 10 games he recorded 11.2ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.1apg and 1.9spg.
In 2013 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (42nd overall). The former Baylor University standout is in his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball.
He is a very experienced player. Jackson has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eight different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Croatia (Cedevita), France (ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne Basket and JL Bourg), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Turkey (Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Afyon), NBA (Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons), NBA G League (SLC Stars, Texas Legends and South Bay Lakers), China (Aviators and Royal Fighters) and The Basketball Tournament (Loyalty is Love).
Jackson won Israeli Premier League championship title in 2018. He played also for College of Southern Idaho for one year.
Jackson's game is described as: An energetic PG who loves to create out from the dribble. Jackson can be unstoppable when he goes inside and can be effective at the defensive side too.

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ROMANIA  
Laguna Sharks Bucuresti lands Stefan Mitrovic - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Laguna Sharks Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) tabbed 26-year-old Serbian 195cm guard Stefan Mitrovic for the new season. Mitrovic has played for the last two years at ASA Koroivos Amaliadas in Greek Elite League. In 27 games he averaged 12.1ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.6apg, and 1.2spg last season.

He is a very experienced player. Mitrovic has played also professionally in Bosnia (Mladost), Slovakia (Handlova), Slovenia (Sentjur), and Serbia (Vrsac).

Among many awards, his team made it to the Slovenian Cup final in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Greek A2 Honorable Mention in 2022.

Laguna Sharks Bucuresti signs Trevor John, ex Slavia - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Laguna Sharks Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) signed 27-year-old American guard Trevor John (190cm-86kg-1995, college: Drexel) for the upcoming 2023-24 season. John is the second import player on the roster as Serbian Stefan Mitrovic signed here earlier.

He played last season at Slavia in the NBL league in the Czech Republic. In 15 games he had very impressive stats: 15.5ppg, 3.3rpg, and 1.5apg. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League Honorable Mention.

Two years ago (two years after his graduation) he was drafted by Grand Rapids Gold (G-League) in the third round (6th overall).

He graduated from Drexel University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.

He has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce, Santa Cruz Warriors, and Wisconsin Johnrd), and Romania (Constanta).

He is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered the top international summer league on the market. John played also for Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo University for 4 years.



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RUSSIA  
Sitnik is back at Grodno !!! - by Dimitri Chelidze
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BK Grodno-93 (Premier League) added to their roster 33-year-old Belarusian international guard Kirill Sitnik (190cm-87kg-1989) for the new 2023-24 season. Sitnik played last season at Dinamo Vladivostok in Russian Superleague 1. In 13 games he had 6.0ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.2apg, and 1.2spg.

He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Domestic Player of the Year back in 2012, 2014, and 2018.

The previous (2021-22) season he played at Runa Basket (also in Superleague 1) where in 12 games he recorded 3.5ppg and 1.1rpg in that year. He helped them to make it to the Russian Superleague 1 final after they ended the regular season as second best team.

He also represented Belarus at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: 6.3ppg, 1.3rpg, 3.7apg, FGP: 66.7%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 85.7%.

Sitnik has played previously professionally also in Belarus (BC Minsk).




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RWANDA  
RBL Round 23: Easy game for Patriots who smash IPRC-Huye by 33 points - by Eurobasket News
What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

10th ranked IPRC-Huye (5-17) was outscored at home by second ranked Patriots (18-2) with the biggest margin this round 93-60 on Sunday night. Patriots have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain second place with 18-2 record behind leader REG. IPRC-Huye lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 17 games lost.

In the last two games of round 23 APR destroyed IPRC-Huye on the opponent's court 89-69. Bottom-ranked IPRC-Musanze was outscored by Orion in a home game 59-79.




IPRC-Huye - APR 69-89

Very expected game when 10th ranked IPRC-Huye (5-17) was crushed at home by third ranked APR (17-2) 89-69 on Saturday. APR have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-2 record having just three points less than leader REG. IPRC-Huye lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 17 games lost.
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IPRC-Musanze - Orion 59-79

Very predictable result when sixth ranked Orion (12-10) smashed on the road bottom-ranked IPRC-Musanze (1-21) 79-59 on Saturday. Orion moved-up to fifth place, which they share with K-Titans. IPRC-Musanze lost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games.
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IPRC-Huye - Patriots 60-93

10th ranked IPRC-Huye (5-17) was outscored at home by second ranked Patriots (18-2) with the biggest margin this round 93-60 on Sunday night. Patriots have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain second place with 18-2 record behind leader REG. IPRC-Huye lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 17 games lost.
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SERBIA  
Glisic is back at Helios Suns, ex Borac CA - by Zeljko Zule
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Helios Suns Domzale (Liga Nova KBM) signed 25-year old Serbian power forward Milos Glisic (205cm-1998) for upcoming 2023-24 season. It is actually his comeback to Domzale as he has played here before. He played last season at KK Borac Cacak in Serbian KLS league. But in 10 ABA League games he had just 1.8ppg and 1.2rpg.
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at Dynamic (KLS) in Serbia where in 16 games he recorded 5.3ppg and 4.4rpg in that year. He helped them to win the league title. Glisic also spent pre-season at Helios Suns that year.
He represented Serbia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Chemnitz (Germany) five years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 11.6ppg, Reb-5 (8.0rpg), FGP: 70.7%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 77.8%.
Glisic has played previously professionally in Slovenia (Rogaska). He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Honorable Mention back in 2017 and 2018.

Helios Suns Domzale roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nejc Baric
Rok Nemanic
Jan Copot

Forwards:
Blaz Mahkovic
Milos Glisic
Ziga Daneu

Center:
Lovro Lapajne

Coach: Damjan Novakovic

Nardo tabs Lazar Trunic - by Eurobasket News
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HDL Nardo (Serie A2) inked 22-year old naturalized Serbian 198cm shooting guard Lazar Trunic for upcoming season. Trunic played most recently at Adriatica Industriale Corato in the Serie B. In 15 games he averaged 10.9ppg, 2.7rpg and 1.5apg last season.
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at Metalac in Serbian KLS where in 11 games he had 9.0ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg in that year. He also played for Monferrato that season. But in four Serie A2 games he did not score anything and had only 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Trunic has played previously for three other teams: Rimini Crabs, Cremona and Cremona.
His team was Runner-Up of Serie C Gold Group Lombardia Est Regular Season 2020.

Maroussi tabs Stefan Peno - by Chris Mammides
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Maroussi B.C. (Elite League) inked 26-year old Serbian-Guyanese ex-international 194cm guard Stefan Peno for upcoming season. Peno played most recently at Lietkabelis in Lithuanian LKL league. In 24 games he averaged 5.2ppg, 2.2rpg and 3.2apg last season. He helped them to make it to the Lithuanian Cup Semifinals. Peno also played 17 games in Eurocup where he had 3.6ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg.
He played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Surne Bilbao Basket in Spanish Liga Endesa. But in 14 games he recorded just 1.8ppg in that year. The other team he played shortly was Prienai Labas Gas (LKL). In only one game he got 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in that year. Another team he played briefly was ALBA Berlin in German BBL. In only one game he got only 2 points in that year.
He was also a member of Serbian international program for some years. He played for Serbian Senior National Team between 2014 and 2020 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2015.
Peno represented Serbia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) six years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 8.9ppg, 4.6rpg, 5.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 27.5%, 3PT: 29.2%, FT: 76.0%.
He has played also professionally in Spain (Barca and FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team), Serbia (OKK Beograd) and Germany (Rasta Vechta). Peno played in the final of German Bundesliga in 2018 and 2019.

Laguna Sharks Bucuresti lands Stefan Mitrovic - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Laguna Sharks Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) tabbed 26-year-old Serbian 195cm guard Stefan Mitrovic for the new season. Mitrovic has played for the last two years at ASA Koroivos Amaliadas in Greek Elite League. In 27 games he averaged 12.1ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.6apg, and 1.2spg last season.

He is a very experienced player. Mitrovic has played also professionally in Bosnia (Mladost), Slovakia (Handlova), Slovenia (Sentjur), and Serbia (Vrsac).

Among many awards, his team made it to the Slovenian Cup final in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Greek A2 Honorable Mention in 2022.

Beaudion starts his pro career at KK Joker Sombor - by Dimitri Chelidze
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KK Joker Sombor (KLS) agreed terms with 24-year-old American guard Craig Beaudion (190cm-82kg-1998) for the new 2023-24 season. Beaudion just graduated from the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (NCAA). In 31 games he had 8.0ppg, 2.5rpg, 3.9apg, and 1.2spg last season.

He started his college career at Colby County Community College (JUCO). Then he moved to Cleveland State University (NCAA). Beaudion's high school career he had spent at Whitney M. Young Magnet School in Chicago, IL.

As mentioned above he is just out of college, so it will be Beaudion's first season as a professional player.



