Archive for March 2017
RJ Sims joins Lourdes-Tarbes Pyrenees
RJ Sims (196 cm, E. Mennonite’14) has agreed terms to play for L’union Lourdes-Tarbes Pyrenees Basket in the French NM1 this 2017. Indeed, the American has already made his debut for the club and scored 10 points and pulled in 2 rebounds. The player is in his second season as a professional after leaving E.…
Read MoreCameron Long joins Maccabi Rishon
Cameron Long (193 cm, George Mason ’11) signed with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League). The final stretch of the season is on the horizon and Maccabi Rishon needs help in order to finish their season strong. They currently sit in ninth in the Winner League standings with a 10-12 record and are right in the…
Read MorePorter Troupe signs with Lietkabelis
Porter Troupe (196 cm, Portland ’02) inked a deal to play with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). The 33-year-old veteran is making the move from Stal Ostrow (Poland-TBL) after being released this month. He did not play his best basketball with the Polish team as he averaged a career-low 6.7 ppg while shooting 29.6 percent from three.…
Read MoreMike Best joins Apoel Nicosia
Mike Best (208 cm, Cal-Irvine ’16) is on the move to Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). The 23-year-old American is in his first season playing professionally. He will be joining his second team as he debuted with Avantazh-Politekhnik Kharkov (Ukraine-Superleague) this season. With Kharkov, Best played a prominent bench role with averages of 10.0 ppg…
Read MorePatrick Sullivan heads to Boncourt
Patrick Sullivan (206 cm, SE Louisiana ’10) has agreed to terms with BC Boncourt Red Team (Switzerland-LNA). The Swiss team is bringing in the American to add a new post scorer to the equation. Sullivan scored 14.3 ppg while grabbing 8.6 rpg in 11 games with Hong Kong ELL (Hong Kong-ELL) this season. Boncourt is…
Read MoreBen Uzoh lands with Aalstar
Ben Uzoh (191 cm, Tulsa ’10) is on his way to join Crelan Okapi Aalstar (Belgium-Euromillions). The 28-year-old is making his return to professional basketball after a stint with the Canton Charge (D-league) in the 2013/2014 season. He spent 13 games with the team with averages of 7.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.6 apg. This marked the…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid turns it on
Round 25 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was completed on Friday with three exciting games around the continent. Real Madrid re-joined CSKA Moscow at the top of the standings with a devastating home win over Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Olympiacos also won at home, taking a victory over Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul to maintain its charge for…
Read MoreAaron Bacote inks with BK Jekabpils
Aaron Bacote (193 cm, ODU’16) has signed his first professional contract and will play for BK Jekabpils in the Latvian LBL this season. The American is coming directly from college after completing his senior season with ODU last summer. During the 2015/2016 NCAA season, Aaron Bacote played 38 games for ODU and complied averages of…
Read MoreICE fires Dan Fegan and hires Kevin Johnson!
Independent Sports & Entertainment has terminated power agent Dan Fegan and at the same time hired Kevin Johnson as the new Vice Chairman. Dan Fegan has represented many prominent NBA players, but within only two years he was fired by Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, and John Wall. Fegan still represents other well-known players like Ricky…
Read MoreWayne Blackshear splits from Forli
Wayne Blackshear (196 cm, Louisville’15) has called time on his stint with Unieuro 2.015 Forli of the Italian Serie A2 division. The American has been with the club since the start of the 2016/2017 campaign and has actually been in good form. Through fourteen games, Wayne Blackshear has averaged 15.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7…
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