Austria
Chris Ferguson heads to Oberwart
Chris Ferguson (206 cm, Mid-Continent’12) will strengthen the frontcourt of the Redwell Gunners Oberwart (Austria-A Bundesliga) this 2015/16. Chris last played for Liege Basket (Belgium-Scooore League) in 2014/15. He played seven games for them late into the season and averaged 7.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg. In November 2014 he signed SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk from Ukraine’s…
Read MoreWaylon Jones deals with Vienna
Waylon Jones (207 cm, Southeast Missouri State’12) has inked a contract to play with BC Zepter Vienna (Austria, A. Bundesliga) for the 2015/2016 season). Last season the American played for KK Ibar Rozaje (Montenegro, Erste Liga) and during the 2014/2015 season he featured in 26 games and averaged 11.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks…
Read MoreElvis Kadic to Raiffeisen Graz
Elvis Kadic (201 cm) will remain with UBSC Raiffeisen Graz in the Austrian A Bundesliga for another season after extending his contract with the club. The coming 2015/2016 season will be the third in which the Slovenian will be with the Graz club. Last season he played 31 games and managed to average 11.1 points,…
Read MoreJure Pelko agrees with UBSC Graz
Jure Pelko (190 cm) is set to broaden his horizons this 2015/16 season, and will play abroad for UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (Austria-A Bundesliga). Jure is a 25-year-old Slovenian player who has so far spent his entire professional career playing for Slovenian clubs. The change in scenery will bring new challenges for the young guard. Pelko…
Read MoreFIBA Announces New Euro Competition
FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…
Read MoreTy Armstrong to Kapfenberg
Ty Armstrong (206 cm, Concordia Irvine’15) has put pen to paper on a deal with ECE Bulls Kapfenberg in the Austrian Bundesliga. The forward is entering his rookie season during the 2015/2016 campaign and has opted to spend the term in Europe. Ty Armstrong is coming off a final season in the NAIA where he…
Read MoreMarcus Heard parts with Gussing
Marcus Heard (201 cm, De Paul’07) has had a long and fruitful run with the UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights (Austria-A Bundesliga), but it has now come to an end as he leaves the team. The 29-year-old player played for Gussing from 2009 to 2015. In 2014/15 Heard played 43 games for Gussing in the Austrian…
Read MoreBenjamin Ortner stays with Umana Venezia
Italian Serie A team Umana Reyer Venezia has decided to bring back Austrian player Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) this 2015/16. Benjamin played a total of 40 games for them in 2014/15 and was able to record averages of 7.1 ppg and 4.2 rpg. He helped his team reach the Italian Serie A semifinals…
Read MoreDevante Wallace to Wels
Devante Wallace (196 cm, High Point’15) has penned his first professional contract and will play for WBC Raiffeisen Wels (Austria, A Bundesliga). The American is entering his rookie season through the 2015/2016 campaign and has recently completed his tenure at High Point in the NCAA. During his final season with the school, Devante Wallace played…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic joins Nizhny Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has agreed to terms with Rasid Mahalbasic (210 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this coming 2015/16 season. Mahalbasic has dual citizenship from Austria and Slovenia. He has been a member of the Austrian national team from 2008 to 2014. In the 2014/15 season Rasid played for BC…
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