Americans join Finnish teams

Finnish (Division 1 A, which is the 2nd level in that country) teams Huima Aanekoski and Riento Saynatsalo are welcoming new Americans onto their rosters, while others depart. Huima Aanekoski has signed Cory Abercrombie (201 cm, Pittsburgh State’08) to replace outgoing forward Ken Tribbett (204 cm, Drexel’10). Abercrombie finished a two season stay at Nuernberger…

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Denis Clemente leaves Reyer Venezia

In a recent announcement on the official website of  Umana Reyer Venezia from Italy (Serie A) Denis Clemente (183 cm, Kansas State’10) has been released. The official statement goes on to say: “The company Umana Reyer announces that it has terminated the contract by mutual consent with the athlete Denis Clemente. The company thanks the athlete…

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Rudy Etilopy joins BC Boncourt Red

Frenchman, Rudy Etilopy (208 cm) is set to join BC Boncourt Red Team from Swtizerland’s LNA. The team currently has a 6-8 record and hopes Etilopy’s addition will help improve their standing. Etilopy played for the Liverpool Mersey Tigers from the United Kingdom’s BBL. In the six games Rudy played for the Tigers he averaged…

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EuroChallenge: Robert Dixon named Week 2 MVP

Two excellent individual performances, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday, stood out during Week 2 action in the EuroChallenge Last 16. Both these performances came from players who propelled their respective teams to impressive wins on the road. Pinar Karsiyaka point guard Robert Dixon set the bar high on Tuesday, with a an almost flawless display in…

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Benny Koochoie returns to Iran

After playing four games in China for the Nanjing Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (CBA), Benny Koochoie (190 cm, CS Stanislaus’09) is returning to Iran. The Iranian-American is being added by Azad University Tehran from Iran’s Superleague. In his brief stint in China in 2012, Koochoie averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg.  Before this interlude he played for…

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Maurice Pearson moves to BC Zepter Vienna

Maurice Pearson (206 cm, Georgetown, Kentucky’12) is leaving the BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers from Austria’s Bundesliga. He will finish the season with BC Zepter Vienna, in the same league. He played 17 games for the Panthers and averaged 19.8 ppg and 12.5 rpg. With this move, BC Vienna hopes to win it all this season.…

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Brian Laing returns to Elitzur Yavne

Brian Laing (195 cm, Seton Hall’08) returns to Elitzur Yavne from Israel’s National League (2nd division). He played there in the 2011-12 season as well. He transferred to Maccabi Beer Yaakov (same league) where he started the 2012-13 season. In 13 games for Maccabi Beer Yaakov Laing averaged 20.5 ppg and 5.2 rpg. He was productive in…

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Joshua Alexander to join Maccabi Beer Yaakov

Joshua Alexander (193 cm, SF Austin’09) signs with Maccabi Beer Yaakov of Israel’s National League (2nd division). He has already played his first game for Maccabi Beer and scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Alexander played for KB RTV 21 in Kosovo’s Super League in the 2012-13 season. He started the 2011-12 season playing…

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NBA: New Orleans unveils Pelicans logo

New Orleans Hornets Owner Tom Benson announced today that at the conclusion of the 2012-13 season, the name of the team will become the New Orleans Pelicans. A name that will represent the culture and resolve of the Gulf Coast region while also symbolizing Louisiana’s most pressing initiative of coastal restoration and wildlife conservation. Benson introduced the team’s new logos, as well as color scheme, during the announcement.

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EuroCup: Cedomir Vitkovac – Game 3 MVP

For the second time in three weeks, not only has Cedomir Vitkovac led KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica to a big win, but his outstanding performance has resulted in him earning weekly MVP honors. Vitkovac is the Last 16 Game 3 MVP after producing a performance index ranking of 30 while leading Buducnost to a pivotal…

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