Archive for 2013
AfroBasket 2013: Egypt rolls on, Angola returns
The AfroBasket 2013 championship game is set for Sunday with perennial participants Angola squaring off against Egypt. Angola qualified for the title game with a 66:59 victory over host club Cote d’Ivoire. Egypt moves on to the final game with a 70:63 win over Senegal. Both clubs also qualify for the FIBA 2014 World Cup,…
Read MoreRonnie Taylor heads to Iraq
Ronnie Taylor (188 cm, NC Greensboro’04) will play in Iraq after signing for Duhok (D1). He will play only one month for Duhok and help them in the Asian Cup. The point guard has been in the French ProB for the last two seasons playing for ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale and during last season…
Read MoreKenny Jones moves to Cordoba
Kenny Jones (198 cm, Kentucky State’08) will return to South America this season after agreeing terms with Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba (Argentina, TNA). The power forward was a busy player last season and has most recently been playing the summer months in Mexico for CIBACOPA franchise Obregon. The American played 32 games for the team…
Read MoreLaceDarius Dunn inks with Koszalin
LaceDarius Dunn (193 cm, Baylor’11) has penned a deal with AZS Koszalin in the Polish TBL and will play for the club this season. The shooting guard was in good touch last season when playing for Sport Lisboa Benfica in the Portuguese LFB. Over 28 games for the team the American secured figures of 16.9…
Read MoreKendall Chones stays in Germany
Kendall Chones (201 cm, Colgate’08) will move down to the German Pro B this season to play for 2. Bundesliga team UBC Hannover. Last season the forward was playing in the German Pro A for Dusseldorf Baskets where he played 39 games and averaged 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. The American has huge…
Read MoreCameron Tatum pens deal with Larnaca
Cameron Tatum (200 cm, Tennessee’12) will play in Europe for the first time this season after inking a deal to pay for Cypriot team Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Division A). Last season was the guard’s first in professional Basketball and he spent it playing for the Bakersfield Jam in the USA D-League. With the Jam he…
Read MoreMike Cook to Thor Thorl
Mike Cook (193 cm, Pittsburgh’08) has been signed by Icelandic team Thor Thorl (Dominos League) as the clubs import player for this season. The guard was in action last season for Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (Qatar, D1) where he played in seven games and averaged well with 15.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreMichael Stockton landed by Ludwigsburg
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg from Germany’s BBL have announced the signing of Michael Stockton (185 cm, Westminster, Utah’11) for the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Stockton comes from a great basketball pedigree, being the son of NBA legend John Stockton. Stockton played his rookie and sophomore seasons in Germany’s ProA for BG Karlsruhe. In 2012-13 he played…
Read MoreJustin Dentmon added by Zalgiris Kaunas
Lithuanian club B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (LKL) have found their new point guard for the upcoming season in import Justin Dentmon (182 cm, Washington’09). The 27-year-old Dentmon was a busy journeyman during the 2012-13 season, playing five teams in total. He started off in China with the Fujian Quanzhou Bank, but was only with the team…
Read MoreViacheslav Kravstov traded to Suns
The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Ish Smith (183 cm, Wake Forest’10) and Ukrainian Viacheslav Kravstov (212 cm) to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Caron Butler (201 cm, Connecticut’02). The move was done by the Bucks as a means to address a positional need. Their slated starting small forward, Argentinian-Italian Carlos Delfino (200 cm), is…
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