KK Joker Sombor roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Aleksa Jugovic

Craig Beaudion

Hunter Strait



Center:

Bryant Thomas

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SLOVENIA  
Glisic is back at Helios Suns, ex Borac CA - by Zeljko Zule
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Helios Suns Domzale (Liga Nova KBM) signed 25-year old Serbian power forward Milos Glisic (205cm-1998) for upcoming 2023-24 season. It is actually his comeback to Domzale as he has played here before. He played last season at KK Borac Cacak in Serbian KLS league. But in 10 ABA League games he had just 1.8ppg and 1.2rpg.
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at Dynamic (KLS) in Serbia where in 16 games he recorded 5.3ppg and 4.4rpg in that year. He helped them to win the league title. Glisic also spent pre-season at Helios Suns that year.
He represented Serbia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Chemnitz (Germany) five years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 11.6ppg, Reb-5 (8.0rpg), FGP: 70.7%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 77.8%.
Glisic has played previously professionally in Slovenia (Rogaska). He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Honorable Mention back in 2017 and 2018.

Helios Suns Domzale roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nejc Baric
Rok Nemanic
Jan Copot

Forwards:
Blaz Mahkovic
Milos Glisic
Ziga Daneu

Center:
Lovro Lapajne

Coach: Damjan Novakovic

Sencur Gorenjska Kranj lands Alen Zulic - by Zeljko Zule
Sencur Gorenjska Kranj (Liga Nova KBM) tabbed 19-year old 192cm shooting guard Alen Zulic for new season. Zulic played most recently at Helios Suns. But in 8 ABA League games he averaged just 1.5ppg last season.
He represented Slovenia at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Izmir (Turkey) last year. Zulic's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 7 games: 9.0ppg, 1.7rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 37.9%, FT: 78.3%.
Zulic has played previously for Parklji. His team won Adriatic League 2 Regular Season in 2023. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Slovenian 2SKL All-Newcomers Team in 2023.

Sencur Gorenjska Kranj roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Jan Novak
Nejc Martincic
Alen Zulic

Forwards:
Gaber Ozegovic
Balsa Dragovic
Alen Malovcic

Center:
Dino Muric
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SOUTH SUDAN  
Koch Bar (ex Horsens IC) is a newcomer at BC Minsk - by Dimitri Chelidze
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Defending champion BC Minsk (Premier League) strengthened their roster with the addition of 26-year-old South Sudanese international 211cm center Koch Bar (college: Bradley) for season 2023-24. Bar has played for the last two years at Horsens IC in Danish BasketLigaen. In 33 games he recorded 10.7ppg, 8.2rpg (#5 in the league), 1.5apg, and 1.7bpg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. A very spectacular season in his career as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Danish Ligaen Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team. Bar has been regularly called to South Sudanese Senior National Team since 2021.

He has played also professionally in Vaerlose. His team won MVC Tournament in 2019 and 2020.

Bar graduated from Bradley University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball.



BC Minsk roster for 2023-24:



Guards:

Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson

Ivan Aladko

Grigory Motovilov

Dmitriy Kuratnik

Uladzislau Mikulski

Roman Scherbakov



Forwards:

Benjamin-Pavel Dudu

Artem Sekushenko

Ognjen Pantovic

Kanstantin Pasko

Daniil Kosko



Center:

Koch Bar



Coach:Rostislav Vergun





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SPAIN  
Huguet comes back to Obradoiro - by Eurobasket News
Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela (Liga Endesa) added to their roster 20-year old 194cm shooting guard Sergi Huguet for season 2023-24. It is actually his comeback to Santiago de Compostela as he has played here before. Huguet played most recently at Melilla Baloncesto in the LEB Gold. In 29 games he recorded 5.2ppg and 1.4rpg last season.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Obradoiro. But in 6 Liga Endesa games he averaged just 0.3ppg in that year.
He represented Spain at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica (Montenegro) last year. Huguet's team won Gold and his stats at that event were 5 games: 2.8ppg.
Huguet has played previously for two other teams: Palma and Obradoiro Silleda Santiago de Compostela.
His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group A-B in 2022.

Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Eric Washington
Fernando Zurbriggen
Pol Figueras
Jordan Howard
Sergi Huguet

Forwards:
Alvaro Munoz
Thomas Scrubb
Tres Tinkle

Centers:
Alejandro Suarez
Artem Pustovyi
Ruben Guerrero
Marek Blazevic

Coach: Moncho Fernandez

Melilla tabs Jesus Castillo - by Eurobasket News
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Melilla Sport Capital Enrique Soler (LEB Silver) inked 24-year old 198cm swingman Jesus Castillo (college: UIS) for upcoming season. Castillo played most recently at CB Talavera. In 22 LEB Silver games he averaged 4.8ppg and 3.2rpg last season.
He graduated from University of Illinois at Springfield in 2022 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. Castillo played also for Missouri Baptist University for 2 years.

Benidorm inks Carlos Velazquez - by Eurobasket News
Servigroup Benidorm (EBA) agreed terms with 21-year old shooting guard Carlos Velazquez (186cm-2002) for new 2023-24 season. Velazquez has played for the last two years at HLA Alicante in the LEB Gold. LEB Gold was a little too high level for him, where in only one LEB Gold game he did not score anything and had only 1 rebound. EBA will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.

Santiago Paz Vazquez is a newcomer at Benicarlo - by Eurobasket News
Maderas Sorli Benicarlo (LEB Silver) strengthened their roster with addition of 20-year old 198cm forward Santiago Paz Vazquez for season 2023-24. Paz Vazquez played most recently at Obradoiro in Spanish Liga Endesa. Liga Endesa was a little too high level for him, where in 5 games he recorded just 1.4ppg last season. LEB Silver will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He also played for Obradoiro (EBA). In 11 games he averaged impressive 15.5ppg, 6.0rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1spg.
Paz Vazquez represented Spain at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece this year. His stats at that event were 7 games: 4.9ppg, 2.9rpg.

Aridane sign a second foreign player - by Igor Obradovic
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EBA newcomer C.B. Aridane tabbed 27-year old American 193cm swingman Xavier Newson (college: Goshen) for new season. Newson is the second foreign player in the roster as Irish Patrick Lanipekun signed here earlier.
He played most recently at Smurfit Kappa BBall Cordoba in the 1 Div.
He ended the previous (2021-22) season at Iverioni in Georgian A League where in four games he averaged impressive 19.3ppg, 3.3rpg, 1.5apg and 1.3spg in that year. But the most of that year he spent at BC Telavi in Georgia league. In 6 Caucasus Basketball League games he had very remarkable stats: 19.7ppg, 5.2rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
He has played previously professionally in Kosovo (Vellaznimi, Rahoveci and Prizreni) and Georgia (Sport Uni). Newson was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-Georgian A-League Honorable Mention in 2020 and 2021.
He played in the final of Kosovo Liga e pare in 2018.
Newson graduated from Goshen College in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. He played also for Missouri Western State University for one year.

C.B. Aridane roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Patrick Lanipekun
Kilian Riverol
Javier Gonzalez

Forward:
Xavier Newson
Barca is considering to sign Jabari Parker - by Eurobasket News
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FC Barcelona Lassa (Liga Endesa) is close to sign 28-year old American forward Jabari Parker (203cm-108kg-1995, college: Duke) for upcoming 2023-24 season who played last time at Boston Celtics in NBA. In 12 games he had 4.4ppg and 2.3rpg in 2021-22 year.
he was also voted Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year back in 2012 and 2013.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at the Kings in NBA where in three games he recorded just 2.7ppg and 2.0rpg in that year.
In 2014 he was drafted by Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) as #2 pick overall. Parker attended Duke University. It may be his tenth season in pro basketball.
He has played previously professionally in other USA teams and NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards).
Parker played in the final of ACC Tournament in 2014. he was also selected Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year back in 2012 and 2013.

FC Barcelona Lassa roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Tomas Satoransky
Nicolas Laprovittola
Oriol Pauli
Rokas Jokubaitis

Forwards:
Nikola Kalinic
Alex Abrines
Oscar Da_Silva
Joel Parra

Centers:
Jan Vesely
Willy Hernangomez
James Nnaji

Coach: Roger Grimau

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SURINAM  
SCVU and Koi Carper exchange Finals wins - by Eurobasket News
SCVU and Koi Carper exchanged Finals wins in the first two games. Koi Carper won the opener 80-66. Archinio Prado top-scored for the winners with 16 points, whilst Bjorn Ewijck netted 19 in a loss.
In game 2 SCVU overcame Koi Carper 75-65. Rivano Amelo (G) led the way with 13 points and Earvin Randamie notched 14 in defeat.
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SWEDEN  
Germany ease past Sweden in friendly - by Eurobasket News
Germany - Sweden 87-68

Germany outgunned Sweden in the friendly clash in Bonn on Saturday. Dennis Schroeder (181-PG-1993) stepped up with 17 points to pace the hosts.
Germany eked out an 18-16 lead after ten minutes. Sweden erupted for 26 points in the second term to tie things up at 42 heading into the locker rooms. Sweden managed to snatch a narrow one-point lead at the final intermission. But Germany answered with a strong 27-7 rally in the fourth period to secure a comfortable win at the end. Franz Wagner (206-F-2001, college: Michigan) produced 15 points for the hosts. Nicholas Spires (210-C/F-1994) answered with 13 points for Sweden. Felix Terins (188-PG-1998) chipped in 12 points in the loss.

