Archive for January 2017
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera joining Koroivos
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (191 cm, Georgetown ’16) is on his way to join ASA Koroivos (Greece-A1). The 24-year-old guard began his professional career with the Windy City Bulls (D-League) this 2016-17 season and played there for six games. After being waived by the Bulls, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) picked him up. The Mad Ants…
Read MoreMelvin Johnson signed by Unieuro 2.015 Forli
Melvin Johnson (193 cm, VCU ’16) is on the move to Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-SerieA2). This is the first year playing in Europe for Johnson and his second team. Earlier in the season, Johnson played for Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) but struggled to make shots in the Serie A. From inside the two-point range Johnson shot 22.2…
Read MoreReal Madrid keeps grasp on Liga Endesa
Real Madrid maintains its stranglehold over the domestic Spanish Liga Endesa with a convincing 85-71 win over Valencia Basket in Round 18 of regular season action. Valencia was not just any other opponent, but a Top 4 club in the league. Real Madrid is now 14-3, but are followed closely by Iberostar Tenerife (13-4), which…
Read MoreRoderick Trice signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Roderick Trice (185 cm, South Carolina ’06) is coming back to Ludwigsburg (Germany- BBL). Roderick, also known as Rocky, last suited up for Ludwigsburg in the 2015/2016 season. The 32-year-old shooting guard averaged 11.9 ppg, with 4.3 rpg in 29 games for the German club. Before the move back to Germany, Rocky played in only…
Read MoreMichael Stockton heading to Apollon Patras
Michael Stockton (185 cm, Westminister ’11) is on the move to Apollon Patras (Greece-A1). The 28-year-old point guard will be making his first appearance in the Greek league and try to bolster Apollon Patras from their current hole in the A1. The team is currently ranked number 13 in the standings with a 4-10 record.…
Read MoreMustafa Shakur heading to S. Oliver Wurzburg
Mustafa Shakur (192 cm, Arizona ’07) is on the move to play for S. Oliver Wurzburg (Germany-BBL). The 32-year-old shooting guard started the season playing for Afyon (Turkey-TBL). He averaged 10.8 ppg and 5.3 aspg while playing 26.7 mpg in ten games. Shakur already played in Germany last year where he played for Ludwigsburg (Germany- BBL).…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade continues Adriatic League dominance
Crvena Zvezda Belgrade continued to hold an unbreakable grip on the Adriatic League (ABA) on Saturday. The reigning champions are in a golden period and has lost just a hand full of games in the last three season. Indeed, so far, this term Crvena Zvezda remains undefeated after taking out Igokea Aleksandrovac 68-77 on the…
Read MoreChristopher Lee signs with Craiova
Christopher Lee (206 cm, South Carolina State’07) will be hitting the hardwood with SCM CSU Craiova (Romania, Liga Nationala) this 2016/2017. The American big man has been spending time with ES Rades (Tunisia, D1) most recently. His 2015/2016 stint with the club spanned over six games in the African Champions Cup. During those contests, Christopher…
Read MoreDarryl Jackson departs JuveCaserta
Darryl Jackson (189 cm, Warner Pacific´08) has brought to a close his stay with Italian Serie A club Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta. The American has been with the team since the start of the season and has played twelve games in the Italian top flight. Through his stay, Darryl Jackson gathered averages of just 2.7 points…
Read MoreJames Kinney links with Inter Bratislava
James Kinney (187 cm, San Jose State’13) has will suit up for BK Inter Bratislava (Slovakia, SBL) for the remainder of the 2016/2017 campaign. The point guard has been on the roster at Szolnoki Olaj so far this campaign and has represented the club in the Hungarian Division A and in the FIBA Basketball Champions…
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