Archive for 2013
Babacar Toure moves to Union Neuchatel
Senegalese big man Babacar Toure (205 cm) will be playing for a different team in the Swiss LNA this 2013-14 season. He will be joining Union Neuchatel. Toure played the last three seasons for Lions de Geneve. In 2012-13 Babacar averaged 9.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 36 games as a reserve for the Geneve…
Read MoreScott Vandermeer joins Toyota Tsusho
Scott Vandermeer (213 cm, Ill-Chicago’09) is headed to the far East this 2013-14 as the big man joins Japan’s Toyoto Tsusho Fighting Eagles Nagoya (NBDL). Vandermeer played the 2012-13 season for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA’s D-League. He logged 27 games for them and posted averages of 3.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg. In…
Read MoreOlasewere goes pro with Vanoli Cremona
Jamal Olasewere (201 cm, LIU Brooklyn’13) will begin his professional career with Italian SerieA team Vanoli Cremona this 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old Olasewere will get a trial by fire as he is expected to be immediately inserted as the team’s starting center this upcoming season. In his senior year at Long Island University Jamal averaged…
Read MoreJerome Dyson inks with Enel Brindisi
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, Connecticut’10) is a newcomer at Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-SerieA) this 2013-14 season. Dyson played for Hapoel Holon (Israel-Winner League) in 2012-13. Jerome played for Hapoel Holon in a dozen EuroChallenge games and hit averages of 18.8 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He logged 27 games in the Israeli Winner League and he…
Read MoreLeo Lyons to play for Karsiyaka
Leo Lyons (206 cm, Missouri’09) will get a taste of Turkish basketball this 2013-14 as he joins Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir. Lyons is slated to reinforce the club’s frontcourt this coming season. Lyons spent the 2012-13 season playing for Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. Leo logged 16 games in the Eurocup and averaged 14.6 ppg…
Read MoreGadri-Nicholson joins Trefl Sopot
Bertengeh Gadri-Nicholson (207 cm, Denver’06) will be staying in Poland this 2013-14 season, signing with Trefl Sopot. He played for Energa Czarni Slupsk in 2012-13. Bertengeh is an Oregonian native who has a Sierra Leonean father and a Nigerian Mother. In 2012-13 he logged 36 games in the Polish league and averaged 11.8 ppg, 7.6…
Read MoreAlvin Young transfers to VL Pesaro
Thirty-six-year-old veteran Alvin Young (188 cm, Niagara’99) is switching teams within Italy’s SerieA. After spending three seasons playing for Umana Reyer Venezia, Young moves to Victoria Libertas Pesaro this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 Young recorded 35 games under his belt for Umana VE and hit averages of 11.2 ppg and 3.0 rpg. In 2011-12 he…
Read MoreJason Robinson heads to Gipuzkoa
Jason Robinson (196 cm, Pikeville’03) has found a new team within Spain’s Liga Endesa and is now a newcomer at Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC this 2013-14. At the end of the 2012-13 season Robinson moved to Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) in April. He played eight games for them and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.1 rpg,…
Read MoreAleksander Czyz now with Vanoli Cremona
Italian SerieA ballclub Vanoli Cremona has added a young Polish project in Aleksander Czyz (200 cm, Nevada’12). The 23-year-old is a recent addition to the Polish National team this 2013. In 2012-13 Aleksander played his rookie season for Acea Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA). He played in 48 games and averaged 5.6 ppg and 3.7 rpg, helping…
Read MoreSpain wins U16 European Championship
After a tightly contested match that went all the way to an overtime decision, Spain wins U16 European Championship, defeating Serbia 65:63. The game was close all throughout, with several lead changes causing momentum swings in either direction. Spain was ahead of Serbia at the end of the first period 17:15, but Serbia turned up…
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