Archive for September 7, 2012
Aduaneros de Puerto Cabello hope to turn things around
Aduaneros de Puerto Cabello (the customs agents, from Venezuela) will face off in its second consecutive series away from home. They will play against the Bravos de Portuguesa Mañana (another Venezuelan team). They must get a couple of victories to move up in the rankings after having lost their two previous games. One of the…
Read MoreLins adds another victory in the Paulista Championship
Lins has won for the second time in the Paulista Championship of Sao Paulo Province, Brazil, beating Raizen 84-81 in a really tight game The best players of the game were Biro with 21 points, Fernando Henrique and Lucian Matao with 13 points for the home team (Lins) and Douglas Gorauskas with 19 points and…
Read MoreMichael Jenkins agrees with Brescia
Michael Jenkins (191 cm, Winthrop’08) has agreed terms with Italian Legadue team Leonessa Brescia. Michale Jenkins played in Belgium last year for Optima Gent where he averaged 13 ppg.
Read MoreWayne Marshall signs with Shinshu Brave Warriors
Wayne Marshall (211 cm, Temple) returns to Japan. He spent the last two seasons with Osaka but now switched to Shinshu Brave Warriors that also plays in the BJ League.
Read MoreRonald Thompson signs with Nurnberg
Ronald Thompson (208 cm, Morehouse’04) has signed in Germany with Pro B team Nurnberger BC. Ronald Thompson already played in Germany before, during the 2007/2008 season when he was with MBC in the Pro A. He has also played in Uruguay, New Zealand, Luxemburg, Spain, Finland and Ireland.
Read MoreSean Mosley signs with Katowica
Sean Mosley (193 cm, Maryland’12) has signed with Polish team Katowica. It will be the first pro job for Sean Mosley who recently graduated from Maryland and averaged 10.2 ppg.
Read MoreGiedrius Gustas works out deal with Neptūnas Klaipėda
According to the Neptūnas Klaipėda (Lithuanian LKL) website, they have concluded a long negotiation with Giedrius Gustas (1.90m) for the former Lithuania National team member to play with the squad for the 2012-13 season. Gustas played with Turow Zgorzelec (Poland TBL) where he average 7.1 points and 1.5 assists per game over 44 games. This…
Read MoreCheshire Jets of the BBL under new ownership
The Cheshire Jets of the British Basketball League (BBL) has been sold to local businessman Haydn Cook who has taken over and is preparing for the season opener on Sept. 23rd. The team had announced in July that they were looking for new owners, which is when Cook stepped in. The organization release the following…
Read MoreRosen Barchovski resigns as Bulgaria’s National Team Coach
Rosen Barchovski has announced that after the final two games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification series that he will step down as the coach of the Bulgarian National Team. In a prepared statement, Barchovski stated that he will do everything possible to guide the squad to qualifying for the the EuroBasket 2013 Finals, but regardless…
Read MoreDeron Washington heads to Israel and Barak Netanya
High flying swingman Deron Washington has signed a deal to move to Israel’s Barak Netanya for the 2012-13 season. Washington (2.01m, College: Virginia Tech), was a four-year starter at Virginia Tech and a mainstay on ESPN’s top ten plays of the day with his thunderous dunks and massive rejections in the paint. In 2009 he…
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