Archive for 2013
Crosariol inks with Oldenburg
Andrea Crosariol (211 cm, Fair Dickinson´06) will play in Germany this season after signing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (BBL Bundesliga, Euroleague). The big man agreed terms with Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, but has opted for a move to Germany instead. The center will join an Oldenburg team that is gearing up for…
Read MoreRasheed Wallace to coach at Detroit
NBA franchise the Detroit Pistons has announced a coaching shake up which includes the addition of Rasheed Wallace (208 cm, North Carolina´95). The veteran NBA power forward/center announced his retirement at the end of the 2012/2013. He had spent the campaign with the New York Knicks and averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreMarcus Relphorde moves to Slask Wroclaw
Marcus Relphorde (201 cm, Colorado’11) has already had a busy 2013-14 and the season hasn’t even started yet. He began it with a try out for Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League. He then joined PGE Turow from Poland’s TBL. Relphorde has left PGE Turow and is now slated to play for WKS Slask…
Read MoreRixos Cup 6: Besiktas, Olympiacos take Game 1
The Sixth Annual Rixos Cup tipped off in Istanbul on Tuesday with the first two games of the preliminary round. In the annual pre-season tip-off competition, the Rixos Cup features six teams divided into two groups that play over three days to determine the rankings within the groups, with the first place team from each…
Read MoreTaylor Smith goes pro with Kolossos
Taylor Smith (198 cm, SF Austin’13) will be headed to Greece this 2013-14 to begin his professional career with VAP Kolossos Rodou. Smith had originally drawn interest from Spanish club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, but it appears that Greece is where Taylor will get to display what he can do in a challenging, professional arena. In 2012-13,…
Read MoreTravis Watson inks with Lugano
Travis Watson(202 cm, Virginia´03) has joined Swiss LNA giants Lugano Tigers after successfully trying out for the team. The American has also tried out with Italian outfit Cremona Vanoli (Serie A) earlier in the summer before moving to Switzerland. The power forward has had a rocky few seasons due to injury and sat out the…
Read MoreGregory Washington departs Leeuwarden
Gregory Washington (208 cm, Hofstra´11) has been released by Dutch Eredivisie team Aris Leeuwarden before the start of the 2013/2014 season. The power forward/center spent last season playing for Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Ligaen. He played 41 games for the team and averaged impressively with 14.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. The U.S.…
Read MoreChukwudinma Odiakosa leaves Le Zion
Chukwudinma Odiakosa (203 cm, Illinois State´10) has been released by Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (Israel, Winner League) before the season starts. The Nigerian joined Le Zion in the summer but he has now departed the team before the campaign gets under way. The power forward/center played in Israel last season for National League outfit Maccabi…
Read MoreDjibril Kante joins Malvin Montevideo
Djibril Kante (205 cm, Indiana StateUniversity´02) will lend is huge experience to Malvin Montevideo (Uruguay, LUB) this season. The center has spent much of his career in South America but this will be his first time in Uruguay. The American has represented Cordoba, Corrientes, Monte Hermoso, and Bahia Blanca in Argentina and Concepcion in Chile.…
Read MoreJason McCoy returns to Uruguay
Nacional De Futbol Montevideo of the Uruguayan LUB added to the team roster by signing Jason McCoy (206 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee´06) for the season. It has been a busy summer for the power forward/center as he has been trying out with Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico, BSN). However much of the American´s 2012/2013 season was hampered…
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