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TURKEY  
Bruins add Buyuktuncel to their roster, ex Tofas - by Eurobasket News
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University of California at Los Angeles added to their roster 18-year old Turk international forward Berke Buyuktuncel (6'8''-2004). Buyuktuncel has played for the last two years at Tofas in Turkish BSL league. In 26 games he had 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg last season. He also played 7 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 4.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.4apg. The other team he played that season for was Tofas (U19 League) in Turkey. In 26 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg. Buyuktuncel also spent pre-season at Tofas (TB2L) in Turkey.
He has been also a member of Turkish international program for some years. Buyuktuncel was a member of both Senior and U19 National Teams this year and previously for U19 National Team in 2023.
He represented Turkey at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece this year. His stats at that event were 6 games: 13.3ppg, 5.3rpg, 2.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 53.8%, 3PT: 30.3%, FT: 78.6%.

University of California at Los Angeles roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Lazar Stefanovic
Will McClendon
Dylan Andrews
Sebastian Mack
Jan Vide
Ilane Fibleuil
Jack Seidler
Brandon Williams

Forwards:
Kenneth Nwuba
Logan Cremonesi
Adem Bona
Berke Buyuktuncel
Evan Manjikian
Devin Williams

Center:
Aday Mara

Coach: Mick Cronin

Yigit Mestoglu (ex La Roda) signs at Fenerbahce - by Eurobasket News
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (BSL) landed 19-year old Turk 201cm forward Yigit Mestoglu, agency: Octagon Europe for new season. Mestoglu played most recently at Decolor Fundacion Globalcaja La Roda in Spanish LEB Silver. In 26 games he averaged 8.7ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.1apg last season.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Liga Endesa) in Spanish league. But in two games he did not score anything and had only 1 assist.
He represented Turkey at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Izmir (Turkey) last year. Mestoglu's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 7 games: 5.3ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 43.8%, 3PT: 7.1%, FT: 85.7%.
Mestoglu has played previously professionally also in Turkey (Bandirma).
His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group E in 2022.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Melih Mahmutoglu
Raul Neto
Scottie Wilbekin
Marko Guduric
Tyler Dorsey
Sehmus Hazer
Yam Madar

Forwards:
Dyshawn Pierre
Metecan Birsen
Nigel Hayes-Davis
Nathan Sestina
Yigit Mestoglu

Centers:
Sertac Sanli
Georgios Papagiannis
Johnathan Motley

Coach: Dimitris Itoudis
Kendrick Ray (ex Airs) signs at Buyukcekmece - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Buyukcekmece Basketbol (BSL) landed 29-year old American 188cm guard Kendrick Ray (college: KSU) for upcoming season. Ray played this summer at Airs in New Zealand NBL league. In 9 games just recently he averaged impressive 20.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 5.3apg and 1.2spg.
Part of this season he spent at Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A) in Italian league where in four NBL games he had 3.8ppg, 2.0rpg and 1.0apg. He also played for Igokea (Division I) in Bosnia and Herzegovina league that season.
Ray is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Le Mans), Greece (AEK Athens and Promitheas), Israel (Maccabi Tel Aviv), NBA (Utah Jazz), Czech Republic (Nymburk), Turkey (Socar Petkim) and NBA Summer League (Boston Celtics).
Among many awards his team made it to the Greek final in 2022. Ray received Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Import Player of the Year award back in 2018.
He graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. Ray played also for Quinnipiac University for 2 years.

Buyukcekmece Basketbol roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kendrick Ray
Alexander Perez-Kaufmann
Marcquise Reed
Ata Kahraman
Harun Apaydin

Forwards:
Evan Bruinsma
Gani Gulaslan

Centers:
Emircan Kosut
Devonte Upson
Langston Hall (ex Bahcesehir) is a newcomer at AEK Athens - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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AEK Athens (GBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old American point guard Langston Hall (193cm-82kg-1991, college: Mercer, agency: Octagon Europe) for season 2023-24. Hall has played for the last two years at Bahcesehir in Turkish BSL league. In 23 games he recorded 5.2ppg, 2.0rpg and 4.3apg last season. He also played 10 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 5.3ppg, 1.9rpg, 5.2apg and 1.1spg.
Hall has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014.
He is quite experienced player. Hall has played also professionally in Belgium (Oostende), Croatia (Cibona), Germany (Telekom Baskets), Italy (Cantu and Pistoia), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda), Greece (Kolossos H Hotels Rodou and Promitheas) and The Basketball Tournament (Southern Gentlemen). His team was regular season runner-up in A-Sun in 2012 and 2014.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Play-Off Import Player of the Year in 2021.
He graduated from Mercer University in 2014 and it will be his tenth season as a professional player.

AEK Athens roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Langston Hall
Dimitris Flionis
Zois Karabelas

Forwards:
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
Ioannis Kouzeloglou
Jordan McRae
Omer Netzipoglou

Center:
Emmanouil Chatzidakis

Coach: Joan Plaza

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UKRAINE  
Ukraine hold off Israel in test game - by Eurobasket News
Ukraine - Israel 75-69

Ukraine claimed a narrow win over Israel in the test game on Saturday. Oleksandr Kovliar (191-PG-2002) scored 16 points to pace the winners.
Ukraine grabbed a 17-14 lead ten minutes into the game. Ukraine maintained the lead throughout the second frame. They established a 37-32 halftime lead. Ukraine poured in 25 points in the third stanza to ensure a 6-point lead at the final break. They held Israel to just 13 points in the fourth period and raced to the win. Vitaliy Zotov (188-PG-1997) delivered 14 points in the victory. Oz Blayzer (199-F-1992) replied with 18 points for Israel. Roman Sorkin (210-F/C-1996, college: Oregon) had 14 points in the loss.

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VIETNAM  
VBA Round 20: Heat keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News
Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Heat as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Heat smashed 6th ranked Catfish in Saigon 111-70. Heat dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Catfish's 32. Heat forced 19 Catfish turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Catfish's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import forward Hassan Thomas (203-1996, college: Emporia St.) who added 28 points and 5 assists during the contest. American forward Joshua Keyes (201-1995, college: Muskingum, agency: PBAplayers Agency) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Heat have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Catfish at the other side keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Catfish will play next round against Dragons trying to get back on the winning streak. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Important game to mention about took place in Hanoi. Fourth ranked Warriors (8-5) saved a 3-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Dolphins (7-6) 86-83 in the fight for the third place. Americans were the main players on the court. The winners were led by guard Sameen Swint (193-1995, college: GBC) who scored that evening 31 points, 7 assists and 4 steals and John Fields supported him with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Warriors' coach used entire bench in such tough game. Even a double-double of 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) by center Dominique Tham (195-1996, college: Mount Olive) did not help to save the game for Dolphins. Warriors have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Dolphins lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. Warriors' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Hanoi to the arena Buffaloes.




Saigon Heat - Catfish 111-70

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Heat as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Heat smashed 6th ranked Catfish in Saigon 111-70. Heat dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Catfish's 32. Heat forced 19 Catfish turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Catfish's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import forward Hassan Thomas (203-1996, college: Emporia St.) who added 28 points and 5 assists during the contest. American forward Joshua Keyes (201-1995, college: Muskingum, agency: PBAplayers Agency) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and Tu Nguyen Hoang (184-1989) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Five Heat and four Catfish players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Heat have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Catfish at the other side keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Catfish will play next round against Dragons trying to get back on the winning streak. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
Saigon Heat: H.Thomas 28+4reb+5ast, K.Barkley 27+12reb+6ast, P.Vinh Nguyen 16+7reb+2ast, H.Tu 14+5reb+3ast, S.Antony 13+2reb+1ast, T.Waale 4+1reb+4ast
Catfish: J.Keyes 17+11reb+3ast, N.Hoang Tu 14+7reb, H.Thanh Tam 12+1reb+3ast, T.Le Ngoc 11+3reb+2ast, M.Soy 4+1reb+3ast, L.Khac Dang Khoa 4+3reb+2ast
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Warriors - Dolphins 86-83

Important game to mention about took place in Hanoi. Fourth ranked Warriors (8-5) saved a 3-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Dolphins (7-6) 86-83 in the fight for the third place. Warriors made 20-of-24 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Dolphins turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. The winners were led by guard Sameen Swint (193-1995, college: GBC) who scored that evening 31 points, 7 assists and 4 steals and power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee, agency: Octagon Europe) supported him with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Warriors' coach used entire bench in such tough game. Even a double-double of 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) by center Dominique Tham (195-1996, college: Mount Olive) did not help to save the game for Dolphins. Forward Robert Sampson (203-1992, college: Georgia Tech) added 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks for the guests. Warriors have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Dolphins lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. Warriors' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Hanoi to the arena Buffaloes.
Top scorers:
Warriors: S.Swint 31+4reb+7ast, J.Fields 19+14reb+5ast, T.Truong Hoang 10+1reb+1ast, P.Nhat Quang 9+1ast, Y.Justin 8+4reb+3ast, A.Nguyen Tuan 5+2reb+2ast
Dolphins: R.Sampson 25+8reb+5ast, M.Gibbs 23+5reb+8ast, D.Tham 21+13reb+6ast, H.Vinh Quang 8+1ast, S.Minh Tam 6+2reb+1ast, N.Hoang Phuc 0+1reb
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WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES  
World University Games: Czech Republic nip Brazil to claim the trophy - by Eurobasket News
Czech Republic - Brazil 69-67

Czech Republic have been crowned the World University Games champions. They narrowly defeated Brazil to conquer the trophy. Jan Zidek (206-F-1999) stepped up with 24 points and 9 rebounds to pace the winners.
Czech Republic jumped to a 16-13 lead after ten minutes of action. Brazil however picked up the tempo in the second frame and tied things up at 34 heading into the second half. Czech Republic sank 17 points in the third stanza to eke out a single point advantage at the final intermission. The teams traded baskets throughout the intense fourth period as the Europeans hung on to snatch the victory. Vojtech Sykora (189-G-2001), Lubos Kovar (203-F/C-2000) and Martin Svoboda (202-C-2001) delivered 9 points each for the champions. Paulo Barbosa (189-G-2003) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Brazil. Caio Pacheco (189-PG-1999) had 14 points in the defeat.

