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History links Complete calendar 2022-23 TAMPA (September 21, 2022) – The American Athletic Conference on Wednesday announced the league’s full schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 men’s basketball campaign, the sixth for the head coach Brian Gregoire head of the University of South Florida. The 2022-23 USF […]

Reading time: 2 minutes Mischievous betting brand Paddy Power presents some eyebrow-raising ‘drama with balls’ after teaming up with creative agency Octagon for its latest ad campaign. “Bingoton” was officially launched in a way that suits the brand’s proverbial newbie today (23rd September). Written and directed by Jonny Watson, Dan Harrisson and Neil Richardson from […]

He is one of the most beloved young managers in British basketball and, after impressing during his time with the Manchester Giants, Lloyd Gardner now has the opportunity to help rejuvenate another sleeping BBL giant. as he takes the hot seat for the Surrey Burners. The Scorchers won it all during their time in the […]

He’s been one of the country’s highest-profile players outside of the BBL in recent years as he shone in the NBL, but now Kyle Jimenez has the chance to test himself again at the top level in the UK so that he is ready to adapt for the Caledonia Gladiators this season. Fired up over […]

Marc Steutel is delighted to follow Savior Kande’s BBL journey this season after the hometown star accepted a new term at Tyneside. Newcastle’s new head coach is keen to develop emerging British talent and insists the Eagles remain committed to supporting the next generation of hoop stars. Kande has risen through the ranks at his […]

TDT | manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com The 2022/2023 Zain Bahrain Basketball League is set to kick off with a bang on Saturday with two exciting matches on the schedule. Defending champions Manama will be the first to enter the court when they take on Samaheej at 5:30 p.m. This will be followed at […]

HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech Men’s and Women’s Basketball is excited to offer two Little Huskies basketball leagues in the fall and registration is open. For girls in grades 2-5, the camp will take place over four days starting in September. Boys in grades 3-6 have a three-day […]

The story should have been of the Hamilton Honey Badgers lifting the trophy on championship weekend in Ottawa, capping a successful fourth season for the Canadian Basketball Elite League. Instead, less than 24 hours later, on August 15, leaked word that a rival Ontario franchise was heading for a fresh start in Calgary. The next […]

Natalie Nigito Photography, No. 1 seed, Control Club, outplayed No. 1 seed Kaos Club, 41-33, to win the O’Brien-Jerhian Legends Summer Basketball League Championship on August 30, 2022. Watertown’s two summer basketball leagues played out a deciding third game in their respective finals this week. The competitions, which feature current and former college basketball players, […]

B. Braun Sheffield Sharks today announced the signing of Jordan Ratinho for the upcoming 2022-23 BBL season. The 6’5″, 24-year-old guard is a product of the University of San Francisco and arrived at Sheffield in 2020, making it his third tour with the Sharks. “I’m delighted to be back, it’s great to see so many […]

The Leicester Riders announced last night the signing of talented playmaker CJ Jackson for the 2022-23 season. The Georgia-born Jackson played three professional seasons in Scandinavia, averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Bisons Loimaa in the Finnish Premier League last season. Jackson graduated from Ohio State, playing three seasons with the […]

At 6’9″, the latest addition to Newcastle Eagles’ rebooted roster is Branden Aughburns who joins the club in his third season as a professional. Aughburns brings his European experience to the BBL team having previously played in the Georgian Superleague for BC Titebi and last season at Basket Swans Gmuden in Austria’s BSL. “I have […]

Kipper Nichols has re-signed for the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks for the upcoming 2022-23 BBL season. A fan favorite, the 26-year-old from Lakewood, Ohio returns to the club for his third campaign with the Sharks. “I love Sheffield, can’t wait to get back to Ponds Forge in front of our fans,” said Nichols. “It’s great […]

Nairobi – Ulinzi Warriors head coach Benjamin Mufutu will aim for the team’s sixth win of the season when they face Equity Dumas in a high-stakes tie as the National Basketball League resumes after a three-day hiatus weeks. Equity have won five of their first six games of the season, their only blemish being a […]

Bennett Koch is back for a fourth consecutive season with B. Braun Sheffield Sharks. The 6’10″ center from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin returns to South Yorkshire following the 2020-21 campaign where he contributed 7.7 points per game with 4.2 rebounds on 51.9% shooting. “It’s great to have Bennett back in blue and gold. He’s a guy who’s […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 26 — Ulinzi Warriors head coach Benjamin Mufutu will aim for the team’s sixth win of the season when they face Equity Dumas in a high-stakes tie as the National Basketball League resumes after a three-week break. The Warriors have won five of their first six games of the season, their only […]

