Archive for June 2016
Klemen Prepelic secured by Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) has secured the services of young guard Klemen Prepelic (191 cm) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Prepelic is a 23-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2013. He most recently saw action for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL) during the 2015-16 season. Klemen played…
Read MoreD.J. Richardson agrees with Spirou
D.J. Richardson (190 cm, Illinois’13) will be suiting up for Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Scooore League) this upcoming 2016-17 season. The 25-year-old Richardson is coming over to the Belgian organization after spending the last two seasons playing in the Finnish Korisliiga. In 2015-16 D.J. played for Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga). He logged 46 games for them and…
Read MoreU17 World Championships: Quarter-finals set
The Round of 16 threw up plenty of exciting hoops in the U17 World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain on Tuesday. With eight ties there was plenty to see, but if anything this round showed that there is a gulf in class between almost half of the draw compared to the rest. Indeed, it was a…
Read MoreIsaiah Swann inks with Cholet
Isaiah Swann (188 cm, Florida State’08) will be donning the colors of French club Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) this coming 2016-17 season. The 31-year-old product of Florida State lent his talents to Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) in 2015-16. He played a total of 33 games for them and averaged 14.9 ppg and 3.8 apg. The…
Read MoreMaxime De Zeeuw newcomer to EWE Baskets
Maxime De Zeeuw (204 cm) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL). Maxime is a 29-year-old Belgian player who has been a member of the Belgian national team since 2008. He is coming off a stint CEZ Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL) in 2015-16. His season was full, representing the…
Read MoreZamal Nixon joins Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) are ramping up their preparations for the upcoming 2016-17 season with the recent addition of Zamal Nixon (186 cm, Houston’11). The 27-year-old Nixon is set to strengthen the team’s backcourt rotation. He played the 2015-16 season as a member of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). He appeared in a total of 21…
Read MoreDevin Sweetney signed by Liege Basket
Devin Sweetney (198 cm, St. Francis’10) is set to make his return to Belgium’s Scooore league this 2016-17 after agreeing to terms with Betfirst Liege Basket (Belgium-Scooore League). After his release from the Denver Nuggets at the start of 2015-16, Sweetney signed with Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico-LNBP) in December 2015. Devin played 22 games…
Read MoreUSA Basketball Finalizes Rio 2016 Roster
USA Basketball has released the names of the 12 players who will compose the roster it will be fielding for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Several big names are noticeably absent as many top players have begged off, citing the need to recover from injuries among other concerns. 2015-16 regular season…
Read MoreNathan Boothe begins career in Italy
Nathan Boothe (206 cm, Toledo’16) is set to begin his professional basketball career this 2016-17 with a stint in Europe. The fresh grad has signed a deal to play for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) this coming season. The big man is expected to boost the team’s frontcourt rotation. Pistoia made the Italian Serie…
Read MoreMehdi Kamrani added by Jilin Tigers
Mehdi Kamrani (181 cm) will be strengthening the backcourt of the Jilin Northeast Tigers (China-CBA) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kamrani is an Iranian international basketball player who was a member of the Iranian national team from 2003 to 2015. He is entering his third season playing pro ball in the Chinese league. In 2015-16…
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