Archive for 2016
Chanan Colman joins Hapoel Eilat
Chanan Colman (191 cm, Chipola Junior College’00) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) this coming 2016-17. Chanan is a 32-year-old Danish player who holds an Israeli passport. He is also a former member of the Danish national team from 2002 to 2008. In 2015-16 Colman donned the…
Read MoreSasha Kaun Retires at Age 31
Russian big man, Sasha Kaun (211 cm, Kansas’08) is hanging up his jersey and calling it a career at age 31. Sasha bids goodbye to basketball at the top of his game, having just recently doing something many have dreamed of, but few have accomplished, winning an NBA Championship. Yes, Kaun was the sparingly used…
Read MoreMirza Begic pens with Cedevita
KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) is getting a boost to its frontcourt strength for the upcoming 2016-17 season with the addition of Mirza Begic (216 cm). He is a 30-year-old center who has dual citizenship from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. Mirza was a former member of the Slovenian national team from 2009 to 2013. After…
Read MoreRio 2016 Olympics Men’s Basketball Schedule
We are just over a week away from the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and sports fans from all over the world are excited to see top athletes compete for pride and country. After a grueling qualification process, 12 basketball teams are set compete for gold in the Men’s Basketball event. Nigeria will…
Read MoreYancy Gates now with Ironi Nahariya
Yancy Gates (206 cm, Cincinnati’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League) for the 2016-17 season. He was originally slated to start the 2015-16 season with Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League), but in November 2015 opted to fly to Asia and join the roster of Shanxi Zhongyu (China-CBA). He…
Read MoreMiha Lapornik signs with Bilbao Basket
Miha Lapornik (194 cm) will be strengthening the roster of Spanish club Dominion Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17 season. Miha is a 31-year-old Slovenian player who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2014. He spent the last couple seasons on the roster of Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia-Telemach League), where he…
Read MoreCameron Clark joins Chalon
Cameron Clark (201 cm, Oklahoma’14) will be suiting for French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A) this 2016-17. Clark is coming off a 33-game 2015-16 season with Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League). In his sophomore season as a pro Cameron showed some significant improvement and delivered commendable averages of 15.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg. He played his…
Read MoreScotty Hopson newcomer to Cedevita
KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) will be welcoming Scotty Hopson (200 cm, Tennessee’11) as a new member of the team for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Scotty had a very brief 2015-16 season, managing to play in just seven games for the Foshan Long Lions from the Chinese CBA. During his brief run, Hopson posted solid averages…
Read MoreMaciej Lampe pens with DongGuan Leopards
Maciej Lampe (211 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Chinese club DongGuan New Century Leopads (China-CBA) for the 2016-17 season. Lampe is a 31-year-old Polish big man who also holds a Swedish passport. He has been a member of the Swedish national team since 2004. The former NBA center recently lent his…
Read MoreDavid Lighty to Dolomiti Energia Trento
David Lighty (195 cm, Ohio State’11) will continue his professional career playing in Italy this 2016-17 for Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). The 28-year-old Lighty is coming off a two-season stint playing in France for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). In 2015-16 he played 14 games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup and averaged…
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