Archive for June 2013
Maurice Cheeks is new Pistons coach
The Detroit Pistons have officially announced that Maurice Cheeks will be their new head coach. Cheeks spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He previously served as head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers from 2001 to 2005 and the Philadelphia 76ers from 2005 to 2009. Cheeks’ hiring…
Read MoreTBL: Galatasaray goes up 3-0 on Banvit
Galatasaray Medical Park moved to one win away from their first title in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) since 1990 with a come-from-behind, 71:72, road win against Banvit, on Monday. Not only did Galatasaray need to come from 10-points back during the fourth quarter, they also needed a three-pointer with five seconds left to play…
Read MoreSamo Grum moves to St. Polten Dragons
Samo Grum (193 cm) is moving to the Chin Min Dragons UBC St. Polten from Austria’s A Bundesliga for the 2013-14 season. The 34-year-old Slovenian is transferring from the BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers (Austria-A Bundesliga). In 2012-13 Grum averaged 18.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg in 30 games for Furstenfeld. Before joining Furstenfeld he played two…
Read MoreNenad Markovic stays with KAOD
After signing with KAO Dramas from Greece’s A1 this February 2013, Nenad Markovic will get an opportunity to build on what he started in the 2012-13 season. Markovic, who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be coaching KAOD this 2013-14 season. KAOD finished with an 11-15 record and Markovic will get to use his experience…
Read MoreTu Holloway to play in Belgium
Tu Holloway (182 cm, Xavier’12) has agreed to terms with the Stella Artois Leuven Bears and will be headed to Belgium’s Ethias League for the 2013-14 season. Holloway played his rookie year as a pro for Aliaga Petkim from Turkey’s TBL. He played 17 games for Aliaga and averaged 5.8 ppg and 1.8 rpg. Holloway…
Read MoreStefon Jackson remains with Bremerhaven
Stefon Jackson (196 cm, UTEP’09) will be rejoining Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL for one more season. The 28-year-old will remain in the team’s roster for the 2013-14 season. Jackson showed some promise during the 2012-13 season. He averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg in the German league as a member of the team’s starting…
Read MoreTommy Mason-Griffin stays with Ratiopharm
Tommy Mason-Griffin (180 cm, Oklahoma’10) will be staying with Ratiopharm Ulm from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. He signed with the team in March 2011, but was unable to play for the team the entire 2012-13 season due to a severe knee injury in the pre-season. The wants to see what else he can…
Read MoreRicky Hickman to return to Maccabi T-A
Ricky Hickman (189 cm, NC-Greensboro’07) will be returning to Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) for the 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old guard played 32 games in Israel’s Winner league and averaged 11.3 ppg and 2.8 apg. In the team’s run in the Euroleague, he averaged 13.5 ppg and 3.1 apg in 27 games. The team reached…
Read MoreChristopher Hayes signs with Franca
Christopher Hayes (206 cm, Detroit Mercy’09) has signed a deal that lands him with Vivo/Franca Basquete Sao Paulo from Brazil’s NBB. Hayes, who has had extensive experience playing in South American leagues, is coming from playing the 2012-13 season for Atletico Aguada from Uruguay’s LUB. He played 26 games for Aguada and averaged 16.3 ppg…
Read MoreTravis Nelson extends with BK Pardubice
Travis Nelson (208 cm, Minnesota State’10) will be joining BK JIP Pardubice from the Czech Republic’s NBL for one more season. Nelson got a contract extension from the team thanks to a reasonably productive 2012-13 season. The 26-year-old big man played 42 games for them and averaged 12.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg. In 2013 BK…
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