Archive for May 2013
Walter Hodge to join Laboral Kutxa
Walter Hodge (183 cm, Florida’09) will be joining Laboral Kutxa from Spain’s ACB for the next two seasons. Hodge is coming off a good run with Stelmet Zielona Gora from Poland’s TBL. In 38 games this 2012-13 season in the Polish league he averaged 18.1 ppg and 4.7 apg. He was very impressive playing for…
Read MoreGivi Bakradze added by Lapuan Korikobrat
Givi Bakradze (185 cm) has been signed by Lapuan Korikobrat from Finland’s Korisliiga. The Georgian player is making his return to Finland after three seasons playing on home soil. He spent the 2012-13 season playing for TSU Tbilisi from Georgia’s Superleague. In 22 games there, Bakradze averaged 12.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He was a…
Read MoreMardy Collins joins Guaros de Lara
Former NBA guard Mardy Collins (198 cm, Temple’06) has joined Guraos de Lara from Venezuela’s LPB. Collins has already logged two games for his new team and has put up averages of 12.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Collins, who was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2006 draft (29th…
Read MoreRepesa not to be renewed by Unicaja
Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB will be in the market for a new head coach soon. The team will not be renewing the contract of Croatian head coach Jasmin Repesa. Unicaja finished the 2012-13 regular season with a not-too-impressive 18-16 record putting them ninth overall keeping them out of the ACB playoffs. ACB has strict…
Read MoreRasheed Wright to return to St. Quentin
Rasheed Wright (196 cm, ODU’03) is returning to St. Quentin Basket-Ball from France’s ProB for the 2013-14 season. Wright has played his entire professional basketball career in France and for the last five years has been playing in France’s ProB league. The 32-year-old Wright played six games for St. Quentin at the beginning of the…
Read MoreKrka wins Slovenian league Championship
Krka Novo Mesto has defeated Union Olimpija Ljubljana 71-61 to capture their fourth-straight Telemach League
Read MoreSerieA: Varese in 5, three series go to Game 7
The Italian SerieA quarterfinals will be finished on Wednesday as Varese put away Venice in five games, but the other three series have advanced to Game 7. Sassari will host Cantu on Tuesday, Trenkwalder will travel to Acea Roma Tuesday, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milano will face Montepaschi Siena at home on Wednesday. The winner…
Read MoreCalvin Cage with Guayana
American guard Calvin Cage (188 cm, Buffalo’06) has joined Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela, LPB) after trying out with Al Gharafa in Qatari D1 league. Cage has already played his debut game for Guayana playing in the home victory over Gaiteros de Zulia on Friday night. Earlier this season the athletic guard features in three games…
Read MoreZoran Lukic extends with Novgorod
Zoran Lukic will be staying in Russia after PBL and VTB United League team BC Nizhny Novgorod extended his contract as head coach. The Serbian guided Novgorod to a lowly 8th in the Russian PBL this season with a record 8-10. The tactician will now stay at the helm of the club after extending his…
Read MoreDoron Perkins leaves Olympiacos
Doron Perkins (188 cm, Santa Clara’05) has parted company with Olympiacos Pireus (Greece, A1 and Euroleague) after 3 months with the team. Perkins joined with the Greek giants in February from China’s CBA team Foshan Long Lions but has found minutes on the court hard to come by. In fact the American point guard did…
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