Archive for 2014
Damir Markota moves to Istanbul B.B.
Damir Markota (209 cm) is taking is his talents to Turkey, signing with Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (TBL) this 2014-15. He is a 29-year-old Swedish-Croatian player who has been a long-time member of the Croatian national team from 2002-09 and 2011-14. Damir is coming from KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1). He has logged a dozen games…
Read MoreDavon Usher inks with Keflavik
Davon Usher (198 cm, Delaware’14) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with Keflavik, from Iceland’s Dominos league. Usher began his rookie season playing for Mec-Energy Roseto (Italy-A2 Silver). He has five games for the Italian club under his belt and Davon was able to put together averages of 12.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg.…
Read MoreVujacic to Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi
Veteran Slovenian guard Sasha Vujacic (201 cm) is leaving Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) to join Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). The club is in search of answers as it struggles to salvage a poor start to the 2014-15 season. They are currently in 14th place in the Turkish league standings with 4-9 record. They are…
Read MoreNanterre, Strasbourg share French Pro A Lead
It is Round 16 and action in the French Pro A league is getting exciting. JSF Nanterre has been on an impressive winning streak and thanks to their 80-83 win on the road against Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket, they currently share the league leadership with Strasbourg IG. Both clubs have laudable 13-3 records. Rounding out the…
Read MoreVuk Radivojevic agrees with Slask Wroclaw
Polish TBL team WKS Slask Wroclaw has brought in Serbian Vuk Radivojevic (196 cm) to reinforce their backcourt for the 2014-15 season. He was a one-time member of the Serbian National Team in 2007. Radivojevic began the 2013-14 season with FMP Beograd (Serbia-KML), but has since opted to make the move to Turk Telekom (Turkey-TBL).…
Read MoreAleksandar Marelja signs with Oostende
Serbian big man Aleksandar Marelja (207 cm) is leaving Mega Leks (Adriatic League and Serbian KLS) to sign with Telenet BC Oostende from Belgium. After losing the first game of the season Telenet BC Oostende is undefeated ever since in the Belgian Scoore League. They are the leader of the pack with a 12-1 record,…
Read MoreFrank Turner joins U-Banca Transilvania Cluj
Frank Turner (178 cm, Canisius’10) has been signed for the 2014-2015 season by U-Banca Transilvania Cluj (Romania-Liga Nationala). Turner last played in Belgium for Port of Antwerp Giants during the 2013-2014 season. The season before that, he played for Fos Quest Provence from France’s Pro B in the playoffs and for Trefl Sopot from Poland’s TBL.…
Read MoreJarrod Kenny joins Licher Basket Baeren
Jarrod Kenny (188 cm), pointguard of the New Zealand National Team, has signed in Germany. His new team will be Pro B team Licher Basket Baeren. It is Kenny’s first contract outside of New Zealand. The last six seasons he played for the HBS Bank Hawks (NBL) where he last averaged 12.2 ppg and 5.1…
Read MoreAlex Acker signs with ASVEL Villeurbanne
Alex Acker (196 cm, Pepperdine’05) is moving teams. He is slated to join ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket from France’s ProA. He played his final game as a member of Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). Alex Acker already played for ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2012-2013 and last year he also played in the French Pro A for Limoges. There he…
Read MoreDonell Taylor and Reggio Emilia part ways
Donell Taylor (198 cm, UAB’05) is leaving Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy, Serie A). He joined the Italian team in October and has an extensive history with them. He played 9 games so far and averaged 12.8 ppg. He played for Reggio Emila over two previous seasons (2011/2012 and 2012/2013). During his last season with the…
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