News: Daily Brief News & Rumours

ARG: Obras Sanitarias extended coach Julio Lamas' contract for one more season.

SRB: Guard Miloš Vujanić is close to signing for Partizan.

TUR: Beşiktaş dismissed coach Burak Bıyıktay. Ergin Ataman could be his replacement.

TUR/USA: Türk Telekom Ankara parted ways with American power forward Tony Gaffney.

UKR: Kyiv released forward Dmytro Antonets.

USA: New York Knicks Italian forward Danilo Gallinari will be sidelined for two to three weeks due to a sprained left knee.

USA: The Minnesota Timberwolves released guard Sundiata Gaines.

USA: The Los Angeles Clippers released centre Jarron Collins.

USA/SEN: Charlotte Bobcats Senegalese centre DeSagana Diop will miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles tendon rupture.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoop.blogspot.com, twitter.com/thehoopsmarket, forums.interbasket.net, liganacionaldebasquete.com.br, nba.com, portalangop.co.ao, proexposure.com/itranswire, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Daily Brief News & Rumours

ESP/USA: Valladolid's American centre Marcus Slaughter will be out indefinitely with a back injury.

GRE: Giorgos Bartzokas could become the new head coach of Panionios.

IRI/USA: Petrochimi is close to signing American guard Andre Emmet.

ISR/USA: Galil Gilboa is on the verge of signing American guard Jermaine Beal.

SRB/SEN: Crvena Zvezda is interested in Senegalese forward Ousmane Barro.

USA: The Memphis Grizzlies re-signed guard Mike Conley for five years more.

USA: The Phoenix Suns extended forward Jared Dudley's contract for five seasons.

USA: Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson became the fastest ever to reach 1.100 wins.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.com, forums.interbasket.net, liganacionaldebasquete.com.br, nba.com, portalangop.co.ao, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Daily Brief News & Rumours

ESP/SEN: Manresa is reported to be interested in Senegalese centre Mouhamed Sene.

USA: The Portland Trail Blazers will miss power forward Jeff Pendergraph for the remainder of the season due to a right knee injury.


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News: Daily brief news and rumours

ESP/NED: Joventut re-signed Dutch centre Henk Norel for two seasons.

GER/USA: MBC extended American forward Johnnie Gilbert's contract for one year.

ITA/USA: Avellino re-signed American forward Chevon Troutman for one year.

ITA/USA/NGR: Caserta re-signed Nigerian-American guard Ebi Ere for next season.

JPN/USA: Japan national team guard Kosuke Takeuchi will try his luck in the NBA this week.

SEN: DUC retained the Senegalese title with a 61-55 win over Union Sportive Gorée in the league final.


Source: acb.com, eurobasket.com, thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com, fiba-afrique.org, forums.interbasket.net, nba.com, sportando.net, talkbasket.net

News: Daily rumours and short lines (Notícia: Rumores e breves do dia)

BRA: The Brazilian Basketball Confederation will decided about the new national team coach on 15th January.
(A Confederação Brasileira de Basquetebol irá decidir-se sobre o novo seleccionador nacional no dia 15 de Janeiro.)

NED: Dutch Jos Frederiks put an end to his playing career and will be part of Den Bosch's coaching staff.
(O holandês Jos Frederiks pôs fim à carreira de jogador e fará parte do corpo técnico do Den Bosch.)

SEN: Abdourahmane N'Diaye resigned from his position as Senegal national team coach.
(Abdourahmane N'Diaye demitiu-se do cargo de seleccionador do Senegal.)

SRB: Coach Stevan Karadžić and Hemofarm Vršac parted ways after the Serbian club failed to get to Eurocup's Last 16 stage. Željko Lukajić will fill the vacant post.
(O treinador Stevan Karadžić e o Hemofarm Vršac puseram termo ao vínculo contratual, após o clube sérvio ter falhado a passagem à fase Last 16 da Eurocup. Željko Lukajić irá ocupar o lugar vago.)

USA: Boston Celtics' forward Kevin Garnett, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, will miss competition for at least two more weeks.
(O extremo Kevin Garnett, dos Boston Celtics, vai estar afastado da competição por mais duas semanas, em virtude da lesão contraída no joelho.)

