Archive for 2013
Louis Johnson added by Defensor
Louis Johnson (206 cm, Western Illinois’08) will continue his career in Uruguay as he signs with Defensor Sporting Club Montivideo (LUB) for the 2013-14 season. Johnson is coming off a one-season stint in Finland, playing for Namika Lahti (Korisliiga). In 40 games in the Finnish league, Louis posted averages of 14.7 ppg and 8.3 rpg.…
Read MoreMarko Banic signs with Estudiantes Madrid
Croatian Marko Banic (205 cm) is the latest addition to the roster of Estudiantes Madrid from Spain’s Liga Endesa for the 2013-14 season. Banic is coming off a brief and disappointing run with Unics Kazan (Russia-PBL) in 2012-13, and is hoping that a return to Spain this season will yield a better outcome. He played…
Read MoreJulian Vaughn to play for KAO Dramas
Georgetown product Julian Vaughn (205 cm, Georgetown’11) has signed with Greek team KAO Dramas (A1) for the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Vaughn began the 2012-13 season playing in Cyprus for Keravnos Strovolu. He played six games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 9.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg. In the Cypriot Division A, Julian averaged…
Read MoreFIBA Americas: Preliminary round is done
The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Americas 2013 are now in the books. Canada, Jamaica, Argentina and the Dominican Republic all came away with victories in their final matches for round one. Both Brazil and Paraguay end up as the winless teams in their respective groups and will not be proceeding into the second stage…
Read MoreEurobasket 2013 kicks off!
Eurobasket 2013 has kicked off in Ljubljana, Slovenia and 24 teams are set to wage war on the hard court, to determine the best in Europe. For the preliminary rounds of the competition the 24 teams are divided into four groups of six teams each. The tournament will go on from September 4-22. At the end…
Read MoreAlex Legion signs for Roseto
Mec-Energy Roseto of Italy’s Lega Due Silver has signed Alex Legion (195 cm, Florida International University’12) for the coming 2013/2014 season. The guard comes to Italy after an impressive season in Hungary where he played for PVSK Pannonpower Pecs in the A-Division. Over the course of twenty games for PVSK the American became the third…
Read MoreSean Williams to play in Turkey
Former NBA big man Sean Williams (208 cm, Boston College’07) is headed to Turkey this 2013-14 season to play for new TBL team Torku Selcuk Universitesi Konya. Williams was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the first round, 17th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft. Williams began the 2012-13 season as a member of…
Read MoreFIBA Americas: Puerto Rico finishes perfect R1
As the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship moves into the final day of Round 1, Group A’s leader has already been established. Puerto Rico finished their fourth and final contest of the first round with their fourth win as they defeated Jamaica 88:82. The win keeps Puerto Rico unbeaten and drops Jamaica to 0-3 and tied…
Read MoreDejan Ivanov pens with Estudiantes Madrid
Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) is will play in Spain’s Liga Endesa for Estudiantes Madrid this 2013-14. The 27-year-old Bulgarian player initially signed a deal to play for Granarolo Bologna (Italy-SerieA), but will be headed to Spain this upcoming season instead. He began the 2012-13 season playing in Lithuania’s LKL for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius. In 16…
Read MoreBrandon Gary to suit up for Lapua
Brandon Gary (202 cm, Hutchinson CC’04) a veteran international player will be testing his skills in Finland this 2013-14 as he signs with Lapuan Korikobrat (Korisliiga). Gary has spent the last five seasons of his career playing in Luxembourg’s Diekirch league. Brandon played for Musel Pikes (Luxembourg-Diekirch) from 2011 to 2013. He logged 25 games…
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