Georgia
Richard Hickman lands with EA7 Armani
Richard Hickman (189 cm, University of North Carolina-Greensboro’07) has been landed by EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) this 2016-17. Hickman is a 30-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He was a former member of the Georgian national team in 2013 and 2014. Ricky spent the last couple of seasons on the…
Read MoreWill Thomas heads to Valencia
Will Thomas (203 cm) has switched teams for the 2016-17 season. He heads to Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) from Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa). Thomas is an international player who holds dual citizenship from the United States and Georgia. This change in teams comes after his completion of a two-season deal with Unicaja Malaga. In 2015-16…
Read MoreBen Woodside added by Breakers
Ben Woodside (180 cm, North Dakota State’09) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 season with the New Zealand Breakers (Australia-NBL). Ben is a 30-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport. This will be his first stint in the Australian NBL. He is coming off a three season run playing for Turk Telekom…
Read MoreBeka Burjanadze lands with Andorra
Georgian bigman Beka Burjanadze (202 cm) will continue his professional career with MoraBanc Andorra (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17. He was a member of the Georgian national team from 2013 to 2015. Beka has played his entire career in Spain, most notably was a five-year run with Cajasol Sevilla, beginning in 2009. This will be his…
Read MoreKutaisi wins historic Superliga title
Kutaisi defeated Dinamo Tbilisi in Game 5 of the Georgia Superliga and was crowned the champion of the top flight in the country. The victory allowed the club to avenge its final loss to Dinamo in 2014 and was first league success in the history of the club. The historic win came thanks to a…
Read MoreDinamo Tbilisi wins Georgian Cup
The Georgian Cup final was a contest between third and fourth in the Superleague as Dinamo Tbilisi (3rd) overcame Sokhumi Tbilisi (4th) to lift the trophy. The derby game wasn’t even close as Dinamo controlled long periods of the game and managed to claim the cup with an 85-59 victory. Many had predicted a close…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitishvili now with Chemidor
Nikoloz Tskitishvili (212 cm) is now a member of Chemidor Tehran (Iran-Superleague) this 2016. In his debut for his new team, the Georgian big man scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds. The 32-year-old Tskitishvili has been a member of the Georgian national team since 2000. His 2015-16 season began with him heading to China…
Read MoreJay-R Strowbridge to Tbilisi
Jay-R Strowbridge (183 cm, Oregon’11) is going to play for MIA Academy Tbilisi in the Georgian Superleague, contract to play until the end of the 2015/2016 season. The American has already made his debut for the club, scoring no points, but grabbing 3 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists. It is the first post the…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitshvili signed by Tochigi Brex
Nikoloz Tskitshvili (212 cm) has been picked up by the Link Tochigi Brex from Japan’s NBL this 2015. He was originally supposed to play for Fujian Quanzhou Bank (China-CBA) after his release by the Los Angeles Clippers in October. Nikoloz is a 23-year-old Georgian player who has been a member of the Georgian national team,…
Read MoreCorey Fisher now with Guaros
Corey Fisher (186 cm, Villanova’11) will continue his professional career this 2015 with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB). Corey is 27-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport and was a member of the Georgian national team in 2012. He played three games for Cibona this season in the Adriatic league and averaged 3.7 ppg…
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