Archive for September 3, 2012
Partizan finally signs Torey Thomas
The rumors had been flying around for a while, but now it was finally confirmed; Torey Thomas has signed for Partizan Belgrade. Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’07) is an experienced guard who has played in Turkey, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia and the Dominican Republic.
Read MoreThe Cañeros move on to the semi-finals
Eloy Vargas played the best game of his life with a three-point shooting percentage of 44. The Cañeros, from the Dominican Republic, scored 31 points in the third quarter to triumph over the Leones (Lions) of Santo Domingo in the southeast circuit of the Scotiabank League. This victory granted the Cañeros their classification for the…
Read MoreAntonio Graves choses Pistoia over Prokom
Antonio Graves (191 cm, Pittsburgh’07) will play for Italian Lega Due team Pistoia. The American guard was close to Polish team Prokom but in the end chose Pistoia. Graves spent last season in D-League with Canton Charge averaging 8.9 ppg.
Read MoreMonthey signs Malik Cooke
Swiss team BBC Monthey has signed rookie forward Malik Cooke (198 cm, South Carolina’12). He averaged 12.3 ppg for South Carolina last season in the very strong South Eastern Conference.
Read More17 year old Slovak Michael Fusek signs with Charleroi
17 year old Slovak player Michael Fusek has signed a long-term deal with Belgian top-team Charleroi and will likely develop in the farm team of the club.
Read MoreJimmy Baxter signs in Germany with LTi Giessen
Jimmy Baxter (198 cm, South Florida´04) has signed with German Bundelisga team LTi Giessen for the 2012/2013 season. Baxter is an experienced player who played in France last season (Sluc Nancy, JL Bourg Basket). Earlier on in his career he also played in Slovenia, Iran, Greece, Israel, Turkey, Belgium, Latvia, Italy and Portugal. A true…
Read MoreZadar players strike
Croatian and Adriatic team KK Zadar is is facing a difficult situation as its players have decided to go on strike. The club still owes several players salaries from last season. The board of the club is not unsympathetic to the action of the players, as many of them have not gotten paid for a…
Read MoreNewcomer Panelefsiniakos signs Omondi Amoke
Cal St Fullerton´12 graduate Omondi Amoke (200 cm) signed in Greece with Panelefsiniakos. The American-Kenyan power forward agreed terms with the newcomers of the Greek league. Amoke averaged 11.2 ppg and 9.2 rpg with Cal State Fullerton in the Big West Conference (NCAA) last season.
Read MoreLeiden signs Tony Gallo
Tony Gallo (180 cm, Coppin State’12) is the new pointguard of Leiden from the Netherlands. It will be Gallo’s first season as a pro. Last season he averaged 17.1 ppg and 3.7 aspg for Coppin State.
Read MoreMirko Djeric, 17 year old Australian, brought in by Partizan
Mirko Djeric, one of the world’s most intriguing U17 guards, has been invited for a try out by Partizan Belgrade. The parents of Mirko Djeric are from Serbia, but Djeric himself was born in Australia and plays for the Australian U17 national team. At the last U17 World Championship in Lithuania, Mirko Djeric was the…
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