Archive for 2016
Vince Hunter deals with Panathinaikos
Vince Hunter (203 cm, UTEP’15) has linked up with Greek giant Panathinaikos Athens and will help The Greens in pursuit of the Greek A1 and Euroleague titles. The American is in his rookie season as a professional player, after leaving UTEP last summer. The forward has been playing for the Reno Bighorns in the U.S.…
Read MoreTaquan Dean now with Petrochimi
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) has reached an agreement with Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor (Iran-Superleague) and will be joining the team for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. The 31-year-old veteran is coming over from Socar Petkimspor (Turkey-TBL). He played four games for them and posted averages of 16.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Dean is…
Read MoreCourtney Fells picked up by Trabzonspor
Courtney Fells (196 cm, North Carolina State’09) has agreed to terms with Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2016. Fells recently parted ways with Italian club Virtus Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna (Italy-Serie A). The 29-year-old veteran from North Carolina State played 11 games for them before his departure and was able to average 10.0 ppg and…
Read MoreOlympiacos plows through Trikalla, keeps lead
. Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus continued their assertion of dominance over the rest of the Greek A1 league with an impressive 84-52 win at home against Aries Trikalla BC. The victory puts them at 18 wins in 19 rounds of regular season action and with it they retain league leadership of the standings. Effectively sharing the…
Read MoreBrion Rush to play for Azad
Brion Rush (186 cm, Grambling State’06) will continue his pro career this 2016 with Azad Unversity Tehran (Iran-Superleague). Rush is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. Rush was set to play the 2015-16 season for Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa). In December 2015 Brion signed a deal to play for KK Sutjeska…
Read MoreRicardo Sanchez exits Manresa
Ricardo Sanchez (212 cm) has parted ways with ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Sanchez is a 28-year-old Puerto Rican player who was a member of the Puerto Rican national team from 2007 to 2014. The big man played 19 games for Manresa before his departure. During his run…
Read MoreDeAndre Mays new to CAB Madeira
DeAndre Mays (188 cm, Youngstown State’10) has reached an agreement with CAB Madeira (Portugal-LPB) this 2016 and will join the club for the remainder of the season. The 28-year-old Mays was originally slated to start 2015-16 playing for As de Sale (Morocco-D1), but in October 2015 signed with MIA Academy Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague). He played five…
Read MoreJerome Randle inks with Zalgiris
Jerome Randle (175 cm, California’10) is a recent addition to the roster of Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) this 2016. Randle is a 29-year-old American player who also is a naturalized Urkainian citizen and is a recent addition to the Ukrainian national team this 2015. Jerome is moving to Zalgiris after starting the season…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup: last 16 continues
Four contests continued the first leg of the FIBA Europe Cup 1/8 Finals on Wednesday after two games on Tuesday opened the week’s action. There will be a further two games on Sunday and next Wednesday before the second leg contest in two weeks. BC Enisey took a slender first leg advantage on the road…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey reunites with FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) is bringing back American forward Joey Dorsey (206 cm, Memphis’08) into their fold this 2016. Dorsey previously played for the Spanish club back in the 2013-14 season when they won the Spanish Liga Endesa championship. He is expected to add some experience and depth to the team’s frontcourt rotation for…
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