Axel Hervelle extended by Bilbao

Belgian player Axel Hervelle is getting a two-season extension with Gescrap Bizkaia Basket Bilbao from Spain’s ACB. Hervelle has been with Gescrap BB since 2010. In the 2012-13 season Hervelle averaged 6.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Bilbao in 17 games in the Eurocup. In the Spanish ACB he averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg…

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Laprovittola to sign with Flamengo

Nicolas Laprovittola (187 cm) will soon get his first crack at hoops outside of Argentina. The Argentinian player is set to sign with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from Brazil’s NBB. Laprovittola has played for Lanus Buenos Aires (Brazil-LigaA) from 2007 to 2013. In the 2012-13 season he averaged 10.4 ppg and 3.7 apg in…

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Jesse Sanders joins Sydney

American point guard Jesse Sanders (190 cm, Liberty’12) will play with the Sydney Kings in Australia’s NBL during the 2013/2014 season after signing with the franchise. Sanders will head down under after recently wrapping up a stint with Italian Lege2 team Fileni BPA Jesi where he played a total of 25 times. During his time…

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Jumaine Jones returns to Puerto Rico

Jumaine Jones (203 cm, Georgia’99) has signed with Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico, BSN) as the latest import player on the roster. The seasoned forward has been playing in Israel with Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon where he featured in 27 games and logged averages of 12.9 points and 10 rebounds. The 34-year old American will…

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