Archive for 2015
Paris Horne agrees with Rovinari
Paris Horne (191 cm, St. John’s’11) has agreed to terms on a deal with CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu (Romania-Liga Nationala) this 2015. The 28-year-old Horne is making his way back to Europe after playing out the 2014-15 season in Japan for the Chiba Jets (Japan-NBL). He played a total of 49 games for his…
Read MoreMarcus Williams re-signs with Red Star
Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS) has officially announced that it will be re-signing Marcus Williams (191 cm, Connecticut’06) to a new deal on December 1st. Williams is currently serving out a suspension and will be reinstated on that date. He has been a member of Red Star for the past two seasons. In…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season, Valencia on track
Three home wins ushered in Round 4 of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season as the week tipped off in style on Tuesday. Tomorrow (November 4th) the rest of the schedule in week four will be completed with another fifteen contests dotted around Europe. On Tuesday though, Basketball fans on the Old Continent and beyond turned…
Read MorePaul Stoll deals with Avtodor
Paul Stoll (180 cm) will be strengthening the roster of Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) this 2015-16 season. Paul is a 29-year-old Mexican-American player who has been a member of the Mexican national team since 2010. Avtodor will be Stoll’s first team this season. In 2014-15 Paul played for Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico-LNBP). He played six…
Read MoreMiljan Pupovic moves to Naft Abadan
Serbian big man Miljan Pupovic (210 cm) is taking his game to Asia after agreeing to terms with Naft Abadan (Iran-Superleague) this 2015. He began the 2015-16 season playing for Tundja Yambol (Bulgaria-NBL). He logged three games for his former club before his departure and was able to deliver averages of 16.0 ppg and 7.0…
Read MoreNizhny Edges Khimky 93-92 to Lead VTB League
One of the most important games of Round 6 of the VTB United League regular season was saved for the very end. BC Nizhny Novgorod came up with an amazing 93-92 win at home over BC Khimky Moscow Region. Both Russian clubs came into the contest with identical 4-1 records, but it was the home…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitshvili signed by Tochigi Brex
Nikoloz Tskitshvili (212 cm) has been picked up by the Link Tochigi Brex from Japan’s NBL this 2015. He was originally supposed to play for Fujian Quanzhou Bank (China-CBA) after his release by the Los Angeles Clippers in October. Nikoloz is a 23-year-old Georgian player who has been a member of the Georgian national team,…
Read MoreTony Mitchell released by Krasny Oktyabr
Tony Mitchell (198 cm, Alabama’12) is now a free agent after being released by Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) this 2015. Mitchell appeared in five games in the VTB United League and he posted solid averages of 21.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg. Tony also played a couple of games for them in the Eurocup and there…
Read MoreMario Edwards joins Slavia Kosice
Mario Edwards (191 cm, Coastal Carolina’10) is a recent addition to the roster of Slavia TU Kosice (Slovakia-SBL) this 2015. Mario is moving there after beginning the 2015-16 playing for the Bisons Loimaa (Finland-Korsiliiga). He played one game for them in the VTB United League where he failed to score in just nine minutes of…
Read More2015 NBA D-League Draft
Former NBA players keep their dreams of returning to the “big league” alive after being selected in the Top 3 picks of the 2015 NBA D-League Draft. Jeff Ayres of Arizona State was taken first overall by the Idaho Stampede. Former San Antonio Spur Jimmer Fredette was picked up by the Westchester Knicks with the…
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