Archive for September 2012
Kimani Ffriend signs with Valjevo
Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska’01) has signed in Serbia with Metalac Valjevo. To many this may come as a surprise move for a player who last season played in the Spanish ACB. But Kimani Ffriend, a Jamaican national, is married to a Serbian woman and is expecting his Serbian passport very soon. He has an…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 1 Results
EuroChallenge 2013 opened it’s schedule yesterday with the first round of qualifying to determine the final four slots in the 32-team field. The second and final games of the qualifying round will be contested on Tues., Oct., 2nd. Joensuun Kataja (FIN) vs. Aliaga Petkim (TUR) at Joensuun (FIN) 82-70 Mounting a stunning comeback from down by…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifier: Cantu and Nymburk move on
The 2012 Euroleague season saw it’s first competition yesterday as two qualifying round games were contested. At stake is one slot in Group A of the Euroleague, the seven other teams will go home to their previously arranged schedule, the winner will be thrust into some of the best competition anywhere. CEZ Basketball Nymburk –…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter lands in Israel with Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Brandon Hunter (2.01m, college: Ohio) has signed to play with Hapoel Giboa Galil (Israel-Winner League) for the upcoming season. As of last week, Hunter was thought to have signed in Uruguay with Club Atletico Aguada, but reports coming out of Israel say he signed last week and has been in the country for workouts. Hunter…
Read MoreBBC Monthey signs on Feliks Kojadinovic
BBC Monthey has come to terms with Feliks Kojadinovic (1.97m) to bring his talents to Switzerland for the 2012-13 season. Kojadinovic spent last season in Cyprus playing for Keravnos Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). Kojadinovic has been playing professionally since 1997.
Read MoreRay Reese picked up by Swiss squad Union Beuchatel
Ray Reese (1.96m, college: Tulsa) has signed a deal with Union Neuchatel (Switzerland-LNA) for the 2012-13 season, pending Reese obtaining a proper work permit. Reese played in Mexico last year for Coras Tepic where he averaged 24.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. Reese was a 2009 graduate of the University of Tulsa,…
Read MoreMaurice Acker signs on with Trefl Sopot
Trefl Sopot (Poland-TBL) has signed Maurice Acker (1.73m, college: Marquette) to play for the squad in the upcoming season. Acker played for the MagixX Matrixx in the Netherlands last season, where he averaged 14.4 points and 4.2 assists over 29.8 minutes per game in 31 contests. Acker is a product of Marquette University, where he…
Read MoreChace Stanback released by ASVEL
Chace Stanback (2.03m, college: University of Nevada, Las Vegas) has been released by ASVEL (France-ProA) after joining the team earlier this summer. The coaching staff was not satisfied with his performance during his try-out period and has decided to not bring Stanback on for the season. As a recent graduate of UNLV, Stanback is looking…
Read MorePaul Marigney released by VL Pesaro
Paul Marigney has been released by VL Pesaro (Italy-SerieA). Marigney (1.92m, college: St. Mary’s) has been working out with the squad since earlier this month, but the team has decided that he doesn’t fit in with their plans and chose not to move forward. Marigney came to Pesaro from Givova Scafati (Italy-LegaDue) where he averaged…
Read MoreWillie Galick inks deal with Oviedo
Willie Galick (2.03m, college: CS Northridge) has signed on to play for Oviedo Club Baloncesto (Spain-LEB Silver). Galick played with Pertevniyal (Turkey-TB2L) where he averaged 6.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game over 20 league contests. Along with Pertevniyal he also played with Academica Coimbra (Portugal-LPB) last season. Galick has been involved with Canadian basketball’s…
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