Archive for 2012
Rashaun Freeman signs with Siroki
Rashaun Freeman (206 cm, Massachusetts’07) has signed with Adriatic league team WWin Siroki from Bosnia (Croatian part). Freeman comes from Nanterre with whom he played only two games in the Pro A this past October. Previously Freeman played in China, Israel, Belgium, Puerto Rico and Germany. WWin Siroki recently sold its star player Darko Planinic…
Read MoreStefon Jackson earns contract extension
Stefon Jackson (196 cm, UTEP’09) has been rewarded with a contract extension through the end of the season by Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL) after putting in a solid 15 games with the club on a short-term deal that was set to expire on Dec. 31st. Over the first 15 German BBL games Jackson has compiled a 10.3 point…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top 16 Tips off with two upsets
They’re back… After a two-week break from Euroleague competition, the Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with five Week 1 contests being held. Day 1 of Week 1 was dominated by home clubs, with two big upsets in the books. Caja Laboral, finished fourth in the regular season Group C with a 4-6 record, got…
Read MoreFormer three-time European champ saved from the abyss
Croatian- and Adriatic team KK Split was saved tonight from bankruptcy by the town council of Split. The Dalmatian team won the Euroleague three times in a row in 1988/1989, 1989/1990 and 1990/1991 under the name “Jugoplastika” and “Pop’84”. KK Split was officialy voted the best European basketball club of the 20th century by the…
Read MoreAvery Johnson fired as Nets coach
Avery Johnson has been fired as the head coach of the first-year Brooklyn Nets. The Nets have lost 10 of their last 13 games, which puts them at .500 on the year (14-14) and 6.5 games behind the New York Knicks in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the NBA. The Knicks are…
Read MoreEric Williams released by Reyer Venezia
Eric Williams (206 cm, Wake Forest’05) has been released by Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) after 10 games of the Italian SerieA League. Williams had tallied 6.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game through those 10 games on the 2012-13 season. Last year Williams wore the colors of BC Astana (Kazakhstan-D1), averaging 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds…
Read MoreIsaac Miles signs with Fjolnir
Isaac Miles (187 cm, Murray State’11) has signed with Fjolnir from Iceland. Miles also started the season in Iceland with Tindastoll, then left and signed with IR Reykjavik and then parted ways with that team as well. Fjolnir will be his third Icelandic team this season. Fjolnir has already sent four import players home.
Read MoreSheldon Williams stops talk of a move
All week there has been talk of Sheldon Williams moving from Elan Chalon, primarily Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Court Side Basketball News reported just a couple of days ago that, based on numerous reports, the deal was done, the parties just needed to work out a few contractual details. Today we’ve learned that the deal has…
Read MoreRed Star finds sponsor and changes name
Serbian club Red Star Belgrade has found a new sponsor in Telecom Serbia and will have a name change on the 1st of January 2013 to “Red Star Telecom” (Crvena zvezda Telekom). Until now, the name was “Red Star DIVA” or in Serbian “Crvena zvezda DIVA.” The sponsorship agreement will be in effect for one year…
Read MoreNBA D-League Transaction Report
December 25, 2012 The following players have been waived: Demetri McCamey (RGV) The following player has been acquired: James Anderson (RGV): Re-acquired The following players have been activated: Chris Davis (SXF) Mustapha Farrakhan (IWA) The following player has been deactivated: Justin Hurtt (IWA) The following players have received a Gatorade Call-Up: Garrett Temple (RNO) Shelvin…
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