New Zealand
Marcel Jones now with Canterbury Rams
Marcel Jones (203 cm, Oregon State’08) has signed with the Canterbury Rams from New Zealand’s NBL. Jones is an American player who also holds a New Zealand passport. He left Pallacanestro Cantu from Italy’s Serie A. The 25-year-old American player also holds a New Zealand passport. Marcel is reportedly headed back to New Zealand. Jones joined…
Read MoreMarcel Jones parts ways with Cantu
Marcel Jones (203 cm, Oregon State’08) has left Pallacanestro Cantu from Italy’s Serie A. The 25-year-old American player also holds a New Zealand passport. Marcel is reportedly headed back to New Zealand. Jones joined Cantu to start the 2013-14 season and he managed to play 16 games in the Eurocup for the team. He was…
Read MoreErnest Scott returns to Wellington
Ernest Scott (201 cm, Valdosta State’05) is returning to New Zealand to play for the Pacific Jewellers Saints Wellington (NBL) for his second stint with the franchise. The American last wore the Saints jersey in 2012 when he played twelve games and averaged 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. This season the forward has…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie lands with ASVEL
French Pro A team ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket has added New Zealand player Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. The Kiwi has been a long-time member of the New Zealand National Team in 2006, 2009 to 2011 and again in 2013. ASVEL will the first European team that Abercrombie…
Read MoreCorin Henry joins Waikato Pistons
Corin Henry (180 cm, Tarleton State’11) has been picked up the First Advice Waikato Pistons from New Zealand’s NBL. Henry began the 2013-14 season with Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL). He represented the club in three games in the EuroChallenge and was able to produce averages of 12.7 ppg and 5.7 apg. Corin also played five…
Read MoreJean Rony Cadot heads to Wellington
J.R. Cadot (195 cm, TCU´12) has been tabbed by the Wellington Exodus Saints (New Zealand, NBL) for the 2014 season. The last court action the Bahamian had was during the 2012/2013 season when he played for BK SPU Bemaco Nitra in the Slovakian Extraliga. It was the swingman´s rookie season in professional Basketball and he…
Read MoreNew Zealand Basketball Team gets 2014 funding
The New Zealand Basketball Team had good news today as the team known as the Tall Blacks were given substantial funding for 2014, including for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. High-Performance Sports New Zealand (HPSNZ) made the decision to fund the New Zealand basketball team with up to $200,000 over the course of next…
Read MoreAnthony Bennett, picked #1 at NBA draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised pretty much everyone with who their selectio as the number one pick in the 2013 NBA draft. Canada’s Anthony Bennett (203 cm, UNLV’13) did not register on most experts’ radars as contender for the top honor. The general consensus before the draft was that Cleveland would likely select Kentucky’s defensive specialist…
Read MoreAndrew Warren signs with Wellington
The Wellington Saints (New Zealand, NBL) has bolstered its roster with Andrew Warren (195 cm, Bradley’10) and Mike Homik (204 cm, Albertson College of Idaho’02). Guard Andrew Warren gained some media coverage last year thanks to his impersonations of Barack Obama (see below) but he will be looking to kick-start his career after a stuttering…
Read MoreAron Baynes leaves Europe for the NBA?
Aaron Baynes (208 cm, Washington State’09) is rumored to be leaving Adriatic League team Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia, and move to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. The Spurs would have to buy him out of his contract with Olimpija. Nobody has confirmed anything yet, but the rumors from the US are very…
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