Archive for 2014
Avery Smith back with The Island Storm
Avery Smith (193 cm, University of Wisconsin’09) is set to continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with The Island Storm (Canada-NBL). Smith is coming off a 10-game stint with the Bucaros Freskaleche (Colombia-Liga DirecTV), during which the 28-year-old guard posted averages of 15.0 ppg and 5.6 rpg. It was a good run, filling the…
Read MoreThomas Massamba joins Etha
Michelin Etha Engomis Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A) has strengthened their roster with the addition of Swedish guard Thomas Massamba (183 cm) this 2014-15. The veteran has been a long-time member of the Swedish national team in 2006, 2008-09 and again this 2014. Massamba played for 2014 Czech Republic NBL champions CEZ Basketball Nymburk in 2013-14. He…
Read MoreAdnan Hodzic signs with Trikalla
Aries Trikalla BC from Greece’s A1 league has signed Adnan Hodzic (203 cm, Lipscomb’11) this 2014-15 season. Trikalla is 13th of 14 in the Greek league standings with a 2-4 record and the addition of the new player hopefully should improve situation. Hodzic is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and was a former member of their…
Read MoreStefan Zivanovic inks with Igokea
BC Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnian League has added Serbian player Stefan Zivanovic (196 cm) for the 2014-15 season. The last team he represented was Kangoeroes in the Belgian Scooore League during 2013/14 season. Stefan averaged 12.8ppg and 2.9rpg in twenty five appearances for the club. The 25-year-old Zivanovic had initially tried out for Italian Serie…
Read MoreGergely Somogyi parts ways with Latina
Gergely Somogyi (216 cm, UCSB’12) has parted ways with Latina Basket (Italy, A2 Silver) and will look for a new post through the 2013/2014 season. The Hungarian has played in eight games so far for Latina and through his appearances offered averages of 6.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. During the summer the center…
Read MoreEurochallenge Regular Season Round 3
The 2014/2015 Eurochallenge Regular Season is only three weeks old but it has already thrown up excitement in spades. One of the closest competitions in terms of encounters, the Eurochallenge always provides a spectacle of hoops and the start of Round 3 proved to be no different. The week’s action tipped off with nine games…
Read MoreJared Newson signed by BC Orchies
Jared Newson (195 cm, Tennessee-Martin) has signed with BC Orchies (France-ProB) for the rest of the 2014/15 season. The American player is heading to a French team that has had a great start to the campaign with a 5-1 record on top of the League. Jared Newson started the season on the roster of the…
Read MoreDarrel Mitchell added by Monaco
Darrel Mitchell (181 cm, Louisiana State University´06) has signed for AS Monaco Basket (ProB) in a move that will see him remain in France. The point guard is switching to Monaco from Pau-Lacq-Orthez (ProA) after starting the season with that team. The American featured in seven games so far this campaign and averaged 9.3 points…
Read MoreZivojin Grubovic heads to SISU
Zivojin Grubovic (207 cm) is a new addition to the roster of Danish SISU Copenhagen (Ligaen) and will pull on the team jersey for this 2014-15 season. The club is 4-4 in the Ligaen standings and has brought in some reinforcements to strengthen their court options. The Montenegrin center started the 2014/15 season in his…
Read MoreJustin Hurtt added by BK Valmiera
Justin Hurtt (194 cm, Tulsa’11) has been picked up by Latvian club BK Valmiera (LBL) for the 2014-15 season. The American player started the season with Iowa Energy (D-League), but did not stay with the team. Valmiera is currently with 3-5 record in Latvian LBL and needs Justin to improve their record. Justin Hurtt spent…
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