Archive for September 2012
Seattle agrees to terms for Arena, NBA team in their future?
The Seattle (WA) City Council has tentatively agreed to financial terms with an investor group led by Chris Hansen to build a new $490m sports arena near Safeco Field. Hansen’s group made concessions that will mean more out-of-pocket for them, but many believe that the concessions were needed to get the Council on board with…
Read MoreJR Giddens inks deal with Brescia
JR Giddens (1.96m, college: New Mexico) has signed an agreement with Centrale del Latte Brescia (Italy Legadue) to play for the Italian club in 2012-13. Giddens was drafted in the first round (pick 30) in the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics in 2008, but played only briefly and was traded to the New York…
Read MoreKotwica inks deal with Maurice Bolden
Maurice Bolden agrees to terms with Kolobrzeg Kotwica (Poland TBL) for the 2012-13 campaign. Bolden (2.08m, college: Southern Mississippi), recently graduated from Southern Miss., where he averaged 9.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.0 block per contest. Kotwica will be Bolden’s first professional team.
Read MoreLarry Owens parts ways with BCM Gravelines, Bokolo returns
BCM Gravelines (France, LNB Pro A) has announced that they have reached an agreement with Larry Owens (2.01m, college:Oral Roberts) for him to leave the squad effective immediately. The parting comes on the heals of the official return of Yannick Bokolo (1.88m), who recently signed a 2+1 renewal deal with Gravelines. Bokolo spent two weeks…
Read MoreJoey Haywood re-signs with Halifax Rainmen
The Halifax Rainmen (Canada NBL) have re-signed their All-Star guard, Joey Haywood for the 2012-13 season. Haywood (1.83m, college: St. Mary’s, Canada), averaged 12.6 points, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game for the Rainmen and was honored by the NBL as the Player of the Week after his first week playing as a professional.…
Read MoreCody Riley dunks – he’s 6’7″, 13 yrs old (class of 2017)
[embedplusvideo height=”298″ width=”480″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/_V2sd-qAqXU?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=_V2sd-qAqXU&width=480&height=298&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep1274″ /] At first glance, seeing a kid that’s 6’7″ dunk isn’t all that impressive, but when you realize that Cody Riley is only a 7th-grader (he’s 13 years old), yeah, it’s impressive…
Read MoreJapeth Aguilar looking to become first Filipino in NBA
Japeth Aguilar (6’9″, college: Western Kentucky University) is the 2009 number one pick in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), but he has his sights set higher, the NBA. Currently, Aguilar is in the US working out with a few teams in the NBA’s D-League, including the Bakersfield Jam in Los Angeles. The Jam are affiliated with the…
Read MoreBoris Meno signs with Prague
Boris Meno (203 cm, Davidson’08) has signed with Czech team USK Prague. The team and the player know each other well, since Boris Meno already played in the Czech republic last season for Svitavy where he averaged 14.8 ppg and 8.4 rpg.
Read MoreKaukenas and Lavrinovic twins candidates for Lithuanian elections
If they will be elected, they will sit in Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament). Romanov is the owner of Zalgiris Kaunas, the team where the three will play next season.
Read MoreDeMarcus Nelson signs with Red Star
DeMarcus Nelson (191 cm, Duke’08) has signed with Serbian team Red Star Belgrade. Nelson comes from Duke and previously played in the D-League, Croatia, France and last season in the Ukraine. There, DeMarcus Nelson averaged 10.6 ppg while playing for Donetsk.
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