Germany
Ramon Galloway picked up by Fraport SKY
Ramon Galloway (190 cm, La Salle’13) will be headed to a new team in his rookie season as a pro. He’s been picked up by German Bundesliga team Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt after being released by Bosnian team BC Igokea Aleksandrovac. Before his release Galloway was able to play in four games for Igokea in the…
Read MoreUros Slokar signs for Berlin
Uros Slokar (210 cm) has been signed by German team ALBA Berlin (BBL and Eurocup) for the remainder of the season. The power forward is coming off a season playing for Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain, ACB) where he played 31 games and averaged 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. The Slovenian international 2011/2012…
Read MoreBranislav Ratkovica back at Walter Tigers
German BBL team Walter Tigers Tuebingen wanted to make a drastic change in order to get out of their early 1-5 hole. They have opted to bring back Branislav Ratkovica (192 cm) for the 2013-14 season. The Serbian guard was with the team from 2008 to 2011. Branislav started this season under contract with Polytekhnika-Halychyna…
Read MoreFoster moves to Frankfurt
Kevin Foster (188 cm, Santa Clara’13) has been picked up by German BBL team Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt as a replacement for the recently departed Dawan Robinson (188 cm, Rhode Island´06). The point guard is arriving from Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) where he has been playing so far this season. The American has featured in two…
Read MoreEuroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MoreSead Sehovic signs with Bayreuth
Sead Sehovic (196 cm) has signed with German BBL team Medi Bayreuth for the 2013-14 season. Sehovic has dual citizenship from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. He has been a member of the Montenegrin National Team from 2010 up to the present. Sead started the 2012-13 season playing for Sutor Montegranaro from Italy’s SerieA. He…
Read MoreMarin Petric replaces Canty at Trier
Marin Petric (190 cm) has been brought in by TBB Trier (Germany, BEKO BBL Bundesliga) as a replacement for the injured Anthony Canty (183 cm). Petric is a very experienced Croatian who played last season for Dusseldorf Baskets in the German ProA. It was his third season with the club and the guard featured in…
Read MoreEuroleague: 2013-14 season tips off
The 2013-14 edition of the Euroleague tipped off on Wednesday with two contests with the rest of the league hitting the hardwood on Thursday. Getting the season underway were Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany) vs. Strasbourg (France) and Montepaschi Siena (Italy) vs. Galatasaray Liv Hospital (Turkey). Brose handed Strasbourg a substantial loss in their home opener,…
Read MoreSteven Esterkamp heads to Vechta
Veteran of German BBL Steven Esterkamp (198 cm, Ohio’03) has found a new team this 2013-14. He joins SC Rasta Vechta after having spent the last two seasons with Ratiopharm Ulm. The American played in three leagues for Ulm in 2012-13. He played in 14 Eurocup games for them and averaged 7.6 ppg and 2.0…
Read MoreAnthony Smith returns to Bremerhaven
Anthony Smith (196 cm, Liberty´09) has signed a deal that will take him to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven of the German BBL Bundesliga. It will not be the first time that the guard has played with Bremerhaven after he represented the club during the 2011/2012 season. During that campaign the American played 34 games and recorded averages…
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