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Women News
Al Sharjah tabs Jovana Mandic - by Dimitri Chelidze

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Al Sharjah (D1) inked 31-year-old Bosnian-Croatian international 192cm center Jovana Mandic (college: Nicholls State) for the upcoming season. Mandic played most recently at Proteas in the Greek A1 league. She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 11 A1 games she averaged 4.8ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.0apg. Mandic also played for Slavia in Slovakian Extraliga where in 13 games she had 8.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.1spg. She also played 8 games in Eurocup where she recorded 8.4ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.0spg. Mandic has been regularly called to Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior National Team since 2022.

She is a very experienced player. Mandic has quite traveled the world as her pro career brought her to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America, and North America). She has played previously professionally in Argentina (Penarol), Germany (ChemCats Chemnitz), Hungary (E.ON ELTE BEAC Budapest), Italy (Umbertide and Sarcedo), Portugal (CAB Madeira) and Spain (Aviles, Almeria, and Batalyaws).

Among many awards, she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2018.

Mandic graduated from Nicholls State in 2016 and it will be her eighth season in pro basketball. She played also for the University of North Carolina Wilmington for 2 years.



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CHILE  
LNF Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Alemana P. complete semifinal picture - by Eurobasket News
Alemana P. - Frontera 71-63

Alemana P. made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 28 Frontera turnovers. It was a good game for the former international center Tatiana Gomez (192-1981) who led her team to a victory with 24 points and 5 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). The former international forward Anahi Moran (168-1996) contributed with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. The former international forward Daniela Troncoso (178-1987) answered with 20 points and 7 rebounds and the former international Josefina Viafora (185-1999) added 14 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Frontera. Frontera's coach Karol Quinones rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Alemana P.: T.Gomez 24+5reb+3ast, A.Moran 19+5reb+5ast, F.Pardo 14+5reb+6ast, B.Autry 8+9reb, S.Pia 3+3reb+1ast, F.Michelle 2+1reb+1ast
Frontera: D.Troncoso 20+7reb+1ast, J.Viafora 14+11reb+1ast, A.Damaris 9+7reb+6ast, A.Gabriela 8+1reb+1ast, C.Antero 4+2reb+2ast, J.Armesto 3+2reb
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COSTA RICA  
LSBF Round 13: Heredia defeat Roswell in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An interesting game for Heredia (7-2) which played road game in against their biggest opponent Roswell (6-4). First ranked Heredia managed to get a 11-point victory 78-67. Heredia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-2 record. Roswell at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with San Jose. Heredia are looking forward to face Coopenae (#4) in the next round. Roswell will play against the league's second-placed San Jose and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between fourth ranked Coopenae (5-5) and 5th ranked ABSA (1-10) in ended with biggest points difference. Coopenae outscored guests from 82-62. Coopenae maintains fourth place with 5-5 record. ABSA lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Coopenae will play against league's leader Heredia in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ABSA will have a break next round.

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Roswell - Heredia 67-78

An interesting game for Heredia (7-2) which played road game in against their biggest opponent Roswell (6-4). First ranked Heredia managed to get a 11-point victory 78-67. Heredia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-2 record. Roswell at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with San Jose. Heredia are looking forward to face Coopenae (#4) in the next round. Roswell will play against the league's second-placed San Jose and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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Coopenae - ABSA 82-62

The game between fourth ranked Coopenae (5-5) and 5th ranked ABSA (1-10) in ended with biggest points difference. Coopenae outscored guests from 82-62. Coopenae maintains fourth place with 5-5 record. ABSA lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Coopenae will play against league's leader Heredia in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ABSA will have a break next round.

Costa Rican U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Maria Ramirez
Ramirez
Mariana Benavides
Benavides
Maria Acon
Acon
Maria Orozco
Orozco
Maria Montero
Montero
#e#5
2Genesis Villegas 158-PG-2007 Wayland Academy USA
3Maria Ramirez 183-C-2007 Heredia Costa Rica
5Mariana Benavides 166-SF-2007
8Kyara Chaves 2006
10Maria Acon 160-PG-2006 Monarca Costa Rica
13Montserrat Murillo 173-F-2006 Monarca Costa Rica
14Amanda Rojas 2007
15Maria Orozco 170-SF-2007 Aztks Mexico
17Maria Montero 180-C-2006
24Maria Gomez 172-PF-2006 Monarca Costa Rica
26Emilia Arman 2008
81Abigail Sanchez 2007 San Jose Costa Rica

Fabian Chaves Head Coach
Cristian Chavarria Assistant
Natalia Galvez Assistant


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CROATIA  
Al Sharjah tabs Jovana Mandic - by Dimitri Chelidze

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Al Sharjah (D1) inked 31-year-old Bosnian-Croatian international 192cm center Jovana Mandic (college: Nicholls State) for the upcoming season. Mandic played most recently at Proteas in the Greek A1 league. She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 11 A1 games she averaged 4.8ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.0apg. Mandic also played for Slavia in Slovakian Extraliga where in 13 games she had 8.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.1spg. She also played 8 games in Eurocup where she recorded 8.4ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.0spg. Mandic has been regularly called to Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior National Team since 2022.

She is a very experienced player. Mandic has quite traveled the world as her pro career brought her to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America, and North America). She has played previously professionally in Argentina (Penarol), Germany (ChemCats Chemnitz), Hungary (E.ON ELTE BEAC Budapest), Italy (Umbertide and Sarcedo), Portugal (CAB Madeira) and Spain (Aviles, Almeria, and Batalyaws).

Among many awards, she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2018.

Mandic graduated from Nicholls State in 2016 and it will be her eighth season in pro basketball. She played also for the University of North Carolina Wilmington for 2 years.





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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
Dominican Republic U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Camila Ramirez
Ramirez
Ashley Nunez
Nunez
Perla Valenzuela
Valenzuela
Yenderli Martinez
Martinez
Robmariel Medrano
Medrano
#e#5
1Roselyn Mesa 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
2Anny De Jesus 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
3Pamela Perez 2006 Juventud Uruguay
5Camila Ramirez 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
6Ashley Nunez 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
10Perla Valenzuela 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
11Yenderli Martinez 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
12Arianna Mercado 165-G-2007 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
13Karla Aquino 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
15Ana Mota 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
18Robmariel Medrano 187-F-2009 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic
23Alanisse Freire 2006 DOM U16 NT Dominican Republic

Ariel Portuondo Head Coach


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EL SALVADOR  
El Salvador U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Daniela Escobar
Escobar
Gabriela Escobar
Escobar
Angie Ayala
Ayala
Tara Rivas
Rivas
Leslie Bonilla
Bonilla
#e#5
0Valeria Cornejo 169-F-2007 Santa Tecla F1 El Salvador
5Daniela Escobar 167-SG-2007 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
6Gracia Rojas 162-F-2008 Se7en El Salvador
7Priscila Marroquin 165-G-2006 LMMR 2 El Salvador
9Gabriela Escobar 162-G-2007 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
10Angie Ayala 161-PG-2007 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
12Daysia Almendarez 170-PG-2007 ESA U16 NT El Salvador
14Karina Menendez 175-G/F-2006 Santa Ana El Salvador
15Tara Rivas 178-F-2006 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
16Leslie Bonilla 165-G-2006 Costa Rica El Salvador
22Riley Almendarez 166-PG-2008 ESA U16 NT El Salvador

Jose Santana Head Coach
Ricardo Melendez Assistant


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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U18  
Division C. Malta edge Albania to conquer title in Durres - by Eurobasket News
FINAL
Malta - Albania 56-47
Malta conquered Division C title in Durres. They overcame hosting Albania for the title. Malta eked out a 20-19 halftime advantage. Albania snatched a narrow one-point lead heading into the fourth term. Malta however replied with a 20-10 rally in the final stanza to seal the win. Danika Galea (185-C-2005) notched 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Anna Fenech (175-G/F-2006) had 12 points for Malta. Brikena Mucenji (180-F-2005) accounted for 17 points for Albania.
3-4 Place
Armenia - Andorra 81-66
Armenia fired past Andorra to step onto the pedestal in Durres. Armenia eked out a 37-35 halftime lead. They followed with a strong 44-31 second half rally to ice the victory. Lia Krumian (2006) came up with 26 points, while Ava O'Neil added 15 points and 13 assists for Armenia. Paula Collado (175-F-2005) tossed in 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Andorra.


