Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (B League) signed 30-year old American center David Weaver (207-113kg-87, college: Wake Forest) from Shiga L-Stars. In 28 B League games in Japan he had 8.7ppg and 6.1rpg this season. The last season Weaver played at Afyon Bld in Turkish TBL where in 27 games he recorded very impressive stats: 17.0ppg and 7.5rpg. Great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TBL 3rd Team. He is quite experienced player. Weaver has played also professionally in Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Greece (Ilysiakos), Lithuania (Siauliai), Poland (Energa Czarni and MKS Dabrowa Gornicza), Portugal (Benfica) and Ukraine (DniproAzot). He attended Wake Forest University until 2010 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. Weaver could be described:
Versatile big man who possesses a defensive-minded game. An excellent shot blocker and post defender. Powerful dunker who finished with 45 dunks in his NCAA career. Can play at both the power forward and center positions.
Chiba Jets roll past Zhejiang to conquer Super 8 tournament title - 2 days ago
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Chiba Jets - Zhejiang 83:73 Chiba Jets won the international Super 8 preseason tournament. They beat Zhejiang Guangsha Lions in the Final in Macau tonight. Gavin Edwards (206-F/C-88, college: Connecticut) had another massive performance with 26 points for the Jets. The Lions snatched a 19:16 lead after ten minutes. But Chiba pulled ahead in the second term. The Japanese side accumulated a 44:37 halftime lead. The margin grew at 15-point mark at the final intermission. Chiba protected th... [read more]
Chiba Jets - Zhejiang 83:73
Chiba Jets won the international Super 8 preseason tournament. They beat Zhejiang Guangsha Lions in the Final in Macau tonight. Gavin Edwards (206-F/C-88, college: Connecticut) had another massive performance with 26 points for the Jets. The Lions snatched a 19:16 lead after ten minutes. But Chiba pulled ahead in the second term. The Japanese side accumulated a 44:37 halftime lead. The margin grew at 15-point mark at the final intermission. Chiba protected the lead in the fourth term and raced to the victory. Ryumo Ono (197-F/C-88) posted 16 points, while Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) added 15 points in the win. Courtney Fortson (180-PG-88, college: Arkansas, agency: 3Eye) replied with 18 points for Zhejiang. Ioannis Bourousis (214-C-83) and Chih-Chieh Lin (192-G-82) netted 11 points each in the loss.
Goyang Orions capture third position at Super 8 tournament - 2 days ago
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Goyang Orions - Ryukyu Golden Kings 88:71 Goyang Orions clinched the third position at the international Super 8 tournament in Macau. They overcame Ryukyu in the consolation final. Dewarick Spencer (192-G-82, college: Arkansas St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) and Jin-Soo Choi (202-C/F-89, college: Maryland) posted 17 points each for the Korean side. The Orions posted an 18:13 lead ten minutes into the game. The Korean side maintained the lead throughout the second term. Goyang accumul... [read more]
Goyang Orions - Ryukyu Golden Kings 88:71
Goyang Orions clinched the third position at the international Super 8 tournament in Macau. They overcame Ryukyu in the consolation final. Dewarick Spencer (192-G-82, college: Arkansas St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) and Jin-Soo Choi (202-C/F-89, college: Maryland) posted 17 points each for the Korean side. The Orions posted an 18:13 lead ten minutes into the game. The Korean side maintained the lead throughout the second term. Goyang accumulated a 42:28 halftime advantage. The Orions stretched the gap at 25-point mark at the final intermission and never looked back en route to the victory. Kim Kang-Sun (190-G-86) accounted for 13 points in the win. Hassan Martin (201-F-95, college: Rhode Island) answered with 19 points for the Golden Kings. Ira Brown (193-F-82, college: Gonzaga) chipped in 13 points in the loss.
Chiba Jets beat Goyang Orions to enter Super 8 tournament Final - 3 days ago
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Chiba Jets - Goyang Orions 83:68 Chiba Jets will play for the Super 8 international tournament title. They edged Goyang Orions today to reach the Final. Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) scored 25 points to lead the Japanese team. The Orions snatched a 20:18 lead after the opening frame. The Jets pulled ahead in the second quarter. Chiba recorded a 39:33 halftime advantage. The Japanese team extended the gap at 12-point mark heading into the fourth period. They never looked back throughout the f... [read more]
Chiba Jets - Goyang Orions 83:68
Chiba Jets will play for the Super 8 international tournament title. They edged Goyang Orions today to reach the Final. Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) scored 25 points to lead the Japanese team. The Orions snatched a 20:18 lead after the opening frame. The Jets pulled ahead in the second quarter. Chiba recorded a 39:33 halftime advantage. The Japanese team extended the gap at 12-point mark heading into the fourth period. They never looked back throughout the final stanza and marched to the win. Gavin Edwards (206-F/C-88, college: Connecticut) recorded 13 points for the Jets. Vernon Macklin (208-F/C-86, college: Florida) netted 20 points for the Orions.
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