Sergio El Darwich joins Champville

Rookie guard Sergio El Darwich has joined Lebanese club Champville. The 24-year-old competed for the University of Maine, wrapping up his collegiate career last season. El Darwich, a 193-cm player, appeared in 25 games for Maine in his final college campaign and contributed 14.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He had a…

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Kelsey Barlow switches to Hoops Club

 Kelsey Barlow (196 cm, University of Illinois’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Hoops Club (Lebanon-LBL) for the 2018-19 season. Barlow heads there by way GS Kymis (Greece-A1), where he was initially slated to play. The 26-year-old Barlow was on the roster of AEK Athens (Greece-A1) in the 2017-18 season. He…

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Keanau Post added by Sagesse

 Keanau Post (211 cm, Missouri’15) is Asia-bound in 2018 after inking a deal to play for Sagesse Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-LBL). He initially was slated to play in Europe for 2018-19 with Basketball Club Batumi (Georgia-Superleague). Post is a 26-year-0ld Canadian international basketball player who is a recent addition to the Canadian National Team this…

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Nate Robinson deals with Homenetmen

 Nate Robinson (175 cm, Washington’05) might not be the biggest player on the court but no one can ever question his heart. The 34-year-old Robinson will continue running up and down the court in 2018-19, playing for Homenetmen Beirut (Lebanon-LBL). Robinson played three games for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) at the Liga Sudamerica and averaged…

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S. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers

 FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…

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Michael Efevberha to Beirut Club

Michael Efevberha (193 cm, CS Northridge’06) has landed with his third team for the 2017-18 season, signing with Beirut Club (Lebanon-LBL). He is a 33-year-old Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2009. He started the season playing in South Korea for Anyang KGC (South Korea-KBL). In nine games Efevberha averaged…

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Norvel Pelle moves to Torino

 Norvel Pelle (208 cm, Iona’13) has moved to Fiat Torino (Italy-Serie A) this February 2018 after starting the 2017-18 season with Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). He is a 24-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Lebanese passport. Pelle played 19 games for Varese before parting ways with his former team. During his run…

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Devin Brooks signs with Byblos

Devin Brooks is Asia bound after landing a deal to play for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017-18 season. The 25-year-old Creighton University product moves to his new after beginning the season playing in Europe for Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgaria-NBL). He played 10 games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 13.9…

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Wayne Blackshear, newcomer to Byblos

 Wayne Blackshear (196 cm, Louisville’15) will continue his professional basketball career in Lebanon this season after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). This is his first signing for the 2017-18 season. He spent the 2016-17 season on the roster of Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-Serie A2). He played…

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