News: Daily rumours and short lines (Notícia: Rumores e breves do dia)

ARG: Former Argentina national team coach Rubén Magnano took the decision of leaving Atenas Córdoba. The reasons invoked were of personal nature. Atenas is currently 9th in the LNB league table.
(O antigo seleccionador argentino, Rubén Magnano, tomou a decisão de deixar o comando do Atenas Córdoba. As razões invocadas são de natureza pessoal. O Atenas é actualmente 9º na tabela classificativa da LNB.)

ESP/USA: Estudiantes from Spain will no longer count on guard Blake Ahearn. The American expressed the desire to leave the team due to lack of adaptation to the country and homesickness.
(Os espanhóis do Estudiantes já não contarão mais com o base Blake Ahearn. O norte-americano expressou o desejo de deixar a equipa devido a dificuldades de adaptação ao país e a saudades da sua terra natal.)

GRE/AUS: Greek champions Panathinaikos could be adding Aleks Marić to their roster next year. The Australian has been impressing in the Euroleague playing for Partizan, winning three round MVP honours.
(O campeão grego Panathinaikos poderá reforçar o plantel na próxima época com Aleks Marić. O poste australiano tem impressionado na Euroliga ao serviço do Partizan, tendo sido eleito três vezes para MVP da jornada.)

LTU: Arvydas Macijauskas discards the possibility of coming back to competition this season. The Lithuanian guard will rather wait for next year and start analysing offers.
(Arvydas Macijauskas descarta a possibilidade de regressar à competição esta temporada. O base lituano prefere esperar pelo próximo ano para analisar propostas contratuais.)

SEN/POL: Polish side Prokom Gdynia decided to release Senegalese Pape Sow. The centre played seven Euroleague games for the club, averaging 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds.
(O Prokom Gdynia, da Polónia, decidiu rescindir contrato com o senegalês Pape Sow. O poste disputou sete jogos na Euroliga, obtendo médias de 9,3 pontos e 5,6 ressaltos.)

UAE/AUS: Brian Lester will be the new head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. The Australian has already coached in the country before and is well acquainted with Middle East basketball.
(Brian Lester será o novo seleccionador dos Emirados Árabes Unidos. O australiano já trabalhou no país no passado e é um conhecedor do basquetebol do Médio Oriente.)

News: N'Diaye to sign for Riyadi (Notícia: N'Diaye deverá assinar pelo Riyadi)

Reigning Lebanese champions Al Riyadi are on the verge of signing Mamadou N'Diaye. The Senegalese centre already agreed terms with the club and could be back to competition, as he spent last season without a team. N'Diaye will join American Nate Johnson and fill the other foreigner spot.
A product of the Auburn University, the 2.12m tall N'Diaye enjoyed five seasons in the NBA with the jerseys of the Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers. He later moved to Greece to play for PAOK and Panellinios. In his last active season Lithuanian side Žalgiris was his team, averaging 8.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in the Euroleague.

(O actual campeão libanês, Al Riyadi, está prestes a contratar Mamadou N'Diaye. O poste senegalês chegou a acordo com o clube e poderá regressar à competição, já que esteve sem equipa na época passada. N'Diaye irá juntar-se ao norte-americano Nate Johnson e preencher a outra vaga de estrangeiro.
Formado na Universidade de Auburn, N'Diaye, de 2,12 m, esteve cinco épocas na NBA com as camisolas dos Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks e Los Angeles Clippers. Posteriormente, rumou à Grécia para jogar por PAOK e Panellinios. Na sua última época no activo, a sua equipa foi o Žalgiris, da Lituânia, obtendo médias de 8,5 pontos, 7 ressaltos e 1,2 roubos de bola na Euroliga.)


Source (Fonte): forums.interbasket.net

News: Senegal gets women African title (Notícia: Selecção senegalesa sagra-se campeã africana)

Downing previous champion Mali 72 to 57 yesterday, Senegal became the new African women champion. At halftime the Senegalese were already winning by 24 points and ended up conquering their tenth title in the tournament. Foward Aya Traore led the champions with 19 points, adding 5 rebounds, while teammates Fatou Dieng, Mame Diouf and Mame Sy had 17, 11 and 10 points, respectively. For the runner-up the best on court was Hamchétou Maïga, scoring 17 points and capturing 6 boards, followed by Djéné Diawara with a double-double (13 points and 12 rebounds) and Djénébou Sissoko with 11 points.
Traore was named the MVP of the tournament, succeeding Maïga. The other players composing the ideal team were Dieng, Nassela Maurício (ANG), Nagnouma Coulibaly (MLI) and Aminata Nar Diop (SEN).
Angola retained the bronze medal by beating Ivory Coast 76 to 57.