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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U20  
Stats Leaders (Women)
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Lekovic_Marija_1

(170-PG-2003)
Avg: 19.2

Lekovic
19.2
Jasa
19.0
Villa
18.9
Leite
18.4
Ronchi
16.9
France celebrate title in Lithuania - by Eurobasket News
FINAL
Latvia - France 59-85
France conquered the title in Lithuania. They cruised past Latvia in the championship game tonight. France recorded a comfortable 29-11 lead after ten minutes. They extended the margin at 23-point mark heading into the second half. France kept Latvia at bay throughout the second half and eased to the title. Carla Leite (175-PG-2004) tallied 20 points, while Ines Debroise (175-G-2003) scored 18 points for les Bleues. Luize Sila (188-PF-2004) and Vanesa Jasa (180-SF-2003) replied with 17 points each for Latvia.
3-4 Place
Serbia - Spain 36-94
Spain breezed past Serbia to earn the third position at the tournament. Spain dominated from start to finish. They established a 49-20 halftime advantage. Spain held Serbia to just 16 points in the second half and raced to a comfortable win. Txell Alarcon (179-PG-2003) hauled in 21 points, while Claudia Soriano (170-PG-2003, college: Northeastern) added 13 points for Spain. Dunja Zecevic (186-C-2004) tossed in 9 points for Serbia.

5-6 Place
Portugal - Italy 64-75
Italy earned the fifth place at the championship. They prevailed against Portugal on Sunday. The Azzurri registered a 41-20 halftime advantage and never looked back en route to the victory. Sara Ronchi (183-F-2003) nailed 18 points, while Matilde Villa (172-SG-2004, agency: Players Group) and Eleonora Villa (172-G-2004, agency: Players Group) had 17 points apiece in the victory. Ana Barreto (175-SF-2003) answered with 13 points for Portugal.

7-8 Place
Turkey - Israel 57-81
Israel fired past Turkey to claim the 7th position. Israel recorded a 36-32 halftime lead. Israel dominated in the second half and cruised to the victory. Emma Rinat (180-G-2003) accounted for 18 points, while Hila Karsh (173-PG-2004) contributed 17 points for Israel. Ayse Yilmaz (171-PG-2003) and Zeyno Seren (178-G-2003) had 13 points each for Turkey.

9-10 Place
Hungary - Finland 68-71
Finland nipped Hungary to clinch the 9th position. Finland recorded a 37-26 halftime lead. Hungary sank 42 points in the second half but could not avoid the defeat. Merin Kanerva and Kati Ollilainen (173-G-2003) notched 13 points each for Finland. Melinda Miklos (184-G/F-2003) provided 19 points and 9 assists for Hungary.

11-12 Place
Poland - Montenegro 86-63
Poland clinched the 11th position in Lithuania. They cruised past Montenegro in the final game. Montenegro grabbed a 21-15 lead after ten minutes. But Poland used a 25-9 run in the second frame to secure a 40-30 halftime lead. Poland followed with a 27-10 run in the third term to clear off for good. Nicola Batura (183-PF-2004, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Marta Maslowska (181-SF-2003) added 14 points in the victory. Nikolina Ilic answered with 25 points for Montenegro.

13-14 Place
Sweden - Czech Republic 83-71
Sweden clinched the decisive win in Division A. They overcame Czech Republic to secure their top division place for another season. Diana Collins (177-PG-2004) scored 27 points, while Saga Eklov (169-G-2004) added 18 points for the Scandinavian team. Valentyna Kadlecova (182-F-2004) answered with 15 points for Czech Republic.

15-16 Place
Lithuania - Belgium 59-67
Belgium finished the tournament on a winning note. They outgunned Lithuania for the 15th position. Lithuania posted a 37-31 halftime advantage. Belgium however responded in the second half. They ignited a 36-22 rally after the big break to snatch the win. Sanne Desplenter (170-G-2003) tossed in 22 points in the victory. Eva Pernavaite (171-G-2005) banked in 17 points for Lithuania.

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GREECE  
Al Sharjah tabs Jovana Mandic - by Dimitri Chelidze

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Al Sharjah (D1) inked 31-year-old Bosnian-Croatian international 192cm center Jovana Mandic (college: Nicholls State) for the upcoming season. Mandic played most recently at Proteas in the Greek A1 league. She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 11 A1 games she averaged 4.8ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.0apg. Mandic also played for Slavia in Slovakian Extraliga where in 13 games she had 8.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.1spg. She also played 8 games in Eurocup where she recorded 8.4ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.0spg. Mandic has been regularly called to Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior National Team since 2022.

She is a very experienced player. Mandic has quite traveled the world as her pro career brought her to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America, and North America). She has played previously professionally in Argentina (Penarol), Germany (ChemCats Chemnitz), Hungary (E.ON ELTE BEAC Budapest), Italy (Umbertide and Sarcedo), Portugal (CAB Madeira) and Spain (Aviles, Almeria, and Batalyaws).

Among many awards, she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2018.

Mandic graduated from Nicholls State in 2016 and it will be her eighth season in pro basketball. She played also for the University of North Carolina Wilmington for 2 years.



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GUATEMALA  
Guatemala U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Valeria Oliva
Oliva
Marilyn Chocoyo
Chocoyo
Argi Perez
Perez
Ashley Zuniga
Zuniga
Ledy Lopez
Lopez
#e#5
2Fabiana Moran 2008
5Valeria Oliva 169-F-2006
6Marilyn Chocoyo 160-G-2006
7Argi Perez 172-F-2006
8Ledy Lopez 161-F-2006
9Cindy Godoy 2007
10Dafne Arriola 161-PG-2007
13Paula Salazar 190-F-2006 Wyoming USA
15Ashley Zuniga 176-C-2007
17Emily Hernandez 178-C-2006
18Cynthia Coronado 162-PF-2007
66Valeria Giron 165-F-2008

Valeria Sanchez Head Coach
Armando Trujillo Assistant


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IRAN  
Philippines defeat Iran in 2023 William Jones Cup - by Eurobasket News
The Philippines' women's team bounced back in the 2023 William Jones Cup for Women with a tight 64-60 victory over Iran on Sunday. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Kacey Quinn dela Rosa each scored 12 points for the Philippines, while Negin Khameneh collected 18 points for the Iranian team. Iran, who had lost to South Korea 87-44 in their opening match, will play Chinese Taipei-A on Monday. Iran have participated at the William Jones Cup as part of preparation for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B, where Team Melli are drawn in Pool A along with Malaysia, Mongolia and Indonesia.
Pool B consists of Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Jordan and Thailand.


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IRAQ  
Results of Round 3 of Iraqi Women's League 2023-2024 - by Abdul Hamid Addasi

Following are the results of Round 3 of of Iraqi Women's League 2023-2024 that took place on 3-8 2023


Sanhareeb x Darbandakhan67-48



Sabis x Akkad77-68


Ghaz Al-Shamal x Aphrodite67-46


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Results of Round 4vv of Iraqi Women's League 2023-2024 - by Abdul Hamid Addasi

Following are the results of Round 4 of of Iraqi Women's League 2023-2024 that took place on 4- 8 2023

Sabis x Ghaz Al-Shamal52-80

Aphrodite x Darbandakhan64-47


Akkad x Sanhareeb58-57



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Ghaz Al-Shamal clinches Women's Iraqi Basketball League 2023-2024 title - by Abdul Hamid Addasi

Following are the results of Round 5 of of Iraqi Women's League 2023-2024 that took place on 5- 8 2023

Sabis x Darbandakhan71-51

Sanhareeb x Aphrodite79-55

Ghaz Al-Shamal x Akkad56-54

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ITALY  
Roma signs Sofia Dell'Olio - by Eurobasket News
Oxygen Roma Basket (Serie A1) signed forward Sofia Dell'Olio (192cm) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Dell'Olio played last season at Use Scotti Rosa Empoli in the Serie A2. In 16 games she had 4.4ppg and 4.5rpg. She helped them to win the regular season and make it to the semifinals.
Dell'Olio previously for five other teams: Faenza, Umbertide, Ancona, Firenze and Roseto.

Roma signs Bongiorno just out of college - by Eurobasket News
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Oxygen Roma Basket (Serie A1) signed 23-year old Italian guard Giulia Bongiorno (178cm-2000) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Bongiorno graduated from Florida International University (NCAA) in USA.
Bongiorno started her college career at Florida International University (NCAA).
She represented Italy at the WBI Championship Quarterfinals two years ago.
As mentioned above she is just out of college, so it will be Bongiorno's first season as a professional player. Bongiorno played in the final of Italian Serie A1 in 2018 and 2019.

