Kitchener-Waterloo Titans (NBL Canada) released point guard Tramique Sutherland (183-82kg, college: Texas-PB). In 20 NBL Canada games he had 3.7ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.1apg this season. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Sutherland won NJCAA D1 Region V championship title in 2014. He was also voted All-NTJCAC 1st Team back in 2014 at his college time. Sutherland graduated from University of Texas - Permian Basin in 2016 and it is his first season as a professional player.
Malik Story (ex Moncton M.) signs at Caciques - 23 hours ago
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Caciques de Valledupar (Liga DirecTV) landed 27-year old American swingman Malik Story (196-98kg-90, college: Nevada, agency: Two Points). He played most recently at Moncton Miracles in Canadian NBL. In 40 NBL Canada games he averaged 14.7ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.1apg last season. Among other achievements Story's team won WAC Regular Season in 2012. He received also Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention award in 2015. Story is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the... [read more]
Caciques de Valledupar (Liga DirecTV) landed 27-year old American swingman Malik Story (196-98kg-90, college: Nevada, agency: Two Points). He played most recently at Moncton Miracles in Canadian NBL. In 40 NBL Canada games he averaged 14.7ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.1apg last season. Among other achievements Story's team won WAC Regular Season in 2012. He received also Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention award in 2015. Story is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Story has played previously professionally in Finland (Kouvot and Salon Vilpas), Spain (Araberri), Dominican Republic (Titanes Licey) and Slovakia (Levice). He attended University of Nevada until 2013 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.
Jevohn Shepherd (ex Spirou) agreed terms with Chalon - 1 day ago
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ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (ProA) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old Canadian swingman Jevohn Shepherd (196-86, college: Michigan). He has a double citizenship as he also holds Jamaican passport. Shepherd played most recently at Spirou in Belgian Euromillions League. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). In 23 Euromillions League games he recorded 12.3ppg, 4.3rpg and 2.2apg. Shepherd helped them to win the group title (twice) (also twice). He also played 2 game... [read more]
ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (ProA) strengthened their roster with addition of 31-year old Canadian swingman Jevohn Shepherd (196-86, college: Michigan). He has a double citizenship as he also holds Jamaican passport. Shepherd played most recently at Spirou in Belgian Euromillions League. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). In 23 Euromillions League games he recorded 12.3ppg, 4.3rpg and 2.2apg. Shepherd helped them to win the group title (twice) (also twice). He also played 2 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 13.5ppg, 2.5rpg and 2.0apg. And finally Shepherd contributed to 12 games in Basketball Champions League where he had 13.6ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.2apg. The most of previous (2015-16) season Shepherd spent at VL Pesaro in Italian Serie A. In 19 games he got 9.4ppg and 4.3rpg. The other team Shepherd played shortly was Openjobmetis VA (Serie A) in Italy. In 5 games he got 5.8ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.6apg. He also played 2 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he got 3.0ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.0spg. Among other achievements Shepherd received Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro A Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro A Import Player of the Year award back in 2011. He was also a member of Canadian international program for some years. Shepherd played for Canadian Senior National Team between 2006 and 2014 and previously for University National Team between 2005 and 2007. He also represented Canada at the World Championships in Turkey seven years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 9.4ppg, 1.6rpg, FGP: 30.8%, 3PT: 26.3%, FT: 69.6%. Shepherd is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Holland (Leiden), Romania (CSM Bucuresti), Germany (GiroLive Ballers and Deutsche Bank Skyliners), Italy (Omegna and Basket Barcellona) and Canada (Halifax_Rainmen). Shepherd attended University of Michigan until 2009 and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball.
Halifax to host Canada's first qualifying game for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup - 2 days ago
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Basketballs will be dribbled down the court in Halifax's Scotiabank Centre this November as Canada is set to play its first home game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers. Canada will face off against the Bahamas in the first qualifying game on the road to the 2019 World Cup hosted by China. Canada Basketball made the announcement Thursday alongside Sports and Entertainment Atlantic and the Scotiabank Centre, which will host the game. Eighty teams around the world wil... [read more]
Basketballs will be dribbled down the court in Halifax's Scotiabank Centre this November as Canada is set to play its first home game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers. Canada will face off against the Bahamas in the first qualifying game on the road to the 2019 World Cup hosted by China. Canada Basketball made the announcement Thursday alongside Sports and Entertainment Atlantic and the Scotiabank Centre, which will host the game. Eighty teams around the world will be playing for the chance to play in the tournament in China in 2019. There are 19 spots. Canada will be playing home and away games in the first round against the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The top three teams in the pool then move into the second round against three new opponents. The top seven teams in the Americas Region will make it to China for the finals. Canada is currently 24th in the FIBA world rankings. Bringing the first game of the qualifiers to Halifax just adds to the sport's history in the province, said Basketball Nova Scotia's executive director David Wagg. 'Nova Scotia has a rich history of basketball in Canada and we look forward to welcoming some of the best players our country has to offer to Halifax,' Wagg said in the release. According to a video tweeted by the Scotiabank Centre, the building will also be getting a new basketball court floor to be unveiled in the fall to be used for the FIBA competition. The first game in Halifax will take place Nov. 24 with the tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. AT. Courtesy of: globalnews.ca
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