Archive for 2013
Chuck Eidson stays with Unics until 2015
American forward Chuck Eidson (203 cm, South Carolina’03) has extended his contract with Russian PBL team Unics Kazan and will now be with the club until 2015. The 32-year old joined Unics last season from FC Regal Barcelona (Spain, ACB) and has impressed sufficiently over multiple competitions to be rewarded with a new contract. Indeed,…
Read MoreJarvis Williams moves to Mersch
Jarvis Williams (198 cm, Minnesota State’13) has inked a deal with Black Star Mersch (Luxembourg, Total League) for next season. The 23-year old is still in college and has selected to join Black Star for what will be his first professional Basketball season. The guard has been playing in the NCAA 2 with Minnesota State…
Read MoreClevin Hannah tabbed by Nancy
French ProA team SLUC Nancy has confirmed the signing of Clevin Hannah (180 cm, Wichita State’10) on a one year deal for the 2013/2014 season. The player will stay in France after playing this season with ALM Evreux in the ProB where he played 39 games and picked up good averages of 16.8 points, 5.3…
Read MoreBrandon Crawford joins Vilsbiburg
American forward Brandon Crawford (201 cm, Albion’06) has signed a deal that will see him playing with Baskets Vilsbiburg (Germany, 1.Regionalliga) next season. The 28-year old is joining the German outfit after recently completing a stint in Colombia with Academia de Montaa (DPB). He played a total of 17 games for Academia and averaged 18.4ppg,…
Read MoreJohn Bryant leaves Ulm
John Bryant (208 cm, Santa Clara’09) will not play with Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany, BBL) during the 2013/2014 season after leaving the team he has played for since 2010. The center has become one of the stars of the Bundesliga and is a fan favourite among the Ulm support, but now it has been confirmed the…
Read MoreTaylor Rohde to stay with Ehingen
Taylor Rohde (205 cm, Alaska-Anchorage’12) will be staying with Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule from Germany’s ProA. Rohde will get to play for the team this 2013-14 season via a contract extension. In 2012-13 he played his rookie season initially for MLP Academics Heidelberg from Germany’s ProA and averaged 7.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 15 games. He…
Read MoreLuka Bogdanovic extended by Cajasol
Luka Bogdanovic (210 cm) received a contract extension from Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. 2013-14 will be the Serbian’s third season with the Spanish club. In 2012-13 he produced averages of 10.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 34 games in the Spanish ACB. He participated in the Eurocup for the team and he…
Read MoreRaoul Korner to coach NY Phantoms
The New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig from Germany’s BBL have announced that Raoul Korner will be their new head coach. The 39-year-old Austrian has a long résumé of head coaching that stretches as early as 1998. He most recently was the head coach of the Eiffel Towers Den Bosch from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie from 2010 to…
Read MoreWilbert Brown signs with Chalon
Wilbert Brown (200 cm, Niagara’07) is getting a two-season deal to play for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone from France’s ProA. Brown, who turns 29 on June 14, is coming off playing two seasons in France’s ProB for Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket. Brown’s skills will now be tested in a higher level of play as he jumps into the…
Read MoreLionel Hollins not renewed by Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced that they will not be renewing the contract of head coach Lionel Hollins. This is comes after Hollins led the Grizzlies to a strong post-season run this 2012-13 season. They outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Hollins, who has yet to make an…
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