Daegu Orions announced signing of Otis George (205-C-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Louisville) for the next KBL season. The Dominican big guy is coming to South Korea from the Italian outfit Umana Reyer Venezia, where he played most recently. He appeared 22 times in LegaDue 2008/09 season collecting 12.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 2 spg.
Otis George played in Italy since 2006, when he parted ways with the NBDL team Tulsa 66ers [read more]
Daegu Orions announced signing of Otis George (205-C-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Louisville) for the next KBL season. The Dominican big guy is coming to South Korea from the Italian outfit Umana Reyer Venezia, where he played most recently. He appeared 22 times in LegaDue 2008/09 season collecting 12.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg and 2 spg. Otis George played in Italy since 2006, when he parted ways with the NBDL team Tulsa 66ers. His first job in Europe came with Junior Casale Monferrato, where George stayed two years. In his first season with the club he had 10.1 ppg and 8.7 rpg for 35 LegaDue games. Next year his numbers jumped to 15.2 ppg, 11 rpg and 2.9 spg. He was the leading scorer of LegaDue championship. In 2008, he was named 'Eurobasket.com All-Italian Lega2 Defensive Player of the Year'. Otis George is a product of the University of Louisville. He graduated there in 2005. In his senior season George had 5.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg for 26 games. They reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2005. Daegu Orions finished last season as the last ranked team in KBL. It is clear they are looking to improve for 2010/11.
KBL to cut import quota - Jul 13, 2010 (by Rick Ross)
The Korean Basketball League (KBL) decided Monday to reduce the number
of foreign players to one per club, from the previous two,
starting from this season in an effort to promote the use of local players.
The regulation will take effect for the first time since the KBL's launch in 1997.
The organization attempted similar moves in the past to provide more chances for domestic athletes [read more]
The Korean Basketball League (KBL) decided Monday to reduce the number of foreign players to one per club, from the previous two, starting from this season in an effort to promote the use of local players.
The regulation will take effect for the first time since the KBL's launch in 1997.
The organization attempted similar moves in the past to provide more chances for domestic athletes. It applied a 'one-import policy for the second quarter of league games in the 2002-03 season, and expanded it to include the third quarters from 2006 to 2009.
In the 2010 season, only one import was available for the entire game.
'Such a rule is to let local players explore their strengths at the beginning and end of each game,' a KBL official told The Korea Times.
While import slots will be decreased, the KBL also came up with a rule to draft talented players. The newly introduced regulation will keep the restrictions on a player with a three-year NBA career, or two years in European leagues, while allowing those from Spain, Turkey, Italy, Israel, Russia, Greece, and China as long as they do not fall in the aforementioned categories.
The salary for a season based on the league's seven months will be $400,000 for an import player, increased from a total of $350,000 for two. By Yi Whan-woo Korea Times intern
Egypt U17 rolls over South Korea U17 in the last game for both teams - Jul 10, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South Korea U17-Egypt U17 87:88
Egypt U17 rolls over South Korea U17 in the last game for both teams at the U17 World Championships in Germany. The team from Africa celebrated 88:87 win to clinch 11th spot. South Korea U17 finished the tournament on the last spot without wins.
The game between two winless teams before seeing each other brought so much interest and intrigue. They both started offensively and exchanged the lead several times [read more]
South Korea U17-Egypt U17 87:88
Egypt U17 rolls over South Korea U17 in the last game for both teams at the U17 World Championships in Germany. The team from Africa celebrated 88:87 win to clinch 11th spot. South Korea U17 finished the tournament on the last spot without wins. The game between two winless teams before seeing each other brought so much interest and intrigue. They both started offensively and exchanged the lead several times. Ahmed Hamdy (195-C-93) scored for 15:8 in the middle of the quarter, while Heo responded for 23:22 Korea's lead. Kim closed the period at 27:20 for Asian team. Lee Dong-Yeop (193-F-94) delivered two as South Korea took one of the biggest 41:25 lead in the middle of the second frame. Moreover they enjoyed 47:30 at the end of the second period, while Alaa reduced to 49:36 at the halftime. In the third quarter it was a nightmare for South Korea that could not score in the first 5 minutes of the period. Egypt managed to take 51:49 in the middle of the third frame. South Korea meanwhile remained in front after 30 minutes, 65:63. It was hot in the court in the next 10 minutes as both teams had a chance to win. Trailing 85:87, Egypt posted the last three points of the game and won it 88:87. Ahmed Hamdy was unstoppable with 21 points and 17 rebounds. Ahmed Moustafa (178-G-93) nailed 17, whilst Youssef Shousha (190-G-93) scored 16. Lee Dong-Yeop poured in 22 points in defeat and Moon Seong-Gon (193-F-93) notched 18.
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