Archive for April 2013
Jason Robinson inks with Valencia
Jason Robinson (196 cm, Pikeville’03) has moved to Valencia (Spain, ACB) from Argentinian Liga A team Gimnasia Indalo Esgr. Comodoro Rivadavia. 32-year old Robinson has played a massive 50 games with Gimnasia since joining the team at the start of the season and in those appearances he has averaged 13.0ppg, 3.7rpg, and 1.3apg. The American…
Read MoreFaisal Aden leaves Virtus Roma
Somalia-American point guard Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has parted ways with his club ACEA Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A). Aden joined with Roma on February 26th but the player has failed to make an impact with the Italian club and has featured in 6 games and averaged just 4.5 minutes on the court.…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy signs with Sydney
Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) is returning to his native Australia after penning a deal with the Sydney Kings (NBL). The 24-year old center has been playing this season with Brose Baskets Bamberg in the German BBL where he managed to play 15 Euroleague games and 5 BBL games. Unfortunately minutes on the court…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa signs with Santurce
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) has signed a deal to play for Cangrejeros de Santurce from Puerto Rico’s BSN. The 25-year-old guard, who hails from the Dominican Republic, began the 2012-13 season playing for Blancos de Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s ACB. He managed to play just two games for Valladolid before returning to the US.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Greens stun Barca in QF Game 2
Two games, three points… That’s the difference between Panathinaikos and Barcelona Regal in their two Euroleague quarterfinal games. In Game 2 of their best-of-five series, the Greens fought off a 21:11 second quarter to give themselves the opportunity to come from behind in the final 10 to capture Game 2, 65:66, and even the series…
Read MoreWarren Carter cut by Trotamundos
Warren Carter (205 cm, Illinois’07) has been removed from the roster at Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Venezuelan LPB. The American power forward failed to make an impact at Trotamundos after signing with the team in March and he has now been cut by the franchise. The 28-year old started the current season in Turkey…
Read MoreCourtney Fortson joins with Trotamundos
American point guard Courtney Fortson (180 cm, Arkansas’10) has been added to the roster at Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venazuela) until the end of the current LPB season. Fortson has been playing with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the D-League (USA) and the 24-year old has been in fine form for the team. Over 46 games…
Read MoreJerome Jordan joins Tropang
Jerome Jordan (213 cm, Tulsa’10) will open a new chapter in his career in Asia with the Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he will play until the end of the season. The former NBA center has been playing with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the USA (D-League) where he played 18 games since joining the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Rudy Fernandez named QF Game 1 MVP
Rudy Fernandez was the star of the night for Real Madrid as it pounded Maccabi Electra 79-53 in the most lopsided of the four Game 1s to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague playoffs. And when the buzzer sounded, he was also the bwin MVP for Game 1 of the playoffs with a performance index rating of…
Read MoreQuincy Douby to play in Lebanon
Former NBA guard Quincy Douby (191 cm, Rutgers’06) has been signed by Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut from Lebanon’s Division A. Douby began the 2012-13 season playing in China’s CBA for Zheijang Chouzhou Bank. There he played 34 games and averaged 31.6 ppg and 4.4 apg. The 29-year-old Rutgers alum played for the Xinjian Flying…
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