Jermel Kennedy becomes the seventh signing for new head coach Marc Steutel’s revived Newcastle Eagles roster. The striker last played in the BBL in 2017 for Worcester Wolves before moving to Portugal in November of that year. “I can say I’m really excited to be going back to England,” Kennedy said. “I’ve heard good things […]

Watertown Recreation The Watertown Summer Basketball League has reached the Papas Elite League and O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League Finals. It’s not March Madness, it’s Summer Madness in Watertown as the Summer Basketball League reached the finals in 2022. Teams include current and former college basketball players. Finals are best-of-three for the Papas Elite League and the […]

Former Sheffield Sharks junior Nathaniel Montgomery is set for a fifth year as a Shark. The 5’10” full-back has enjoyed a stellar season as part of the four-man rotation in the 2021-22 campaign. “I’ve been very happy with my progress, especially in the second half of last season,” Nate said. “Coach Lyons challenged me to […]

MILLIS – Jackson McKersie had never played basketball before. His father, John, was a Division I hockey goaltender at Boston University in the 90s, so it was only natural that the Millis resident followed in his father’s footsteps. “I was at hockey rinks every day,” McKersie said. In college, however, McKersie began to burn out […]

The Bristol Flyers have bolstered their 2022/23 BBL roster with a trio of young players called up to the first team. Head coach Andreas Kapoulas has given a BBL opportunity to Pasquale Landolfi, Nassim Ladjimi and Jayden Edwards, all of whom will train with the wider squad ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. Landolfi was first […]

Saturday marks the second stop for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on his pro-am basketball league summer tour. He will speak in the league’s CrawsOver by former NBA guard and three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford. James hinted at his upcoming trip to the Pacific Northwest earlier in August. “Seattle was rockin’ […]

Saturday marks the second stop for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on his pro-am basketball league summer tour. He will speak in the league’s CrawsOver by former NBA guard and three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford. James hinted at his upcoming trip to the Pacific Northwest earlier in August. “Seattle was rockin’ […]

YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State women’s basketball team’s Horizon League schedule was announced Wednesday at the conference. The Penguins will begin their league roster with a road trip to Northern Kentucky on Dec. 2 and Wright State on Dec. 4. This is followed by home games against Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne […]

The National Arena in Kingston comes alive this Saturday, August 13 with the first matches of PHASE1 Academy’s Elite 1 Caribbean Basketball Summer League (E1CBL), the biggest basketball entertainment event of the season in the Caribbean, hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Basketball Association. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. with an opening ceremony, followed […]

The National Arena in Kingston comes alive this Saturday, August 13 with the first matches of PHASE1 Academy’s Elite 1 Caribbean Basketball Summer League (E1CBL), the biggest basketball entertainment event of the season in the Caribbean, hosted in collaboration with the Jamaica Basketball Association. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. with an opening ceremony, followed […]

CLINTON — Clinton, with a resounding 64-41 victory over Leominster, captured the recent Central Mass boys’ basketball league championship. Using a stifling defense and a 31-point night from Jayden Ogando, the number two seeded Gaels beat Leominster en route to the title, finishing the league with a 4-1 record. LJ Boisoneau added eight scorers in […]

Jhe North Bellmore-North Merrick Basketball League, which has been around since the 1960s, is in danger of shutting down this year, due to a lack of volunteers to help run the program. Board member Kirk Oshan has been involved with the league for about 20 years, he said. His children played there, and so did […]

0 out of 4 Quinn Harris/Getty Images for BIG3 Joe Johnson picked up where he left off on the opening weekend of the 2022 BIG3 season. And that shouldn’t have surprised anyone. “Iso Joe” dominated the 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Ice Cube in its first two seasons in 2019 and 2021, leading the Triplets […]

In the end, the young people of Next Up danced, while the old guard of BIG argued. Camari Wilkerson unleashed a strong surge in the streak as Next Up steadily pulled away to beat BIG, 56-42 in the Annapolis Summer League Championship game on Tuesday night at Truxtun Park. With his team trailing by nine […]

In the end, the young people of Next Up danced, while the old guard of BIG argued. Camari Wilkerson unleashed a strong surge in the streak as Next Up steadily pulled away to beat BIG, 56-42 in the Annapolis Summer League Championship game on Tuesday night at Truxtun Park. With his team leading by nine […]

