Archive for 2012
Przemyslaw Zamojski returns to Prokom
Przemyslaw Zamojski (194 cm, Independence Community College’06) has agreed to return to Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL) for the remainder of the season. He’s leaving Trefl Sopot, where he averaged 6.8ppg in EuroCup competition (6 games) and 13.5ppg in 12 Polish TBL games. Zamojski has played for Prokom since turning professional in 2006, starting with Prokom…
Read MoreGroningen fires head coach Hakim Salem
The board of Dutch team GasTerra Flames Groningen has informed headcoach Hakim Salem that he has been fired. The results so far have simply been too inconsistent and overall disappointing. Groningen is currently ranked 4th in the Dutch league with a 10-6 score. No replacement has been announced yet.
Read MoreBraunschweig part ways with topscorer Casey Mitchell
German Bundesliga club The New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig announced today that Casey Mitchell (193 cm, West Virginia’11) will no longer be playing for the team. Both sides came to an agreement today to terminate the contract. Mitchell had been injured for a while and asked the club if he could return back to the US on account…
Read MorePanathinaikos sends Derwin Kitchen to Cedevita
Greek team Panathinaikos Athens has sent Derwin Kitchen (193 cm, Florida State’11) on loan to Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb. Kitchen will play for Cedevita for the rest of this season and then return to Panathinaikos where he is under contract for the 2013/2014 season as well.
Read MoreBaltic Basketball: Top 16 Set to Tip off Jan. 7
The field is set for the next stage of action in the Baltic Basketball League, as four strongest teams from each of the regular season groups will face off in the Top 16 round. The teams will be divided into four groups of four clubs each, with the two best-placed teams from each of the…
Read MoreThriller in Zadar
Croatian team Zadar played against visiting Serbian team Partizan Belgrade tonight in the Adriatic league and it turned out to be a nail-biting thriller. In a packed gym, the 7000 spectators saw a game in which neither one of the teams ever had more than a five-point-lead. With only fourteen seconds to go Partizan was…
Read MoreCrisis in Zalgiris, owner asks money from fans
The famous Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas has a very good start this season. They ended in first place in Group C of the Euroleague, qualified for the Top-16 while remaining unbeaten in the Lithuanian championship, and are in 2nd place in the VTB League after CSKA Moscow. Nevertheless, there seem to be some financial problems.…
Read MoreJames Gist unhappy with Unicaja, trade possible
According to Eurohoops, a trade is brewing the might send James Gist (205 cm, Maryland’08) to Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) and bring Andy Panko (205 cm, Lebanon Valley’99) to Unicaja Malaga (Spain-ACB) before the Euroleague trade deadline of Dec. 27th (before Top 16 play commences). Gist has publically (Facebook) commented that he wants out of the Unicaja…
Read MoreKaloyan Ivanov joins Sidigas
Kaloyan Ivanov (205 cm) has signed on with Sidigas Avellino (Italy-SerieA), leaving BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague). At the time of the move to Sidigas, Ivanov held averages of 9.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 12 Ukrainian Superleague games; and 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in four VTB United League games. Last season…
Read MoreNBA D-League Transaction Report
December 18, 2012 The following players have been added: Jerome Jordan (RGV) Vernon Macklin (RNO) Kyle Goldcamp (ERI) Ramone Moore (SPG) Garrett Green (RNO) Vance Cooksey (IWA) The following trade has been executed: The Rio Grande Valley Vipers have traded Jerome Jordan (A-level veteran) to the Reno Bighorns in exchange for Vernon Macklin (B-level veteran) and Reno’s original second round pick in the 2013 NBA…
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