April 2013 Basketball Wiretap

Bobby Brown Named Euroleague MVP For January

Jan 28, 2013 12:49 PM

Bobby Brown has been named Euroleague MVP for the month of January.

Brown averaged 24 points, 4.75 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game for Siena.

Brown also had 41 points in a single game.

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Tags: Bobby Brown, Mens Sana 1871 Siena, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Seskus Leads Lietuvos Rytas To NIJT Siauliu Tournament Title

Jan 28, 2013 11:59 AM

Lietuvos Rytas defeated Zalgiris by a final score of 100-81 to win the 2013 NIJT Siauliu Tournament.

Edvinas Seskus was named Tournament MVP as he had a 26 point, 10 rebound and six assist performance in the championship. Seskus averaged 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists over his four games in the tournament.

Joining Seskus on the All-Tournament Team is Marko Arapovic, Joschka Ferner, Karolis Sarukas and Pavel Sizov.

Arapovic led all players in points (26.7 points) and rebounds (10.7) per game.

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Tags: Edvinas Seskus, Marko Arapovic, Joschka Ferner, Karolis Sarukas, Pavel Sizov, Lietuvos Rytas II, Siauliu Tournament (ANGT), International, International Teams, International League

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Bogdanovic, Marcus Williams Named Euroleague Top 16, Week 5 MVPs

Jan 26, 2013 11:28 AM

Bojan Bogdanovic of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and Marcus Williams (UConn) of Unicaja Malaga have been named co-MVPs of Euroleague Top 16, Week 5.

Bogdanovic scored 26 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in an 85-82 win over Khimki.

Williams had 28 points in Unicaja's 94-81 win over CSKA.

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Tags: Bojan Bogdanovic, Marcus D. Williams, Fenerbahce Beko, Unicaja, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Navarro Becomes First Euroleague Player With 3,000 Career Points

Jan 24, 2013 3:06 PM

Juan Carlos Navarro has become the first player in Euroleague history to score 3,000 career points.

Navarro reached the mark with his second three-pointer in Thursday's game against Caja Laboral Vitoria.

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Tags: Juan Carlos Navarro, Barca, Euroleague, International, International Teams, International League

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Flynn Averaging 17.1 Points, 6.2 Assists Over First 10 Australian Games

Jan 19, 2013 11:33 PM

Jonny Flynn is averaging 17.1 points on 39.6 percent shooting with 6.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds in the Australian league for Melbourne.

Melbourne has a 5-5 record in Flynn's 10 appearances, though they have now won four out of their past five games.

Flynn had 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 77-74 win over Sydney on Friday.

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Tags: Jonny Flynn, Melbourne, Australian NBL, International, International Teams, International League, International B-Ball IQ

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E.J. Rowland Named Eurocup Last 16, Game 2 MVP

Jan 18, 2013 1:03 PM

E.J. Rowland of VEF Riga has been named Eurocup Last 16, Game 2 MVP.

Rowland had 30 points, three rebounds and three steals in VEF's 99-73 win over Bilbao Basket.

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Tags: E.J. Rowland, BC VEF Riga, Eurocup, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Gelabale Most Likely To Sign With Wolves

Jan 13, 2013 12:41 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves are the team most likely to sign Mickael Gelabale to a contract when he is allowed to leave his Spanish club Valencia.

RealGM's Shams Charania reported in December that Gelabale's agent had informed all 30 NBA teams that he was interested in signing a deal following his Jan. 30 opt-out clause.

Gelabale previously played in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics.

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Tags: Mickael Gelabale, Minnesota Timberwolves, Valencia Basket, Spanish ACB, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League

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Ricky Hickman Named Top 16 Euroleague MVP Of Game 3

Jan 12, 2013 3:09 PM

Ricky Hickman has been named Euroleague MVP for Game 3 of the Top 16 round.

Hickman scored 24 points with 17 coming in the fourth quarter in Maccabi's 91-73 win over Fenerbahce Ulker.

Hickman also had five rebounds and five assists.

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Tags: Ricky Hickman, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Report: Spurs To Sign Aron Baynes

Jan 9, 2013 11:16 AM

The San Antonio Spurs will sign Aron Baynes to a multi-year contract, according to Euro-step.net.

Baynes is a center from Australia that played collegiately at Washington State.

Baynes is averaging 13.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 24.6 minutes over 25 games for Union Olimpija this season.

Euro-step.net (HT: Jeff Garcia/Project Spurs)

Tags: Aron Baynes, San Antonio Spurs, Union Olimpija, Slovenian SKL, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League

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Bobby Brown Could Sign In NBA This Season

Jan 7, 2013 1:06 AM

Bobby Brown could become a free agent this season due to financial issues with his Italian club Montepaschi Siena, according to sources.

Brown has had a breakout season in Europe, causing several NBA teams to inquire about signing him as a backup point guard.

Brown scored 41 points in a single game this week and is averaging 21 points in Euroleague play.

During the 2008-2010 seasons, Brown played 113 NBA games during stops with Sacramento, Minnesota, the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Tags: Bobby Brown, Mens Sana 1871 Siena, Euroleague, Italian Lega Basket Serie A, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, International, International Teams, International League

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Joventut Wins NIJT Ciutat de L'Hospitalet, Sulejmanovic Named MVP

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Bobby Brown Named Top-16, Game 2 Euroleague MVP

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Bobby Brown Ties Euroleague Record With 41 Points

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Univision To Televise Two Spanish League Games Per Week In United States

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Rockets Waiting On FIBA Clearance Before Signing Beverley

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