Germany
Andreas Wenzl to hang up his court shoes
Andreas Wenzl (210 cm) has decided that he’s retiring from basketball saying that, “I’ve lost the fire for basketball.” The 19-year-old, standing nearly 7’0″ tall (210cm), suffered a meniscus injury in 2012 and had sit out of training and competition with his current club, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) until December, while undergoing physical therapy. When he…
Read MoreMarqus Blakely joins Neckar Riesen
Marqus Blakely (196 cm, Vermont ’10) has signed with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Blakely had signed with Telecom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL), but was released when he failed the required medical tests. He’ll arrive shortly in Germany and be put through the tests again to determine if he’s ready to suit up, but according to reports he’s…
Read MoreGeoff McCammon joins Uni-Riesen
Geoff McCammon (193cm, Loyola ’11) has agreed to terms with Uni-Riesen Leipzig (Germany-ProA). In 2011-12 McCammon played for MIA Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague), where he played eight games and averaged 9.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game . He played for Loyola University for for years, but only played a significant amount his junior and senior years. In…
Read MoreAdam Sollazzo signs with Uni-Riesen
Adam Sollazzo (198 cm, East Tennessee St. ’12) has joined Uni-Riesen Leipzig (Germany-ProA) for the rest of the season. Sollazzo is fresh out of college at Eastern Tennessee State and had signed with BC Timisoara (Romania-Division A) at the beginning of the 2012-13 season, but was waived before the season started. He played four seasons…
Read MoreJaroslav Tyrna joins Uni-Riesen
Jaroslav Tyrna (207 cm, New Orleans ’11) has joined Uni-Riesen Leipzip (Germany-ProA) for the rest of the season. Tyrna started the 2012-13 season with SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL), where he averaged 9.8 points and 7.8 rebounds over five games. He also played for SLUNETA in 2010-11, getting in 37 contests and contributing 6.6…
Read MoreJerome LaGrange joins Crailsheim
Jerome LaGrange (190 cm, Livingstone ’03) has signed with the Crailsheim Merlins (Germany-BBL) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. LaGrange started the 2012-13 season with KB Trepca Mitrovice (Kosovo-Superleague). In 2011-12 he suited up for U-Mobitelco BT Cluj Napoca (Romania-Division A), where he played in 24 games and averaged 5.1 points per game. LaGrange played…
Read MoreOsvaldo Jeanty signing with MBC
Osvaldo Jeanty (183 cm, Carleton’07) is heading to Germany and will sign with Bundesliga team Mitteldeutscher BC. He would be the replacement for Shaurad Curry. Osvaldo Jeanty has dual citizenship, Canada/Haiti/ and is currently playing for the London Lightning in NBL Canda. He averages 4.5 ppg. Osvaldo Jeanty is very well known in Germany. Since…
Read MoreSharaud Curry leaves MBC
Sharaud Curry (178 cm, Providence ’10) has had his contract with Mitteldeutschen Basketball Club (Germany-BBL) terminated at the request of Curry. The point guard asked to be released after he was removed from the starting lineup as he was unhappy with the new role he had coming off the bench, according to the club’s website. When…
Read MoreJohn Patrick hired to lead Neckar
John Patrick has been hired as the new head coach of Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL), according to the club’s Twitter account. Patrick replaces the recently released Steven Key. He was most recently head coach of s.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg (Germany-1.Budesliga) in 2011-12. Patrick coached Goettingen (Germany-1.Bundesliga) for seven seasons (2003-05, 2006-2011), with a tour in Japan…
Read MoreLudwigsburg will replace coach Steven Key by John Patrick
Ludwigsburg will replace coach Steven Key by John Patrick. The German Bundesliga team is in 17th place of the BBL with a 5-12 record. It looks like this weekend’s 73-78 home loss of Neckar RIESEN Ludwigsburg against Walter Tigers Tuebingen was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The 44 year old Steven Key is…
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