Archive for March 2015
Aleksandar Capin pens with MZT Skopje
Aleksandar Capin (186 cm) has agreed to terms with KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) this 2015. Capin is a Serbian player who also holds a Slovenian passport. He began the 2014/15 season playing in Montenegro for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Erste Liga). Aleksandar played eight games for them in the Adriatic league and…
Read MoreVilmantas Dilys agrees with Manresa
La Bruixa d’Or Manresa of Spain’s Liga Endesa is bringing in Lithuanian big man Vilmantas Dilys (207 cm) this 2015 to strengthen their roster. Vilmantas is moving from Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-LKL), where he began the 2014/15 season. He logged 23 games for his former club in the Lithuanian league and was able to average 11.4…
Read MoreMickael Pietrus landed by Guaynabo
The Mets de Guaynabo from Puerto Rico’s BSN have landed the services of NBA veteran Mickael Pietrus (198 cm) this 2015. Mickael is from France and was a former member of the French national team in 2000-06, 2009 and again in 2011. Pietrus has not played professional ball in quite some time. The last time…
Read MoreJ’Nathan Bullock added by Pyrinto
J’Nathan Bullock (196 cm, Cleveland State’09) has found a new team this 2015 and it is with Pyrinto Tampere from Finland’s Korisliiga. Bullock has played his first game for his new club. This one was in the Baltic league and he scored two points while gabbing two rebounds. The 27-year-old began 2014/15 playing for Maccabi…
Read MoreEurocup Eighthfinals Leg 1 recap
After the tight action and exciting developments through two group stages, the Eurocup Eighthfinals are under way, with 16 teams vying over two legs to reach the quarter-finals. Only eight will make it, but leg 1 of the contest pointed us nearer to the teams who will comprise the last eight line up. Of course,…
Read MoreDivac, new Kings’ VP of Basketball Ops
The Sacramento Kings have named former center Vlade Divac as their new Vice President of Basketball Operations. The Serbian legend spent six of 16 NBA seasons with Sacramento. During his run with the Kings he averaged 11.4 ppg and 7.8 rpg. He is expected to advise the coaching staff as well as oversee player development…
Read MoreJosh-Emmanuel Akognon joins Partizan
BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) has made a move to strengthen their backcourt by adding Nigerian-American guard Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton’09) this 2015. Josh is coming off a productive stint in China, playing for the Foshan Long Lions (CBA). In 35 games he registered averages of 31.9 ppg and 3.5 apg. In 2013/14…
Read MoreAleks Maric signed by Petrochimi
Australian big man Aleks Maric (211 cm, Nebraska’08) has committed to join Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor from Iran’s Superleague. The 30-year-old Maric began the 2014/15 season playing for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Winner League). He played eight games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg. He also played six games…
Read MoreC.J. Harris inks with VEF Riga
C.J. Harris (191 cm, Wake Forest’13) is moving to VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL) after beginning the season with Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL). He played six games for them in the EuroChallenge where he posted averages of 4.5 ppg and 0.8 apg as a reserve. The 24-year-old Harris also logged 19 games in the domestic German Bundesliga and…
Read MoreEurocup, Paris-Levallois and Khimky Moscow Region win
The excitement and week to week action of the group phases has ended and the Eurocup has entered its knock-out stage, from here the competition becomes high stakes as one slip can result in elimination, while only the best will stand tall to enter the quarter-finals. Tipping off the action in the Eighth finals, there…
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