Bristol Flyers today confirmed the signing of American striker VJ King from the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. The 25-year-old signed a one-year contract with the Flyers and arrives at Bristol with a decorated playing career to date. King attended famed St. Vincent-St Mary High School growing up, where he became the first […]

Connecticut and women’s basketball seem to go hand in hand. There are the 11 national titles of the UConn Huskies and the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. But if you’re not one of the 144 female basketball players selected to play in the WNBA, options for post-college play can be hard to come by. “We […]

B. Braun Sheffield Sharks today announced the retirement of long-serving captain Mike Tuck. The 39-year-old Canadian/British represented the club for thirteen seasons from 2009, making his last and 500th appearance against Glasgow Rocks at Ponds Forge in April. Fittingly, Tuck became the club’s leading points scorer last season, overtaking former record holder Todd Cauthorn and […]

The Bristol Flyers have signed British playmaker Jelani Watson-Gayle from Fresno Pacific University. The 23-year-old playmaker has put pen to paper on his first professional deal after signing a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. Watson-Gayle arrives at Bristol after a successful five-year college career in NCAA Division II – enjoying spells […]

Monday through Thursday afternoons during the summer, Gilmore Cummings goes to A Giving Heart Community Center, a small gym on Climax Street in Allentown, to get ready for the night’s basketball games. “I want to build a culture for pros and college kids here in Pittsburgh,” Cummings said. “There aren’t a lot of big leagues […]

Darius Defoe delivers the slam dunk of experience, leadership and proven success that can drive a bold new era for Newcastle basketball. That’s the verdict from playmaker Marc Steutel after the Eagles head coach secured one of his top summer goals. Defoe will wear the men in black for a record 19th consecutive season after […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) — Pulling for a better community for kids is what the local Hispanic Basketball League exists for. The St. Andrews Hispanic Ministry’s Assembly of God hosted the league championship Thursday night in its inaugural tournament. The Panhandle Credit Union sponsored the event, and Bay District schools granted the league use of […]

It’ll be the old guard against the new wave in the Annapolis Summer Basketball League Championship Game. Perennial powerhouse BIG is chasing its ninth championship, closing in on the league record of 12 held by Harris & Sons. In its own way, Next Up, which is trying to make history as the only freshman franchise […]

It’ll be the old guard against the new wave in the Annapolis Summer Basketball League Championship Game. Perennial powerhouse BIG is chasing its ninth championship, closing in on the league record of 12 held by Harris & Sons. In its own way, Next Up, which is trying to make history as the only freshman franchise […]

Comment this story Comment About a week after returning home to the DC area from Turkey, where he has spent the past nine months playing professional basketball, Melo Trimble received a direct message on Instagram from a household name. Terrell Stoglin, who played at Maryland a few years before Trimble became the face of the […]

Greg Stephen DES MOINES — An Iowa-based youth basketball league has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by former players whose coach secretly recorded them stripping or obtained nude photos from them and is currently serving a long prison sentence for the sexual exploitation of minors. Iowa Barnstormers Basketball […]

August 1, 2022 4:02 p.m. By DAVID PITT – Associated Press Job : August 1, 2022 4:02 p.m. Updated: August 1, 2022 8:32 p.m. Michael Zamora – member, The Des Moines Register FILE – In this file photo from Sept. 1, 2008, Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen poses for a photo in Des Moines, Iowa. […]

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Antonio Depina grew up with negative stereotypes about Africa, largely shaped by Western media. His father is from Cape Verde while his mother is from Liberia but he never visited the continent until he started a basketball career. “When I was a kid it wasn’t cool to go to Africa so […]

Showman Travon Broadway Jr has promised style and substance after the ambitious import who has signed up to play a starring role in the Newcastle Eagles’ 2022-23 reset. The shooter heads to Tyneside after a stint in the Macedonian top flight and Broadway Jr is abuzz to join the BBL after following the league since […]

Leslee Smith joined Bristol Flyers ahead of the 2022/23 season. The British Virgin Islands International, who first joined the Flyers in 2016, is back for a second stint with the club on a first one-year contract. Smith made 55 appearances for the Flyers between 2016 and 2018, where he averaged 11 points and seven rebounds […]

Maryland Basketball Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The Alumni Basketball League is a new venture where the teams are all former college basketball players from a given school. Co-founders Kareem Rush and Jake Jackson sought to reinstate traditional rivalries and give fans nostalgia to watch former college players while allowing players to succeed at home. “Only […]

