Archive for September 1, 2012
Kyle Austin signs with Evreux
Kyle Austin (203 cm, UC Riverside’10) signs with French Pro B team Evreaux. Austin played in Sweden last year where he averaged 17 ppg for the Norrköping Dolphins.
Read MoreVrsac further without Hemofarm after government support
After two decades the company Hemofarm will stop sponsoring the basketball club from Vrsac. Until just a few days ago, that was seen as the end of the club. However, the municipal government of the city of Vrsac has now intervened and will financial support the club for the time being and will also actively…
Read MoreMarc Antonio Carter signs with Rethymno
American guard Marc Antonio Carter (191 cm, UNV Wilmingotn’08) leaves the German Bundesliga to play for Rethymno in Greece. Last season Carter averaged 14.5 ppg for Phonex Hagen.
Read MoreUSA Basketball chairman stays through Rio 2016
Jerry Colangelo stays the chairman of USA Basketball through the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. “I’ve decided I’m going to continue,” Colangelo told USATODAY Sports. “I’m committed to our organization during this transition period. I want to make sure, as good as things are, that once the baton is handed over to someone…
Read MoreNCAA sued. Players want to get paid.
Lawyers representing former and current college football and men’s basketball players in an anti-trust lawsuit on Friday indicated for the first time that they seek not only to collect billions of dollars in damages from the NCAA and its Division I schools for using the athletes’ images, names and likenesses, but also to fundamentally change…
Read MoreMutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi inks deal with Samarco
Martin Samarco (1.91m, College:Bowling Green) signs with Turkish squad Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya for 2012-13. At Bowling Green Samarco averaged 19.5 points and 2.3 assists per game over a career that included appearances in 31 games. His professional career opened with Porvoon Tarmo in Finland in 2009, where he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 rebounds,…
Read MoreNeckar Riesen Ludwigsburg Terminates Two Contracts
Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg, of the German BBL, has terminated contracts for two American players, Jerry Green (1.91m, College: Cal-Irvine) and Kurt Looby (2.08m, College: Iowa). The official word from the squad is that Green’s contract was terminated when his results from a fitness test were below expectations. Green has played 159 games for the club…
Read MoreDawan Robinson and Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia split up
Dawan Robinson (189 cm, Rhode Island’04) already played for Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia last season and was their key player in moving up from the Lega Due to the Serie A of the Italian Championship. However, Robinson was involved in a car accident and had to have surgery to his forearm and as it turns out…
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