Archive for September 23, 2013
Desmond Penigar heads to Al Hilal Riyadh
Desmond Penigar (201 cm, Utah State’03) has been added by Al Hilal Riyadh from Saudi Arabia’s Premier League this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 the 32-year-old Penigar played in Kuwait’s D1 League for Al Kuwait, which won the Kuwait Federation Cup in 2013. In 2011-12 he played in Lebanon for Byblos (Div.A). In 21 games he…
Read MoreBrandon McKnight inks with LrNMKY
Brandon McKnight (188 cm, Purdue’05) is headed to Finland this 2013-14 as he is set to play for Korisliiga’s Lappeenranta NMKY. McKnight began the 2012-13 season, signing with the White Eagles Stockholm from Sweden’s Basketligan in January 2013. He played seven games there and averaged 19.6 ppg and 4.6 apg. In March 2013 he moved…
Read MoreKurt Looby joins Telekom Baskets
Antiguan-American big man Kurt Looby (210 cm, Iowa’08) will be playing for Telekom Baskets Bonn from Germany’s BBL this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 Looby played for Polish club Trefl Sopot (TBL). He played six games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 3.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg. In 34 games in the Polish league, Kurt…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: France wins first ever title
The road to the EuroBasket 2013 championship contest started when they were teenagers. For France’s Tony Parker and Boris Diaw, the gold medals they won on Sunday after defeating Lithuania 80:66 come a decade plus after they suited up for various French National junior teams staring in 2000. After the final buzzer, the old friends…
Read MoreDominique Sutton signs with Ikaros
Dominique Sutton (195 cm, N.C. Central’12) will continue his basketball career in Greece after signing with Ikaros Kallitheas (A1) this 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old Sutton began his rookie season trying out for French ProA team ES Chalon-Sur-Saone in October 2012. In November 2012 he signed with the NBA D-League’s Tulsa 66ers. In 2012-13 he played…
Read MoreChad Barnes moves back to BK Kolin
Chadwell-Ferrell Barnes (191 cm, New Orleans’05), or Chad Barnes for short, is playing for a different Czech Republic team this 2013-14. Barnes will be suiting up for BK Kolin (NBL) once again, after spending the 2012-13 season playing for BK Nova Hut Nostrava (Czech Republic-NBL). He was last with BK Kolin in the 2011-12 season,…
Read MoreChris Hernandez wins arbitration vs. Halcones
Mexican-American basketball player, Chris Hernandez (188 cm, Stanford’06), has been awarded by the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) his claim against Mexican team Halcones UV Promotora Deportiva A.C. In September 14, 2012, Hernandez and Octagon Inc., the company that represents him, filed for arbitration against his former club for outstanding salaries and expenses, late payment penalties…
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