Onye Ibekwe, strong and versatile. photo latinbasket.com

Former Hollywood Fame and Maywood Buzz (ABA) Forward Onye Ibekwe     (6'8''-F-84, college: Long Beach St.) has signed with Ferro Carril in the Liga Uraguaya, Uruguay's top league. Ibekwe is a powerful player that can defend multiple positions 3/4/5. He is a hard worker, has a team first attitude and is helping his team in Uruguay win basketball games. In his first game in a Ferro Carril uniform, Ibekwe had 15 points and 9 rebounds helping the team defeat Cadar.

When asked about his experience in the pro league in south america, Ibekwe said 'I am thankful for another opportunity to continue my proffesional basketball career. Uruguay is a great country. I am honored to be here. I look forward to leading my team to the playoffs and making a run for the Liga Uruguaya championship.'

The ABA continues to give players an opportunity to showcase their abilities in their efforts to advance their careers towards positions in countries abroad. Ibekwe is yet another example of a very talented player that is now making a difference in the win column overseas. You can get more information on the ABA at www.abalive.com.  

Tacheny and the Potros Fall to the League Champions (Espanol)

Pilares Getting Worse? (Espanol)

Quimsa Setting Pace in S. America

Pro Hoops in Guatemala?

(LEB PLATA ESP) El (2) Huelva la Luz (3-1) arrolla en casa al (7) CB Illescas (2-2) 106 a 86. El mexicano Gustavo Ayón (CB Illescas) inicia como titular, juega 26 minutos, 15 puntos (7/11 TC), 9 rebotes, 1 asistencia y un bloqueo, además fue el mejor jugador de su escuadra. El anotador del partido fue Francisco Javier Flores (Huelva la Luz) 21 puntos. Partido disputado en el Palacio de los Deportes de Huelva.

(LF 2B ESP) En un partido tranquilo para el (8) Stadium Casablanca (2-2) derrota al (10) Alvargómez (1-3) 57 a 39. La mexicana Erika Gómez (Alvargómez) fue la jugadora más valiosa de su escuadra y goleadora del partido con 21 puntos (8/18 TC), jugó 36 minutos y 4 rebotes. Partido disputado en el Pabellón Polideportivo de lastrada en Zaragoza.

(LEB ORO ESP)  El Ford Burgos despedaza en casa al Palencia Baloncesto 84 a 57. El guardia mexicano Chris Hernández (Ford Burgos) inicia como titular, juega 23 minutos, 15 puntos (5/7 TC), 2 rebotes, 5 asistencias, fue el jugador más valioso de su equipo. El anotador del partido fue Antonio Bustamante (Palencia Baloncesto) 23 puntos. Partido disputado en el Polideportivo Municipal el Plantío de Burgos.  

(NBA EU) En el clásico del estado los Knicks (4-2) por poco dejan escapar la victoria y derrotan en el cierre de la pretemporada a los Nets (0-5) 94 a 92. El pívot mexicano Eduardo Nájera (Nets) juega 11 minutos, 2 puntos (1/3 TC) y 1 rebote. El goleador del partido fue Chris Douglas Roberts (Nets) 26 puntos, 5 rebotes y 4 asistencias. Partido disputado en el Prudential Center de Newark, Nueva Jersey.

(BSL ISR) En el inicio de la temporada el Hapoel Holon (0-1) es derrotado en tiempo extra por el Hapoel Afula (1-0) 87 a 84. El pívot mexico-estadounidense Mark Sánchez (Hapoel Holon) juega 28 minutos, 14 puntos (6/9 TC), 3 rebotes y una asistencia. El goleador del encuentro fue Justin Dentmon (Hapoel Afula) 25 puntos.

MEX - XVII Clemencia Barredo League Championship inaugurated:

Over 1,500 kids participated in the inauguration of the XVII Clemencia Barredo Championship League in the Yucatan State.

The Governor of the State, Ivone Ortega along with other authorities of Mexican basketball like ADEMEBA President, Dr. Modesto Robledo, were in the inauguration.

This league, among many other done in the country, help develop Mexican basketball as each year improvement is seen in all states.

ARG - Libertad with a solid team for the South American League for Men's Clubs

Libertad Sunchales comes to the South American League for Men's Clubs with a solid team in order to qualify for the final stage. Group B will be played from October 22-24 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil where they will compete along with Minas Tenis, Millonarios de Tarija and Biguá.

Actually the team leads the National League of Argentina with seven points, product of three wins and one loss. In their last game they defeated La Unión 76-71 as Rubén Wolkowyski led with 24 points and Andrés Pelussi followed with 21.

The team has Diego Alba, Sebastián Ginóbili, Tyler Field, Pablo Moldú, Emiliano Correa, Laron Profit, Andrés Pelussi, Juan Fernandez, Marcos Saglietti, Cleotis Brown, Andrés Landoni and Rubén Wolkowyski.

Their debut is against Bigua, then they play Millonarios and finish against the host, Minas Tenis.

Bienvenido a Mexico Dan Tacheny! The Potros ITSON made some changes last week after a slow 2-8 start removing head coach Larry Satchell and replacing him with Dan Tacheny. This is Tacheny's first head coaching job in Mexico and the LNBP. Tacheny joined the team last week admitting the move 'happened really fast' and he is still adjusting to his new surroundings in Ciudad Obregon.

Tacheny and the Potros have their work cut out for them which could be a good thing for the rookie coach. The silver lining is that he has no where to go but up. The Potros are 2-10 overall and need to boost offensive production to start making some moves up the LNBP ranks. The team averages about 77 points per game compared to the top teams in the league which put up 90 plus every night. Defensively they hold teams to about 85 points a game where as the top five teams in the league are holding opponents to under 80. 

Last night Tacheny and the Potros fell to the Bucaneros of Campeche 84-70 after shooting 38% from the field, 22% from threelandia, and turned the ball over 20 times. Tacheny has made some personnel changes which have made some immediate impact. David Berghoefer collected 19 boards last night to help the Potros outrebound the Bucaneros 46-38. Keep reading for more background on Coach Dan Tacheny.