Archive for August 16, 2012
Turner signs for Apollon Patras
Journey man Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee St’07) has signed with Apollon Patras from Greece. Before coming to Greece, Turner played in Japan, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and Spain.
Read MoreFlamengo gears up for season with Olympic touch
The team of Flamengo presented the team for the 2012/13 season yesterday. It was also announced that three new players would be added to the Brazilian Men’s Team that competed in London: Marcelinha Machado, Caio Marquinhos and Torres. Vitor Benite will also be among the members. Other members: Shilton, Olivinha, the American, Kojo, and Duda.…
Read MoreChace Stanbeck from UNLV to ASVEL
Chace Stanback (203 cm, UNLV’12) will start his pro career in France. The UNLV grad (12.8 ppg & 4.5 rb) has signed for ASVEL from France.
Read MoreDeJuan Wright inks with Den Bosch
U.S. swingman DeJuan Wright, who finished his senior season at Florida International University this past May, has inked a 1 year deal with Eiffel Towers/Den Bosch. The current Dutch champion was searching the market for a very versatile perimeter player who can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor. Despite “only” standing 6’4…
Read MorePartizan cancels Australian tour
Partizan Belgrade has cancelled the planned tour to Australia where the team had planned to prepare for the new season and play some friendship games (many Serbs live in Australia). However, it proved to be problematic to schedule the games to fit into everybody’s agenda and furthermore the staff was concerned about the very long…
Read MoreTomas fails medical. Deal with Cedevita collapses
Unconfirmed reports suggest that Marko Tomas has failed the medical test and that his deal with Cedevita Zagreb is terminated. Rumours are that his right foot has not fully recovered from the injury last season.
Read MoreBradley Buckham signs with Cajasol Sevilla
Buckman (203 cm, Texas’06) comes from Tofas Bursa, Turkey. He played in Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Israel and Germany before. Until now, there have been few movements on the sevillian team. It is being a disastrous beginning of summer since coach Plaza left the team for Zalgiris Kaunas, Paul Davis signed with Khimki, Urtasun and Calloway…
Read MoreScotland and England relinquish FIBA membership and merge.
England and Scotland formally signed Sunday in London that will formalize their merger into a single British basketball organization, despite the objections of the Welsh, ensuring that there will be a Great Britain team beyond these Olympic Games. FIBA secretary-general Patrick Baumann has confirmed that the world governing body has approved plans to go forward…
Read MoreMelbourne signs Kevin Braswell
Kevin Braswell (188 cm, Georgetown’02), 33, a point guard with silky skills, excellent ball handling and very good floor vision has signed in Australia with the Melbourne Tigers. Braswells career has included playing in the NBA D-League before progressing to the top divisions of Europe, including France, Greece, Russia and Turkey. Australian basketball fans may…
Read MoreCibona signs Justin Hamilton
Second round pick Justin Hamilton (210 cm, LSU’12) has signed with Cibona Zagreb. Hamilton was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was later traded to Miami. He played with Miami at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas where he was spotted by Cibona.
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