Archive for October 2014
Kyle Weaver signs with Bnei Hertzeliyya
Kyle Weaver (198 cm, Washington State’08) is joining Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) this 2014/15 season. Weaver is the likely replacement for Devin Ebanks, who recently departed the team. Kyle spent his 2013/14 season playing in Italy’s DNA Gold league for Azzurro Napoli Basket. He logged a total of 30 games for the Italian club and…
Read MoreDevin Ebanks leaves Bnei Hertzeliyya
Devin Ebanks (206 cm, West Virginia’10) is no longer with Israeli Winner League club Bnei Hertzeliyya. Before his departure he was able to play in three games and average 12.3 ppg and 5.7 rpg. He spent his 2013-14 season playing in the NBA D-League. Devin began the season with the Dallas Mavericks but was released in…
Read MoreSassari beats Enel Brindisi 87-78, stays perfect
The final game of Round 3 of the regular season of the Italian Serie A did not disappoint its eager spectators and viewers. Banco di Sardegna Sassari defeated Enel Brindisi 87-78 and kept their unblemished record intact (3-0). This is the first loss for Enel Brindisi and considering it came at the hands of the…
Read MoreLamont 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…
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