(Ao bater ontem o Mali, anterior campeão, por 72-57, o Senegal tornou-se o novo campeão africano feminino. Ao intervalo, as senegalesas já venciam por 24 pontos de diferença e acabariam por conquistar o décimo título no torneio. A extremo Aya Traore liderou o campeão com 19 pontos, acrescentando 5 ressaltos, com as companheiras de equipa Fatou Dieng, Mame Diouf e Mame Sy a obterem 17, 11 e 10 pontos, respectivamente. Do lado do vice-campeão, a melhor em campo foi Hamchétou Maïga, que marcou 17 pontos e capturou 6 ressaltos, sendo seguida por Djéné Diawara com um duplo-duplo (13 pontos e 12 ressaltos) e Djénébou Sissoko com 11 pontos.
Traore foi eleita MVP do torneio, sucedendo a Maïga. As restantes jogadoras parte do cinco ideal foram Dieng, Nassela Maurício (ANG), Nagnouma Coulibaly (MLI) e Aminata Nar Diop (SEN).
Angola revalidou a medalha de bronze ao vencer a Costa do Marfim por 76-57.)

Source (Fonte): fiba.com

News: Final Senegal squad for Afrobasket (Notícia: Selecção final do Senegal para o Afrobasket)

Barcelona's Boniface N'Dong and Charlotte Bobcats' DeSagana Diop head the Senegal national team which will compete in Afrobasket to tip off in Libya on 5th August. The Lions will also count on Babacar Cissé, who returned to the national side to being experience to the mix of veteran and young players.
Senegal is in group C of the tournament with the Cameroon, Congo and the Central African Republic.

(Boniface N'Dong, do Barcelona, e DeSagana Diop, dos Charlotte Bobcats, encabeçam a selecção do Senegal que irá disputar o Afrobasket, a iniciar a 5 de Agosto, na Líbia. Os Leões irão também contar com Babacar Cissé, que regressa à selecção para ajudar, com a sua experiência, à miscelânea de veteranos e jovens jogadores.
O Senegal está no grupo C do torneio, juntamente com os Camarões, Congo e República Centro-Africana.)

Babacar Cissé
El Kabir Pene
Ibrahima Mbengue
Antoine Mendy
Maleye N'Doye
Cheikhou Thioune
Mouhammad Faye
Pape Sow
Boniface N'Dong
Boubacar Coly
Malick Badiane
DeSagana Diop


Source (Fonte): fiba.com

News: N'Dong confirmed in Barcelona (Notícia: N'Dong confirmado no Barcelona)

With Unicaja Málaga not making use of their preference right, Barcelona finally acquired centre Boniface N'Dong after intense speculation regarding his next club. The contract offered by the Spanish champion is for three seasons, while after the second one the club can decide to release the Senegalese.
The 31-year-old, who will replace Daniel Santiago, started his career in Europe in Germany playing for Rattlesdorf, then Breitengrussbach and Bamberg. Later he headed to France (Dijon) before joining the NBA (Los Angeles Clippers) and the Russian Superleague (Spartak SPb). Since 2007 he played for Unicaja, averaging 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this season in the Euroleague.

(Ao não fazer uso do direito de preferência, o Unicaja Málaga perdeu o poste Boniface N'Dong para o Barcelona, que será o seu novo clube após intensa especulação sobre o seu futuro. O contrato proposto pelo campeão espanhol é de três épocas, podendo o clube, após a segunda, dispensar o senegalês.
O jogador de 31 anos, que irá substituir Daniel Santiago, iniciou a carreira na Europa na Alemanha pelo Rattlesdorf, jogando em seguida no Breitengrussbach e Bamberg. Mais tarde, rumou a França (Dijon), antes de se transferir para a NBA (Los Angeles Clippers) e para a Superliga russa (Spartak SPb). Desde 2007 que envergava a camisola do Unicaja, tendo obtido médias de 10,8 pontos, 5,3 ressaltos e 1,3 desarmes de lançamento esta época na Euroliga.)


Source (Fonte): elpunt.cat