Archive for October 2012
Ramone Moore signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ramone Moore (193 cm, Temple’12) has signed in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ramone Moore comes from Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella, where he started the season and played 4 games and averaged 7.5 ppg. It is Moore’s first professional season in Europe.
Read MoreJosep Berrocal hired to coach Donetsk
Josep Berrocal has been hired by BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague) to coach their squad for the remainder of the 2012-13 season after they released Vlada Jovanovic and his assistants earlier in the week. Berrocal has been an assistant coach at FC Barcelona Regal and in 2010-11 he led Budivelhik Kiev to a Ukrainian League Title and…
Read MoreMorgan Natanahira agrees to join Sharks
Morgan Natanahira (198 cm) has agreed to join his former coach, Paul Henare, with the Southland Sharks (New Zealand-NBL) for the 2013 campaign. Natanahira spent the last two seasons with the Hawke’s Bay Hawks (New Zealand-NBL). He’s currently recovering from an ACL tear and surgery and isn’t expected to be able to get on a…
Read MoreKevin Braswell re-signs with Southland Sharks
Kevin Braswell (188 cm, Georgetown’02) has re-signed with the Southland Sharks (New Zealand-NBL) for the 2013 season. During the 2012 season with the Sharks, Braswell led the team in scoring, averaging 20.6 points and 5.1 assists per game over 16 NBL games. He’s currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers (Australia-NBL) and is averaging 13.7 points…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 3: Four Remain Undefeated
Eight squads came into Round 3 of Euroleague 2012-13 play with 2-0 records. After Thursday’s eight games, four of those teams suffered their first losses, with two of them coming on their home courts – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan falling to previously winless Caja Laboral Vitoria by 10 at the Milan Mediolanum Forum, and Fenerbahce…
Read MoreDavid 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.…
Read MoreMemphis 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…
Read MoreBen 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…
Read MoreTrenton 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…
Read MoreLiki 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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