Archive for June 21, 2013
Jasmin Repesa will coach Cedevita Zagreb
Jasmin Repesa has been officially unveiled as the new head coach at KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia, A1) today and will be in charge of the team for the 2013/2014 season. The experienced tactician spent the 2012/2013 season with Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB where he guided the team to a 9th place finish in…
Read MoreThaddeus McFadden to leave Braunschweig
Thaddeus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont St.’09) will not be returning to New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (Germany, BBL) for next season the team has announced. The American guard started the campaign with the Phantoms where he played 15 games and averaged 5.4ppg, 1.5rpg, and 1.2apg. Despite starting the season with the Phantoms, the 26-year old was…
Read MoreJason Cain leaves Bayreuth
Jason Cain (208 cm, Virginia’07) has departed German BBL club BBC Bayreuth after spending one season with the team. The American has played in Germany since turning pro in 2007 and last summer he joined Bayreuth from fellow BBL team Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. During this season the forward has managed averages of 9.8 points, 5.6 rebounds,…
Read MoreRonald Burrell leaves Oldenburg
Ronald Burrell (204 cm, NC-Greensboro’05) has left German BBL team EWE Baskets Oldenburg after two seasons with the team and won’t return for a third season. The forward played 44 BBL games this season for Oldenburg and averaged 9.6ppg and 4.3rpg, while in 15 EuroChallenge games he logged numbers of 8.2ppg and 4.0rpg. A statement…
Read MoreLavar Simmons joins Challans
Bahamian power forward Lavar Simmons (201 cm, Master’s’05) will stay in France after penning a three year contract with Vendee Challans (NM1). Simmons has spent his entire professional career in French Basketball and this season he has been taking to the court with ProB outfit Saint-Quentin. He featured 24 times for the club and picked…
Read MoreSean Denison inks with Oradea
Sean Denison (211 cm, Santa Clara’07) has been added to the roster for next season by CSM Oradea (Romania, Division A). The Canadian center has been playing this season with Ataman Rostov in the Russian Superleague where he played 18 games over the course of the campaign. During those games Denison posted averages of 10.3ppg,…
Read MoreMatt Howard heads to Ratiopharm Ulm
Matt Howard (203 cm, Butler’11) has been signed by Ratiopharm Ulm from Germany’s BBL. Howard is coming off a stint playing for Chorale de Roanne from France’s ProA this 2012-13. He logged averages of 9.0 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 32 games in the French ProA. The 22-year-old spent the 2011-12 season playing for Olympiacos S.F.P.…
Read MoreNBA: Heat takes Game 7; James named MVP
Throughout the NBA Finals the first six games were dictated by scoring runs and who put out the last, or biggest. As Game 7 unfolded you couldn’t help but wonder which club was going to burst out and drop 10 or 15, then wait for the other to duplicate, or not. Other than the first…
Read MorePrimoz Brezec remains with Nizhny Novgorod
Primoz Brezec (216 cm) is staying with BC Nizhny Novgorod from Russia PBL for one more season. He joined the team in March 2012. The Slovenian was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2000 draft. In 2012-13 he played 12 games for Nizhyny Novgorod in the VTB United…
Read MoreRalph Biggs signs with Verviers Pepinster
Ralph Biggs (199 cm, Towson’98) will be continuing his career with VOO Verviers-Pepinster from Belgium (Ethias). He is a veteran of Belgian hoops and the American also has a Belgian passport to boot. The 37-year-old Biggs is making the move from the Port of Antwerp Giants, also from Belgium’s Ethias League. In 2012-13 he averaged…
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