Archive for October 27, 2014
Lamont Mack split ways with La Union Formosa
La Union Formosa (Argentina-LigaA) split ways with American forward Lamont Mack (201 cm, Charlotte’09). Mack averaged 12.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg this season in Argentina, nevertheless both sides agreed to terminate the contract. Mack began the 2013-14 season playing in the German Bundesliga for s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg. In six games for them Mack put up…
Read MoreRoburt Sallie transfers to Estudiantes Concordia
Roburt Sallie (196 cm, Memphis’10) transfers to Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina-LigaA) for the rest of the season. The American player started the season with the reigning Danish league champions, the Bakken Bears, but left the team. Roburt Sallie came off a run in Israel’s National league in 2013-14. He began that season with playing for Elitzur Ramla where…
Read MoreDijon Thompson inks with Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat from Vietnam (ASEAN League) announced American player Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA´05) for the 2014-15 season. Dijon Thompson played the 2013-14 season for BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) and averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 21 games. He also appeared in 15 EuroCup games where he logged 13.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Thompson also…
Read MoreGabe Pruitt joins Panionios
Gabe Pruitt (193 cm, USC’07) is a newcomer on the roster of Panionios ON Telecoms Athens this 2014-15 season. Pruitt began last season in Greece as well, playing for A.G.O Rethymno Aegean. He managed to play in five games for them and produced averages of 13.8 ppg and 2.4 apg. Gabe Pruitt then joined Keravnos…
Read MoreTywain McKee part ways with EWE Oldenburg
German Bundesliga team EWE Oldenburg and American player Tywain McKee (188 cm, Coppin State’09) have agreed to part ways. McKee played 6 games for Oldenburg and averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.3 aspg. Before coming to Germany Tywain McKee played three seasons in Russia. During the 2013/2014 season he played for Unics Kazan where he averaged…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitishvili back with Champville
Georgian player Nikoloz Tskitishvili (212 cm) has agreed on terms with Lebanese team Champville. He already played there during the 2012/2013 season. The 31-year-old former NBA lottery pick (5th by Denver Nuggets) has had a very long career in both the NBA as well as the European top-level but never really lived up to the…
Read MoreMookie Blaylock in jail
Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in the death of a woman in a suburban Atlanta car crash. Blaylock was sentenced to 15 years for vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of Monica Murphy in a head-on collision in Clayton County on…
Read MoreFranko Kastropil signs with Apollon
Franko Kastropil (212 cm) is headed for Cyprus, where he has signed with Apollon (Division A) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. During the 2013-2014 season Franko Kastropil played for three different teams. He first appeared with Siroki Primorka (Bosnia-Division I) and averaged 5.8 ppg in Adriatic League. Next, he headed to GKK Sibenik (Croatia-A1) and…
Read MoreNolan Smith leaves Galatasaray
Former NBA guard Nolan Smith (187 cm, Duke’11) has been released by Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). A few days ago he had a discussion with coach Ataman when he was substituted during a game. The American player played one game game for Galatasaray in the Euroleague and scored six points and grabbed three rebounds.…
Read MoreJ.J. Richardson goes pro with CAB Madeira
J.J. Richardson (203 cm, Houston’14) has begun his professional basketball career this 2014/15 with CAB Madeira from Portugal (LPB). In his senior year at Houston J.J. Richardson averaged 4.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg In his junior year he averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.8 rpg. His team reached the AAC Tournament Semifinals in 2014 while in 2011 they became…
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