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Omar Wattad joins Rustavi
Omar Wattad (195cm, Chattanooga ‘012) has joined Energy Invest Rustavi (Georgia-Superleague) as his first professional team. He finished his NCAA eligibility last season after playing for the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga after playing for the team for four years. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 32 games his junior…
Read MoreEigirdas Zukauskas inks with Mazeikiai
Eigirdas Zukauskas (201 cm) has inked a deal with Mazeikiai (Lithuania-NKL) to complete the 2012-13 season, in his first game with the club he dropped in 16 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished off three assists. Zukauskas began the year with BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL) where he contributed 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in five Baltic League games;…
Read MoreZoran Kascelan joins Tundja Yambol
Zoran Kascelan (188 cm) has joined Tundja Yambol (Bulgaria-NBL) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Kascelan started the season with SL Takovo Leotar Trebinje (Bosnia-Division I), averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 assists per game over 11 games. This was the start of Kascelan’s second season with Leotar, as he suited up for the Bosnian club in 2011-12, playing…
Read MoreJack Taylor, scoring mark holder, breaks wrist
Jack Taylor, the Grinnell College sophomore who broke the NCAA single-game scoring record with 138 points during a game in November, 2012, has broken his wrist and will be out for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Taylor, playing in a contest against Cornell (Iowa) on Wednesday, broke the radius of his shooting arm requiring…
Read MoreMorris Finley signs with Lagun Aro
Morris Finley (180 cm, Alabama Birmingham’04) has signed with Spanish ACB team Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC. Towards the end of last season he signed in Turkey for powerhouse Fenerbahce, where he averaged 2.6 ppg in only five games. The four seasons prior to that he played in Italy and before that also in Belgium, Greece,…
Read MoreDario Hunt going to Germany
Dario Hunt (203 cm, Nevada’12) has signed for German Pro A team Nuernberger BC. Dario Hunt started the season in Ukraine, with BC Odessa. He averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg there, but was recently released. It didn’t take him long to find a new job. In college Dario Hunt averaged 10.3ppg and 9.8rpg. He…
Read MoreDarius Adams to try out for Kryvbasbasket
Darius Adams (182 cm, Indianapolis’11) is heading to the Ukraine where he will try out for Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih. Darius Adams was a Division II All American in 2010/11 when he averaged 23.2 ppg and 3.9 during that season. Had started his professional career in the rough-and-tumble Venezuelan League with Guaiqueries de Margarita where he…
Read MoreAndreas Wenzl to hang up his court shoes
Andreas Wenzl (210 cm) has decided that he’s retiring from basketball saying that, “I’ve lost the fire for basketball.” The 19-year-old, standing nearly 7’0″ tall (210cm), suffered a meniscus injury in 2012 and had sit out of training and competition with his current club, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) until December, while undergoing physical therapy. When he…
Read MoreMarko Car joins KK Zagreb
Marko Car (188cm) has signed on to finish the 2012-13 season with KK Zagreb (Croatia-A1). Car was released in Dec., 2012 by KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) after playing 11 games with the club. In four Euroleague games he was averaging 2.0 points on 8.0 minutes of playing time, and in seven Adriatic League games he…
Read MoreMarqus Blakely joins Neckar Riesen
Marqus Blakely (196 cm, Vermont ’10) has signed with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Blakely had signed with Telecom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL), but was released when he failed the required medical tests. He’ll arrive shortly in Germany and be put through the tests again to determine if he’s ready to suit up, but according to reports he’s…
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