Archive for November 4, 2012
Zoran Vrkic inks deal with Ikaros Kallitheas
Zoran Vrkic (200 cm) inked a new contract with Ikaros Kallitheas (Croatia-A1) for the 2012-13 season. His last club was KK Zadar (Croatia-A1), where he averaged 3.1 points per game over 17 games.
Read MoreJohn Boyer signs with BK Iskra Svit
John Boyer (185 cm, Buffalo’10) has signed with Slovakian team BK Iskra Svit. Boyer played in the Czech Republic last season for Decin, where he averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.6 aspg. John Boyer has a Czech passport next to his American one.
Read MoreAudrius Prakuraitis new coach of DniproAzot
Ukrainian team DniproAzot has fired Greek head coach Vasilis Fragias and replaced him with Lithuanian coach Audrius Prakuraitis. Prakuraitis is an experienced coach who last season was the assistant at Trefl Sopot in Poland and before that he was the head coach in Romania and an assistant with the Lithuanian National Cadet Team. Audrius Prakuraitis…
Read MoreBrandon Cole signs on with Toyama Grouses
Brandon Cole (203 cm, Xavier’07) has agreed to join the Toyama Grouses (Japan-BJ League) for the 2012-13 season. He most had signed to play for Ceara State (Brazil-NBB), but has decided to leave the squad before the season started… In 2011-12 he played for multiple teams, namely KK Fersped-Rabotnicki Skopje (FYR Macedonia-Superleague); Vestelspor Manisa (Turkey-TB2L);…
Read MoreJazwyn Cowan leaving Argentina for NBA D-League
Jazwyn Cowan (203 cm, 3 seasons at George Washington, 1 season at Hampton’06) is leaving Argentina to play for the Austin Torros in the NBA D-League in the United States. He was supposed to play in his debut game with the Union de Formosa but never took part in the game, announcing his departure only…
Read MoreBobby Brown named Euroleague bwin week 4 MVP
Bobby Brown (1.88 cm, Cal State Fullerton) has been named the Euroleague bwin week 4 MVP on the heals of his 34 points in Montepaschi Siena’s come-from-behind win over Elan Chalon-sur-Saone. Brown’s MVP award was based on a performance index rating of 43 on the night, the highest in the Euroleague in nearly three years.…
Read MoreAndrew Drevo released by Artland Dragons
Andrew Drevo (202 cm, Nebraska’04) has been released by the Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL) after just six games into the 2012-13 season. Drevo was under a two month contract with the Dragons with the option to extend to the end of the season, which the team has decided not to exercise. He was averaging 8.8 points…
Read MoreRomain Duport parts ways with Cholet
Romain Duport (215 cm) has agreed to a contract termination with Cholet Basket (France-ProA) due to a knee injury sustained this summer. The injury has kept Duport off the court this season and the team had already hired a replacement player in Karim Souchu (1.98, college: Furman University).
Read MoreBrooklyn returns to pro sports with Nets
Brooklyn returned to major pro sports on Saturday, welcomed back by some beloved former stars and ready to embrace the Nets the way it once did the Dodgers. The Nets played their delayed first regular-season game at Barclays Center, two days after they were supposed to open against the New York Knicks. That was postponed…
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