Germany
Maik Zirbes back in Belgrade after two years
Maik Zirbes (209 cm, C) has signed with KK Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd. Zirbes returns to the EuroLeague squad after two years when he played in Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates. Zirbes averaged 6.7 ppg and 3.6 rebounds for Crvena Zvezda two seasons ago when they played EuroCup. This past season he won the…
Read MoreRawle Alkins from GLeague to BBL
Rawle Alkins (198 cm, F/G) is on the move to Germany. There he will join the JobStairs Giessen 46ers and newly hired coach Pete Strobl. Giessen is coming off a season in which they struggled, fighting to stay in the BBL, ending with an 8-26 record. Alkins played in the GLeague last season. In three…
Read MoreCaleb Homesley signs with Hamburg
Caleb Homesley (193 cm, G) is on the move to Germany. There he will join Hamburg Towers. Homesley comes off a recent summer-league stint with the Washington Wizards. Last season he played 16 games in the GLeague. He averaged 9 ppg and 4.1 rebounds for the Erie BayHawks. Caleb Homesley played college basketball at Liberty,…
Read MoreZaccheus Darko-Kelly starts pro career in Germany
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly (198 cm, F/G) has signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Coach John Patrick is known for scouting unusual talent, and it seems he has done so again. Darko-Kelly played NAIA basketball last season. He averaged impressive numbers at Providence, MT college, his senior year (18.4 and 9.4), yet it remains a step few NAIA…
Read MoreBayern Munchen brings Augustine Rubit back to Germany
FC Bayern Munich completed its roster by signing veteran big man Augustine Rubit for the coming season. Rubit (203 cm, 32 years old) spent the first five seasons of his professional career in Germany with Walter Tigers Tuebingen, ratiopharm Ulm, and Brose Bamberg. He made his EuroLeague debut in the first of his two seasons with Bamberg,…
Read MoreOndrej Sehnal leaves the Czech Republic
Ondrej Sehnal (196 cm, G) has played his entire professional career for USK Praha. However, he is now on his way to Braunschweig where he signed for the BBL club Basketball Loewen Braunschweig. Ondrej Sehnal steadily improved his games each of the six seasons he played at Praha. So much so that the 23-year-old was…
Read MoreDerek Cooke Jr signs with Bamberg
Derek Cooke (206 cm, C/F) has signed in the German BBL with Brose Bamberg. The 29-year-old American big man will also play ChampionsLeague (qualifiers) with his new squad. Cooke played in three competitions with Tsmoki-Minsk last season. He split a total of 23 games between playing VTB, ChampionsLeague, and the local Premier League. Before then,…
Read MoreKamar Baldwin from Turkey to Germany
Kamar Baldwin (185 cm, G) has signed with BG Goettingen in the German BBL. Goettingen missed out on the PlayOffs this past season as they finished with a 13-21 record and a 12th spot in the standings. Baldwin played this past season in Turkey. He notched 6.4 ppg and 2.5 rebounds in 17 games for…
Read MoreBayern gets more firepower with Darrun Hilliard
FC Bayern Munich signed experienced swingman Darrun Hilliard to a one-year deal with an option for another season, the club announced Friday. Hilliard (198 cm) arrives from CSKA Moscow, where he spent the last two years. Last season, he posted 8.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in helping CSKA reach the Final Four. He also helped CSKA win…
Read MoreThe Euroleague Final Four will return to Berlin in 2022
The capital of Germany will host the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for the third time next season as Euroleague Basketball brings the season-ending event back to the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin for the weekend of May 27 to 29, 2022. The City of Berlin has been an outstanding partner in both previous Final…
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