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Jason Kapono to be with Panathinaikos soon
Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has resolved his family situation and is now set to join Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) on Dec. 10th, it’s been reported. Kapono was set to arrive in Athens the first week in November, but it turns out his wife was having complications with her pregnancy and Kapono chose to stay with her…
Read MoreMichael Pietrus signs with Toronto
Frenchman Mickael Pietrus has reached agreement on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract with the Toronto Raptors, agent Bill McCandless confirmed on Thursday night. The deal will be made official Friday, McCandless confirmed. “It came down, in the end, to choosing the team who liked him best,” said McCandless. In the end, Pietrus passed up five offers…
Read MoreCem Akdag hired to lead Gaziantep
Cem Akdag has been hired by Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye (Turkey-TBL) as their next head coach. Akdag most recently coached Galatasaray (Turkey-TBL) in the 2009-10 season. Prior to that he was the Galatasaray women’s team for two season and was the Turkey National Team coach for the women’s team from 2005-07. The move comes after Gaziantep…
Read MoreMardy Collins joins Maccabi Ashdod
Mardy Collins (198 cm, Temple’06) has agreed to join Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Collins most recently played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League, where he averaged 11.5 points and 4.6 assissts per game over 35 games. Prior to that he started the 2011-12 season in…
Read MoreMike Hall signs with Maccabi Ashdod
Mike Hall (203 cm, George Washington’06) has signed on to play for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). Last season he played for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain-ACB), where he averaged 10.0 points per game in 8 EuroChallenge games and 6.7 points per game in the ACB. Hall played four years for George Washington University, seeing action in 117…
Read MoreTerrell Stoglin joins Ilysiakos Athens
Terrell Stoglin (185 cm, Maryland ’12) has come to terms with Ilysiakos Athens (Greece-A1) to suit up for the club for the rest of the season. Stoglin was a member of the University of Maryland basketball team for two seasons, averaging 16.4 points per game in 65 games. In 2011-12 he averaged 21.6 points per…
Read MoreJermareo Davidson signed by Antalya BSB
Jermareo Davidson (208 cm, Alabama’07) has been signed by Antalya BSB (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of the season. He spent the 2011-12 in the colors of the Fraport Skyliners (German-BBL), where he averaged 12.5.ppg and 8.2rpg in 6 Eurocup games; 12.8ppg and 6.3rpg in 26 German BBL games. Davidson played for the University of Alabama…
Read MoreZare Markovski hired to lead VL Pesaro
Zare Markovski has been announced as the new head coach of Victoria Libertas Pesaro (Italy-SerieA) to replace recently fired Giampiero Ticchi. Markovski has been given a contract through the end of the 2012-13 season according to the club’s website. They also released Markovski’s coaching history in their announcement: Zare Markovski was born in Skopje (Macedonia),…
Read MoreJoffrey Lauvergne inks short-term deal with Valencia
Joffrey Lauvergne (210cm) has been picked up by Valencia Basket (Spain-ACB) on a one-month contract to replace the injured Serhiy Lishcuk. Lauvergne was recently released by Elan Chalon (France-ProA) so they could focus on their younger players. Lauvergne has arrived in Valencia and will undergo medical tests immediately, should those prove to be satisfactory to…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing signs with Besiktas
Daniel Ewing (191cm, Duke’05) has signed with Besiktas (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of the season. Ewing suited up for Azovmash (Ukraine-Superleague) last season and averaged 13.0ppg in eight Eurocup games; 12.3ppg in 16 VTB League contests; and 12.2ppg in 43 Ukrainian Superleague games. Prior to that Ewing played for Asseco Prokom (Poland-PLK) for two seasons.…
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