Fubon Braves (SBL) inked experienced 36-year old American center Earl Barron (211-109kg-81, college: Memphis). It is actually his comeback to Fubon Braves as he has played here before. Barron started the season at Toyama Grouses in Japanese B League. In 19 games he averaged 11.3ppg and 7.1rpg this season. The most of last season Barron spent at Fubon Braves where in 36 SBL games he was the best scorer with impressive 26.9ppg and recorded 15.7rpg (leader !!!) and 1.5apg. Barron helped them to make it to the semifinals. A very good season in his career as he was selected to Asia-basket.com Taiwanese SBL All-Imports Team, 2nd Team and to the All-Star Game. He also spent pre-season at the Hawks in NBA earlier that year. Barron's team won D-League Showcase Cup in 2015. He is a very experienced player. Barron has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eight different countries on three different continents (Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Barron has played previously professionally in China (Shanxi Zhongyu and Qingdao Eagles), Italy, Lebanon (Al Moutahed), Philippines (Meralco Bolts), Puerto Rico (Atleticos), Turkey, NBA (Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards) and D-League (Northern Arizona Suns). It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Fubon Braves. Barron attended University of Memphis until 2003 and it is his 14th (!!!) season in pro basketball. His game is described as:
A very big and long guy, also enough athletic for his size. Started his career as a forward, this is why offensively he likes to play front to the basket, to use his good mid-range shot. He is a good free throw shooter too, something not usual for a so big man. Needs to improve defensively and at the rebounding department, however, some say he's too soft..
Slingers Win First Merlion Cup Game in Rout over Dinos, 89-69 - 2 days ago
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The Singapore Slingers hadn't played in a long while, but were ready for their first game in the Merlion Cup 2017 against the Yulon Luxgen Dinos from Chinese-Taipei. It didn't look like the usual Singapore Slingers that fans had gotten used to see play in the OCBC Arena over the past two seasons. The regular faces like Xavier Alexander (198-G-88, college: S.Nazarene), Wong Wei Long, and Ng Hanbin (193-G/F-89) were there but it just felt a little off without having Justin Howard (209-C-81,... [read more]
The Singapore Slingers hadn't played in a long while, but were ready for their first game in the Merlion Cup 2017 against the Yulon Luxgen Dinos from Chinese-Taipei. It didn't look like the usual Singapore Slingers that fans had gotten used to see play in the OCBC Arena over the past two seasons. The regular faces like Xavier Alexander (198-G-88, college: S.Nazarene), Wong Wei Long, and Ng Hanbin (193-G/F-89) were there but it just felt a little off without having Justin Howard (209-C-81, college: Mercer) anchoring the play inside. The Slingers struggled at the beginning against the Yulon Luxgen Dinos, looking a bit rusty and in search of reconfiguring their style of play. Botched passes and turnovers from miscommunication got the Slingers into a 14-8 hole, traillng to the visiting Dinos. Maybe all the Slingers needed was some time to get things going the right direction. A three-point shot by Wong Wei Long at the 2 minute mark sparked a furious 13-0 run by the home team. The Slingers ended the quarter in the lead 21-14 with a leaning fadeaway Leon Kwek jumper with the clock running down. The Slingers continued to pile on in the second quarter and pushed the lead to as much as 18 points. During their second quarter run, new import Ryan Wright (206-C/F-87, college: Oklahoma) finally got into the groove of the game and lit the OCBC crowd with a putback jam. 'I knew I was going to be a little sloppy at first,' Wright said after the game which he had 23 points and 10 rebounds. 'I was a little bit nervous but I knew that my team mates were going to play hard and if I played hard as well I was confident that we were going to have a good result.' It was a hot shooting quarter for the Slingers and the Dinos struggled to get their own offense going as well. The home team missed only 4 of their 15 attempts in the second interval and by the time the halftime buzzer sounded, the Slingers had already built up a 43-28 lead going into the locker room. The Slingers cooled down in the second half, but maintained the lead the rest of the way and even had chances to rest Alexander and Wright as well. Another new face to the team, Mikee Reyes, blended in well with the team for his first game. His numbers might not pop out, but he distributed the offense well and was a willing passer for most of the part. As new additions, Reyes and Wright were able to add another dimension as to how the Slingers played. 'I like that we pushed the ball and ran the floor,' Coach Neo Beng Siang said. 'We can improve on team defense because the structure is still not there.' The game progressed on until the final buzzer with the Singapore Slingers winning 89-69 in their Merlion Cup debut. Xavier Alexander hadn't missed a beat from last season and flirted with a triple-double of 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists. The Slingers had five players scoring in double digits, with Leon Kwek, Russel Low (195-C-93), and Delvin Goh in addition to the two World Imports. 'It was a good game,' Low said. 'It was the first game of the preseason. I think we did well but definitely there are a few things we can fix up.' The Slingers will have a one day break before playing the Adelaide 36ers on Friday at 6:30 PM. Courtesy of: aseanbasketballleague.com
