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Mirko Djeric, 17 year old Australian, brought in by Partizan
Mirko Djeric, one of the world’s most intriguing U17 guards, has been invited for a try out by Partizan Belgrade. The parents of Mirko Djeric are from Serbia, but Djeric himself was born in Australia and plays for the Australian U17 national team. At the last U17 World Championship in Lithuania, Mirko Djeric was the…
Read MoreAntwerp Giants add a giant of their own in 2.16m Yannick Driesen
The Antwerp Giants (Belgium) inked a deal with Yannick Driesen (2.16m) for two seasons recently. Driesen played the last four seasons for Asefa Estudiantes in Spain averaging 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He’s also currently playing for the Belgian National Team that is in the middle of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifying series and…
Read MoreTyrell Biggs inks with Pieno Zvaigzdes
Pieno Zvaigzdes from Lithuania has signed Tyrell Biggs (203 cm, Pittsburgh’09). Last season he played in the D-League with Canton Charge averaging 12.9ppg and 4.9rpg.
Read MoreNanterre about to sign Arvydas Eitutavicius
Arvydas Eitutavicius and French Pro A team JSF Nanterre are about to sign a deal for the coming season. Eitutavicius started last season with Czech team BK Prostejov and then moved to Khimik in Ukraine.
Read MoreMaccabi Ashdod signs Diamon Simpson
Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod has signed Diamon Simpson (201 cm, St.Mary’s’09) who spent last season in Australia with the Adelaide 36ers averaging 14.3ppg, 8.6rpg and 1.5bpg in 27 games.
Read MoreGiovanni Rivera named coach of the Patriotas de Boyaca
Patriotas de Boyaca of the Colombian Federation Cup have announced that they have hired Giovanni Rivera as their new coach. Rivera has been coaching the Mexican U18 squad and has experience coaching the Syrian U16 and U18 National teams.
Read MoreVeteran Carlos Cabeza joins Caja Laboral
Caja Laboral has signed veteran point guard Carlos Cabezas for the 2012-13 season. Cabezas (1.86m) returns to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague after playing in the Spanish ACB League for CAI Zaragoza, averaging 9.2 points and 3.2 assists per game. Over his career Cabezas has played in 147 Euroleague contests with an average of 7.4 points…
Read MoreOlin Edirne agree terms with Sasha Cuic
Turkish team Olin Edirne agreed terms with Sasha Cuic (208 cm, Oregon State’07) for the upcoming season. The Croatian power forward spent last season in Iran with Gorgan. He also played in Turkey before, during the 2008/2009 season when he played for Erdemirspor Belediyesi.
Read MoreAllen Durham and Anthony Fisher sign with Hapoel Afula
Allen Durham (198 cm, Grace Bible’11) and Anthony Fisher (191 cm, Tennessee Tech’08) have signed with national league team (2nd level of competition in Israel) Hapoel Afula.
Read MoreJoe Werner and Serge Angounou sign with Chiba Jets
Joe Werner (201 cm, Wisconsin La Cross’07) and Serge Angounou (202 cm, Arizona State’07) have both signed for Japanese team Chiba Jets of the BJ League. Angounou played in Latin American the last couple of seasons, while Werner played in Austria and Germany the last three seasons.
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