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MEXICO  
Mexican U17 National Team -2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Valeria Cachon
Cachon
Ana Zesati
Zesati
Valeria Mora
Mora
Johanna Flores
Flores
Mariana Medivil
Medivil
#e#5
0Grecia Martinez 2006 Escaramuzas Mexico
1Daniela Diaz 2006
2Valeria Cachon 2006
5Alejandra Martinez 2006
7Romina Lopez 2006
8Luciana Aguilar 2006
10Valeria Ojeda 2006
11Ana Zesati 184-C-2006
12Valeria Mora 187-C-2006
14Paola Longoria 2006
18Johanna Flores 2006
21Mariana Medivil 2006

Gerardo Guzman Head Coach Mexcaltecas Mexico


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NCAA1  
Green Wave Extends Head Women's Basketball Coach Lisa Stockton - by Eurobasket News
Tulane Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced Friday that the Green Wave has extended the contract of head women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton through the 2026-27 season. Stockton, the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in the state of Louisiana and newest inductee to the Conference USA Hall of Fame, will wrap up her third decade at the helm of the Green Wave's women's basketball program this season. "Coach Stockton's commitment to our student-athletes' present and future success, be it on the court or off, is unsurpassed," said Dannen. "She is a first-class representative of our university and athletic department and we're excited that she will continue to lead our women's basketball program." The announcement comes on the eve of Stockton's acceptance of the Jimmy Collins Award from the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Greater New Orleans Awards Committee at the organization's annual banquet in the Caesars Superdome. The honor is given annually to outstanding individuals and organizations and is named for the longtime New Orleans sportswriter. Collins is credited with creating the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards and forming the awards committee in 1958. "I am very grateful to Troy and President Michael A. Fitts for the support they have given our program and their confidence in me as their coach," Stockton said. "This is a great time to be a part of the Tulane community. I am very excited to lead our women's program to new heights in the new American!" A 30-year veteran of the Division I head coaching ranks, Stockton is one of the most respected names in all of college basketball. The Greensboro, N.C. native was named one of the 25 most influential women in Louisiana sports history by The Advocate in 2022. In 2020, Silver Waves Media tabbed her as one of the 100 Most Impactful People nationally across the sport of women's college basketball. To that end, Stockton was a member of the NCAA Women's Basketball Issues Committee and was previously on its Academic Subcommittee. Dubbed one of CitiBusiness's 2007 Women of the Year, she is currently on the NCAA regional ranking committee, has also had two stints on the Kodak All-American Committee, twice chaired the C-USA Women's Basketball Coaches and served four terms as the WBCA Conference Captain. A 2017 inductee to the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame, Stockton was named her league's Coach of the Year three times and Louisiana's Coach of the Year twice. She is also one of only two active coaches (Stanford's Tara Vanderveer) to take one of U.S. News & World Report's Top 40 academic institutions to at least 11 NCAA Tournaments. Stockton is most proud of her student athletes' collective accomplishments in the classroom, as every four-year player has completed their degrees under her leadership. Stockton has also made the Pelican State a priority in the construction of her program. Of the 23 players who have become members of Tulane's 1,000-Point Club during her tenure, 13 hail from the state of Louisiana. She has also had seven players inducted to the school's athletic Hall of Fame with five coming via homegrown talent. In NOLA, Stockton has led Tulane to 21 postseason appearances (including nine consecutive NCAA Tournament trips), while averaging 20 wins a season. She has also helped the Olive and Blue secure five conference tournament titles and four regular season conference titles. While leading the Green Wave, Stockton has mentored six All-Americans and five WNBA draft picks. While team success has been the ultimate goal, individual recognition has been a constant as well under her leadership. In her 29 years, Tulane has seen 28 different student-athletes earn all-conference honors 53 times and 13 receive All-Freshman recognition. The Tulane women's basketball team returns eight players from last season's roster for the 2023-24 season including 2023 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team selection Kyren Whittington. The Green Wave have added two freshmen, 6'3" center Lilybeth Ba and 5'8" point guard Joy Madison-Key along with 6'2" graduate transfer forward Hannah Pratt and 5'6" graduate transfer guard Kaylah Rainey.
Courtesy of: tulanegreenwave.com
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NEW ZEALAND  
Tauihi Basketball Aoteroa Round 4: Hoiho edge Whai by two points - by Eurobasket News
Tauihi Basketball Aoteroa is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 4 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Tauihi Basketball Aoteroa took place in . This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of 4th ranked Whai (2-3) to first ranked Hoiho (5-1) 71-69 on Friday evening. Hoiho made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. American forward Ashten Prechtel (196-2001, college: Stanford) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Australian guard Ahlise Hurst (175-2000, college: Oregon) chipped in 25 points (made all of her seven free throws). American forward Mikayla Cowling (188-1996, college: California, agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hoiho maintains first position with 5-1 record. Whai lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with three games lost. Hoiho are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Pouakai (#5) in the next round. Whai will play again against the league's leader Hoiho and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Queens (3-3) against fourth ranked Whai (2-3) on Sunday night. Host Queens were defeated by Whai in a tough game at home 78-84. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Mikayla Cowling (188-1996, college: California, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Aaliyah Wilson contributed with 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American guard Chrislyn Carr (165, college: Louisville) replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds for Queens. Queens' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Whai maintains fourth position with 2-3 record. Defending champion Queens keep the third place with three games lost. Whai will play against league's leader Hoiho in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Queens will play against the league's second-placed Kahu and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in . First ranked Hoiho faced 3rd ranked Queens. Host Hoiho (5-1) defeated guests from (3-3) 77-60. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of Ashten Prechtel who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. Hoiho's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Chrislyn Carr responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Hoiho maintains first position with 5-1 record. Defending champion Queens keep the third place with three games lost. Hoiho will meet at home Whai (#4) in the next round. Queens will play against the league's second-placed Kahu and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 4 winless Mainland P. was defeated by N. Kahu in a road game 99-87.
The best stats of 4th round was 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by McKenna Dale of Whai.

The Round Review is presented by LBM Management. A full-service agency focused on Women's basketball sphere and working worldwide. A global and ethical quality service.


S. Hoiho - Tokomanawa Q. 77-60

An exciting game was played in . First ranked Hoiho faced 3rd ranked Queens. Host Hoiho (5-1) defeated guests from (3-3) 77-60. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Ashten Prechtel (196-2001, college: Stanford) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks and guard Paige Bradley (178-1994, college: Denver) who added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Hoiho players scored in double figures. Hoiho's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Chrislyn Carr (165, college: Louisville) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and forward Maya Dodson (191-1999, college: Notre Dame) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Hoiho maintains first position with 5-1 record. Defending champion Queens keep the third place with three games lost. Hoiho will meet at home Whai (#4) in the next round. Queens will play against the league's second-placed Kahu and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
S. Hoiho: P.Bradley 18+9reb+5ast, A.Hurst 17+3reb+1ast, A.Prechtel 16+13reb+4ast, Z.Richards 16+7reb+3ast, S.Gallaher 6+10reb+1ast, C.O'Connell 2+1reb
Tokomanawa Q.: C.Carr 21+13reb+3ast, S.Watts 14+2reb, M.Dodson 12+8reb+1ast, T.Josephine 8+2reb, T.Graham 4+4reb+5ast, G.Hunter 1+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1075299


N. Kahu - Mainland P. 99-87

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Pouakai (0-5) was defeated on the road by third ranked Kahu (4-2) 99-87 on Wednesday. Kahu made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Tera Reed (183-1998, college: USC) who added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Kahu players scored in double figures. At the losing side American swingman Jasmine Dickey (175-2000, college: Delaware, agency: LBM Management) responded with 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and American-Montenegrin power forward Natasha Mack (193-1997, college: OK State, agency: LBM Management) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Kahu have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Pouakai at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Kahu will meet Queens (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Pouakai will play against Whai and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
N. Kahu: I.Thomas 27+7reb+2ast, T.Reed 21+8reb+4ast, A.Leach 18+2reb+2ast, P.Davidson 17+9reb+4ast, K.Leger-Walker 8+5reb+10ast, A.Kelman-Poto 5+1reb
Mainland P.: J.Dickey 33+8reb+1ast, N.Mack 18+8reb+1ast, K.Heremaia 13+3reb+3ast, R.Sharne 8+5reb+3ast, O.O'Neill 6+1ast, L.Hippolite 5+1reb+3ast
gschID: 1075300


Whai - S. Hoiho 69-71

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Tauihi Basketball Aoteroa took place in . This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of 4th ranked Whai (2-3) to first ranked Hoiho (5-1) 71-69 on Friday evening. Hoiho made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. American forward Ashten Prechtel (196-2001, college: Stanford) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Australian guard Ahlise Hurst (175-2000, college: Oregon) chipped in 25 points (made all of her seven free throws). American forward Mikayla Cowling (188-1996, college: California, agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized Australian swingman Jade Kirisome (175-2000, college: SMC) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hoiho maintains first position with 5-1 record. Whai lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with three games lost. Hoiho are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Pouakai (#5) in the next round. Whai will play again against the league's leader Hoiho and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
S. Hoiho: A.Hurst 25+4reb+2ast, A.Prechtel 16+20reb+1ast, P.Bradley 11+9reb+9ast, S.Gallaher 9+3reb+2ast, G.Roberts-Hare 5, A.Sophie 2+2reb+1ast
Whai: M.Cowling 28+12reb+4ast, S.Sagerer 13+7reb+3ast, J.Kirisome 13+6reb+4ast, M.Dale 8+6reb+5ast, A.West 4+2reb+2ast, A.Wilson 3+7reb+1ast
gschID: 1075301


