Archive for 2013
Josh Powell inks with Guangdong Tigers
Former NBA forward Josh Powell (206 cm, North Carolina State’03) is headed to Asia after signing with Chinese CBA club Guangdong Southern Tigers this 2013-14. Powell was recently waived by the New York Knicks and will look to continue his career abroad. Josh began the 2012-13 season as a member of the San Antonio Spurs…
Read MoreEuroleague: Laboral Kutxa downs Lietuvos Rytas
There was a lone Euroleague game last night, but it provided some good basketball action. In Group D we saw Spain’s Laboral Kutxa Vitoria battle Lithuania’s Lietuvos Rytas for the victory, 85-64. Laboral Kutxa reaped the benefits of a recent decision to retain Serbian-Montenegrin player Milko Bjelica (205 cm) for at least one more month.…
Read MoreBenjamin Simons joins Antwerp Giants
Benjamin Simons (203 cm, Drake University´13) has agreed terms with Port of Antwerp Giants (Belgium, Ethias League) and will play for the team this season. The American is in his rookie season but he has already picked up some professional experience playing for Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany, BBL). The forward has played six games for…
Read MoreJaMychal Green agrees with Roanne
JaMychal Green (203 cm, Alabama´12) has been added to the roster at Chorale de Roanne Basket of the French ProA. The 23-year old is coming off a summer playing for the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas. Over four games for the NBA franchise the forward averaged 7.0 points…
Read MoreVander Blue inks with Le Zion
Vander Blue (200 cm, Marquette´13) has signed for Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion of the Israeli Winner League. The shooting guard is in his rookie season and has recently been released by NBA franchise the Philadelphia 76ers. The young prospect has had a busy summer in the NBA summer camps in Las Vegas and Orlando. In Vegas…
Read MoreArizona Reid to try out with Cherkasy
Arizona Reid (196 cm, High Point´08) has been invited to try out with SK Cherkasy Monkeys (Ukraine, Superleague). The forward has been called as a potential replacement for Kevin Parrom (198 cm, Arizona´13) who left the club earlier this week. The American was playing in the Swiss LNA last season for Benetton Fribourg Olympic. He…
Read MoreJamel Staten switches to Al Najma
Jamel Staten (198 cm, Minnesota State´05) is moving to Bahrain to play for Premier League team Al Najma the club has confirmed. The guard has already been action this season while playing for Sport Club Canadense in the Argentine TNA. Staten played two games for Canadense and averaged 18.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreBranislav Ratkovica back at Walter Tigers
German BBL team Walter Tigers Tuebingen wanted to make a drastic change in order to get out of their early 1-5 hole. They have opted to bring back Branislav Ratkovica (192 cm) for the 2013-14 season. The Serbian guard was with the team from 2008 to 2011. Branislav started this season under contract with Polytekhnika-Halychyna…
Read MoreEurocup: Four remain undefeated
Week 3 of Eurocup competition began Tuesday with eight contests across the continent. Of those eight match-ups, four ended with the winners improving their records to 3-0, Alba Berlin lost their first game. They’ll play 16 more on Wednesday with another eight clubs looking to keep their unblemished records intact. In Group A, Telenet Ostend…
Read MoreOliver McNally released by Island Storm
Oliver McNally (190 cm, Harvard’12) has been released by Canadian NBL team, The Island Storm. He was recently added by the team this October. He played his rookie campaign for another NBL team, the Moncton Miracles. In 46 games McNally averaged 10.5 ppg and 6.5 apg, making good use of his play-making abilities to direct the…
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