Canada Basketball News

Volcanoes Drop Third Straight

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Vancouver Volcanoes losing streak reached three games Friday with a 133-124 International Basketball League loss to the Salem Soldiers at The Hoop in Salem.Andre Murray (188-G-87, college: Portland St.) scored 29 points to lead Vancouver (4-3). Dominique Watson (178-G) had 22 points, and Alexander Hartman (201-F-85, college: Concordia, OR) 17. ... Read More

Retaining Claros Is 'gonna Be A Hard One', Says Rainmen Owner

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Halifax Rainmen are hoping to have their head coaching situation resolved by early next month.Josep Claros, who brought the Rainmen closer to a championship than any coach in their five-year history, has returned to Barcelona to spend time with his family and ponder his coaching future.Claros signed on as head coach last summer and guided the R... Read More

Deadline Nears For Nbl Expansion

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

With an important deadline just two weeks off, it appears any new entries in the National Basketball League of Canada fold for the 2012-13 campaign will come from Ontario.The NBL, which played its inaugural season with seven teams, has set May 31 as the deadline for prospective ownership groups to formally apply for membership for the upcoming year... Read More