Archive for December 28, 2012
Yaroslav Korolev joins Spartak
Yaroslav Korolev (206 cm) has signed on with Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia-PBL) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Korolev was released in Nov. 2012 by Lagun Aro (Spain-ACB) after playing in nine games, averaging 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Korolev started his professional career in 2002 with the Avtodor Saratov junior team,…
Read MoreWojciech Kaminski named Radom coach
Wojciech Kaminski has been named head coach of KS Rosasport Radom (Poland-TBL) to replace the recently released Mariusz Karol. Kaminski was introduced to the club on Friday and was able to lead his first practice session, which was closed to the media. He will be introduced at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. Kaminski…
Read MoreMariusz Karol fired as coach of Radom
Mariusz Karol has had his contract with KS Rosasport Radom (Poland-TBL) terminated due to the team’s poor start to the 2012-13 season. According to the club’s website the reason for his release was a disappointing start to the season and failing to win a minimum of games by this point in the season. The release…
Read MoreBaris Guney signs with Turk Telekom
Baris Guney (193 cm) has been traded from Antalya BSB (Turkey-TBL) to Turk Telekom (Turkey-TBL) in exchange for Rahim Rizvanoglu and money. Guney was averaging 6.2 points and 4.2 assists per game over the first 10 TBL games of the season. Guney played for Aliaga Petkim (Turkey-TBL) in 2010-11, averaging 6.0 points and 3.2 assists per game…
Read MoreCraig Brackins released by Angelico Biella
Craig Brackins (208 cm, Iowa State’10) has been waived by Angelico Biella (Italy-SerieA) after 10 games, he was averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The announcement was made at a press conference on Friday with the reason given that the club can’t wait for an injury he suffered to his hand. Brackins was 1st…
Read MoreGalatasaray close to sign Carlos Arroyo
Turkish club Galatasaray is close to signing Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International’01),a source close to the player said. The former NBA player from Puerto Rico already played in Turkey last season with Besiktas, winning the Championship and the Eurochallenge. However, Turkish rules require Galatasaray to pay a transfer fee to his former club Besiktas…
Read MoreRed Star had a debt of € 15,5 million!
Red Star Belgrade President Nebojsa Covic had another press conference today in which he revealed the financial situation of the Serbian club in the past, present, and future. It turns out that until last year, the club had an accumulated debt of € 15,5 million ($ 20,5 million). The good news is that almost all…
Read MoreJeremiah Massey signs with Bamberg
Jeremiah Massey (202 cm, Kansas State’05) has signed with Euroleague team Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany. Massey had a short-term contract this season in Russia with Krasnie Krilya. Before Russia he also played in Spain and Greece.
Read MoreKK Zadar to keep Chaisson Allen and waive Jordan Burgason
KK Zadar sports director, Branko Skroce, in an interview with Zdnews, said that the club is talking with Chaisson Allen (192 cm, Northeastern’11) to extend the contract until the end of the season. The manager of the Adriatic league club from Croatian also added that Jordan Burgason (190 cm, Lipscomb’12) won’t be renewed. The American…
Read MoreKyle Visser in talks with Radnicki Kragujevac
Kyle Visser (211 cm, Wake Forest’07) is in talks with Adriatic league team Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia. Visser spent last season Italy and before that he only played in Germany. The main inside player of Radnicki is Ratko Varda and his contract expires this weekend. However, everybody expect him to stay for the rest of…
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