Archive for September 29, 2012
Jeff Jones signs with Sopron
Jeff Jones (193 cm, Rider’12) signs with Sopron from Hungary. Jones played college basketball last season for Rider and averaged 13.4 ppg.
Read MoreAl Thornton signs with Guangsha
Al Thornton signs with Guangsha from China. The former NBA player spent last season in Puerto Rico averaging 18.7ppg with Guayama.
Read MoreKevin Smith signs with T71Dudelange
Kevin Smith (195 cm, Richmond’11) signs with T71Dudelange from Luxemburg for only a month. During that time he will replace the injured Denell Stephens (190 cm, Slippery Rock’09).
Read MoreStephane Lasme signs with Panathinaikos
Stephane Lasme (203 cm, UMASS’07) has signed with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens. Stephane Lasme played with the Boston Celtics in Las Vegas this summer in the NBA summer league. Last season he played in the Spanish ACB with Obradoiro CAB.
Read MoreGilbert Arenas to China?
The Artist Formerly Known as Agent Zero is, according to an ESPN report, strongly considering the possibility of taking his talents to China. Arenas hasn’t been able to draw interest from any NBA teams: “L.A. native Gilbert Arenas was playing pickup ball in the Lakers’ practice facility as recently as Thursday, but Arenas has yet…
Read MoreRadnicki Kragujevac secures Fiat as main sponsor
Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia has made the headlines for the last couple of weeks, with one signing after the other. According to the club itself, they now have the strongest team in the club’s history and could be a dangerous outsider in the Adriatic League. However, the biggest signing of the club came today, when…
Read MoreBasketball making a difference in Venezuela
Following trends in the United States, interest in charity work by basketball teams and those involved with basketball in Venezuela is growing. One example of this is the Hermanos Centeno Foundation established by the players Francisco and Arturo Centeno and coach Daniel Centeno . The foundation will work with the youth of Venezuela to get …
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifier: Cantu will join Group A
After three nights of games in the Paladesio Arena in Desio, Italy, the Euroleague Qualifier ended in the host squad, Mapooro Cantu, putting a beating on their French opponents, Le Mans Sarthe Basket, 80-66. The results send Cantu to Group A of the Euroleague and Le Mans to the EuroCup. Cantu – Le Mans 80-66…
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