Archive for July 2013
Steven Bennett returns to Germany
Steven Bennett (173 cm, Chaminade’12) is currently playing in Australia for the Rokingham Flames, but will be playing for Germany in the 2013-14 season for the LTi Giessen 46ers (BBL). He started the 2012-13 season playing in Cyprus for Ydra Asfalistiki ENAD Agios Dometios, but he only played three games for them and averaged 5.3…
Read MoreDino Pita added by Liege Basket
Dino Pita (192 cm) will be joining Liege Basket (Belgium-Ethias League) for the 2013-14 season. Pita is coming from the Sodertalje Kings from Sweden. He’s had a long tenure with Sodertalje, being with the club since 2006. It will be interesting to see how he can make an impact now that he has a change…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Six clubs grab spots in QFs
Day 6 of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships resulted in six teams clinching spots in the quarterfinals, with three teams still undefeated after Croatia took a 91:90 barnburner from previously unbeaten Lithuania. At the end of the day’s competition, the following six teams were assured of their spots in the next round of the…
Read MoreRandal Falker added by SLUC Nancy
Randal Falker (201 cm, Southern Illinois’08) will be joining SLUC Nancy Basket Pro from France’s ProA for the 2013-14 season. Falker is making the move after a one-season stint with Besiktas Istanbul from Turkey’s TBL. In 2012-13 he came off Besiktas’ bench to average 2.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 21 Euroleague games. He averaged…
Read MoreRonnie Burrell is signed by BBC Bayreuth
Ronnie Burrell (204 cm, NC-Greensboro’05) has signed a two-year deal to play for BBC Bayreuth from Germany’s BBL. The 29-year-old Burrell is coming off playing two seasons for EWE Baskets Oldenburg, also from Germany (BBL). In 2012-13 he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.0 rpg in 15 games in the EuroChallenge. EWE Baskets got as far…
Read MoreDarrell Harris signs with Koszalin
Darrell Harris (208 cm, Rhode Island’07) has extended his deal with AZS Koszalin (Poland, TBL) for the 2013/2014 season. This season the forward/center has played 36 games with Koszalin and tabbed averages of 11.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Next season will make the Americans fifth consecutive in Polish Basketball…
Read MoreZeljko Obradovic to Fenerbahce
Legendary basketball coach Zeljko Obradovic has been signed by Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) in what is a major coup for the club. Considered one of the best tacticians in history, Obradovic has signed a two-year deal with the Turkish outfit after last coaching Panathinaikos through the 2011/2012 season. The Serbian has recently been flirting…
Read MoreJohn Bryant signs with Bayern Muenchen
John Bryant (208 cm, Santa Clara’09) has been signed by FC Bayern Muenchen from Germany’s BBL for the next two seasons. The 26-year-old Bryant won the BBL Most Valuable Player award for the last two seasons. The big man recently left Ratiopharm Ulm, the German team he’s been with since 2010. He parted with Ratiopharm…
Read MoreNBA 2K14 includes 14 Euroleague teams
2K Sports and Euroleague Basketball have announced a multi-year partnership that will see top teams from the
Read MoreMaj Kovacevic to play for Komarno
Maj Kovacevic (190 cm) will be playing for MBK Rieker Komarno from Slovakia’s Extraliga in the 2013-14 season. The 23-year-old Slovenian is moving from another team in the same league, BK Edymax SPU Nitra. He was a member of the U18 Slovenian National Team in 2008 and the U20 Slovenian National Team in 2009 and…
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