Archive for June 28, 2013
Travis 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…
Read MoreKim Adams extends with Radom
Kim Adams (201 cm, Arkansas State’04) has extended his contract with KS Rosa-Sport Radom (Poland, TBL) and will play the 2013/2014 season with the club. The center started the 2012/2013 season with Union Al Roche in the French NM1 before heading to Poland to play with Radom. He finished the campaign with the team and…
Read MoreAndy Panko parts ways with Unicaja Malaga
Andy Panko (205 cm, Lebanon Valley’99) is now a free agent as he parts ways with Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. Panko was traded to Unicaja by Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) for James Gist (205 cm, Maryland’08) in December 2012. In 2012-13 Panko was able to play 10 games for Panathinaikos before being traded. He averaged…
Read MoreGarnett, Pierce traded to Nets
In the midst of the surprises, twists and turns that took place during the 2013 NBA draft, the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics were busy brokering a blockbuster deal. A deal which cannot be made official until July 10th, has been agreed upon on principle by all parties concerned. Kevin Garnett (211 cm), Paul Pierce…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreJamel Mclean stays with Bonn
Jamel Mclean (203 cm, Xavier’11) is staying in the German BBL to play with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the upcoming 2013/2014 season after renewing his contract with the club. The forward played for three teams during the 2012/2013 campaign. He started the season with Givova Scafati (Italy, LegaDue) before moving to Oostende (Belgium, Ethias league)…
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