Archive for 2016
Lorenzo Williams inks with Lietkabelis
Lorenzo Williams (187 cm, Rice’07) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 season with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). Williams spent the last two seasons playing for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL). In 2015-16 the 31-year-old veteran played 22 games for his former team and recorded averages of 5.6 ppg and 2.2 apg. Williams played 28 games for them…
Read MoreGilvydas Biruta joins Trikalla
Gilvydas Biruta (203 cm, Rhode Island’15) will be suiting up for Aries Trikalla BC (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. He is a 24-year-old Lithuanian player who graduated from Rhode Island University in 2015. He began his rookie season as a pro in 2015-16, playing at home for Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL). Biruta played a dozen…
Read MoreBenas Veikalas pens with Goettingen
Lithuanian player Benas Veikalas (192 cm, Metro State’07) is a recent addition to the 2016-17 roster of BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). The 33-year-old Veikalas is no stranger to the German Bundesliga, having played three seasons for Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL) from 2012 to 2015. He changed things up in 2015-16 and headed to Italy to play…
Read MoreJason Thompson signs with Shandong Bulls
Jason Thompson (211 cm, Rider’08) has bid goodbye to the NBA and will be playing in China this 2016-17 season. Thompson has reached an agreement with the Shandong Flaming Bulls from China’s CBA. The veteran big man has spent most of his pro career with the Sacramento Kings, the team that drafted him 12th overall…
Read MoreJarvis Varnado headed to Turkey
Jarvis Varnado (206 cm, Mississippi State’10) has agreed to terms with Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-BSL) and will join the team this 2016-17. The former NBA big man spent his 2015-16 season playing for Italian club Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A). He played nine games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and averaged 9.2…
Read MoreManu Ginobili and Pau Gasol Living the Basketball Dream
Two of the most interesting characters in the NBA during the coming season will be Manu Ginobili and Pau Gasol. Neither are from the USA, but these foreign imports have become part of the NBA furniture over the last 15 years. Now that their careers are in twilight, what will they offer through the 2016/2017…
Read MoreSebastian Telfair joins Auxilium Torino
Sebastian Telfair (183 cm) has successfully landed a deal to play for Italian club Auxilium Torino (Italy-Serie A) this upcoming 2016-17 season. Telfair missed out on the 2015-16 season, but appears to be ready to hit the hardwood once again. He was released by the Oklahoma City Thunder in November 2014. Before parting ways with…
Read MoreFolarin Campbell back with Ventspils
BK Ventspils (Latvia-LKL) has reached an agreement with former player Folarin Campbell (189 cm, George Mason’08) and will be bringing him back this 2016-17. The 30-year-old vet saw action for the club back in 2012-13. Folarin recently received his passport from Nigeria and was added to the Nigerian national team this 2016. In 2015-16 Campbell…
Read MoreRa’Shad James inks with Cedevita Zagreb
Ra’Shad James (188 cm, Kaiser’13) is a newcomer to the roster of KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) for the 2016-17 season. James was the journeyman in 2015-16, seeing action for three different teams, from three different continents. He began his season in Asia, playing for Dongbu Promy (Korea-KBL). Ra’Shad played 15 games there and averaged 9.9…
Read MoreFIBA Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers Set to Tip-off
Just like that, we come full circle. The 2016 Rio Olympics have come and gone and now we look ahead to the beginning of another basketball cycle. The FIBA Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers tip off on Wednesday and no less than 13 games will greet basketball fans on the opening night of the group phase of…
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