Surrey Scorchers announced the signing of American guard Jaylen Ray last night. Jaylen Ray is the first American signing of the season and joins the Scorchers on his professional debut at NCAA Div1 Hofstra University, New York. The 6’2″ guard graduated and spent the 5 college years at Hofstra. Going 21-11 last season, Ray averaged […]

PROVIDENCE, RI– The “We Got Next League” is making a difference on and off the basketball court for young people in Providence. The co-ed league is hosted at the Met School’s public basketball courts each evening during the summer Monday through Friday. It is now in its 15th year. “If the lights could stay on […]

BELLEVIEW, Florida. – A simple basketball game creates a positive impact for Marion County. The Belleview International Ballers is an adult league promoting community and awareness. [TRENDING: No one wins U.S. Mega Millions, jackpot now over $1B | 13-year-old Florida boy battles deadly brain-eating amoeba | Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)] Andrew Humphries, […]

The NBA is the most popular basketball league on the planet, but it’s not the only league out there. Many semi-pro leagues exist in America, such as the famous Drew League. Overseas also has many basketball leagues. In the past, the world has seen the ABA rival the NBA, and today we have Ice Cube’s […]

The Bristol Flyers have acquired American guard Brandon Mahan from the University of Central Florida. The 23-year-old signed his first professional contract with the Flyers and joins the club on a one-year contract. Mahan made 76 appearances in his three years with the Knights and finished as the UCF’s all-time free throw percentage leader at […]

BOYLSTON — The Tahanto Regional High School Girls’ Summer Basketball League, which helps players hone their hoop skills for the winter season, is in full swing at the school. Eight years ago, former Stags coach Kim Dufresne started the summer league at school, but after resigning as coach four years ago, current Tahanto coach , […]

The new Atlanta Midnight Basketball league is already in its second season this year. City officials hope the league’s efforts will help reduce crime in Atlanta neighborhoods. The idea of ​​Midnight Basketball as a way to prevent crime has been embedded in many neighbors across the country for decades. At first, the CT Martin Gym […]

Bristol Flyers have completed the signing of Thomas Bell from the University of North Texas to a one-year contract. The 6’6″ American striker has put pen to paper on his first professional contract and becomes the third player to join the Flyers out of UNT – following in the footsteps of Mike Miller and Zach […]

The inaugural season of the East Asian Super League, the starter basketball league featuring clubs from across mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, is set to receive treatment of reality TV. The groundbreaking long-running series will be directed by Korean filmmaker John H. Lee (Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite). Recently launched Korean […]

Kirk Irwin/Getty Images for BIG3 The Ones Basketball League Season One Finals did not disappoint. John Jordan knocked down a disputed two-pointer to earn a 10-9 victory over George Beamon in sudden death overtime to claim the inaugural championship and a grand prize of $250,000. Ones Basketball League @OBLhoops John Jordan’s sudden death shot in […]

Ryan Schmidt’s London Lions have announced another big signing by acquiring 7′ 0″ dual American/Greek national Kosta Koufos, continuing a string of impressive signings made by the team this off-season. Koufos had an 11-year NBA career with five different franchises and helped Greece win a bronze medal at EuroBasket in 2009. When the Ohio-born big […]

Surrey Scorchers have returned fan favorite Dean Wanliss for the 2022/23 season. The 32-year-old returns to the Scorchers side for another season in the BBL. Wanliss, known for his relentless energy on and off the pitch, was a fan favorite throughout his time as Scorcher last year. The experienced striker was the only member of […]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) — The NBA and WNBA will launch a network of new youth basketball leagues across the United States, including in Las Vegas. The leagues on Tuesday announced the launch of Jr. NBA Leagues, a network of basketball leagues for young people ages 6 to 14. The program will be launched in […]

The Bristol Flyers have signed American guard Tevin Olison from Youngstown State University. The 6’4″ sharpshooter signed his first professional contract with the Flyers and joins the club on a one-year contract. Olison averaged 12.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his senior year with the Penguins, shooting 37% from behind the three-point line. […]

TURNERS FALLS — The Frontier women’s basketball team lost their first game in the Franklin Tech Summer Basketball League, but since then they’ve looked a lot like the team that made a run in the MIAA division. 4 tournaments a season ago. The Redhawks took on the undefeated Franklin Tech on Tuesday and took a […]

