Archive for September 19, 2012
Alan McAughtry appointed Frankston SEABL head coach
The Frankston Blues of the South East Australian Basketball League have announced that Alan McAughtry has been appointed head coach for the upcoming season. OFFICIAL RELEASE: The Frankston & District Basketball Association (FDBA) Board of Management wish to announce the appointment of Alan McAughtry as Frankston Blues SEABL Men’s Head Coach.FRANKSTON BLUES MEDIA RELEASE Alan…
Read MoreRandall Orr signs with Saitama Broncos
Randall Orr (207 cm, Georgia Perimeter’04) has signed in Japan with Saitama Broncos of the BJ League. Last season Randall Orr played in Uruguay for Plaza de Nueva Helvecia. He also played in Japan during the 2008/2009 season when he was with the Tochigi Brex.
Read MoreJerome Dyson signs with Hapoel Holon
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, Connecticut’10) has signed with Israeli team Hapoel Holon. Last season Jerome Dyson switched minutes between the NBA and the D-League. This will be his first stint overseas. Before signing Jerome Dyson, Hapoel Holon already signed Luther Head and D.J Strawberry but both players backed out of the deal.
Read MoreFIBA rules in favour of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Yogev Ohayon case
According to Israeli media, FIBA ruled in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the dispute between the squad and Yogev Ohayon. FIBA has agreed with Maccabi that it was against the contract they had with Ohayon for him to leave the team for Lokomotiv Kuban without any financial considerations. Ohayon claimed that his agreement had…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter agrees to terms with Club Atletico Aguada
Brandon Hunter (2.01m, college: Ohio) has become the second foreign player to sign on with Club Atletico Aguada (Uruguay-LUB) for the 2012-13 season. Hunter has two years experience in the NBA (Celtics in 03-04 and Magic in 04-05) as well as a variety of European squads: Panathinaikos BC (2006), Carpisa Napoli (2006), TDShop.it Livorno (2006–2007),…
Read MoreBasketball popularity increasing in Brazil
In years past, basketball has been most popular in Southern Brazil, specifically in the South East in the Sao Paulo, the country’s most populous state. With Brazil’s economy growing, new squads are being formed around the country and a new, large fan base has developed, especially in the North East. As the popularity has grown,…
Read MoreTravon Bryant joins French squad Cholet Basket
Travon Bryant (2.06m, college: Missouri) has inked a deal with Cholet Basket (France-ProA) for this coming season. Bryant started last season with Budivelnyk (Ukraine-SuperLeague) and then moved to Le Mans, in France (France-ProA), where he averaged 5.4ppg and 3.1rpg.
Read MoreToure Murry signs with Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv
Former Wichita State point guard Toure Murry is set to enter the professional ranks with a new contract to play for Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). While at Wichita State he averaged 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest as a Senior. He also helped his squad win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)…
Read MoreChris Warren inks with JSF Nanterre
Chris Warren has successfully finished a tryout period with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) and has come to terms with the squad for the 2012-13 campaign. Warren (1.78m, college: Mississippi) played his first professional season in 2011-12 with Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL) and averaged 14.1 points and 3.8 assists per contest over 28 NBL games. At the University…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set
With the FIBA Asia Cup preliminary rounds now completed, the competition will head into the Quarter-Final round on Thursday. Finishing the round-robin competition saw two blow-outs, an alley-oop buzzer-beater and the game of the tournament thus far between previously unbeaten Iran and host Japan. In Group A, the squad from the Philippines had already concluded…
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