Archive for 2017
Malcolm Lee joins Igokea
Malcolm Lee (196 cm, UCLA’11) has found a team for the 2017-18 season, signing a deal to play for BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-Division I). The former Minnesota Timberwolves player spent the 2016-17 season playing in Turkey for Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). He played 21 games for his former club and registered averages of 6.2…
Read MoreChris Lofton reunites with Le Mans
Chris Lofton (188 cm, Tennessee’08) is joining forces once again with French club Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A) this 2017. He played for them in the 2015-16 season, so there is definitely some history between him and the organization. Lofton spent the 2016-17 season playing for Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL), signing with them in February…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Round 4 recap
Round 4 of the 7DAYS EuroCup was played out on Wednesday, with action across all four groups and across the continent. The big story of the week is that three teams remain unbeaten, with Darussafaka Istanbul, Bayern Munich, and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar all maintaining their perfect records. Group A Cedevita Zagreb went big in a…
Read MoreR.T. Guinn signed by Atomeromu
Hungary’s Atomeromu SE Paks (Hungary-A Division) will get an infusion of some veteran experience after signing R.T. Guinn (208 cm, Baylor’04) this 2017. The 36-year-old Baylor product is coming off a 2016-17 season playing for the Hitachi SunRockers (Japan-B League). He logged a total of 62 games for the SunRockers and was able to deliver…
Read MoreYancy Gates inks with Cholet
Yancy Gates (206 cm, Cincinnati’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) this 2017-18 season. This will be Gates’ first run with a French team. The Cincinnati product spent most of his recent pro career playing for Israeli clubs. In 2016-17 he lent his talents to Ironi Nahariya…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Andorra and Limoges win
Two games opened the fourth week of 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season action, with the rest of the round set to conclude on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the 7DAYS EuroCup spotlight was on Group A and Group C, and particularly on two contests. There were two home wins on the night as MoraBanc Andorra completely outplayed Levallois…
Read MoreDru Joyce III heads to Limoges
Dru Joyce III (182 cm, Akron’07) has switched teams in the French Pro A and is moving to Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) this 2017. He already began the 2017-18 season on the roster of AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). He played a couple of games for Monaco in the Basketball Champions League, where he…
Read MorePanathinaikos Cruising at Home and Abroad
Greek club Panathinaikos Athens is one of Europe’s hottest teams at the moment. The powerhouse recently downed Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champions Fenerbahce Ulker 70-68, over the weekend. They also secured the solo lead in the domestic Greek A1 League yesterday after securing an impressive 96-64 blowout win over AS Promitheas Patras. James Gist (photo…
Read MoreElijah Johnson now with Galil Gilboa
Elijah Johnson (192 cm, Kansas’13) has recently been added to the roster of Hapoel Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) this 2017. He has already made his debut for them. He played 34 minutes in his first game, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Johnson had originally signed with Vanoli Basket Cremona (Italy-Serie A) but will…
Read MoreJerrelle Benimon signed by Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) has secured the services of Jerrelle Benimon (203 cm, Towson’14) this 2017. This will be a change of pace for the forward, who has spent the last couple of seasons playing in Asia. In 2016-17 the Towson product saw action in the Chinese CBA for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles. It was…
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