Archive for 2013
Zaid Abbas moves to Tianjin Steel
Jordanian player Zaid Abbas, a veteran of Chinese basketball will be joining the Tianjin Steel this 2013-14 season. Abbas played the 2012-13 season with the Shandong Flaming Bulls (China-CBA). He logged 39 games for them and was dominant on both ends of the court, posting averages of 17.9 ppg, 11.4 rpg and 2.1 spg. Zaid…
Read MoreZack Rosen to stay in Israel
Zack Rosen (185 cm, Pennsylvania’12) will return to Israel this season after agreeing to play for Winner League outfit Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem. Last season the point guard played in the Winner League and Eurochallenge while representing Hapoel Holon in Israel during what was his rookie season. In the league he played 27 games and averaged…
Read MoreEvan Matteson inks with Bergen
Evan Matteson (208 cm, Texas A&M International University’12) has signed a contract with Gimle BBK Bergen (Norway, BLNO) for this season. The center will now embark on his first professional posting away from his native USA with a Bergen team that will be looking to fare better than the losing record it suffered last campaign.…
Read MoreLuke Babbitt moves to Novgorod
Luke Babbitt (206 cm, Nevada’10) will play for a team outside of the USA for the first time this season after agreeing terms with BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, PBL). Last season the forward played in the NBA for the Portland Trailblazers where he featured in 62 games from the bench with averages of 3.9 points…
Read MoreTaj McCullough inks with Solna Vikings
The Solna Vikings of Sweden’s Basketligan have signed 27-year-old Taj McCullough (201 cm, Winthrop’08) for the 2013-14 season. He will be tasked to work hard on the glass and be a warm body in the paint for Solna. McCullough last played in the 2011-12 season. Taj was with the D-League’s Reno Bighorns at the beginning…
Read MoreJordan Williams heads to Bilbao Basket
Jordan Williams (208 cm, Maryland’11) will test his skill in Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2013-14 season as he signs with Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. Things did not pan out for Williams in the NBA. After being drafted by the then New Jersey Nets in the second round in 2011, he was assigned to the D-League’s…
Read MoreEvaldas Zabas added by Brampton A’s
Evaldas Zabas (188 cm) has been added by the Brampton A’s from Canada’s NBL this 2013-14. He’s the first import added by the team for the upcoming season thus far. The 25-year-old Lithuanian spent the 2012-13 season playing in the Czech Republic for BK JIP Pardubice. In 39 games Zabas averaged 15.1 ppg and 2.9…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter joins Atletico Aguada
Brandon Hunter (201 cm, Ohio’03) has signed a deal to play in Uruguay for Atletico Aguada in 2013-14. Hunter originally penned with the team in 2012, but then Aguada incurred problems signing their imports that year and Brandon ended up heading to Israel to play for Galil Gilboal. Hopefully, all things work out for all…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Egypt shocks Tunisia, QFs set
At first glance, the Egypt 77:67 victory over Tunisia in Tuesday’s Round of 16 play in the AfroBasket 2013 competition looks like a huge upset. Egypt had finished third in their group with a 0-3 record, while Tunisia had finished on top of their’s with a 3-0 record. Digging a bit deeper though shows that…
Read MoreJeleel Akindele signs with Buducnost
KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica, from Montenegro’s 1A league, have added Jeleel Akindele for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Akindele will be strengthening Buducnost’s frontcourt and will be counted on to anchor the team’s interior defense. The Nigerian known as “Deji” returns to Europe after a brief eight-game run in Lebanon’s Division A, where he played for…
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