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12/13/24 USA (WNBA): Larry Lewis named as Aces assistant coach
Most recently Lewis spent the past five years as an assistant coach at University of California, Santa Barbara, where he helped steer the Gauchos to the 2021 and 2023 Big West Tournament titles and NCAA...
Mike D'Antoni on the Evolution of "Pace and Space", Challenging Great Players, and Impossible Tags
Slappin' Glass revisits one of the all-time most popular and interesting episodes on the show with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D'Antoni!
12/5/24 Italy (EuroLeague): Luca Banchi replaced by Dusko Ivanovic in Virtus Bologna
Luca Banchi has stepped down as head coach of Virtus Bologna following their EuroLeague loss to ALBA Berlin, as Gazzetta dello Sport has initially reported and the club confirmed later in the day.
12/5/24 Greece (BCL): Makis Giatras enters as the new head coach of Kolossos
Reacting to a disappointing start to the 2024-25 campaign in the Basketball Champions League and Greece’s Stoiximan GBL, Kolossos H Hotels hired Makis Giatras as the new head coach to replace Giorgos Sigalas.
12/5/24 **BREAKING GRAPES**
Spain (2nd FEB): Spaniard Elroy Ramírez Thadric takes over 2-6 Caja 87 Basket of the Spanish 3rd division.
12/4/24 USA (WNBA): Sun hire Belgian national team's Rachid Meziane as head coach
Rachid Meziane, who has long coached professionally in France and leads the Belgian women's national team, is the new coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun.
12/4/24 **BREAKING GRAPES**
New Zealand (FIBA): American Chaz Franklin named assistant coach of the New Zealand women's national team.
12/4/24 USA (WNBL): Storm investigation into alleged bullying by coaches finds no violations
The Seattle Storm announced Wednesday that an external investigation into reported accusations of harassment and bullying by the team's coaching staff had concluded without finding any violations.
12/3/24 **BREAKING GRAPES**
Greece (A1): Brittish coach Krumesh Patel named assistant at Athinaikos WBC for the remainder of the season.
12/2/24 Australia (WNBL): Jennie Sager named future WNBL CEO
Wollemi Capital Group Syndicate (WCGS) and the National Basketball League (NBL) are thrilled to announce Jennie Sager as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL).
