Archive for June 2013
FIBA Men’s U19 Worlds advance to next round
The FIBA Men’s U19 World Championships finished the Preliminary Round on Saturday in Prague, Czech Republic, setting up the 12 clubs that will move on to the Eight-Final Round. In the Preliminary Rounds, the 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played each other once. With those results the 12 that…
Read MoreColas extends with Randers
Bonell Colas (205 cm, Florida’04) has agreed to sign a contract extension with Danish Ligaen team Randers Cimbria Basketball. The forward will sign a two year extension to his current contract that will keep with Randers until 2015. The American joined the club at the start of the 2012/2013 season and has played in 29…
Read MoreAndre Harris extends with Dijon
Andre Harris (201 cm, Fair Dickinson’07) has signed on for one more season with JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France, ProA) for what will be his third consecutive year with the club. The power forward played in the ProA and EuroChallenge this season and he was once again in consistent form. In 32 games for Dijon in…
Read MoreJoe Ingles leaves Barcelona
Joe Ingles (203 cm) will not be returning to Regal FC Barcelona (Spanish, ACB and Euroleague) next season after leaving the Spanish giants. The small forward departed Barcelona after capping off the season with a fine personal performance in Barcelona’s loss to Real Madrid in the last game of the ABC Finals Series. The Australian…
Read MoreEuroleague: Georgios Bartzokas named top coach
In a vote of the Euroleague coaches, Georgios Bartzokas of Olympiacos Piraeus was awarded the 2012-13 Alexander Gomelskiy Trophy as the Euroleague’s coach of the year. Georgios Bartzokas – Euroleague Bio Bartzokas became a coach after a playing career cut short by injuries. He joined Maroussi’s youth teams in the mid-1970s and debuted in the…
Read MoreTravis Releford signs with Aalstar
Rookie Travis Releford (198 cm, Kansas’13) is embarking on his professional career by signing a deal with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium’s Ethias League. The versatile guard is leaving Kansas and college Basketball this summer and will start the 2013/2014 season with Aalstar. The American has been playing in the NCAA this season with Kansas and…
Read MorePainter tabbed by Willebroeck
DeShawn Painter (206 cm, Old Dominion University’13) has become the latest signing for Kangoeroes Boom Willebroeck (Belgium, Ethias League).The center is a rookie and will be playing his first season in professional basketball after leaving Old Dominion University this year. The American played 30 games in the NCAA this season and recorded averages of 13.0…
Read MoreChinemelu Elonu goes to China
Chinemelu Elonu (206 cm, Texas A&M’09) is on his way to China after agreeing to play with Jiangsu Tongxi (NBL) next season. The forward played with Tofas Bursa (Turkey, TBL) during the 2012/2013 season and featured in 32 league games and got averages of 9.8ppg, while also finishing 4th in rebounds with 7.5rpg and 5th…
Read MoreVaidotas Pridotkas moves to Rueil
Vaidotas Pridotkas (200 cm) will stay in French Basketball after being picked up by Rueil Athletic Club (NM1) for the upcoming season. During this campaign the Serbian has been playing with Charleville in the French ProB where he played 34 times and averaged 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. The forward has…
Read MoreJulius Jenkins to stay with Oldenburg
Julius Jenkins (187 cm, Georgia Southern’03) will play in the German BBL again next season after he reached an agreement with EWE Baskets Oldenburg to extend his contract into the 2013/2014 season. The point guard has become a fixture in German Basketball and has played all but one of his 9 pro seasons in the…
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