Archive for 2013
Andrea Crosariol added by Laboral Kutxa
Thanks to Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, Italian player Andrea Crosariol (211 cm, Fair Dickinson’06) will be able to experience professional hoops outside of his home Italy this 2013-14 season. Andrea has spent his entire pro career in the Italian SerieA, since 2006-07. He has also been a member of the Italian National…
Read MoreDwight Burke joins Lions de Geneve
Journeyman Dwight Burke (202 cm, Marguette’09) has found a new team for the upcoming 2013-14 season. He is headed to Switzerland’s LNA to play for Lions de Geneve. Burke began the 2012-13 season playing in Slovakia for BK 04 AC LB Spisska Nova Ves. He played 26 games for them in the Slovakian league and…
Read MoreDarryl Watkins signs with Spirou
Former NBA big man Darryl Watkins (211 cm, Syracuse’07) is set to bolster the frontcourt of Belgacom Spirou Charleroi from Belgium’s Ethias League this 2013-14. Watkins played for the New Orleans Hornets but was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, staying with them only up to the pre-season. In August 2012 he moved to Bulgaria…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013 tips off in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
AfroBasket 2013 tipped off on Tuesday with four games to start the African qualifier for the FIBA World Cup 2014. The top three teams will advance to Spain 2014 from Abidjan. The competition will run through Saturday, 31 August, with the Championship and Bronze medal games being held. The first day contests were attended by…
Read MoreAlex Renfroe now with Enisey
Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) is now a member of Russian club Enisey Krasnoyarsk this upcoming 2013-14 season. He began the 2012-13 season with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s ACB. In 22 games in the Spanish league he averaged 10.3 ppg and 4.5 apg. In March 2013 he was added by German Bundesliga team…
Read MoreRyan Olander stays in Lithuania
Ryan Olander (213 cm, Fairfield’12) will remain with the Lithuanian LKL this season after agreeing terms with Panevezys Lietkabelis. Last season the center played for two clubs in the Lithuanian LKL, Naglis Palangos and Juventus. For Palangos the American played six games and averaged 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. With Juventus…
Read MoreAJ Matthews inks with Juventus
AJ Matthews (216cm, Farmingdale State’13) has penned a deal to play for Juventus-LKSK Utenos (Lithuania, LKL) this season. It will be the first professional Basketball position for the center after recently completing his senior season at Farmingdale State. In his final season in college he secured impressive averages of 22.6 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 2.9…
Read MoreKennedy Winston signs for Emila
Kennedy Winston (201 cm, Alabama’05) has been signed by Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy, Serie A) for the coming season. A hugely experienced European player, the American forward was at BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral in the French Pro A. He played eighteen games for the club and averaged 12.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5…
Read MoreDewarick Spencer joins Petrochimi
Dewarick Spencer (193 cm, Arkansas State’05) will continue his varied career in Iran after signing for Superleague champions Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour. The experienced guard last played for Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon, Division A) where he played fourteen games and averaged impressively with 24.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. The American proved…
Read MoreSasa Vasiljevic to Nea Kifisia Athens
Sasa Vasiljevic (180 cm) is returning to Greece this 2013-14 season. This time around he will be suiting up for AE Nea Kifisia Athens (A1). Sasa, a Bosnian with parents from Serbia, played the 2012-13 season in the Ukraine for Polytekhnika-Halychyna (Superleague). He played 51 games for Halychyna and averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.9 apg,…
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