Tokomanawa Q. - Whai 78-84

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Queens (3-3) against fourth ranked Whai (2-3) on Sunday night. Host Queens were defeated by Whai in a tough game at home 78-84. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Mikayla Cowling (188-1996, college: California, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import guard Aaliyah Wilson (180-1998, college: Texas A&M) contributed with 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Five Whai players scored in double figures. American guard Chrislyn Carr (165, college: Louisville) replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds and the former international guard Stella Beck (183-1995, college: SMC) added 13 points in the effort for Queens. Queens' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Whai maintains fourth position with 2-3 record. Defending champion Queens keep the third place with three games lost. Whai will play against league's leader Hoiho in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Queens will play against the league's second-placed Kahu and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Whai: M.Cowling 21+8reb+4ast, A.Wilson 17+7reb+3ast, M.Dale 14+9reb+4ast, S.Sagerer 11+10reb+5ast, J.Kirisome 10+3reb+3ast, A.West 4+2reb
Tokomanawa Q.: C.Carr 19+5reb+3ast, T.Graham 15+4reb, S.Beck 13+4reb+3ast, S.Watts 9+6reb+2ast, T.Josephine 8+11reb, M.Parris 7+3reb+2ast
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NICARAGUA  
Nicaraguan U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Leisha Romero
Romero
Leisha Hodgson
Hodgson
Brisheyda Thomas
Thomas
Sharen Sambola
Sambola
Nahomy Castillo
Castillo
#e#5
1Jahzury Anderson 2006
2Grisell Guillen 183-PF-2007
3Leisha Romero 177-SF-2006
4Zincy Smith 2006 UNI Nicaragua
7Marcela Ulloa 2006 U16 team Nicaragua
9Leisha Hodgson 180-PF-2007 U15 team Nicaragua
10Sharen Sambola 185-PF-2006 Real Esteli Nicaragua
11Nahomy Castillo 165-PG-2007 UNI Nicaragua
17Allison Jacamo 2007 U15 team Nicaragua
20Brisheyda Thomas 183-C-2007 UNI Nicaragua
21Maria Gonzalez 187-C-2006 U16 team Nicaragua
24Kate Centeno 160-SF-2007 No Fear Nicaragua

Jelmun Estrada Head Coach
Chester Linarte Assistant Caribbean Coast Nicaragua


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PANAMA  
Panama U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Vivian Grenald
Grenald
Maria de Gracia
de Gracia
Roselyn Sanchez
Sanchez
Lya Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Iany Molinar
Molinar
#e#5
1Destiny Chavez 175-SF-2006
3Mariangel Winnubsts 168-SG-2007 LA U Panama
5Genesis Parks 181-C-2006
9Vivian Grenald 183-PF-2009
10Maria de Gracia 177-PF-2006 Panteras Panama
14Roselyn Sanchez 164-SG-2007
17Isabella Aversa 166-SG-2007 Cobras Panama
19Evelyn Isaac 161-G-2007 Correcaminos Panama
22Lya Gonzalez 167-PG-2007 Cobras Panama
29Iany Molinar 181-C-2008
30Sofia Ponce 174-SF-2007 Amazonas Panama
32Isabela Grant 2007

Joel Munoz Head Coach


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PARAGUAY  
Metropolitan League Round 7: Derby game ends with Felix Perez's defeat of Sol de Amer. - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez (#1) and Sol de Amer. (#2). Felix Perez (6-0) crushed visiting Sol de Amer. (3-3) by 31 points 93-62. Felix Perez dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sol de Amer.'s 26. Felix Perez forced 21 Sol de Amer. turnovers and outrebounded them 53-34 including 40 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Sol de Amer.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Jazmin Mercado (171-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 assists and 7 steals. The former international center Ana Britez (174-2002) contributed with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Pamela Encina (-2005) answered with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Sol de Amer.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Felix Perez have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 6-0 record. Sol de Amer. at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with Olimpia. Felix Perez will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Sol de Amer. will play against Deportivo SJ and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Bottom-ranked Deportivo SJ is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Olimpia (3-3) 80-65. It was a great evening for the former international guard Maria Pereira (160-2001) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Andrea Gomez helped adding 19 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Micaela Sosa responded with 24 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpia moved-up to second place, which they share with Sol de Amer. Deportivo SJ lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Olimpia will play against Libertad (#4) in the next round. Deportivo SJ will play against Sol de Amer. and hopes to get finally their first victory.

The Round Review is presented by LBM Management. A full-service agency focused on Women's basketball sphere and working worldwide. A global and ethical quality service.


Felix Perez - Sol de Amer. 93-62

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez (#1) and Sol de Amer. (#2). Felix Perez (6-0) crushed visiting Sol de Amer. (3-3) by 31 points 93-62. Felix Perez dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sol de Amer.'s 26. Felix Perez forced 21 Sol de Amer. turnovers and outrebounded them 53-34 including 40 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Sol de Amer.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Jazmin Mercado (171-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 assists and 7 steals. The former international center Ana Britez (174-2002) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Five Felix Perez players scored in double figures. Pamela Encina (-2005) answered with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Ana Doldan added 9 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Sol de Amer.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Felix Perez have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 6-0 record. Sol de Amer. at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with Olimpia. Felix Perez will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Sol de Amer. will play against Deportivo SJ and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Felix Perez: B.Ana 19+11reb+2ast, V.Sofia 19+5reb+3ast, J.Mercado 18+3reb+13ast, X.Ibarra 12+5reb+1ast, M.Joaquina 11+7reb+3ast, P.Sosa 10+13reb+3ast
Sol de Amer.: E.Pamela 16+5reb+4ast, M.Paula 10+1reb, D.Ana 9+5reb+2ast, B.Gabriela 7+8reb, E.Rodriguez 6, A.Alexa 5+6reb+4ast
gschID: 1084619


Olimpia - Deportivo SJ 80-65

Bottom-ranked Deportivo SJ is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Olimpia (3-3) 80-65. Olimpia outrebounded Deportivo SJ 48-35 including 34 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for the former international guard Maria Pereira (160-2001) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. International Andrea Gomez (178-1990) helped adding 19 points and 6 rebounds. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. At the losing side Micaela Sosa responded with 24 points and 7 rebounds and the former international point guard Agostina Ochipinti (170-2004) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpia moved-up to second place, which they share with Sol de Amer. Deportivo SJ lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Olimpia will play against Libertad (#4) in the next round. Deportivo SJ will play against Sol de Amer. and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: P.Maria 20+13reb+4ast, A.Gomez 19+6reb+1ast, G.Johana 13+6reb+7ast, D.Giuliana 12+6reb, A.Cardenas 8+9reb+1ast, A.Escurra 3+1reb+2ast
Deportivo SJ: S.Micaela 24+7reb, O.Agostina 11+7reb+5ast, S.Cintia 9+2reb+1ast, N.Adriana 7+9reb+1ast, L.Liz 5+2ast, A.Agustina 4+4reb
gschID: 1084620




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PHILIPPINES  
Philippines defeat Iran in 2023 William Jones Cup - by Eurobasket News
The Philippines' women's team bounced back in the 2023 William Jones Cup for Women with a tight 64-60 victory over Iran on Sunday. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Kacey Quinn dela Rosa each scored 12 points for the Philippines, while Negin Khameneh collected 18 points for the Iranian team. Iran, who had lost to South Korea 87-44 in their opening match, will play Chinese Taipei-A on Monday. Iran have participated at the William Jones Cup as part of preparation for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B, where Team Melli are drawn in Pool A along with Malaysia, Mongolia and Indonesia.
Pool B consists of Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Jordan and Thailand.


Gilas women yield to Chinese Taipei in Jones Cup opener - by Eurobasket News
The Gilas Pilipinas women's basketball team lost its opening game against Chinese Taipei A, 89-85, in the William Jones Cup in Taiwan Saturday night. Down by eight points early in the fourth quarter, 71-63, the Filipina hoopers mounted a comeback and actually led by five with about 2:28 remaining following an inside stab, 82-77. But Chinese Taipei pulled out all the necessary stops and was able to find the open shots as they capitalized on the crucial turnovers of Gilas Pilipinas women. Five Filipinas scored in double digits in the game led by Janine Pontejos (165-G-1992), who scored 19 points in the game, with Kacey dela Rosa chipping in with 17 of her own. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Jack Animam had 13 points apiece, while Afril Bernardino (165-G-1991) poured in 10 points. Yen-Yu Chen (169-G/F-1994) led Chinese Taipei A with 20 points. Up next for the Gilas women is Iran on Sunday afternoon.
Courtesy of: philstar.com

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PUERTO RICO  
Puerto Rican U17 National Team 2023 - by Igor Obradovic
Starting five
#s#
Dianne Crespo
Crespo
Arianis Rivera
Rivera
Mia Canales
Canales
Adriana Robles
Robles
Jaely De Leon
De Leon
#e#5
1Camila De Pool 170-SF-2006
3Jaida Guerra 155-SG-2007
4Dianne Crespo 178-C-2006
8Arianis Rivera 2006
10Olivia White 2007
11Jivana Caceres 2006
12Niurka Mirambeaux 188-C-2007 St.Francis (GA) USA
13Mia Canales 170-SG-2007
16Adriana Robles 171-G-2007 Fossil Ridge (CO) USA
21Jaely De Leon 180-C-2008
24Natalia Centeno 185-C-2008
33Desirek Nieves 170-SG-2007

Pamela Rosado Head Coach
Michelle Gonzalez Assistant
Tayra Melendez Assistant Bryant USA


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SERBIA  
Milica Nikolic joins Vrbas - by Eurobasket News
ZKK Vrbas Medela (1 ZLS) agreed terms with 17-year old Milica Nikolic (2006) for new 2023-24 season. Nikolic played most recently at Vojvodina 021 Novi Sad in 1ZLS.

