All-Star 5 – Week 15
After a weekend of exclusive action in the BBL Trophy first round, the BBL All-Star 5 is led by two record-holding British internationals, alongside a pair of Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks and a veteran star from Division 1 of the National Basketball League. Dan Clark – Giants of ManchesterAll-time top scorer for the British national […]
Pro Bruin Rundown: Thomas Welsh wins Taiwan Basketball League’s December MVP
Sport is in full swing all year round – from the preparatory level to the professional ranks. Every Monday, Daily Bruin Sports will spotlight a few moments from former UCLA greats over the past week. Men’s basketball: Thomas Welsh, New Taipei Kings Years after his academic career on the West Coast, Thomas Welsh found a […]
Antoine Davis sets career basketball scoring record at Detroit Mercy
Detroit Mercy basketball had not played since Dec. 19, thanks to three COVID cancellations; visiting Milwaukee would likely wish that streak lasted a few more days, as the Titans buried the Panthers on Friday night, 85-60. Antoine Davis of the UDM started Friday 35 points behind Rashad Phillips (1998-2001) for the school’s all-time leading scorer. […]
League leaders win both monthly awards
That’s a double award in December for the league-leading Leicester drivers as they finished 2021 atop the BBL Championship and through to the BBL Cup Final, which rewarded Rob Paternostro and Marc Loving. Leicester’s game caller Paternostro is named Molten’s December Coach of the Month Kevin Cadle BBL, winning him for the first time this […]
COVID postponements disrupt early basketball league games
COVID has once again spread a blanket of fog over what began as a brilliant winter sports season. After playing undisturbed for most of the pre-league season, games are on hiatus across the region as teams report continued positive tests for the persistent and dangerous pandemic. Both Petaluma and Casa Grande had canceled Piner High […]
All-Star 5 – Week 14
The first BBL All-Star 5 of 2022 features a pair of Leicester Riders forwards who both could have been in the squad twice for their performances during the holiday period, and a pair of Surrey Scorchers guards after have won their first BBL victory. Dramatic championship campaign on New Years Day. Darien Nelson-Henry – Leicester […]
NBL news 2021-22: Melbourne United imports Caleb Agada’s basketball career inspired by his mother
Melbourne United import Caleb Agada has to thank his mother for inspiring his basketball career, but not in the traditional sense. here’s why Susan Agada never liked basketball. Who could blame her? The single mother was fleeing a situation of poverty in Nigeria in search of a better life and more opportunities for herself, Caleb […]
Melbourne United imports mother-inspired Caleb Agada basketball career
Caleb Agada has exploded for Melbourne United. Susan Agada never liked basketball. Who could blame her? The single mother was fleeing a situation of poverty in Nigeria in search of a better life and more opportunities for herself, Caleb Agada, 6, and her older sister, Justine. The trio made their home in Canada, where Susan […]
Hailing From Exira, Hallie Christofferson Recalls Hard Work In Basketball Career | Sports
She’s just a girl from a small town who made it in this big world. In the small town of Exira, there is a girl who dreamed of being successful in this world. Her name was Hallie Christofferson and her big dream was to play basketball at the highest level. It was a daunting task […]
Tracy McGrady reveals plans to launch unique new basketball league
Maybe Tracy McGrady gives Ice Cube’s BIG3 league a chance. The former retired All-Star appeared on “NBA HooperVision,” an NBA League Pass broadcast on Thursday. While on the air, McGrady revealed that he plans to start a new basketball league called OBA (which stands for “Ones Basketball Association”). The league will be an individual professional […]