David Stern announces end of tenure at NBA

David Stern, NBA Commissioner, took the opportunity at the 2012 NBA Board of Governors meetings to announce that he will step down as the NBA’s long-standing Commissioner in February 2014. Stern took over the position as the league’s commissioner on Feb. 1st, 1984, which will mean that he’ll retire after 30 years at the helm.…

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Memphis Grizzlies Sale to Pera approved by NBA

New York — The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Memphis Grizzlies to an investor group led by Robert Pera. “We are delighted that the NBA’s Board of Governors has approved Robert Pera’s purchase of the Grizzlies,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “Robert will no doubt bring great energy and…

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Ben Uzoh gets released by Nuggets

Ben Uzoh (191 cm, Tulsa’10) was released today by the Denver Nuggets in order to get their roster down to the league maximum 15 players. Uzoh, has had a rough fall, first signing a deal with Cholet Basket (France-ProA) in August, then getting released by them in September after he didn’t pan out as hoped…

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Trenton Meacham joins JSF Nanterre

Trenton Meacham (188 cm, Illinois’09) has signed a deal with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) for the 2012-13 campaign. Meacham is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois (US-NCAA D1) where he averaged 10.2 points per game over 34 games in the tough Big Ten Conference. He most recently played for Paris-Levallois (France-ProA), averaging 9.1 points…

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Liki Turner inks deal with AB Contern

Liki Turner (195 cm, Francis Marion’12) has agreed to turns with AB Contern (Luxembourg-Diekirch League) for the 2012-13 season. Turner is a 2012 graduate of Francis Marion where he averaged 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He was 3rd in scoring, 2nd in defensive rebounds and 2nd in overall rebounds in the Peach Belt…

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Leon Rodgers resigns with Marinos de Anzoategui

Leon Rodgers (199 cm, Northern Illinois’02) has penned a renewal contract with Marinos de Anzoategui (Venezuela-LPB) for the 2012-13 season. He spent the 2011-12 campaign with the squad, leading the way on their scoring charts with an average of 19.3 points per game over 49 LPB contests. Rodgers is a 2002 graduate of Northern Illinois…

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Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca gets 10 more days with Caja

Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212 cm) has been given another 10-day extension to his deal with Caja Laboral (Spain-ACB), this is the third short-term contract that has been signed between the club and player. Hernandez-Sonseca saw 20 minutes of court-time last week in an ACB game against Vitoria and tallied 11 points and seven rebounds. Caja Laboral…

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Ales Pipan hired as MZT Skpoje coach

Ales Pipan will arrive today for final negotiations with management of MZT Skpoje (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) to take over the club’s head coaching responsibilities according the the team’s website. If negotiations are concluded during this evening’s meetings, the coach will meet with players and will be presented at a press conference on Friday. Pipan, a…

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Grizzlies Sale Unanimously Approved by NBA’s Finance Committee

The NBA Finance Committee meet yesterday in New York as part of the two-day Board of Governors meetings; as a key topic, the sale of the Memphis Grizzlies from current owner Michael Heisley to an investors group lead by Robert Pera. The Committee unanimously approved the sale to Pera’s group, which includes such big names…

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Paul Miller signs with JDA Dijon

Paul Miller (208 cm, Wichita State’06) has signed on for the 2012-13 season with JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-ProA). Miller most recently played for Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey-TBL) where he averaged 12.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game over 24 games.

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