Archive for 2017
Aaron Valdes links with Wellington Saints
Aaron Valdes (196 cm, Hawaii’16) will be hitting the hardwood in the New Zealand NBL this season after signing for Wellington Saints. The guard was on the roster at Dzukija Alytus in the Lithuanian LKL, but not feature in a game for the club. This 2016/2017 is the first season that Aaron Valdes is testing…
Read MoreTroran Brown moves to Fribourg
Troran Brown (188 cm, Montevallo’15) has penned a deal to suit up for Fribourg Olympic in the Swiss LNA top flight league. The American most recently had game time in the Mexican CIBACOPA in 2016. During two games with the franchise, Troran Brown secured averages of 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.…
Read MoreThe New York Knicks Can’t Escape Chaos
Two years ago, the New York Knicks decided to name Phil Jackson the team president to help turn this team around. Not much has gone right since then and the Knicks are falling into a bad place. How Did This Start? This all started with Phil Jackson publicly criticizing the franchise player, Carmelo Anthony, through the…
Read MoreRay Turner joins Willetton Tigers
Ray Turner (206 cm, Texas A&M’13) is headed Down Under after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for the Willetton Tigers (Australia-SBL) this 2017. The Texas native recently departed Falco KC Szombathely (Hungary-A Division). Turner did play 11 games for the Hungarian club before parting ways and the big man recorded averages of…
Read MoreKurt Looby inks with Vichy Clermont
Kurt Looby (210 cm, University of Iowa’08) will be donning the colors of Jean Darc Vichy Clermont Metropole (France-Pro B) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old Antiguan-American international player who has been a member of the Antiguan national team since 2004. This will be the first team he will play for this 2016-17 season. Kurt…
Read MoreJeffrey Crockett moves to Trapani
Jeffrey Crockett (201 cm, Texas Tech’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Lighthouse Conad Trapani (Italy-Serie A2) this 2017. This will not be a major move for the 25-year-old product of Texas Tech. He is transferring from a club from the same country, Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-East). Jeffrey played 19…
Read MoreRonald Farmer-Blanchard heading to Rahoveci
Ronald Farmer-Blanchard (208 cm, Washington Adventist ’16) signs with KB Rahoveci (Kosovo-Superleague). The American center will bring in big man depth to Rahoveci. The team currently sits in sixth place with a 6-9 record in the Superleague. Farmer-Blanchard played with Venta de Banos (Spain-EBA) for seven games earlier this season. He averaged 8.4 ppg and…
Read MoreCorday Sims heads to Al Karkh
Corday Sims (195 cm, Peru State’16) will continue his rookie season as a professional this 2017 playing in Asia after signing a deal with Al Karkh (Iraq-Superleague). The 25-year-old Sims began the 2016-17 playing in Europe where he suited up for BBC Arantia Larochette (Luxembourg-Total League). He played 13 games for them before parting ways…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid stays on top
Round 22 of the Euroleague Regular Season is underway, with five games opening the week’s action on Thursday. Real Madrid maintained its hold on the league with a road win over Unics Kazan, while nearest rival CSKA Moscow went big at home to take apart Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Anadolu Efes Istanbul also tasted home success…
Read MoreRobert Nortmann back with Island Storm
Robert Nortmann (205 cm, Dalhousi’12) is making his way back to the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) this 2017. He was originally set to play for Francavilla Fontana (Italy-Serie C Silver), but instead will be reuniting with the team he played for in 2015-16. Rob is a 29-year-old Canadian-Bahamian international player. In 2015-16 Nortmann played 35 games…
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