Archive for September 4, 2012
Reggio Emilia signs Dominic James
Dominic James (180 cm, Marquette’09) has signed with Italian Serie A team Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. Last season James played for Partizan Belgtrade and before that he played in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Read MoreChinese talent Guo Ailun turns down Panathinaikos
Guo Ailun stays in China, as luring a top talent away from the CBA appears to be a thing of difficulty. Guo, the youngest basketball player (18) to play in the 2012 London Olympics, was reportedly tempted to go, but “not so fast” said club and city officials. His presence in the Chinese Basketball League…
Read MoreKaimarr Price Cinderella story brings him to Croatia
Kaimarr Price (203 cm, Biola College’12) started his college career at NCAA D 1 school Western Illinois and was top-rebounder there but then transferred to D2 school Biola College so he could be closer to his family. Basketball being a buyers’ market usually makes it very difficult for D2 players to land a professional basketball…
Read MoreLazaros Papadopoulos leaves Olympiakos and signs with PAOK
Experienced Greek big man Lazaros Papadopoulos has left Euroleague champion Olympiakos and joined PAOK, the club for which he already played during the 2010/2011 season.
Read MoreCADER moves on to playoffs after beating Urunday University in Uruguay
CADER beat Urunday University and reached the number one spot for the playoffs by doing so. The game was controlled mainly by CADER, which managed to win three of the four periods. The game was pretty even the first quarter, Wilkerson and Mackiewicz playing strong in the restricted zone for Urunday while Bertolini shot 3-pointers…
Read MoreCajasol lands Nikola Radicevic
Spanish ACB team Cajasol Sevilla announced the signing of Nikola Radicevic. The young Serbian pointguard, born in 1994, comes from Partizan Belgrade.
Read MoreAalst replaces Alex Ruoff with Larry Anderson
Belgian team Okapi Aalst has signed rookie Larry Anderson (195 cm, Long Beach State’12) to replace Alex Ruoff (198 cm, West Virginia’09) who was suspended for six months after a failed doping test. Anderson was an All-Big West Conference selection, and was also voted Big West defensive player of the year. He played in the…
Read MoreReggie Miller to join Basketball Hall of Fame
Reggie Miller knows exactly what he will be most proud of when he is inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Not his 25,279 NBA points, 14th all-time. Not his 2,560 three-pointers made, No. 2 all-time. Not his 18-year career with one team, the Indiana Pacers. It will be that he and his sister, Cheryl…
Read MoreSigma Barcellona waives Marcus Walker
Italian Lega Due team Sigma Barcellona announced that they have waived Marcus Walker (186 cm, Colorado State’09). He did not pass not pass the physicals due to a hearth problem. Walker spent last season in Ukraine with Hoverla averaging 14ppg, 2.1rpg and 2.5apg.
Read MoreWinsome Frazier signs with Kryvbasket
Winsome Frazier (193 cm, Mississippi State’05) has signed with Ukrainian team Kryvbasket. Frazier played for Keravnos from Cyprus last season averaging 13.6 ppg.
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