Greece
Kim Tillie heads to Olympiacos
Kim Tillie (210 cm, Utah ’10) agreed to terms with Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). Tillie was with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-Liga Endesa) over the last three seasons and provided quality minutes off the bench. In the Liga Endesa games, the French big man scored 6.4 ppg while grabbing 3.5 rpg in 18.9 mpg. Baskonia just underwent a very successful…
Read MoreLauri Markkanen at center of Bulls’ rebuild process
More and more NBA teams are building around a budding European player these days. The latest team to pin their hopes of a bright future is the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls traded away the former “face” of their franchise, Jimmy Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2017 NBA draft. In exchange, the Bulls received…
Read MoreJamari Traylor added by Kymis
Jamari Traylor (203 cm, Kansas’16) is a new face on the roster of Greek team, GS Kymis (Greece-A1) this 2017-18 season. Traylor is coming off a productive rookie campaign as a pro in 2016-17, seeing action for the Redwell Gunners Oberwart (Austria-A Bundesliga). The University of Kansas alum played 10 games for Oberwart in the…
Read MoreJanis Strelnieks pens with Olympiacos
Janis Strelnieks (191 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for European Titan, Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) this 2017-18 season. He is a 27-year-old Latvian player who has been a member of the Latvian National Team since 2010. This will be a change of scenery for Janis, who has been on the…
Read MoreTrayvonn Wright pens with AGOR
Trayvonn Wright (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) has inked a deal to play for A.G.O Rethymno Aegean (Greece-A1) this coming 2017-18 season. The North Dakota State University product spent his 2016-17 playing in Sweden for Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). In 33 games, Wright managed to put up averages of 12.0 ppg and 5.2 rpg. In 2015-16…
Read MoreHugh Robertson brought in by A.G.O Rethymno Aegean
Hugh Robertson (195 cm, S. Florida ’12) is now a member of A.G.O Rethymno Aegean (Greece-A1). Robertson moves over the Greece after a solid season with the Rhein Stars Koeln (Germany-BBL). The guard came away with 14.4. ppg on 32.6 percent shooting from deep. Rebounding is one of his strengths as he recorded 5.7 rpg in 30.4…
Read MoreTrevor Releford now with Promitheas
Trevor Releford (183 cm, Alabama’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) this coming 2017-18 season. The guard is going to be bolstering their backcourt after spending 2016-17 on the roster of Kolossos H Hotels (Greece-A1). The University of Alabama product appeared in a total of 25 games…
Read MorePanathinaikos wins Greek title
Panathinaikos Athens is the new champion of the Greek top flight after overcoming arch rival Olympiacos Piraeus in the finals series. The victory snapped a two-year period without the title, two years that have seen Olympiacos win the league. Panathinaikos is now back atop Greek hoops and collects a record-extending 35th A1 crown. Impressively, The…
Read MorePanathinaikos Athens evens Greek title series against Olympiacos
We’re all square in the Greek A1 finals series once again after Panathinaikos went big at home to defeat Olympiacos in Game 4. The best-of-five series is now evenly poised at 2-2 and the 2017 A1 title will be decided by a do or die contest. Predicting which of Panathinaikos Athens or Olympiacos Piraeus will…
Read MoreDoron Lamb inks deal with GS Lavrio
Doron Lamb (193 cm, Kentucky ’12) is heading to GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). Playing in Greece will be a new experience for the 25-year-old guard. The team he is joining finished eighth in the A1 last season with an 11-15 record. They exited the A1 playoffs in the first round with a loss to PAOK (Greece-A1) in…
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