Archive for 2012
Marcus Melvin signs with CSS Giurgiu
Marcus Melvin (203 cm, North Carolina State’04) has signed with CSS Giurgiu from Romania. Melvin played in Argentina last season and before that also in Puerto Rico, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Italy, Philippines and Portugal.
Read MoreJoffrey Lauvergne possibly joining Partizan?
Lauvergne started the season in his native France where he played with ES Chalon-Sur-Saone in both the Euroleague and the French Pro A championship. He joined Valencia in November and so far averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.8 rpg in the ACB. Lauvergne had a short-term contract with Valencia, who might be interested to keep him.…
Read MoreBryson McKenzie signs with CSS Giurgiu
Bryson McKenzie (211 cm, Northern Illinois’06) has signed in Romania with CSS Giurgiu. McKenzie already played in Romania last season, for CS Municipal Bucuresti, and was the third leading rebounder (8.6 rpg) and shotblocker (1.7 bpg) of the league. Previously McKenzie played in Hungary, the IBL, D-League, Chile, Mexico and Germany.
Read MoreWillie Powers signs with Prievidza
Willie Powers (187 cm, Georgia Southern’12) has signed with Slovakian team BC Prievidza. He replaces Paul Gause. Powers comes straight out of college and averaged 10.8 ppg in the Southern Conference with Georgia Southern.
Read MoreAli Traore joins Red Star
Ali Traore (208 cm) has joined KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia-A League) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. He was released from Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-PBL) recently after playing on game in each the Russian PBL and the VTB League. He played with Kuban in 2011-12, averaging 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game over 21…
Read MoreWizards Call up two D-Leaguers
NEW YORK, Dec. 25, 2012 – The Washington Wizards today signed guards Shelvin Mack (Maine Red Claws) and Garrett Temple (Reno Bighorns) for the seventh and eighth GATORADE Call-Ups of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Mack and Temple join more than 100 NBA players with NBA D-League experience currently on NBA rosters. Mack (6-3,…
Read MoreEuroleague: Group F Outlook and Schedule
The Euroleague Top 16 starts today, with five matches scheduled and the last three on Friday in the first week of 14. Group F contains Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (Group B winner), FC Barcelona Regal (Group D winner), BC Khimki Moscow Region (Group A 2nd)
Read MoreRoman Montanez signs with Valladolid
Roman Montanez (193 cm) has joined Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain-ACB) for the rest of 2012-13. Montanez most recently played three games for B.C. River Andorra (Spain-LEB Gold), where he averaged 9.0 points per game. Over the prior four years, Montanez suited up for Assignia Manresa (Spain-ACB) (formerly called Ricoh Manresa and Basquet Manresa). He…
Read MoreOkben Ulubay signs long-term with Efes
Okben Ulubay (200 cm, 16 yrs) has signed a seven-year deal with Anadolu Efes (Turkey-TBL). The deal with the now 16 year-old, means he’ll be under contract with Efes until he’s 23. The agreement reportedly has NBA outs once he hits 19 (NBA age minimum) and a $900,000 buyout. Okben and his twin brother Oktay…
Read MoreMike Miller joins NBA 10,000 point club
Mike Miller, forward for the Miami Heat (US-NBA), knocked down his 10,000th career point in the NBA on Tuesday with a three-ball against Oklahoma City. Miller is the 313th player in NBA history to hit the milestone. Two NBA clubs have six players with over 10,000 points, Miami and the Los Angeles Lakers. Miami has…
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