Archive for 2013
Emmanuel Holloway joins Lions de Geneve
Swiss LNA team the Lions de Geneve have added Emmanuel Holloway (185 cm, Illinois State’09) to their roster for the 2013-14 season. The Geneve Lions are looking to climb up the LNA standings and are currently sitting on a 4-4 record. The 27-year-old Holloway spent the last couple of seasons playing in Finland’s Korisliiga. In…
Read MoreJulian Allen heads to Tallinna Kalev
Julian Allen (193 cm, Georgia South’09) will get his first crack at European hoops soon as he joins Estonian team Tallinna Kalev this 2013-14. The 26-year-old Allen spent majority of his professional career playing in the D-League and Canada, this move will be foreign territory for Julian in more ways than one. He has dealt…
Read MoreJesse Perry moves to Lapua
Jesse Perry (200 cm, Arizona’12) is moving to Finland’s Korisliiga to play for Lapuan Korikobrat for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. Lapua is in dire straits at the moment, languishing close to the very bottom of the Finnish league standings with a disappointing record of 1-8. Perry began the 2013-14 season playing in Lithuania’s…
Read MoreB.J. Monteiro signs with Oberwart
B.J. Monteiro (195 cm, Duquesne’12) will be joining the Redwell Gunners Oberwart from Austria’s A Bundesliga this 2013-14 season. Oberwart is currently chugging along in the middle of the pack in the Austrian league with a record of 4-3. Monteiro is an infusion of youth and energy to the squad and hopefully will be useful…
Read MoreEuroleague: FCB and CSKA win in Group A
Round 6 of the 2013/2014 Euroleague is underway after six games were held in the competition with the remaining six to be played on Friday. The big news came from Group A, where FC Barcelona and CSKA Moscow continue to put pressure on form team Fenerbahce at the top of the table. Barcelona is now…
Read MoreRavern Johnson now with Pesaro
Italian SerieA team Victoria Libertas Pesaro have added 25-year-old Ravern Johnson (2oo cm, Mississippi State’11) for the 2013-14 season. The team is struggling right now in the Italian league with a lowly record of 1-5 and they are hoping that Johnson’s addition will make an instant impact. Johnson played his rookie season (2011-12) abroad, starting…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6: EWE Baskets falls to Sassari
It was a busy calendar of Eurocup encounters on Wednesday as Round 6 was brought to a close with 19 games across the continent. It was an evening of closely fought matches with plenty of drama, including five games decided by a single shot, and one after a double overtime marathon. Banco di Sardegna Sassari…
Read MoreLiam McMorrow moves to Bank of Taiwan
Canadian big man Liam McMorrow (218 cm, Tennessee Tech’12) will be moving to Bank of Taiwan from the Taiwanese SBL from the Dacin Daggers. The 26-year-old center from Vancouver, British Columbia is set to prove his mettle with his new team. In 2012-13 he played for the D-League’s Iowa Energy, the team that selected him…
Read MoreDiamon Simpson inks with Ironi Nes-Ziona
Diamon Simpson (201 cm, St. Mary’s California’09) has been picked up by Israel Winner League team Ironi Nes-Ziona for the 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old Simpson is no stranger to the Israeli league having played for Maccabi Ashdod in 2012-13. In 27 games for Maccabi Ashdod Diamon was able to post averages of 17.6 ppg and…
Read MoreJustin Holiday signs with Szolnoki
Former NBA journeyman guard Justin Holiday (185 cm, Washington’11) is hitting the international basketball scene once again. He has agreed to terms with Hungarian A Division team Szolnoki Olajbanyasz. Holiday began 2013-14 with the Philadelphia 76ers, but was released by the team in August 2013. He then moved to the Utah Jazz. Now, his next…
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