Archive for August 29, 2014
Williams signs for Bilbao
Latavious Williams (202 cm) will return to Spain this season after leaving Metros de Santiago (Dominican Republic, LNB) and will play for Bilbao Basket (Liga Endesa). The American played for fellow Spanish outfit Cajasol Sevilla last season, playing ten games and averaging 10.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. He was also on the roster…
Read MoreTravele Jones secures move to Aomori
Travele Jones (203 cm, Texas Southern’11) will return to Japan for the 2014/2015 season after agreeing terms with Aomori Watts (BJ League). The American spent the 2013/2014 campaign in the BJ League wearing the jersey of Sendai 89ers where he played 48 games and collected numbers of 15.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5…
Read MoreDjordje Milosevic to Aleksandrovac
Djordje Milosevic (198 cm) will play club Basketball outside of Serbia for the first time after inking a deal with BC Igokea Aleksandrovac of the Bosnian D1. The 21-year old is joining Igokea from KK Vrsac, a club he has been involved with for six years. Last season the Serbian played 25 games in the…
Read MoreMike Morrison pens with Frankfurt
Mike Morrison (205 cm, George Mason’12) has penned a deal to join the Fraport Skyliners of the German BBL Bundesliga. The club is beefing up its roster and has been on the hunt for a big man and Mike Morrison fits the bill. Last season the power forward played for Joensuun Kataja Basket in the…
Read MoreQuentin Pryor signs with AEK
Quentin Pryor (193 cm, Morehead State’07) is a new addition to the roster of Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A) this 2014-15 season. In 2013-14 Pryor suited up for the GasTerra Flames Groningen from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie league. He played three games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 8.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg. Quentin also…
Read MoreJames Williams stays with San Martin
James Williams (204 cm, Brown Mackie’05) will remain with San Martin Corrientes (Argentina-TNA) after re-signing with the club for the 2014-15 season. Williams joined the Corrientes in March of 2014 and was able to play 22 games for them and averaged 10.0 ppg and 8.6 rpg. He was able to help his team reach the…
Read MoreDimitris Haritopoulos moves to Manresa
Greek forward Dimitris Haritopoulos (205 cm) is to play for La Bruixa d’Or Manresa from Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2014-15 season. The 30-year-old Haritopoulos was on the roster of a different Liga Endesa team in 2013-14, so he is familiar with Spanish hoops. He suited up in 34 games for Blancos de Rueda Valladolid and…
Read MoreDevin Ebanks to Bnei Hertzeliyya
Devin Ebanks (206 cm, West Virginia’10) will get an opportunity to play for a European team this 2014-15 season, after signing a deal with Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League). This will the first time the 24-year-old Ebanks will be playing for a team outside of the US in his professional career. He spent his 2013-14 season…
Read MoreFIBA U16 European Championships Q/F recap
France, Latvia, Spain and Turkey advanced into the semi-final of the FIBA U16 European championships and will now contest the last four on Friday. Latvia vs. Germany, 53-39 Host nation Latvia booked its place in the FIBA U16 European Championships semis with a low scoring success over Germany in Riga. The Latvians looked strong defensively,…
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