Africa
Julian Mavunga to play for Hoverla
Julian Mavunga (203 cm, Miami, OH’12) will be joining Ukrainian Superleague team Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk this 2013-14 season. The 23-year-old Mavunga is an American player who also holds a Zimbabwean passport. Julian played his rookie season this 2012-13 for Aneglico Biella from Italy’s SerieA. Mavunga logged 30 games in the Italian league and averaged 7.3 ppg…
Read MoreAlade Aminu inked by Enel Brindisi
Italian SerieA team Enel Basket Brindisi has added Nigerian big man Alade Aminu (210 cm, Georgia Tech’09) to strengthen their frontcourt for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Aminu has been a member of the Nigerian National team from 2012-2013 and represented Nigeria in the recently concluded Afrobasket 2013. He played seven games in the tournament and…
Read MoreRyan Blankson transfers to Atenas
Ryan Blankson (201 cm, Loyola, Illinois’03) has been a long-time veteran of Uruguayan basketball. In 2013-14 Blankson has agreed to terms with Atletico Atenas Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB). Blankson is an American player who also holds a passport from Ghana. In 2012-13 the big man played for Union Atletica (Uruguay-LUB). He logged 37 games for them and…
Read MoreBrandon Sebirumbi inks with Navarra
Brandon Sebirumbi (206 cm, Furman’12) has penned a deal to play for Planasa Navarra (Spain, LEB Gold) during the coming season. The Ugandan who also holds an American passport played last season in the Portuguese LPB league where he represented Sampaense. The forward played 22 times for Sampaense and recorded averages of 7.4 points and…
Read MoreDaryl McCoy to Beira in Mozambique
Rookie American Daryl McCoy (206 cm, Drexel’13) will begin his pro career playing for Ferroviario de Beira (Mozambique, D1) until the end of the Mozambique season in December. The power forward has recently graduated from Drexel, where over four years he built a reputation for consistency and his rebounding prowess. In fact over his four…
Read MoreGeorge Odufuwa joins Peja
George Odufuwa (203 cm, North Texas’11) has agreed a deal with KB Peja (Kosovo, Superleague) that will see him play for the team this season. The Nigerian (who also holds a US passport) was playing for Frisco Texas Legends in the development league (USA) last season. Over 42 games with the franchise the forward secured…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Angola back on top of the podium
Angola captured their 11th trophy in 24 years with a 57:40 win over Egypt in the AfroBasket 2013 championships game played Saturday. Angola returns to the top spot on the podium after losing in the finals to Tunisia in AfroBasket 2011 and winning the title for six straight times prior to 2011. The first two…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Egypt rolls on, Angola returns
The AfroBasket 2013 championship game is set for Sunday with perennial participants Angola squaring off against Egypt. Angola qualified for the title game with a 66:59 victory over host club Cote d’Ivoire. Egypt moves on to the final game with a 70:63 win over Senegal. Both clubs also qualify for the FIBA 2014 World Cup,…
Read MoreTop five foreign NBA players under 25
Foreign NBA players such as Dirk Nowitzki (213 cm), Pau Gasol (213 cm) and Tony Parker (188 cm) have not only displayed great talent and skill in their NBA careers, they have also been part of championship-winning teams. They’ve set the bar high, but at the same time have paved the way for a greater…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Nigeria falls to Senegal
In the biggest upset of the AfroBasket 2013 competition, Senegal put together a solid middle game and outlasted a fourth-quarter comeback by 2012 London Olympics participants Nigeria, 64:63. Also advancing to the semifinals are Cote d’Ivoire with a 71:56 win over Cameroon, Angola after a 95:73 victory over Morocco, and Egypt, who beat Cape Verde…
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