Slingers cruise to opening Merlion Cup win - 3 days ago
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The Singapore Slingers used a balanced offence and scrappy defence to cruise to a straightforward 89-69 over Taiwan's Yulon Luxgen Dinos in their Merlion Cup 2017 game on Wednesday (Sep 20) at the OCBC Arena. Five Slingers scored in double figures, led by debutant centre Ryan Wright (206-C/F-87, college: Oklahoma) with 23 points. Fellow import Xavier Alexander (198-G-88, college: S.Nazarene) just missed out on a triple-double with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. The trio of Russel Lo... [read more]
The Singapore Slingers used a balanced offence and scrappy defence to cruise to a straightforward 89-69 over Taiwan's Yulon Luxgen Dinos in their Merlion Cup 2017 game on Wednesday (Sep 20) at the OCBC Arena. Five Slingers scored in double figures, led by debutant centre Ryan Wright (206-C/F-87, college: Oklahoma) with 23 points. Fellow import Xavier Alexander (198-G-88, college: S.Nazarene) just missed out on a triple-double with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. The trio of Russel Low (195-C-93), Leon Kwek and Delvin Goh, fresh off a SEA Games campaign for Team Singapore, contributed 14, 12 and 11 points respectively. The Slingers pushed the pace from the first quarter, opening up a 21-14 lead. The Dinos had no answer for the Slingers' pressing on defence and run-and-gun offence, with the largest lead of the night at 24 for the Slingers. Said coach Neo Beng Siang: "What I liked about today was that we pushed the ball, ran the floor. But we can still improve on the structure of our team defence." The Dinos were led by American import Bryan Davis (206-F/C-86, college: Texas A&M) with 15 points. In the first game of the day, defending champions Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association came from behind to beat Indonesia's Satria Muda Pertamina 81-69. Trailing 30-39 at the half, the Sharks turned on the style in the second half, led by guard Luo Hanchen (188-PG-94) and forward Hanlin Dong (208-C/F-91), who ended with 27 and 17 points respectively. Coming out with an urgency they had lacked in the first half, the Sharks levelled the score after just 2 minutes and 18 seconds into the third quarter of the Group A tie. Luo added six rebounds and three assists in an impressive all-around performance. Satria Muda, meanwhile, saw most of their offence come through their trio of foreign imports, who accounted for 62 of the team's points. Centre Shawn Taggart (207-F-85, college: Memphis) was their top scorer with 25 points on 11-of-20 shooting and also had 14 rebounds. This year's Merlion Cup, which runs from Sept 20-24, sees the participation of seven teams, one more than last year. The competition returned after a 20-year hiatus last year. In the other Group A game of the day, South Korea's Jeonju KCC Egis defeated the Philippines' NLEX-SCTEX 99-79, led by Andre Emmett Jr's 18 points. The Slingers are in Group B, with Australia's Adelaide 36ers and Yulon Luxgen Dinos of Taiwan. Courtesy of: straitstimes.com
Shenzhen - Pauian 86:74 Shenzhen Leopards secured the starting victory at the Super 8 tournament in Macau. They topped Pauian behind 22 points from Keith Langford (193-SG-83, college: Kansas). Leopards secured a 20:14 lead ten minutes into the game. The Chinese team maintained the lead throughout the second term. Shenzhen accumulated a 43:34 halftime advantage. Pauian reduced the deficit at 4-point mark at the final intermission. But Shenzhen kept the pressure throughout the fourth stan... [read more]
Shenzhen - Pauian 86:74
Shenzhen Leopards secured the starting victory at the Super 8 tournament in Macau. They topped Pauian behind 22 points from Keith Langford (193-SG-83, college: Kansas). Leopards secured a 20:14 lead ten minutes into the game. The Chinese team maintained the lead throughout the second term. Shenzhen accumulated a 43:34 halftime advantage. Pauian reduced the deficit at 4-point mark at the final intermission. But Shenzhen kept the pressure throughout the fourth stanza and marched to the win. Jared Sullinger (206-F-92, college: Ohio St.) tossed in 16 points, while Yang Linli had 13 points for Shenzhen. Lavorato replied with 18 points for Pauian. Edvinas Seskus (196-G/F-95, agency: Players Group) had 17 points in the loss.
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