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SPAIN  
Arxil keeps Forster for another season - by Eurobasket News
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C.B. Arxil Pontevedra (LF2) re-signed 27-year old American 188cm forward Heather Forster (college: Albany) for upcoming season. Forster has played there for the last four seasons.
She graduated from University at Albany in 2019 and it will be her fifth season in pro basketball. Her team won AEC Tournament in 2016 and 2017.

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SURINAM  
De Arend reach the Finals - by Eurobasket News
De Arend reached the Finals beating SCVU in two games. De Arend overcame SCVU 63-50 in the opener as Reiziger Janevi and Marica Gabriella top-scored for the winners with 11 points each. Mirelva Marica (2002) replied with 20 points in the losing effort.
In Game 2 De Arend grabbed a 64-59 win. Noughient Amare stepped up with 29 points, while Mirelva Marica nailed 29 in defeat.

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TAIWAN  
Gilas women yield to Chinese Taipei in Jones Cup opener - by Eurobasket News
The Gilas Pilipinas women's basketball team lost its opening game against Chinese Taipei A, 89-85, in the William Jones Cup in Taiwan Saturday night. Down by eight points early in the fourth quarter, 71-63, the Filipina hoopers mounted a comeback and actually led by five with about 2:28 remaining following an inside stab, 82-77. But Chinese Taipei pulled out all the necessary stops and was able to find the open shots as they capitalized on the crucial turnovers of Gilas Pilipinas women. Five Filipinas scored in double digits in the game led by Janine Pontejos (165-G-1992), who scored 19 points in the game, with Kacey dela Rosa chipping in with 17 of her own. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Jack Animam had 13 points apiece, while Afril Bernardino (165-G-1991) poured in 10 points. Yen-Yu Chen (169-G/F-1994) led Chinese Taipei A with 20 points. Up next for the Gilas women is Iran on Sunday afternoon.
Courtesy of: philstar.com

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  
Al Sharjah tabs Jovana Mandic - by Dimitri Chelidze

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Al Sharjah (D1) inked 31-year-old Bosnian-Croatian international 192cm center Jovana Mandic (college: Nicholls State) for the upcoming season. Mandic played most recently at Proteas in the Greek A1 league. She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 11 A1 games she averaged 4.8ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.0apg. Mandic also played for Slavia in Slovakian Extraliga where in 13 games she had 8.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.1spg. She also played 8 games in Eurocup where she recorded 8.4ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.8apg, and 1.0spg. Mandic has been regularly called to Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior National Team since 2022.

She is a very experienced player. Mandic has quite traveled the world as her pro career brought her to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America, and North America). She has played previously professionally in Argentina (Penarol), Germany (ChemCats Chemnitz), Hungary (E.ON ELTE BEAC Budapest), Italy (Umbertide and Sarcedo), Portugal (CAB Madeira) and Spain (Aviles, Almeria, and Batalyaws).

Among many awards, she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2018.

Mandic graduated from Nicholls State in 2016 and it will be her eighth season in pro basketball. She played also for the University of North Carolina Wilmington for 2 years.



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WILLIAM JONES CUP  
Philippines defeat Iran in 2023 William Jones Cup - by Eurobasket News
The Philippines' women's team bounced back in the 2023 William Jones Cup for Women with a tight 64-60 victory over Iran on Sunday. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Kacey Quinn dela Rosa each scored 12 points for the Philippines, while Negin Khameneh collected 18 points for the Iranian team. Iran, who had lost to South Korea 87-44 in their opening match, will play Chinese Taipei-A on Monday. Iran have participated at the William Jones Cup as part of preparation for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B, where Team Melli are drawn in Pool A along with Malaysia, Mongolia and Indonesia.
Pool B consists of Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Jordan and Thailand.


Gilas women yield to Chinese Taipei in Jones Cup opener - by Eurobasket News
The Gilas Pilipinas women's basketball team lost its opening game against Chinese Taipei A, 89-85, in the William Jones Cup in Taiwan Saturday night. Down by eight points early in the fourth quarter, 71-63, the Filipina hoopers mounted a comeback and actually led by five with about 2:28 remaining following an inside stab, 82-77. But Chinese Taipei pulled out all the necessary stops and was able to find the open shots as they capitalized on the crucial turnovers of Gilas Pilipinas women. Five Filipinas scored in double digits in the game led by Janine Pontejos (165-G-1992), who scored 19 points in the game, with Kacey dela Rosa chipping in with 17 of her own. Jhazmin Joson (170-SG-1999) and Jack Animam had 13 points apiece, while Afril Bernardino (165-G-1991) poured in 10 points. Yen-Yu Chen (169-G/F-1994) led Chinese Taipei A with 20 points. Up next for the Gilas women is Iran on Sunday afternoon.
Courtesy of: philstar.com

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WNBA  
Storm defeat mercury 97-91 despite 28 by Taurasi - by Eurobasket News
Jewell Loyd (5'10''-PG-1993, college: Notre Dame) scored 17 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and Samantha Whitcomb (5'10''-G-1988, college: Washington) hit a back-breaking 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to lift the Seattle Storm to a 97-91 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night. Brittney Griner (6'8''-C-1990, college: Baylor) had 22 points for the Mercury after sitting out the previous three games for a mental health break and Diana Taurasi (6'0''-PG-1982, college: UConn) had 28 points in the game after she scored 42 and surpassed 10,000 in her legendary career but it wasn't enough against the last-place Storm. Seattle is now 7-20 this season with three wins coming over the Mercury. Unlike the first two matchups, won by an average of 18.5 points, this game had seven ties and 12 lead changes, eight of those in the first half of the fourth quarter. Loyd had six points in an 8-0 run that put Seattle up 87-81 with 3:18 to play. A Griner three-point play made it 89-87 with 2:31 to go but Loyd banked in 3-pointer at 1:03. Taurasi scored on a drive but then Samantha Whitcomb beat the shot clock with a 3 for a 95-89 lead. Eziyoda Magbegor (6'4''-C-1999, agency: ONE Sports and Entertainment) had 19 points for Seattle and Samantha Whitcomb and Gabrielle Williams (5'11''-F-1996, college: UConn) both added 14. Loyd had three 3-pointers, giving her 85 on the season, two more than the team record she established last season. Loyd was also 13 of 14 from the foul line, while the Mercury were 13 of 15. Sophia Cunningham and Megan Gustafson (6'3''-F-1996, college: Iowa) both had 13 points, all in the first half, when Taurasi had 12. The Storm were within 43-41 with just over two minutes to go when Jordan Horston (6'2''-G-2001, college: Tennessee) accidently caught Sheylani Peddy (5'7''-PG-1988, college: Temple) in the throw for a flagrant 1 foul. Peddy left the game and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. Cunningham made the two free throws in her place. On the ensuing possession, Moriah Jefferson (5'7''-PG-1994, college: UConn) hit a short jumper and the Mercury went on to a 50-41 lead. Phoenix, which only had three turnovers in the first half, had seven in the third quarter and Seattle used a 14-4 run to surge ahead 68-61. Magbegor had 11 points in the quarter for the Storm. However, the Mercury scored four points in the last six seconds to close within 68-65 entering the fourth quarter.
Courtesy of: cascadiadaily.com

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WPBA  
Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Royals and Blaze stay in the title race - by Eurobasket News
Royals - Phoenix 89-79

Royals outrebounded Phoenix 47-34 including 16 on the offensive glass. American-Cambodian Mariah Cooks (185-1994, college: WSU) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Brijanee Moore (175, college: Talladega) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Aquira Decosta (185-2000, college: Sacramento St.) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks and guard Maddison Glass (163-1997, college: A&M-Commerce) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Five Royals and four Phoenix players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Royals: M.Cooks 26+16reb+2ast, B.Moore 18+11reb+2ast, C.Nicolette 16+6reb+2ast, H.Ashley 14+4reb+3ast, G.Jasmine 12+7reb+4ast, D.Andrana 3+1reb
Phoenix: A.Decosta 21+13reb, M.Glass 20+6reb+5ast, D.Moore 15+3reb+3ast, H.Iya 15+3reb+1ast, K.Seuvahnia 5+2reb+1ast, W.Antuanisha 3+7reb+1ast
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Blaze - Riptide 92-74

Blaze outrebounded Riptide 46-29 including a 37-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Doris Jones (175-1998, college: UCSB) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard NyDajah Jackson (168, college: GCU) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Trinitee Cannon answered with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Hong Kong-American guard Stefanie Young (168, college: Occidental) added 13 points and 6 assists in the effort for Riptide. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Blaze: D.Jackson 32+11reb+5ast, J.NyDajah 22+13reb+6ast, W.Melanie 18+4reb+1ast, J.Deja 16+1reb+1ast, M.Therica 4+17reb+1ast,
Riptide: J.Woo 16+2reb+4ast, S.Young 13+4reb+6ast, J.King 11+8reb+2ast, A.Kristjan 8+2reb+1ast, K.Moutry 4+4reb+2ast
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