Archive for November 8, 2013
Forte signs for London Lightning
Jason Forte (196 cm, South Mississippi´06) has agreed terms to join the roster of the London Lightning in the Canadian NBL. The move marks the first time the swingman has played in Canada and he comes to the country after a career where he has played in Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America. Last season…
Read MoreAdrian Banks cut by Galil Gilboa
Adrian Banks (191 cm, Northwest Mississippi CC´08) has been cut by Galil Gilboa (Israel, Winner League) after four games with the team this season. The American picked up averages of 9.8 points and 2.3 rebounds over those four games and has been let go by the club. Last season the guard played for Cimberio Varese…
Read MoreErik Daniels arrives at Odessa
Erik Daniels (204 cm, Kentucky´04) has been announced as a newcomer at BC Odessa of the Ukraine Superleague and will join the team this season. The hugely experienced swingman played last season in the USA for the Erie Bay Hawks in the D-League. Over 42 games the American recorded averages of 7.5 points and 4.0…
Read MoreJose Lloreda picked up by Cancun
Mexican LNBP franchise Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun announced the signing of Jose Lloreda (203 cm, Louisiana State University´04) for the season. The center has been brought in as a replacement for the outgoing Seth Scott (208 cm, Portland State´04) and brings with him experience of Mexican Basketball. During the 2010/2011 season the Panamanian played for…
Read MoreAnthony Fisher waived by Poitiers
Anthony Fisher (191 cm, Tennessee Tech’08) is no longer linked with Union Poitiers Basket 86 (France, ProB) after being waived by the club. The American has already featured ten times for the team this season and collected averages of 7.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. The guard joined the French club at the end…
Read MoreJurijs Aleksejevs leaves Odessa
Jurijs Aleksejevs (202 cm) has parted ways with BC Odessa from the Ukraine (Superleague) after just four months with the team. The Latvian joined Odessa at the end of June this summer and has played four games for the team with averages of 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Last season the center played…
Read MoreEuroleague: Maccabi Electra wins third straight
A win by a deuce counts the same as a win by a dozen… Maccabi Electra, seen to be struggling in the early part of the 2013-14 season, made it three straight in Euroleague competition with a 74:76 victory on the road against Lietuvos Rytas on Thursday. It wasn’t a good day for the home…
Read MoreJeff Greer heads to Poitiers
Jeff Greer (196 cm, Rutgers’01) has been signed by Union Poitiers Basket 86 from France’s ProB league. Greer is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. He was a former member of the Dominican Republic National Team from 1998 to 2003 and 2009. Greer played the 2012-13 season in the…
Read MoreTerrico White signed by Gaziantep
Terrico White (196 cm, Mississippi’10) is headed to Turkey’s TBL to play for Royal Hali Gaziantep. The 23-year-old former Detroit Piston played the 2012-13 season in Serbia’s A League for Radnicki Kragujevac. He helped them reach the Adriatic League semifinals in 2013, thanks to him averaging 14.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg. White logged a dozen…
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