Archive for 2013
Aleksandar Dzikic returns to Krka
Experienced Serbian coach Aleksandar Dzikic has returned to Slovenia and will be the new head coach of current Telemach League champions Krka. Fans of the club will already be very familiar with Dzikic after he coached the team between 2009 and 2011, including two championship winning seasons in 2010 and 2011. The coach has also…
Read MoreDerrick Byars leaves Humacao
Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico, BSN) has announced that the club has waived the contract of American Derrick Byars (207 cm, Vanderbilt’07) and he is now a free agent. The experienced swingman has featured in 7 BSN games this season after joining Humacao from German BBL team ALBA Berlin. With Berlin earlier in the campaign…
Read MoreSavo Vucevic to coach Monaco
Montenegrin tactician Savo Vucevic has been named as the new head coach of French NM1 team AS Monaco and will lead the team during the 2013/2014 season. The experienced coach heads back to France after taking two years out of the game. His last head coaching position was a four year stint (2007-2011) with French…
Read MoreGary Flowers inks with Titanes
Gary Flowers (203 cm, South Mississippi’11) has been tabbed by Dominican Republic team Titanes Del Distrito Nacional (LNB). The American forward has been plying his trade in his native USA with the Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) where he featured in 46 games and picked up averages of 14.7ppg, 6.5rpg, 2.7apg, 1.3spg and 1.6bpg. The 27-year…
Read MoreJason Johnson stays with Oberwart
Jason Johnson (202 cm, Tennessee State’99) has been a veteran presence for the Redwell Gunners Oberwart from Austria (A Bundesliga) for over a decade. He will get to continue his run with the team he’s been with since 2000, for 2013-14. Johnson has spent majority of his professional career with Oberwart and even received an…
Read MoreSharon Drucker to coach Galil Gilboa
Sharon Drucker has been announced as the new head coach of Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa from Israel’s Winner League. Drucker spent the 2012-13 season coaching Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League). He had some issues with former player and NBA veteran Craig Smith (201 cm, Boston College’06). Things got rocky between the player and the coach…
Read MoreLaMarshall Corbett inks with Rouen
LaMarshall Corbett (190 cm, Angelo State’11) is staying in France’s ProB for the 2013-14 season, but will be playing for another team. He is moving to SPO Rouen Basket from Hermine Nantes Atlantique. The 24-year-old Corbett played 34 games for Nantes in the French ProB, managing averages of 12.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg. He played…
Read MoreSerieA: Siena takes Game 4, 81:71, goes up 3-1
Montepaschi Siena took a commanding 3-1 series lead of the Italian SerieA Finals with an 81:71 victory over Acea Roma in Montepaschi. Daniel Hackett led the way for Siena with 16 points, while David Moss added 15 and Bobby Brown dropped in 14. Luigi Datome paced Roma with 17, Gani Lawal scored 16, and Jordan…
Read MoreAlex Harris signs with Walter Tigers
Alex Harris (196 cm, UCSB’08) has signed with the Walter Tigers Tuebingen from Germany’s BBL for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old Harris is making a transition from another BBL team, Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. The Walter Tigers will be his third team in four seasons playing in Germany. In 2012-13 Harris averaged 7.7 ppg and 2.3…
Read MoreChris Kramer to remain with EWE Baskets
Chris Kramer (191 cm, Purdue’10) will be staying with EWE Baskets Oldenburg from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. Kramer put up a laudable effort in Game 3 of the finals series between EWE Baskets and Brose Baskets Bamberg for the German BBL Championship. Kramer was solid as a starter in EWE Baskets’ back court…
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