Archive for 2015
Omar Samhan added by Crocodiles
Omar Samhan (211 cm, St. Mary’s, California’10) is a recent addition to the roster of the Townsville Crocodiles (Australia-NBL). Omar is 27-year-old Egyptian-American player who has played most of his career in Europe. In 2014-15 he spent the preseason with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (Poland-TBL), but in November Samhan moved back to the United States…
Read MoreDamion James moves to Sydney Kings
The Sydney Kings (Australia-NBL) have secured the services of Damion James (201 cm, Texas’10) this 2015-16 season. James is coming over from Europe. He started the season playing in France fro Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A). Damion played five games for the French club in the ongoing Eurocup and produced averages of 6.6 ppg…
Read MoreDeAndre Kane leaves Ratiopharm
DeAndre Kane (193 cm, Iowa State’14) has parted ways with German club Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) and is now a free agent. Kane played eight games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 10.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He also logged a total of 11 games in the domestic German league and there he was able…
Read MoreJosh-Emmanuel Akognon to Jilin Tigers
Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton’09) has agreed to terms on a deal that makes a new member of the Jilin Northeast Tigers (China-CBA). Josh is a 29-year-old Nigerian-American player who was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006 and 2009. Akognon is no stranger to Chinese hoops. In fact, he began…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season: Nancy and Oldenburg win
We are in the penultimate week of the 2015/2016 Eurocup Regular Season and Round 9 tipped off on Tuesday with two contests. There were two road wins on the night as EWE Baskets Oldenburg enhanced its chances of progressing from the Eurocup Regular Season with a win over Nanterre in Group A. In Group C,…
Read MoreRandy Culpepper joins Besiktas
Randy Culpepper (183 cm, UTEP’11) will continue his professional career this 2015-16 as a member of Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey-SBL). The 26-year-old Culpepper is coming over from Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A), where he began the season. He appeared in four Euroleague games and averaged 9.5 ppg and 2.0 apg. He also played three games for…
Read MoreMarco Killingsworth inks with Maccabi K/G
Marco Killingsworth (203 cm, Indiana’06) is moving to Maccabi Kiryat Gat (Israel-Winner League) after starting the season with BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). He played seven games for them in the VTB United League and averaged 8.7 ppg and 5.9 rpg. He also logged six games for them in the ongoing FIBA Europe Cup and…
Read MoreMirza Begic lands with Bilbao Basket
Mirza Begic (216 cm) has reached an agreement with Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) and will be making his way back to the Spanish league this 2015-16 season. Begic is a 30-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The big man was recently released by the New Orleans Pelicans in…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Five-way Tie for Lead
Things are heating up in the Italian Serie A. Ten games into the 2015-16 season and the league has proved to be highly competitive. No less than five teams have fought hard to reach the top of the league standings. To round out the Top 8, three teams trail the leaders with identical records of…
Read MoreTyler Laser signs with Kavala
Tyler Laser (185 cm, Eastern Illinois’11) will continue his professional career with Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greece-A1) this 2015-16 season. The 27-year-old product of Easter Illinois has already made his debut for his new team. He played 34 minutes, scoring 18 points and grabbing five rebounds. Unfortunately, Kavala fell to AGOR 74-84 in that game. Tyler…
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