Archive for 2012
Metalac and Kimani Ffriend part ways
Serbian team Metalac Valjevo and Jamaican big man Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska’01) have split ways. In the three Serbian league games that he played for Metalac, Ffriend averaged 6.7 ppg and 1.0 rpg. Last year Ffriend played in the Spanish ACB league. Metalac and Ffriend had agreed on a so called “open contract” which…
Read MoreBranislav Ratkovica signs with Olin Edirne
Serbian Branislav Ratkovica (192 cm) has signed in Turkey with Olin Erdine. Ratkvica comes from another Turkish team, Aliaga Petkim, where he started this season and also played for last season.
Read MoreDennis Carr replaces Ilija Milutinovic at Tokyo Cinq Reves
Dennis Carr (201 cm, Embry Riddle’03) replaces Serbian Ilija Milutinovic (211 cm) at Japanese team Tokyo Cinq Reves. Carr last played in Taiwan and before that he was active in various leagues around the world.
Read MoreJosh Powell signs with Olympiakos
Josh Powell (206 cm, North Carolina State’03) has signed with Greek team Olympiakos. Josh Powell was recently cut by the San Antonio Spurs and split his time last season between China and Puerto Rico. Previously, he spent most of his career in the NBA. Powell comes to Olympiakos to replace Joey Dorsey who recently walked…
Read MoreTerrence Williams signs in China
Terrence Williams (198 cm, Louisville’09) has signed in China with Guandong Southern Tigers. Former lottery pick Terrence Williams never played abroad before and spent most of his time between the NBA and the D-League.
Read MoreEuroleague round 4: Real Madrid beats Cantu for the first time in 37 years.
Round 4 of the Euroleague did not really bring any shocking results. However, the young team of Partizan was close to upsetting Barcelona at home. Turkish Anadolu Efes booked an important win on the road against Spanish Caja Laboral Vitoria after trailing by 18 points! Home team Caja Laboral scored only 16 points in the…
Read MoreCliff Colimon signs with Rethymno
Cliff Colimon (182 cm, Eastern Washington’12) has signed with Greek team A.G.O Rethymno Aegean. Rookie Cliff Colimon started the season with another Greek team, Aris, but quickly made the switch to Rethymno.
Read MoreBryan Smith signs with Le Havre
Bryan Smith (196 cm, Auburn’99) has signed with French Pro A team Le Havre. Bryan Smith is a veteran who has played in many countries, Cyprus, Venezuela, Italy and Bulgaria to name a few. Last season he already played in France for Pro A champion Chalon.
Read MoreGreivis Vásquez makes history for Venezuela
Greivis Vásquez has made history for Venezuela. He is the first Venezuelan to play in an inaugural NBA Basketball game. He played with the Hornets, who, unfortunately, lost the game. Vásquez scored 8 points in 37 minutes and had an impressive 13 assists, the most in the NBA on the first day of play.
Read MoreCosta Rican national basketball teams to play in Argentina
Both the National Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams from Costa Rica will head to Argentina in February to play against teams from the Upper Division there. How they play will determine their participation in the Central American Tournament next year.
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