Archive for November 2016
Maalik Wayns pens with Maccabi Rishon
Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (Israel-Winner League). Maalik is a 25-year-old American international player who also holds a Belarusian passport. He is a recent addition to the Belarusian national team this 2016. Wayns heads to the Israeli club after starting the season on…
Read MoreDarren Duncan back with Windsor Express
Darren Duncan (182 cm, Merrimack’10) is reuniting with the Windsor Express (Canada-NBL) this 2016-17. The 28-year-old guard previously played for the Express in the 2013-14 season. This will be his first team for the season. He began the 2015-16 season playing for AS Apollon Patras (Greece-A1). In seven games Duncan registered averages of 6.1 ppg…
Read MoreMarvin Dominique now with Horsholm
Marvin Dominique (201 cm, St. Peter’s 15) is headed to Denmark after signing a deal to play for the Horsholm 79ers (Denmark-Ligaen) this 2016-17. Marvin is a 25-year-old American player who also holds a Haitian passport. Dominique has already started the season playing in Luxembourg’s Total league for the BBC Bascharage Hedgehogs. He logged four…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017 draw, mascot, and new trophy introduced
The draw for next year’s historic EuroBasket 2017 tournament has been made, with the 24 participating nations now aware of their groups for the competition. FIBA Europe made the draw at the Ciragan Palace on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. The Draw Ceremony was also used to debut a new EuroBasket trophy and…
Read MoreTony Mitchell inks with Hapoel Eilat
Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) has secured the services of Tony Mitchell (198 cm, University of Alabama’12) this 2016-17. He joins them after coming off a stint playing in China for Hebei Xianglan (China-NBL) this 2016. In 27 games Mitchell posted impressive averages of 42.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg. Tony had a busy 2015-16 season. He…
Read MoreRyan Boatright moves to Cedevita
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, University of Connecticut’15) will be strengthening the backcourt rotation of KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) this 2016-17. The 23-year-old makes his way back to Europe after starting the 2016-17 season playing in China for Guanzhou Securities (China-CBA). He played five games for them before his departure and was able to post averages…
Read MoreABA League Round 10 roundup
Round 10 of ABA League regular season action is now in the books and it was, for the most part, “business as usual” for some of the teams as the top squads bagged wins, while others struggled to stay afloat in one of Europe’s more competitive leagues. The round was capped off by no less…
Read MoreMoritz Lanegger added by Naestved
Team FOG Naestved of Denmark’s Ligaen has secured the services of Austrian international player, Moritz Lanegger (190 cm) this 2016. The 26-year-old guard has been a member of the Austrian national team since 2010. He joins Naestved after starting the 2016-17 season playing for the Manchester Giants (United Kingdom-BBL). In three games he notched averages…
Read MoreMatt Carlino signs with Vanoli Cremona
Matt Carlino (189 cm, Marquette’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Italian organization Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). Matt is a 24-year-old Italian-American international player who will be joining his new team after starting the season on the roster of Magia Huesca (Spain-LEB Gold). He played four games for his former club before his…
Read MoreVladimir Dragicevic reunites with Stelmet ZG
Vladimir Dragicevic (206 cm) has reached an agreement to play for Polish club Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland-TBL) this 2016-17. He is a 30-year-old Montenegrin player who was a member of the Montenegrin national team from 2010 to 2014. This is a return engagement for Dragicevic. He saw action for the Polish team back in 2013-14.…
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