Bayern Munich have taken a big step to remaining a title contender by keeping in place their frontcourt in the re-signing of both Chevon Troutman and Jared Homan for two years. Both big men came to Bayern after the 2011-12 season has started – Troutman in October and Homan in […]
Mention the name Dirk Bauermann four years ago in Bamberg and Brose Baskets fans would not have a bad word to say about their championship-winning head coach. Mention Bauermann in Bamberg nowadays and not only does he represent the “Evil Empire” that is Bayern Munich, but he’s also no longer […]
Brose Baskets said Thursday that his Bamberg team had not yet reached an agreement to bring German center Maik Zirbes to the three-time reigning champions – as suggested on various Social Media platforms Wednesday. “It’s no secret, we commented a couple weeks ago, that we have major interest in Maik […]
After a bit of time to look back on the Dallas Mavericks’ playoffs loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Dirk Nowitzki said he believes the reigning champs could have done more against OKC while also hoping to bring a big name into the mix next season; praising Deron Williams’ abilities; […]
Jonas Valanciunas had a memorable 2011 summer, winning a youth world championship and making a huge contribution for Lithuania at EuroBasket 2011. Even though Lithuania head coach Kestutis Kemzura was impressed with the 20-year-old’s demeanor last summer, he expects even bigger things from Valanciunas in 2012. “For him it was […]
A bum knee could not stop Tibor Pleiß from blocking a season-high six shots in helping Brose Baskets Bamberg beat Artland Dragons 81-71 on the road to grab a 2-0 series lead over Artland in the Beko BBL semifinal playoffs. Pleiß missed both of his field goal attempts – including […]
Two-time defending German champions Brose Baskets Bamberg and the NBA championship contenders Oklahoma City Thunder breathed a collective sigh of relief as an MRI on prized center Tibor Pleiß showed no serious damage to his right knee. “Fortunately, there was nothing torn and the knee capsule was only overstretched,” said […]
New head coach Svetislav Pesic named 15 players 23 years or younger including a number of first-timers for the first training camp of Germany’s senior national team ahead of qualifying for the 2013 EuroBasket. The roster features six players who are currently 20 years old: Boston College shooting guard Patrick […]
Brose Baskets took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-five semifinals German Beko BBL playoffs with a dominating 103-70 victory over Artland Dragons. But the two-time reigning champions saw prized center Tibor Pleiß go down with a knee injury and are waiting to learn the extent of the injury. PJ Tucker […]
Qi Zhou is one of the biggest talents in Chinese basketball. heinnews’s David Hein went out and found the 16-year-old center for a brief interview about the development of his game; trying to deal with media attention of his emerging stardom and liking Dwight Howard or Wang Zhi Zhi. heinnews: […]
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