Archive for 2013
Zack Rosen transfers to Maccabi Ashdod
Zack Rosen (185 cm, Pennsylvania’12) is switching teams within Israel’s Winner League. He has opted out of his two-year deal with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem and is hopping over to rival club Maccabi Ashdod. Rosen is an American player who also carries an Israeli passport. Zack saw minimal usage in the 2013-14 Eurocup for Hapoel J-M,…
Read MoreKarlo Vragovic to Siroki Primorka
Croatian player Karlo Vragovic (192 cm) has agreed on terms with HKK Siroki Primorka from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Division I this 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Vragovic began 2013-14 with S.S. Sutor Montegranaro from Italy’s SerieA, but was with them only up to the preseason. In October 2013 he signed with KK Dubrava Zagreb from Croatia’s…
Read MoreJosh Bostic joins Spartak St. Petersburg
Josh Bostic (196 cm, Findlay, Ohio’09) is moving to Spartak St. Petersburg from Russia’s VTB league. He started off the 2013-14 season with ES Chalon-Sur-Saone from France’s ProA. Bostic represented Chalon in four Eurocup games and averaged 5.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He also managed to play in six games in the French ProA and…
Read MoreMicah Downs parts with Budivelnyk
Micah Downs (195 cm, Gonzaga’09) is parting ways with Budivelnyk Kyiv from the Ukraine’s Superleague. Downs managed to appear in five Euroleague games for Budivelnyk and he put up decent averages of 10.4 ppg and 3.6 rpg in only 19.0 minutes per game. He was able to deliver slightly better averages in five games in…
Read MoreEurocup: Ratiopharm downs Valencia
Eurocup Round 8 got off to a quiet start on Tuesday evening as only four games were held in the competition. It was a night to be the home team as three of the four wins came for hosts while only one away victory was recorded. Ratiopharm Ulm continued to impress at the top of…
Read MoreTerrence Shannon signs with Al Muharraq
Terrence Shannon (203 cm, Elgin CC’99) will be playing for Al Muharraq from Bahrain’s Premier league this 2013-14. The 34-year-old veteran from Chicago is making the transfer from Mexican club Toros de Nuevo Laredo. Before the move he was able to play eight games for the Toros in the Mexican LNBP and averaged 14.5 ppg…
Read MoreOscar Bellfield heads to Skallagrimur
U.M.F. Skallagrimur Borganes from Iceland’s Dominos League has decided to shake things up and add Oscar Bellfield (187 cm, UNLV’12) for the 2013-14 season. Skallagrimur is off to a poor start for the season and are currently sitting in last place in the Dominos League standings with a winless record of 0-6. Bellfield is being…
Read MoreDaequan Cook pens with Budivelnyk
Former NBA guard Daequan Cook (196 cm, Ohio State’07) will be begin his international career with Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague this 2013-14. Cook was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers 21st overall in 2007 NBA Draft. He’s played in his first game for Budivelnyk and is clearly still adjusting. He tallied just three points, grabbed…
Read MoreDwayne Broyles joins Bnei Hertzeliyya
Dwayne Broyles (196 cm, JMU’04) will get a chance to revitalize his professional career this 2013-14 after signing with Israeli Winner League team Bnei Hertzeliyya. The 2012-13 season was a tragic one for the 31-year-old. He was all set to play for Entente Orleans 45 from France’s ProA, but Broyles got injured in the preseason…
Read MoreFIBA Central Board welcomes 2 new federations
Buenos Aires – FIBA held a Central Board meeting on Sunday and there were several things tackled on the agenda. One of the salient points of the meeting was the growth of the organization. FIBA officially welcomed two new national federations into the fold, from South Sudan and East Timor. The Central Board delayed its…
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