Archive for January 2017
Jamarr Sanders to join Telekom Basket
Jamaar Sanders (193 cm, UAB ’11) is on his way to play for Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL). This will be the first appearance in Germany for Sanders. He most recently played with Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) where he averaged 8.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.9 apg in 27.6 mpg. The guard played three seasons in…
Read MoreAl Thornton signs with Gaiteros de Zulia
Former NBA player Al Thornton (203 cm, Florida State ’07 ) is heading to Gaiteros de Zulia (Venezuela-LPB). Thornton’s NBA career consisted of three years with the Clippers, two in Washington and one in Golden State from 2007-2011. His best season came in 2008/2009 with the Clippers where he scored 16.8 ppg with 5.2…
Read MoreDevin Martin heading to Sampaense Basket
Devin Martin (193 cm, Md E-Shore ’16) has been signed by Sampaense Basket (Portugal-LPB). This will be the beginning of Martin’s professional career since graduating last season. The guard will be heading to a team who was recently promoted to the LPB from Proliga this season. Currently, Sampaense is sitting in last place of the LPB…
Read MoreChampions League play-offs draws completed
The draws of the first two phases of the Basketball Champions League play-offs were completed on Friday at FIBA’s House of Basketball, in the presence of representatives from the 24 participating clubs. The 24 clubs were drawn for the Play-Off Qualifiers (7-8 and 21-22 February) and the Round of 16 (28 February-1 March and 7-8 March).…
Read MoreTrumps immigration ban worries NBA
The NBA has contacted the State Department to understand better how the U.S. ban on immigration from seven countries might affect the league. President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibits immigration from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen for a 90-day period. Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng and, Milwaukee Bucks rookie Thon Maker were both born in Sudan (now South…
Read MoreColin Voss signs with Swiss Central
Colin Voss (201 cm, North Texas ’15) will be joining Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland-LNA). This follows Voss leaving Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgaria-NBL) last December after playing 11 games with the team. The American power forward averaged 5.6 ppg in 20 mpg in Bulgaria. Balkan was the second team for Voss since graduating. He debuted in…
Read MoreKevin Larsen heading to Mitteldeutscher BC
Kevin Larsen (207 cm, George Washington ’16) is on the move to Mitteldeutscher BC (Germany-ProA). This will be the second team for Larsen in his debut season in Europe since graduation. He played for Lille Metropole Basket (France-ProB) earlier this season with averages of 7.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 19.7 mpg. Mitteldeutscher is currently in…
Read MoreJermaine Bucknor returns to TBB Trier
Jermaine Bucknor (199 cm, Richmond ’06) is on the move to TBB Trier (Germany-BBL). Bucknor played with Trier from 2012-2015. There, he played some of the best basketball of his career. He scored 9.3 ppg while shooting 60.8 percent from inside the arch in the 2014/2015 season while putting up similar numbers the year prior.…
Read MoreEuroleague: CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid both win
As a week of Euroleague games closed, Round 20 saw both Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow win to stay atop the standings. CSKA outfought Anadolu Efes Istanbul at home, while Madrid tasted home success over Milan. Elsewhere, Baskonia took out Barcelona in an all-Spanish game, Olympiacos put pressure on Bamberg, and Zalgiris downed Darussafaka. CSKA…
Read MoreAnthony Goods pens with Energa Czarni
Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) has been picked up by Energa Czarni Slupsk (Poland-TBL) this 2017 and will be an important part of the team’s backcourt rotation for the remainder of the season. Goods began the 2016-17 season playing in France for Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). He played four games for them in the…
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