The other day my son was sitting on the couch watching BIG3 he said to me dad these guys are having trouble making hoops why are they playing in this league. My son also didn’t realize that Cuttino Mobley and many other stars were very good NBA basketball players at some point in their careers. […]

This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinions for CBC Sports. For more information on CBC Opinion Sectionplease consult the FAQs. Many years ago, after training with the University of Toronto women’s soccer team, I overheard a discussion with the coaches. The USports (then called USIC) women’s soccer playoffs were taking place and […]

The Halifax Hornets — and some of the players’ kids — celebrate their championship after a win over the Halifax Thunder. (David Gallant – image credit) This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinions for CBC Sports. For more information on CBC Opinion Sectionplease consult the FAQs. Many years ago, after training with […]

Left to right: Former Kansas Jayhawks Mario Chalmers, Julian Wright and Brandon Rush were … [+] gathered in the Compagnie des 3 team in the BIG3 league. Jeff Fedotin Towards the end of the first half of week one, Company 3 goalkeeper Mario Chalmers was so sure of where teammate Brandon Rush was that he […]

St. Petersburg, Florida — Barry Brown Jr.’s basketball journey took him all over the world. After a stellar career at Kansas State, the St. Pete native went on to play professionally in the NBA G League, Germany and China. This summer, the Gibbs alum is playing basketball at one of everyone’s favorite places…his hometown. “Being […]

Leicester Riders have signed exciting young British star Blake Bowman to a multi-year deal, signifying his first professional contract. The 20-year-old Derby native played his last three seasons with his hometown Trailblazers in the NBL, before aiming to turn professional. Bowman averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists in the NBL last season, and […]

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ROCKFORD — It’s only summer. The Illinois High School Association boys’ basketball season is nearly five months away, the playoffs nearly eight. Hononegah was missing star center Brayden Savitski-Lynde, who was competing in a volleyball tournament, and Boylan was not entered. Still, the East Summer League has been a definite forerunner for years. “Looking at […]

FAYETTEVILLE- The Southeastern Conference announced the men’s basketball conference opponents for the 2022-23 season on Wednesday. The Razorbacks will face five teams home and away, including Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri and Texas A&M. Arkansas will also host Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss and Mississippi State on a trip to Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Times, […]

After leading the Leicester Riders to a treble year, club captain Darien Nelson-Henry has re-signed and will return alongside Rob Paternostro for the 2022/23 season. The University of Pennsylvania graduate has earned a spot on the Molten BBL Team of the Year in consecutive seasons for the past two seasons, with an average rating of […]

Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images Glen Rice Jr., Julian Wright and Corey Brewer introduced the players selected during the BIG3 2022 SuperDraft on Wednesday night, but will these players be enough to lead their new teams to a title? Trilogy, who had just one pick in this year’s draft and are coached by Gary Payton, are aiming […]

The new Tauihi Women’s Basketball Professional League kicks off next week, with a promotional photo shoot, cash prizes and the chance for some of the best local talent to return home. Tauihi could be translated as “to soar”, but for these players a new era has already begun. For the first time in New Zealand, […]

Chris Bowman, co-director of Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), the country’s leading youth development arm, revealed that the first Tertiary Basketball League has been a monumental success, adding that plans are underway for improvement and the evolution of the nascent program. This was stated during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport (SS). The transcript of the […]

A young girl sits on wooden bleachers as basketballs roll across the court a few feet away. She watches intently, with her mother to her left. A large orange banner hangs on the wall: “Invest in a queen. She makes moves that a king can’t. Inside Toronto Metropolitan University’s Kerr Hall gymnasium, past the food […]

For the firefighter of Toledo Myles Copeland, saving a life comes with the job, whether in uniform or not. Last weekend, Copeland, who plays for Toledo Glass City Basketball Club, immediately sprang into action to help with an emergency during Saturday’s playoff game in upstate New York against the Jackals of Jamestown in the Upper […]

CARTER: I have to attribute a lot of my success to Florida Tech Chris Carter, former Florida Tech men’s basketball player, recently added another championship trophy to his resume. Carter, captain of the Rostock Seawolves in the German Pro-A Basketball League, led his team to the most successful year in club history. (picture Florida Tech) […]

0 of 3 David Becker/Getty Images for BIG3 Ready to watch former NBA stars and international stars play thrilling 3-on-3 basketball games? Well, you’re in luck, because the BIG3 are set to return for the 2022 league season. The BIG3, which was founded by rapper/actor Ice Cube in 2017, kicks off its fifth season this […]