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 Yannick Driesen, Belgium’s ‘Late Bloomer’Yannick Driesen came off the bench for Asefa Estudiantes recently in a game against Valencia and tried to spark the team on both ends of the floor. He played hard, but Estudiantes were on their way to their 12th defeat in 18 games.
Afterward, Driesen spoke to FIBAEurope.com. "Today wasn't a great game," Driesen said. "However, the team is becoming a little bit better in every game that we play. We have to keep on working."
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 Spanish ACB round 19 best performance: Kaloyan IvanovBulgarian forward Kaloyan Ivanov (205-F-86) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Meridiano, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 19. The 25-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds, while his team edged out Cajasol (#6, 10-9) in overtime 86-82.
Lucentum is placed at 4th position in Spanish ACB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a fe... |
 Kenyon Martin, Clippers agree to one-year dealThe Los Angeles Clippers today signed free agent forward Kenyon Martin. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not announced. An 11-year NBA veteran and former NBA All-Star (2004), Martin joins the Clippers after signing with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association this summer.
“Kenyon is the ultimate competitor and a key acquisition," stated Vice President of Basketball Operations Neil Olshey. “We ex... |
 SPORTlab, new Italian partnerYou First Sports has reached an agreement with the Italian basketball agency SPORTlab, in which Virginio Bernardi and Massimo Iacopini work. This agreement allows us to collaborate in placing You First clients exclusively in Italy and vice versa.
Virginio Bernardi, SPORTlab CEO, was a basketball coach for 16 years, coaching in Brescia, Forlì, Varese, Reggio Emilia, Trieste, Caserta, Cantù, Fabriano, Lugano, Rieti, Scafati, Montegr... |
 Cleveland Cavaliers recall swingman Christian Eyenga from D-League The Cleveland Cavaliers recalled swingman Christian Eyenga from Canton of the NBA Development League. Eyenga was assigned to Canton on Jan. 4. He played nine games with the Charge, averaging 8.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.6 minutes per game. Eyenga played one minute for the Cavs before he was assigned to Canton.
Also, Cavaliers rookie forward Tristan Thompson did not practice Monday because of a sore ankle. Thompson was... |
 Jamal Crawford helps Portland get past SacramentoJamal Crawford had 26 points off the bench and the Portland Trail Blazers continued to win against the Sacramento Kings, beating them 101-89 on Monday night.
"I cleared my head and said, 'This was Day One all over again," Crawford said. "Coming into the game, I just felt good. "Like I said earlier, it was a fresh start. I'm just playing, I'm just hooping. Good or bad, I'm just going to be aggressive and be the person I've been my whole... |
 Kyle Lowry: Triple-Doble VisionNearly a month into the regular season, it had become clear enough that Houston had a strong starting five. What it had yet to prove, however, was that its bench could come in and keep the good vibes going. Far too often early on, the Rockets would see their starters build a lead only to then watch it rapidly slip away when the reserves entered the game. The inevitable result: an increased workload for the club’s big guns and increasing... |
 Mamadou Samb joins Gescrap Bizkaia BilbaoGescrap Bizkaia Bilbao has announced the signing of Mamadou Samb. The centre comes from CB Granada. Mamadou Samb tallied 10.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in LEB Gold. Previously he had stints with Barcelona junior team, Josep Badalona, Cornella, Regal Barcelona. Eurobasket.com named Mamadou Samb into LEB Silver All-Defensive Team in 2009. He was the member of Spanish U20 National Team. The centre averaged 11.0 points, 7... |
 Mets de Guaynabo announces James Maye as their first importMets de Guaynabo announced forward James Maye as their first import for the 2012 BSN season. Guaynabo can sign two more imports and one of them has to be Latin-American. Maye played last season with Caciques de Humacao and made his BSN debut in 2009 with Indios de Mayagez.
For this season Guaynabo has a great group of talent led by Angel Daniel Vassallo and Buster Figueroa. In this offseason they added Manuel Narvaez, Bobby Joe Hatton ... |
 Jordan Williams assigned to SpringfieldThe New Jersey Nets have assigned rookie forward Jordan Williams to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Springfield Armor, Nets General Manager Billy King announced today.
Williams was selected 36th overall by New Jersey in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft. The Maryland product has appeared in six games for the Nets, averaging 1.0 point and 1.5 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game. He has shot 333 (3-9) from the field.
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