Archive for 2013
Vernon Macklin heads to Ginbera
Vernon Macklin (208 cm, Florida’11) is joining up with Philippine team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (PBA) until the end of this season. The 26-year old power forward will be joining from D-League team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in his native USA, with whom he played 22 games this season and scored 14.6 points per…
Read MoreCharles Rhodes leaves Gaziantep
Charles Rhodes (203 cm, Mississippi State’08) has parted ways with Royal Hali Gaziantep Belediye (Turkey, TBL), the player’s departure comes after both parties reached a mutual agreement. Rhodes has recently picked up an injury and will be out of action for 40 days. The 27-year old American power forward has been in good form this…
Read MoreEuroCup: Walter Hodge named Last 16 Week 5 MVP
Walter Hodge of Stelmet Zielona Gora continued what has been a brilliant first Eurocup season for both
Read MoreGerald Robinson joins Stepco BS Weert
Gerald Robinson (202 cm, Tennessee-Martin’08) has signed with Stepco BS Weert from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie. The Dutch player started the 2012-13 season playing for Forex Time Apollon from Cyprus’ Division A. He played 13 games for Apollon in the Cyprus league and averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg. He also played six games for them…
Read MoreMatch fixing investigation in Sweden
The Swedish police have started an investigation into match fixing in Swedish Basketball. There is one specific game
Read MoreReggie Hamilton leaves FMC Ferentino
Reggie Hamilton (180 cm, Oakland’12) is now a free agent as he leaves FMC Ferentino from Italy’s Lega 2. The 24-year-old Hamilton played eight games for Ferentino and averaged 10.9 ppg and 1.3 apg. He transferred there in December 2012 from Victoria Libera Pesaro from Italy’s Serie A. There, he averaged 8.6 ppg and 1.1…
Read MoreHidayet Turkoglu suspended for steroid use
Hidayet Turkoglu (206 cm) of the NBA’s Orlando Magic has been suspended 20 games for testing positive for methenolene, an anabolic steroid. The Turkish player did not deny that he took the prohibited drug and apologized to the Orlando Magic organization. He said that he took the medication from a trainer in Turkey during the…
Read MoreToney McCray joins Olimpas Plunge
Toney McCray (198 cm, Nebraska’12) is taking his talents to Europe, specifically to the Olimpas Plunge from Lithuania’s NKL. He played his rookie pro season with the Toros Nuevo Laredo from Mexico’s LNBP. Olimpas is currently third in the NKL standings with a record of 21-9, three games behind the league-leading Mazekiai team. McCray is…
Read MoreJeffrey Bonds joins Lapuan Korikobrat
Jeffrey Bonds (199 cm, Cal Poly Pomona’05) has signed with Lapuan Korikobrat from Finland’s Koriliiga. Bonds, an American who also holds a Spanish passport, is making the move after starting the 2012-13 season playing for LTi Giessen 46ers from Germany’s BBL. He played five games for them between December 2012 and January 2013 and was…
Read MoreCurtis Allen added by Levharti Chomutov
Curtis Allen (193 cm, ORU’08) is the most recent addition to the roster of Levharti Chomutov from the Czech Republic’s NBL. Allen began the 2012-13 season playing for BK Iskra Svit from Slovakia’s Extraliga. There he averaged 14.5 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 15 games. He left Svit in January 2013. The 2011-12 season began…
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