Archive for 2013
AfroBasket 2013: Groups A and C conclude prelims
AfroBasket 2013 Groups A and C concluded their preliminary round on Saturday, setting up half of the brackets for the Eight Final Round that will tip off on Monday after Groups B and D finalize their standings with Sunday’s match-ups. In Group A host club Cote d’Ivoire finished the prelim round with a 3-0 record…
Read MoreScott Christopherson joins Boncourt
BC Boncourt Red Team (Switzerland, LNA) has announced the signing of Scott Christopherson (190 cm, Iowa State’12) for this season. The guard will be entering just his second season in professional Basketball since graduating from Iowa in 2012. The American spent the first half of last season in Belarus playing for Tsmoki Minsk (Premier League)…
Read MoreLaurence Ekperigin to Poitiers
Laurence Ekperigin (201 cm, Le Moyne’10) has announced via his official Facebook page that he will join Union Poitiers Basket 86 (France, ProB) this season. The forward spent last season with FMC Ferentino (Italy-Lega2) where he featured in 28 games and averaged impressively with 13.9 points and 9.9 rebounds (3rd best in league) leaving him…
Read MoreJohan Petro signs for Guangsha
Johan Petro (214 cm) was widely reported to be joining Spanish ACB team Unicaja Malaga yesterday but in fact he will start next season with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China, CBA). The French former NBA star was close to tying up a deal with Malaga but instead opted for Guangsha in China on what is probably…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Four teams remain unbeaten
The story on Day 4 of AfroBasket 2013 was blowouts as the average margin of victory for the four games played was just over 39 points. The closest game of the day was between an injury-ridden Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, 93:78. The rest of the match-ups were as one-sided as they come with…
Read MoreOusmane Barro returns to France
Ousmane Barro (207 cm, Marquette’08) has agreed to play for Denain ASC Voltaire in the French ProB next season. The Senegal native played last season in Romania where he represented Targu Mures (Liga Nationala) over 25 games. During those games the forward secured averages of 9.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game and…
Read MoreJudson Wallace out for 4 weeks
Judson Wallace (205 cm, Princeton’05), the forward for Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano has been side-lined for three to four weeks after undergoing surgery for an inguinal hernia. The American with a passport for the Democratic Republic of Congo will now miss a chunk of preseason but should be back in time for the…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp joins Braunschweig
Aaron Doornekamp (198 cm, Carleton University’09) will head to Germany to play for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (BBL) this season. The Canadian has been in Italy’s Serie A since turning pro in 2009 but will now play in Germany’s top flight. Last season the forward was not in action due to injury, but during…
Read MoreEd Daniel to play for Pistoia
American rookie Ed Daniel (201 cm, Murray State’13) will embark on his pro career this season and his first club will be Giorgio Tesi Pistoia (Italy, Serie A). Last season the forward was still playing ball in college for Murray State (NCAA) where he put in a solid senior year including averaging a double-double. From…
Read MoreJohan Petro not moving to Malaga
Johan Petro (214 cm) will return to Europe to play for Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB and of course he will bring with him bags of NBA experience. The French international center has been in the NBA since 2005 and has played for the Seattle Supersonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets…
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