Archive for 2013
Jaroslav Tyrna joins Uni-Riesen
Jaroslav Tyrna (207 cm, New Orleans ’11) has joined Uni-Riesen Leipzip (Germany-ProA) for the rest of the season. Tyrna started the 2012-13 season with SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL), where he averaged 9.8 points and 7.8 rebounds over five games. He also played for SLUNETA in 2010-11, getting in 37 contests and contributing 6.6…
Read MoreEuroleague: Caja and CSKA extend win streaks
Both Caja Laboral and CSKA Moscow came into Euroleague Top 16 Week 3 with impressive Euroleague win streaks. Caja’s last defeat in Euroleague competition was on Nov. 23, 2012, when they were handed a serious beat-down at the hands of Zalgiris Kaunas (82:45). That match-up was seven games ago, since then they’ve been on a…
Read MoreCorey McIntosh joins Feni Indistrija
Corey McIntosh (183 cm, Augustana ’08) has joined Feni Indistrija Kavadarci (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. McIntosh started the season with Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-ProB), where he played in 13 games and averaged 14.5 points and 5.4 assists per game. In 2011-12 he played for Torpan Pojat Helsinki (Finland-Korisliiga), suiting up in…
Read MoreJuan Palacios joins JSF Nanterre
Juan Palacios (204 cm, Louisville ’08) has signed with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) to complete the 2012-13 season. Palacios most recently played for Guerreros de Bogota (Colombia-Copa Federation) in 2012. In 2011-12 he suited up for C.B. Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain-ACB), where he played in eight EuroCup contests, averaging 8.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game; and…
Read MoreCSP Limoges fined for game incidents
Legal Comission and the Discipline of the National Basketball League sanctioned the CSP Limoges € 2,500 fines following
Read MoreMaks Adam Konate joins BK Svisloch
Maks Adam Konate (200 cm) has signed with BK Svisloch Osipovichi (Belarus-Premier League) for the remainder of the season. Konate started the season with BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague), playing in three games and averaging 2.0 points per game. He played for the Donetsk junior team in 2011-12 and in 2010-11 he suited for SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukraine-Superleague), averaging…
Read MoreOleksandr Dolenko signs with BK Svisloch
Oleksandr Dolenko (191 cm) has signed with BK Svisloch Osipovichi (Belarus-Premier League) for the rest of the season. Dolenko most recently played for Politekhnika-Halychyna Lviv (Ukraine-Superleague), where he played in 10 games and averaged 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. In 2011-12 Dolenko also suited up for Halychyna, playing in 20 games and averaging 4.0 points…
Read MoreRodrigo Mascarenhas postpones retirement
SAO VICENTE (Afrobasket/FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Cape Verde forward Rodrigo Mascarenhas is delaying his retirement from the national team until after the 2013 Afrobasket. For months, even after the islanders stunned Mali last August, Mascarenhas remained secretive about his future with the 2007 Afrobasket bronze medallists. But if they secure one of the three…
Read MoreAlex Righetti released by Ferentino
Alex Righetti (198 cm) has been released by FMC Ferentino (Italy-Lega2) after he injured his knee during a game in November and was found to have a partial tear of his ACL. While playing for Ferentino, Righetti was averaging 10.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game over the first seven games of the season. In…
Read MoreMarco Allegretti joins Ferentino
Marco Allegretti (204 cm) has signed with FMC Ferentino (Italy-Lega2) for the remainder of the season. Allegretti most recently played for Nuovo Napoli Basket (Italy-Lega2), but was released when the club ran into financial difficulties. While he played for them, he scored and average of 21.3 points and grabbed 9.0 rebounds per game over three games. Prior…
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