Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fraser leaves Igokea
Michael Fraser (203 cm, Oklahoma Baptist’07) has parted ways with BC Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnia and Herzergovina (Division 1) the team has announced. The power forward joined the club during the summer but will not be extending his stay into the new season. The Canadian was in Lebanon´s Division A last season playing for Byblos.…
Read MoreDalibor Persic now with Jolly
Dalibor Persic (196 cm) has penned a one year contract with Croatian outfit Jolly Jadranska Banka Sibenik of the A1. The move will mark the first time that the Bosnian and Herzegovinian has played outside his native country. Last season the small forward played for HKK Siroki WWin (D1 and Adriatic League) for the second…
Read MoreMujo Tuljkovic heads to KK Kakanj
Romanian player Mujo Tuljkovic (203 cm) will be returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina this season as he signs with KK Kakanj (Division I). The 34-year-old veteran actually began the 2012-13 season playing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He suited up for KK Vogosca Sarajevo. Mujo played 13 games for them and was impressive posting averages of…
Read MoreKenan Bajramovic heads to Riga
Latvian giants VEF Riga (LBL, Eurocup, and VTB League) agreed terms with Bosnian native Kenan Bajramovic (205 cm) to play for the club over the coming season. The center has spent the last two seasons in Turkey playing for Banvit Basketbol Kulubu in the TBL and Eurocup. Last year he played eleven Eurocup games and…
Read MoreNemanja Mitrovic added by Montegranaro
Italian SerieA team S.S. Sutor Montegranaro has added Nemanja Mitrovic (197 cm, Portland’12) to their ranks for the 2013-14 season. The Sarajevo-born, 23-year-old Mitrovic has dual Canadian and Bosnian citizenship. He was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2011 and then the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team in 2012. The Portland graduate played…
Read MoreOgnjen Kuzmic joins up with the Warriors
Ognjen Kuzmic (215 cm) will play his first NBA Basketball this season after joining the Golden State Warriors as announced by the franchises website. The center was drafted by the Warriors as the 52nd pick in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft. However, the big man spent last season back in Europe where…
Read MoreEmir Zimic stays with Tajfun
KK Tajfun Sentjur from Slovenia’s Telemach League has opted to keep Emir Zimic (215 cm) for the 2013-14 season. The Bosnian big man started at center for Tajfun in 2012-13 and in 28 games averaged 7.8 ppg and 7.2 rpg. He also helped the team reach the Slovenian Cup semifinals in 2013. In 2011-12 the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given
Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: OTs, Upsets, Italy stands alone
Coming into Day 4 of the EuroBasket 2013 competition, there were four undefeated teams. As the dust settled on Ljubljana, Jesenice, Celje, and Koper, Slovenia Sunday, the only club that made it out of Day 4 unblemished was Italy after their big 81:72 win over previously undefeated Greece. France knocked off unbeaten Ukraine 77:71 in…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Ukraine stops Germany to go 3-0
Day 3 of EuroBasket 2013 was split into two days with Groups A and B playing Friday and Groups C and D to play on Saturday. Coming into Friday’s competition, there were three clubs, Ukraine, Serbia, and Latvia, that were undefeated. By the end of the day, the sole holder of a 3-0 record was…
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