Archive for 2014
Davis Bertans now with Vitoria
Davis Bertans (203 cm) has agreed terms on a three year contract with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) with the option of an NBA out every season. The small forward arrives in Spain from Serbian powerhouse Partizan NIS Belgrade where he spent the last two seasons. Last season the Latvian played in…
Read MoreJustin Tubbs to Crailsheim
Justin Tubbs (190 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’11) has decided to join German BBL club Crailsheim Merlins for the coming campaign. The Merlins are ready to compete in their first BBL season and have added the American to bolster their midcourt options and attacking options. Tubbs played SPO Rouen (France, ProB) at the end of the…
Read MoreArecibo takes early BSN finals lead
The Puerto Rico BSN finals series is underway and the spoils of Game 1 went to Capitanes de Arecibo as the franchise overcame Leones de Ponce. It was a narrow game that went to the wire, with Arecibo winning 83-81 to take a 1-0 lead in the series as the team looks for its first…
Read MoreGuangxi Rhinos win the China NBL
Game 3 of the Chinese NBL finals series went to form as home team Guangxi Rhinos crushed Jiangsu TX 86-64 to sweep the series. The title success came on the back of a finals series that the Rhinos have dominated at both ends of the court, winning 3-0 while cruising to victory in each game.…
Read MoreDrake Reed links with Formosa
Drake Reed (196 cm, Austin Peay State’09) has linked up with La Union Formosa in the Argentine Liga A and will play in South America for the first time. The American has recently finished the 2013/2014 season with BC Souffelweyersheim in the French ProB where he played twenty games. He joined the outfit in January…
Read MoreChris Cooper signs for Ploiesti
Chris Cooper (205 cm, Old Dominion University’12) has agreed terms for the 2014/2015 season with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania, Liga Nationala). Cooper’s last Basketball came at the end of the 2013/2014 campaign when he played for BC Siauliai in the Lithuanian LKL. The forward wore the colors of Siauliai throughout the season in both the…
Read MoreJason Williams ties to Vichy
Jason Williams (197 cm, UTEP’06) has signed on the dotted line for Jean D’Arc Vichy in the French NM1 for the upcoming season. The forward played in Canada during the 2013/2014 campaign and wore the colors of the Halifax Rainmen. It was a good season for the player as he helped the Rainmen reach the…
Read MoreKim Tillie lands with Laboral Kutxa
Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria has landed French-Dutch forward Kim Tillie (211 cm, Utah’10) for the 2014-15 season. Tillie was a member of the French National Team in 2011 and 2013. Kim spent the last couple of seasons on the roster of another team from the Spanish league, Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB.…
Read MoreBracey Wright stays with Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) has chosen to re-sign Bracey Wright (191 cm, Indiana’05) for the 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old veteran began the 2013-14 season playing for Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia-VTB). He played five games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 17.8 ppg and 2.0 apg. He logged 10 games for them in the…
Read MoreJerry Smith joins Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon (Israel-Winner League) has opted to strengthen its roster with the addition of Jerry Smith (188 cm, Louisville’10) for the 2014-15 season. The 26-year-old guard spent the 2013-14 season playing for Tezenis Verona (Italy-DNA Gold). In 35 games Smith averaged 15.1 ppg and 3.9 apg. He helped his team reach the league semifinals in…
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