Archive for 2016
Kelvin Parker signs with Rilski
Kelvin Parker (184 cm, Northwestern Missiouri State’04) has signed a deal to play for Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL) this season. His 2015-16 season started off late, with him landing with the VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium-Scooore League) in January 2016. Kelvin managed to play a dozen games for Verviers-Pepinster and recorded averages of 14.5 ppg and…
Read MoreJeremy Lin, JianLian Yi to Expand NBA Reach in Asia
Every season the NBA does a little bit more to expand its global reach. Despite the global, almost universal popularity of football (soccer to the Americans), the sport of basketball has been gaining some ground as far as widening its fan base is concerned. In 2015-16 friendly games between NBA and Euroleague, clubs helped the…
Read MoreTravis Taylor added by Fribourg
Travis Taylor (203 cm, Xavier’13) is expected to strengthen the roster of Fribourg Olympic (Switzerland-LNA) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. This will be Taylor’s first time to play for a Swiss team. He has played for teams from Austria, France, and Hungary. Travis began his 2015-16 season playing for STB Le Havre (France-Pro A). He…
Read MoreJared Cunningham joins Jiangsu Tongxi
Jared Cunningham (193 cm, Oregon State’12) begins a new chapter in his pro career as he heads to China this 2016-17 to play for Jiangsu Tongxi (China-CBA). Bids goodbye to the NBA after four seasons under his belt. Cunningham played 35 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015-16 and was able to register averages of…
Read MoreMarcus Haislip agrees with Gaziantep
Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) has landed experienced veteran Marcus Haislip (208 cm, University of Tennessee’02) for the upcoming season. The 35-year-old forward returns to Turkey after a brief run with Chinese club Guizhou (China-CBA). In a dozen games for the Chinese organization, “Slip” recorded solid averages of 28.9 ppg and 11.3 rpg. He played for Turk…
Read More2016 Olympic Basketball: An Epilogue
Now that the adrenaline from the 2016 Olympic Basketball Games has faded, we can take a look back at how amazing the quadrennial event was and put into perspective some of the storylines that accompanied it. As expected, USA Basketball took home the gold medal in the event, despite the absence of some veteran team…
Read MoreKentwan Smith added by BC Nokia
Kentwan Smith (203 cm, Stetson’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with BC Nokia, from Finland’s Korisliiga. Smith is a 24-year-old Bahamian player who has been a member of the Bahamian national team since 2012. He represented the Bahamas in the 2016 Centrobasket. In five games he averaged 9.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg. He…
Read MoreDevin Oliver pens with Union Olimpija
Devin Oliver (201 cm, Dayton’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Slovenian club Union Olimpija (Slovenia-Liga Nova KBM) this 2016-17 season. The 24-year-old Dayton grad played for two teams in 2015-16. He started off the season on the roster of Maccabi Kiryat Gat (Israel-Winner League). Devin was able to play in…
Read MoreKen Horton heads to Telekom Baskets Bonn
Ken Horton (199 cm, Central Connecticut State’12) has signed a deal to play for German club Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL) this 2016-17. Ken is familiar with German hoops, having played for Medi Bayreuth (Germany-BBL) in 2015-16. The 26-year-old Horton played a total of 34 games for Medi Bayreuth and was able to put together averages…
Read MoreWill Felder reunites with Leiden
Will Felder (201 cm, University of Miami’14) is making a comeback to the team where he started his pro career, Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden (Netherlands-Eredivisie) this 2016-17. He played for them in 2014-15 and in 30 games he produced averages of 10.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg, so there is some history between him and the…
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