Asia
Tony Weeden joins Azad University
Tony Weeden (183 cm, Chicago State’05) will continue his professional career in Iran this 2015-16 as he signs with Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague). Weeden spent his 2014-15 season on the roster of Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus-Division A). He played a total of 16 games for his former club and averaged 18.4 ppg and 2.6 apg, helping…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa heads to Petrochimi
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) is Asia-bound after agreeing to terms with Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour (Iran-Superleague) this 2015-16. Sosa is from the Dominican Republic and has been a member of the Dominican Republic national team since 2005. He was recently released by the Atlanta Hawks this October. In 2014-15 Edgar was a member of…
Read MoreHerbert Hill joins Antranik Beirut
Herbert Hill (208 cm, Providence’07) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with Antranik Beirut (Lebanon-Division 2). Hill was originally set to play for Al Hilal Riyadh (Saudi Arabia-SBL), before landing the deal with Antranik. Herbert recently played eight games for the Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela-LPB), where he averaged 10.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Herbert…
Read MoreLiam McMorrow added by Jiangsu Tongxi
Jiangsu Tongxi of China’s CBA are strengthening their roster for the 2015/16 season with the addition of Liam McMorrow (218 cm, Tennessee Tech’12). Liam is a 28-year-old Canadian player who is coming off a 12-game stint with the Barako Bull Energy Cola (Philippines-PBA) as their import for the Governor’s Cup. During his run McMorrow posted…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitishvili joins Fujian Quanzhou
Fujian Quanzhou Bank (China-CBA) has recently added veteran Georgian big man Nikoloz Tskitishvili (212 cm) to their roster for the 2015/16 season. Nikoloz was released by the Los Angeles Clippers this month and the Chinese franchise did not hesitate to strengthen their frontcourt rotation this season. The 32-year-old Tskitishvili spent the 2014/15 playing for Champville…
Read MoreTyrone Watson joins Al Muharraq
Tyrone Watson (196 cm, New Mexico State’13) has decided to wear the colors of Al Muharraq (Bahrain, Premier League), marking his first professional post in the Middle East. Indeed, this will actually be his first station outside of his native Canada since turning pro from New Mexico State (USA) in 2013. Tyrone Watson played for…
Read MoreJustin Burrell to Mitsubishi Dolphins
Justin Burrell (207 cm, St. John’s’11) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins (Japan-NBL). The 27-year-old Burrell is no stranger to Japanese hoops. In 2014/15 he was a member of the Chiba Jets (Japan-NBL). Justin posted solid averages of 15.2 ppg and 8.1 rpg in 56 games for his…
Read MoreChina wins FIBA Asia 2015
China is the FIBA Asia 2015 champion after claiming the gold medal on home turf in Changsha. A 78-67 score line was enough for China to put away the Philippines and stop their opponents for winning their first title for 31 years. As for the Chinese, they are ones again the kings of Asia after…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, China and Philippines clash for gold
The championship game of the FIBA Asia 2015 tournament has been set, with host nation China set to clash with the Philippines in the showpiece game. The gold medal game was set after China used it home strength to overcome reigning champions Iran in the last four, while the Philippines downed Japan in the other…
Read MoreFIBA Asia 2015, four remain
There were few surprises on Thursday as the FIBA Asia 2015 Quarterfinals played out to form and history for the most part. Not many will be surprised to see a last four made up of Iran, China, the Philippines, and Japan, and those four nations will now compete for a place in the final. Iran…
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