Archive for September 21, 2012
Othello Hunter signs with CB Valladolid
Othello Hunter has signed with CB Valladolid (Spain-ACB) for the 2012-13 season. Hunter (2.03m, college: Ohio State) played his final two years of collegiate basketball for Ohio State, then went undrafted in the NBA draft. He was picked up by the Atlanta Hawks to play on their summer development league team and averaged 13.2 points…
Read MorePat Riley’s new digs… $11.75m Penthouse in Miami Beach
Success does bring new toys and there’s no doubt that Pat Riley has had success over the years as an NBA coach and now as the President of the Miami Heat. According to Hoopsfix.com Riley recently sold his mansion in Coral Gables for a cool $16.75 million and dropped down $11.75m on his new address…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic heads to Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Rasid Mahalbasic has signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL). Mahalbasic (2.08m) played in Slovenia last season for Zlatogor Lasko, where he averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 blocks per game in the Slovenian League, and 4.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest in the Adriatic League.
Read MoreNic Wise accepts new JuveCaserta offer after Chase rejects
In reports coming from various of sources, it appears that the deal that was to have Nic Wise part ways from JuveCaserta and Brian Chase take his place, has fallen apart. As recently as around 2:48am (EST – GMT-5), Wise was commenting about packing and heading home to the US to rehab a knee injury,…
Read MoreLatavious Williams called back to play in the Dominican Republic
Latavious Williams has been called back to the Dominican Republic by the The Metros of Santiago so they can take their shot at the Final Round of the Scotiabank League. Williams took part in the regular season and has just been called back to help the Metros go on and battle it out with the…
Read MoreAnthony Gurley heads to Hungary to play for Szedeak
Anthony Gurley (1.90m, college: Univ. of Massachusetts) has signed on with Szedeak (Hungary-A Division) for the upcoming season. Gurley graduated from UMass in 2011 and averaged 18.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 30.7 minutes per game over 30 games his senior year. He went undrafted in the NBA draft, but was picked up by the LA…
Read MoreAlexander Franklin inks deal with Soles de Mexicali
Alexander Franklin (1.96m, college: Siena) has inked a new deal with Soles de Mexicali (Mexico-LNBP) for the 2012-13 season. Franklin previously has played for Fraport Skyliners (Germany-BBL), Titanes Del Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic-LNB), Indios de Mayaguez (Puerto Rico-BSN), CB Lobe Huesca (Spain-LEB Gold), and Ja Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket (France-NM1).
Read MoreCroatian basketball federation embarrassed
The Croatian basketball federation had planned a 20 year anniversary in celebrating and remembering the silver won at the Olympic games in Barcelona in 1992. However, to everybody’s surprise, not one single player from that team showed up! Croatia’92 was probably the best team in the history of Croatian basketball. Full with NBA players and…
Read MoreKobe Bryant renews his deal with Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines announced today on Twitter that they had renewed Kobe Bryant’s contract to be their “global brand ambassador” for two more years.
Read MoreAaron Cook signs with Essen
Aaron Cook (186 cm, Hartford’06) has signed in Germany with Pro A team ETB Wohnbau Essen. Aaron Cook already played in the Pro A last season with the Crailsheim Merlins and averaged 11.7 ppg.
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