Archive for 2017
Troy Gillenwater inks with Eskisehir Basket
Troy Gillenwater (205 cm, New Mexico State’11) will continue his professional career this 2017 with Eskisehir Basket (Turkey-BSL). The New Mexico State product joins the Turkish club by way of Japan where he began the 2016-17 season, on the roster of Toyota Alvark Tokyo (Japan-B League). He played 26 games for his former team and…
Read MoreJoel Embiid shut down for rest of season
Joel Embiid’s 2016-17 season is over. The Philadelphia 76ers are taking extra precautions with their star Cameroonian big man. A follow-up MRI done on his swollen knee has revealed a “more pronounced” tear in his meniscus. The organization does not want to risk a full tear. He was drafted third-overall by the Sixers in the…
Read MoreTyrone Brazelton waived by Rosa Radom
Tyrone Brazelton (184 cm, Western Kentuck’08) has been let go by Polish team Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK) this 2017 and is now a free agent. He played seven games for them in the Basketball Champions League, where he produced averages of 15.3 ppg and 5.1 apg. Tyrone also logged 11 games in the domestic Polish league…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League: Round of 16 Game 1 roundup
There are only 16 clubs remaining in this, the first-ever FIBA Basketball Champions League. We are at the stage of knockout hoops, with two legs set to determine which clubs will populate the Quarterfinals pot. Leg one of the Round of 16 tipped off on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday. With eight games across the…
Read MoreWill Saunders links with Atlassib Sibiu
Will Saunders (201 cm, Charleston Southern’15) has found a new club. He will spend the season playing for CSU Atlassib Sibiu in the Romanian Liga Nationala. This will be the British players’ first position of the 2016/2017 season. The 2015/2016 campaign was his first in professional Basketball. In that rookie term, Will Saunders started with…
Read MorePorter Troupe leaves Ostrów Wielkopolski
Porter Troupe (196 cm, Portland’02) has parted ways with BM Slam Stal Ostrow Wlkp. (Poland, PLK) and is looking for a new club. The American has played 21 games for the club this season and he put together averages of 6.7 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. During the 2015/2016 season, Porter Troupe played for…
Read MoreHerbert Hill deals with Miranda
Herbert Hill (208 cm, Providence’07) will compete on the roster of Panteras de Miranda in the Venezuelan LPB for the remainder of the season. The American has already had three clubs this season. He started with Sonic Boom in the South Korean league and managed averages of 16.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Herbert…
Read MoreDaniel Clark departs MZT Skopje
Daniel Clark (210 cm) has parted ways with Macedonian club KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) this 2017. Clark is a British international player who has been a member of the British national team since 2009. He played 15 games for them in the ABA League this 2016-17, where he averaged 8.5 ppg and…
Read MoreCameron Gliddon joins Avtodor
Cameron Gliddon (196 cm, Concordia’12) is a newcomer to the roster of Russian club, Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) this 2017. Cameron is a 27-year-old Australian international player who has been a member of the Australian national team since 2013. Aside from a 10-game stint with AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL) in 2015-16, Gliddon has spent his entire pro…
Read MoreJerome Randle signs with Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) is bolstering its roster this 2017 with the recent addition of Jerome Randle (175 cm, California’10). He is a 29-year-old American player who also is a naturalized Ukrainian citizen and is a recent addition to the Ukrainian national team in 2015. Randle joins the French club after starting the 2016-17…
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