Archive for January 14, 2013
USC Trojans release coach Kevin O’Neill
Off to an underwhelming 7-10 start, and coming off an abysmal 6-26 campaign last year, the USC Trojans announced Monday they have fired head coach Kevin O’Neill. USC basketball coach Kevin O’Neill was fired Monday during an 08.00 meeting with athletic director Pat Haden and associate athletic director Steve Lopes. “They informed me they were…
Read MoreAndrew Jones signs with Kryvbasbasket
Andrew Jones (208 cm, Penn State’11) has signed in Ukraine with Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih. Andrew Jones started the season in Greece where he played for Ilysiakos Athens and averaged 9.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg in 10 games. He left the Greek club in December. Last season Andrew Jones signed his first professional contract in Slovakia…
Read MoreLaMarcus Reed signs with Rabotnicki
LaMarcus Reed (195 cm, Texas Arlington’12) has signed with KK Fersped-Rabotnicki Skopje from Macedonia. Reed was recently waived by Belgian team Antwerp Giants. Reed played 9 games in the Belgian Championship and averaged 4,2 ppg while he also played 3 games in the Eurochallenge while averaging 6 ppg. LaMarcus Reed graduated from college just a…
Read MoreMilan Vucicevic joins Anibal Zahle
Milan Vucicevic (208 cm) has joined Anibal Zahle (Lebanon-Division A) for the remainder of the season. Vucicevic most recently played in Tunisia with Division 1 club, Etoile du Sahel. In 2011-12 he suited up for three teams starting with Stade Nabeulien (Tunisia-Division 1). He then moved to Jahesh Tarabar Qom (Iran-Superleague), and finished the season with…
Read MoreBrian Chase signs with Cremona
Brian Chase (178 cm, Virginia Tech ’03) has reached an agreement with Vanoli Basket Cremona (Italy-SerieA) to finish out the 2012-13 season. They are expecting him to fax the agreement to them, work on his Visa and be in Italy by Wednesday or Thursday so he can be available for Cremona’s game against Virtus Bologna on…
Read MoreEnique Clemons signs with Bansak Bystrica
Enique Clemons (180 cm, Missouri’03) has signed in Slovakia with SKP Banska Bystrica and already played his first game this weekend, scoring 19 points and dishing out 5 assists. The 32 year old Enique Clemons split his time last season between Lebanon and the Spanish EBA (4th level of competition). Prior to last season he…
Read MoreMaJic Dorsey signs in Mexico
Majic Dorsey (185 cm, Southern Indiana’05) has signed in Mexico with Dorados de Chihuahua. Dorsey already played for that team last season. This season he started in Cyrpus where he played for Apollon Limassol. At age 31, that was his very first contract in Europe. Majic Dorsey has played his entire career in either Latin…
Read MoreFrancisco Elson on try-out in Iran
Francisco Elson (211 cm, California’99) has left for Iran, where he will try out for ten days with Mahram Tehran. Coach of the Iranian team is Slovenian Mehmed Becirovic. He knows Elson very well, from the time that he played in the Spanish ACB and with the Dutch national team. Coach Becirovic is also coaching…
Read MoreUkraine Superleague: Top 3 have lost 7 of 9
Seven of the last nine games… That’s how many losses the top three teams in the Ukraine Superleague have lost recently. Currently sitting at the top of the standings, BC Budivelnyk has gone 1-2 over their last three games, with a home win on Sunday over BC Khimik, 89:67; a devastating home loss to then last-place…
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