Archive for January 2017
Hakeem Rollins inks with Flamengo
Hakeem Rollins (201 cm, Washington’05) will continue his professional career this 2017 as a fresh addition to the roster of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Brazil-NBB). The veteran big man spent his 2015-16 season playing for Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba (Argentina-Liga A). He played 33 games for them and posted averages of 11.2 ppg and…
Read MoreJunior Mbida reunites with Lille
Junior Mbida (204 cm) is set to make his comeback to Lille Metropole Basket (France-Pro B) this 2017. The Cameroonian international player recently departed JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A). Junior played a dozen games for Dijon before his departure and averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg. He is a veteran of the French Pro A…
Read MoreDeon Thompson, fresh addition by Red Star
Serbian powerhouse Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) has upgraded its roster after landing Deon Thompson (203 cm, North Carolina’10) this 2017. The 28-year-old big man already started the season playing for Turkish club Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). He played in 13 Euroleague games and posted averages of 4.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg. Thompson also appeared…
Read MoreMalik Hairston now with Hapoel Jerusalem
Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) this 2017. Hairston joins the Israeli franchise after starting the 2016-17 season with AEK Athens (Greece-A1). The veteran played one game for his former team and scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in 28…
Read MoreABA League: Top teams get blowout wins
With one game left on tap in Round 16 in the ABA League, the transition from 2016 to 2017 saw the rich get richer as top teams recorded blowout wins over their respective opponents. Of course, when speaking of top teams, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” MTS Beograd has to be in the conversation. They have…
Read MoreAlvin Brown released by AZS Koszalin
Alvin Brown (208 cm, USC Aiken’14) has been cut by Polish club AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL) and is now a free agent. The 26-year-old Brown played eight games for them this season and averaged 1.8 ppg and 1.0 rpg. He did not meet the team’s expectations and AZS Koszalin is now in the basketball market for…
Read MoreJunior Mbida parts ways with Dijon
Cameroonian international player, Junior Mbida (204 cm) has left French club JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) at the end of 2016. He was added to the Cameroonian national team in 2015. Junior played a dozen games for Dijon before his departure and averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg. He is a veteran of the French…
Read MoreChinemelu Elonu joins AEK Athens
AEK Athens (Greece-A1) has agreed to terms with Chinemelu Elonu (206 cm, Texas A&M’09) and will be adding the big man to their roster this 2017. He is a 29-year-old Nigerian international player who played for Texas A&M in his college days. In 2015-16 Elonu lent his talents to Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey-BSL), signing with the…
Read MoreYakhouba Diawara added by JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A) is getting an infusion of a veteran presence on their roster with the addition of Yakhouba Diawara (201 cm, Pepperdine’05) to start 2017. Diawara is a 34-year-old French international player who was a former member of the French national team in 2006 to 2008 and again in 2012. After his…
Read MoreNCAA: Villanova enters 2017 atop rankings
The Villanova Wildcats usher in 2017 as the consensus number one team in the NCAA rankings after eight weeks. They are still undefeated, with their 14-0 record and the Big East team recently downed 10th ranked Creighton 80-70 to end 2016 on a high note. This is their fourth-straight week atop of the AP rankings,…
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