Archive for June 2016
Raheem Appleby pens with Kouvot
Raheem Appleby (190 cm, Louisiana Tech’15) will be able to build on his successful rookie campaign by continuing his career with Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2016-17. Appleby opened up his career playing in Cyprus for Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A). He did spend the pre-season with PVSK Pannonpower Pecs from Hungary’s A Division, but…
Read MoreKevin Pangos shifts to Unicaja Malaga
Kevin Pangos (189 cm, Gonzaga’15) is set to take his game to Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kevin is a 23-year-old Canadian-Slovenian player who was a member of the Canadian national team in 2009. He played out his rookie season as a pro (2015-16) for Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa), so…
Read MoreWendell McKines joins Reales de La Vega
Wendell McKines (198 cm, New Mexico State’12) is a recent addition to the roster of Reales de La Vega (Dominican Republic-LNB) for the 2016-17 season. The 27-year-old McKines had a busy 2015-16 season, playing for three different teams. He tipped off the season playing for Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina-Liga A), where he played eight games for…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow retains VTB League title
CSKA Moscow defeated Unics Kazan in Game 4 of the VTB League finals series to claim yet another title in the competition. The Army Men cemented its dominance of the league with a 74-81 road win in Kazan, a hard fought victory that had plenty of thrills and spills. The success continues CSKA’s unprecedented control…
Read MoreTrayvonn Wright inks with Boras
Trayvonn Wright (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a member of Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). He is coming off a 2015-16 season playing in the United Kingdom for the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders (United Kingdom-BBL). Wright managed to log a total of 34 games for his former club…
Read MoreStephen Dennis re-signed by Bnei Hertzeliyya
Stephen Dennis (198 cm, Kutztown’10) will once again be a member of Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) after being re-signed by the club for the 2016-17 season. The 28-year-old guard showed flashes of brilliance in 2015-16 as a key member of Bnei Hertzeliyya’s backcourt. In 36 games he managed to post averages of 11.5 ppg, 3.7…
Read MoreJustin Sears goes pro with Giessen 46ers
Justin Sears (203 cm, Yale’16) is set to begin his professional career this 2016-17 season with a stint in Germany. He has signed with LTi Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). The 22-year-old Ivy league product played 28 games in his senior year at Yale and he was able to record averages of 15.7 ppg and 7.5 rpg.…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv downed by Maccabi Rishon
To highlight this is a season to forget, Israeli heavyweight Maccabi Tel Aviv has crashed out of the running for the Winner League title. The club was defeated at home by Maccabi Rishon in a shock defeat, a victory that will be among the most famed in Rishon’s history. The result means Maccabi Tel Aviv…
Read MoreGarret Kerr heads to BK Kolin
Garret Kerr (193 cm, University of the Sciences’15) is a new face on the roster of BK Geosan Kolin (Czech Republic-NBL) for the 2016-17 season. Kerr is building on some experience he gained in his rookie season as a pro (2015-16). He managed to land a deal with BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic-NBL) and…
Read MoreDJ Seeley signs with Maccabi Tel-Aviv
DJ Seeley (193 cm, CS Fullerton’13) has agreed to terms on a deal with Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) and will be joining the team this 2016-17. He began the 2015-16 season playing in Turkey for Besiktas Istabul (Turkey-BSL). Seeley played seven games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 4.1 ppg and 1.4 apg.…
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