Archive for September 5, 2012
Beko signs on to be title sponsor for Italian Serie A
Beko, an international household appliance manufacturer with headquarters in Istanbul, has signed on to be the sponsor of the Italian Serie A league and Event League. Beko has been increasing their presence in European basketball community by inking deals to be major sponsors of various leagues since 2006. It was then that they agreed to…
Read MoreJosé Silva signs with Vítoria SC
Vítoria SC (from the city of Guimaraes, Portugal) has announced that their will be a new player for the 2012-2013 season: The Portuguese player José Silva, 194 cm, swingman. Silva is playing on the national team at the moment in the Eurobasket’13 qualifiers. This will be the first time that José Silva is playing out of…
Read MoreJP Primm and Naterre split up
JP Primm (185 cm, UNC Asheville’12) and French Pro A team JSF Nanterre are parting ways. Primm signed with the French team a few weeks ago but couldn’t convince the Nanterre coaching staff to keep him. Both Primm and Nanterre are now back on the market looking for a better match.
Read MoreJames Singleton signs with Xinjiang
James Singleton (203 cm, Murray State’03) will sign a contract in China with Xinjiang. Singleton already played for that team before. Last season he started for another Chinese team (Guandong Southern Tigers) and ended in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.
Read MoreRyan Sharry signes for T71 Dudelange
Rookie Ryan Sharry (203 cm, Middlebury’12) has signed with T71 Dudelange from Luxemburg. Sharry averaged 18.8 ppg and 10.3 rpg in NCAA D 3 last season.
Read MoreThomas Terrell signs with Penarol
Veteran power forward Thomas Terrell (201 cm, Georgia State’02) has signed with Argentinian team Penarol Mar del Plata. Last year he played in the French Pro A for Heyres-Toulon and Saint Vallier.
Read MoreVitaly Fridzon still looking for his Olympic Bronze Medal
MOSCOW (Olympics) – Vitaly Fridzon was basking in the glow of finishing third at the Olympics with Russia when less than two weeks later he had his bronze medal stolen from his home. The Russian Basketball Federation (RBF) and his club side BC Khimki are doing their best to make sure that Fridzon, a sharpshooter…
Read MoreSalah Merji looks to block shots in the Liga Endesa
Salah Merji recently penned a deal with Blusens Monbus Obradoiro C.A.B. in Dantiago de Compostela, Spain, to bring his 2.17m frame to the Liga Endesa for the 2012-13 season. Merji, from Tunisa, led all shot blockers in the London 2012 Olympics, averaging 3.4 swats per contest. On top of that, he also averaged 10.4 points…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
Read MoreVladimir Dasic inks deal with Besikas JK
Vladimir Dasic (2.08m) has signed a deal with Besikas JK Istanbul (Turkey) for the 2012-13 season. Dasic has most recently been playing in Slovenia with Olimpija Ljubljana. He also has been part of two squads in the Euroleague, Virtus Roma of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. While with Olimpija (he joined them mid-way through…
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