Archive for January 2016
Darius Rice opts for Al Ahli
Darius Rice (208 cm, University of Miami’04) is bound for Qatar after penning a deal with Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1) this 2016. This will be Rice’s first signing for the 2015-16 season. In 2014-15 he played one game for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). He scored three points and grabbed eight rebounds. Darius left…
Read MoreAnthony Goods inks with Guaros
Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) is headed to South America to play for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) this 2016 after agreeing to terms on a deal with the club. Goods recently departed Cholet Basket of the French Pro A. He started the 2015-16 season with the French team and was able to play a dozen…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona wins el Clasico
Week four of the Euroleague Top 16 opened with four games on Thursday, including one of the biggest games on the continent, the Spanish el Clasico. The Group F contest saw a game of huge swings as Real Madrid yielded a commanding lead to their great rival in an el Clasico that lived up to…
Read MoreRicky Harris joins Maccabi Rishon
Ricky Harris (187 cm, UMass’10) has agreed to terms on a deal with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League) this 2016. Ricky will be integrated in the team’s backcourt rotation for the remainder of the season. The UMass alum last saw action in 2014-15 when he played for TBB Trier (Germany-BBL). He played a total of…
Read MoreMilovan Rakovic to FIATC Joventut
Milovan Rakovic (208 cm) has been signed by FIATC Joventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016. He is a 30-year-old Serbian player who was a one-time member of the Serbian national team in 2012. The team is currently in 12th place in the Spanish league standings and is strengthening their roster for a Playoff push down…
Read MoreVernon Goodridge to Quebradillas
Vernon Goodridge (206 cm, La Salle’09) will continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of the Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico-BSN). Goodridge has dual citizenship from the USA and Barbados. He is headed to Puerto Rico after departing IRT Tanger (Morocco-D1) this 2015-16. Vernon started the 2014-15 season playing in Europe for AEK…
Read MoreD.J. Cooper pens with Monaco
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) is getting set to play for his third team this 2015-16 season after agreeing to terms with AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). Cooper began the season playing for Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB). He played six games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 17.2 ppg and 10.2 apg. In nine…
Read MoreEurocup Wednesday roundup
The Eurocup Last 32 reached its critical midway point this week as the third round was completed around the continent. Form here all clubs will be looking to the standings to see how they are positioned to reach the next round, the first knockout stage. There was plenty of action on Wednesday with twelve games…
Read MoreManny Harris returns to Turk Telekom
Manny Harris (196 cm, Michigan’10) is reuniting with former club Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. He briefly played for them at the end of the 2013-14 season. Harris is coming over to Turkey after spending the initial part of the 2015-16 season playing for a pair of NBA D-League teams. First, he played eight…
Read MoreJermaine Anderson departs Sevilla
Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) has left Baloncesto Sevilla of Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2016. Anderson is a 32-year-old Canadian-Jamaican player who was a former member of the Canadian national team in 2004 to 2011 and again in 2013. Jermaine played 15 games for Sevilla this 2015-16 season before his departure. He averaged 3.3 ppg…
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