Archive for June 2013
Damjan Rudez remains with Zaragoza
Damjan Rudez (203 cm) is getting a contract extension for two seasons from CAI Zaragoza from Spain’s ACB. The Croatian will be entering his second season with the team. He helped them reach as far as the semifinals in the Spanish ACB in 2013. In 2012-13 he averaged 10.7 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 39…
Read MoreKrasnie Krilya to miss Eurocup
Krasnie Krilya Samara from Russia (PBL) will not be participating in the Eurocup in the coming season. The team
Read MoreRamel Curry extended by Panathinaikos
Ramel Curry (192 cm, CSU Baskersfield’02) will remain with Panathinaikos Athens from Greece for the 2013-14 season. Curry was added by the team in the tail end of the 2012-13 season to bolster their roster for the post-season. The decision paid off as Panathinaikos ended up finishing as the Greek League Champions in 2013. Curry…
Read MoreLamont Hamilton joins Laboral Kutxa
Lamont Hamilton (208 cm, St. Johns’07) is staying in Spain, but is transferring to Laboral Kutxa (ACB). Hamilton is signing a two-year deal to play for them, making the move from Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, also from ACB. In 2012-13 he averaged 13.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg in 36 games in the Spanish ACB. He…
Read MoreKrunoslav Simon signs with Lokomotiv
Krunoslav Simon (197 cm) is headed to Russia. The Croatian is signing a two-year deal to play for Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Simon spent majority of his professional career at KK Zagreb from his home Croatia. He started off in KK Zagreb’s junior team way back in 2000 and stayed on with the main…
Read MoreDerrick Brown stays with Lokomotiv Kuban
Former NBA player, Derrick Brown (203 cm, Xavier’09) is expected to remain with Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. Brown will be signing a two-season deal with the team. Brown was drafted by Charlotte Bobcats in the second round, 40th overall, in the 2009 NBA draft. His stint with Lokomotiv in 2012-13 was his first outside…
Read MoreJoe Dean Shaw extends with Kapfenberg
Joe Dean Shaw (199 cm, Nevada’10) is staying in Austria for one more season. He received a contract extension from ECE Bulls Kapfenberg from Austria’s A Bundesliga, keeping him with the team for the 2013-14 season. Shaw has been playing in Austria ever since he turned pro in 2010. He spent two seasons with the…
Read MoreTurkey takes 2013 Mediterranean Games Gold
The host country Turkey earned themselves 2013 Mediterranean Games Gold medals on the hardwood on Tuesday with a 17-point win over Serbia, 79:62. Turkey went undefeated in the competition with their closest contest coming in the Semi-Finals over Tunisia in an eight-point contest, 77:69, that was just had Turkey up by just two points going…
Read MoreAlex Tyus inks with Tel-Aviv
American center Alex Tyus (205 cm, Florida’11) will move to Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel, Winner League and Euroleague) after the club bought out his contract. The player has been with Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy’s Serie A this season but his contract has been bought out for $50,000 by the Israeli giants. Tyus featured 43 times in…
Read MoreTravis Bureau continues with Craiova
Travis Bureau (200 cm, La-Lafayette’12) will spend his second consecutive season with SCM CSU Craiova (Romania, Liga Nationala) after extending his contract with the club. The guard has been in fine touch for the team this season and has averaged 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in 30 league appearances. The American’s…
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