Archive for August 23, 2013
Ousmane Barro returns to France
Ousmane Barro (207 cm, Marquette’08) has agreed to play for Denain ASC Voltaire in the French ProB next season. The Senegal native played last season in Romania where he represented Targu Mures (Liga Nationala) over 25 games. During those games the forward secured averages of 9.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game and…
Read MoreJudson Wallace out for 4 weeks
Judson Wallace (205 cm, Princeton’05), the forward for Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano has been side-lined for three to four weeks after undergoing surgery for an inguinal hernia. The American with a passport for the Democratic Republic of Congo will now miss a chunk of preseason but should be back in time for the…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp joins Braunschweig
Aaron Doornekamp (198 cm, Carleton University’09) will head to Germany to play for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (BBL) this season. The Canadian has been in Italy’s Serie A since turning pro in 2009 but will now play in Germany’s top flight. Last season the forward was not in action due to injury, but during…
Read MoreEd Daniel to play for Pistoia
American rookie Ed Daniel (201 cm, Murray State’13) will embark on his pro career this season and his first club will be Giorgio Tesi Pistoia (Italy, Serie A). Last season the forward was still playing ball in college for Murray State (NCAA) where he put in a solid senior year including averaging a double-double. From…
Read MoreJohan Petro not moving to Malaga
Johan Petro (214 cm) will return to Europe to play for Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB and of course he will bring with him bags of NBA experience. The French international center has been in the NBA since 2005 and has played for the Seattle Supersonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets…
Read MoreOllie Bailey added by Maccabi Ashdod
Ollie Bailey (201 cm, Oklahoma City’08), a veteran of Dominican Republic basketball, will now test his mettle in Israel as he is slated to play for Maccabi Ashdod this 2013-14. In 2012 Bailey was initially with Gregorio Urbano Gilbert (Dominican Republic-SRT), then moved to Huellas del Siglo (Dominican Republic-District National D2), he later signed with…
Read MoreJimmy Baron now with Virtus Roma
Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) will continue his career with Virtus Roma from Italy’s SerieA this 2013-14 season. 27-year-old Jimmy played the 2012-13 season in Russia for Lokomotiv Kuban. Baron logged 11 games in the Russian league and averaged 7.8 ppg and 1.1 rpg. He also played 12 games in the Eurocup representing Lokomotiv…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: Bulgaria, Belarus take early leads
The two home clubs in the semifinal round of the EuroBasket 2015 Qualifier Tournament took care of business in front of their respective home crowds by picking up wins in the first of the two game series. Belarus earned a hard-fought 76:70 win over Estonia, that came down to the last minute of the contest.…
Read MoreLance Jeter to play for Trefl Sopot
Lance Jeter (190 cm, Nebraska’11) is headed to Poland this upcoming 2013-14 season. Jeter has penned a deal with Poland’s Trefl Sopot. He spent the entire 2012-13 season playing for Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL. Jeter played in only one game for Ratiopharm in the Euroleague and tallied just one point and one assist for the outing.…
Read MoreNiklas Caner-Medley joins Unicaja Malaga
Niklas Caner-Medley (203 cm, Maryland’06) is a new addition to the roster of Spanish Liga Endesa club Unicaja Malaga for the 2013-14 season. Caner-Medley has dual American and Azerbaijan nationality. He spent the 2012-13 season playing for Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner league. Niklas played 21 games in the Israeli league and averaged 4.7…
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