Archive for July 2013
Andrei Kirilenko to the Brooklyn Nets
European Basketball great Andrei Kirilenko (209 cm) will remain in the NBA next season after agreeing a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. The Russian forward will leave the Minnesota Timberwolves after one season with the franchise and move to the Nets on a deal worth $3.1 million per year. Last season he played 64 games…
Read MoreJay R Stowbridge to Cuxhaven
Jay R Strowbridge (183 cm, Oregon’11) will play with German ProA team Cuxhaven Bascats next season for what will be his second stint in German Basketball. The point guard previously played for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany, BBL) for 8 games during the 2011/2012 season where he picked up averages of just 2.0 points per game.…
Read MoreColeman Collins joins Azovmash
Coleman Collins (206 cm, Virginia Tech’07) has penned a deal to join Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine, Superleague and VTB United League) for next season. Last season the center played with Chorale de Roanne in the French ProA. The player featured in 33 games and picked up 11.3 points per game and finished 5th in the league…
Read MoreMyles McKay inks with Monthey
BBC Monthey (Switzerland, LNA) have announced the signing of Myles McKay (193 cm, University of Wisconsin Whitewater’09) for the 2013/2014 season. The center will join the club after recently leaving Petervvniyal Istanbul (Turkey, TB2L) where he played 6 games since joining in March. Over those six games the American logged averages of 14.2 points, 5.3…
Read MoreMicah Downs pens with Kyiv
Micah Downs (203 cm, Gonzaga’09) has been added to the roster at Budivlenyk Kyiv (Ukraine, Superleague) for the 2013/2014 season. The American swingman will join the club as it embarks on the Euroleague in the upcoming campaign. The player finished a month long stint in May with Bucaneros de La Guaira (Venezuela, LPB) where he…
Read MoreMark Lyons to join Chorale de Roanne
Mark Lyons (185 cm, Arizona’13) will be playing his rookie season as a professional basketball player for Chorale de Roanne Basket (France-ProA) this 2013-14. In his senior year at Arizona, Mark averaged 15.8 ppg and 2.8 apg in 36 games. In 2013 he was selected to the USBWA All-District IX Team, the NABC Division I…
Read MoreEbi Ere remains with Cimberio Varese
Ebi Ere (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) is set to remain with Cimberio Varese from Italy (SerieA) for the 2013-14 season. The US-born Nigerian will be entering his second season with the Euroleague team. Ere was a member of the Nigerian National Team in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2012-13 he averaged 13.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Croatia holds off Ukraine rally
In one of two FIBA Men U20 European Championship games that required an extra five on Wednesday, the Ukrainians took a mere three minutes to erase the 16-point deficit the Croatians had over them with six minutes to play, to send the contest into overtime. Unfortunately, once the two clubs got into the extra frame…
Read MoreCarlos Arroyo stays with Galatasaray
Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International University’01) has extended his stay with Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey, TBL). The point guard joined Galatasaray from Turkish rivals Besiktas (TBL) in the summer of 2012 and during this season he was an integral part of the team that won the Turkish TBL. The league championship for Galatasaray…
Read MoreMarc Antonio Carter to Panionios
Marc Antonio Carter (191 cm, University of North Carolina Wilmington’08) has penned a deal to play with Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece, A1) next season. The guard has been playing with AGOR Rethymno (Greece, A1) during the 2012/2013 season where he averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game over 33…
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