Greece
Yannick Franke picked up by AEK Athens
AEK Athens (Greece-A1) is getting an infusion of some young blood this 2016-17 with the addition of Yannick Franke (194 cm). He is a 20-year-old Dutch player who has been a member of the Dutch national team since 2015. Yannick was originally set to start the season playing for ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1). He started…
Read MoreOmar-Sharif Cook joins Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) is getting an infusion of veteran blood for the 2016-17 season with the addition of Omar-Sharif Cook (186 cm, St. John’s’01). Cook is a 34-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He was a former member of the Montenegrin national team from 2008 to 2012. Omar-Sharif heads to the Greek…
Read MoreAnthony Hickey heads to Apollon Patras
Anthony Hickey (180 cm, Oklahoma State’15) has agreed to terms on a deal with AS Apollon Patras (Greece-A1) and will be moving to the club this 2016. The 23-year-old guard is coming from Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A). He played two games for them in the Basketball Champions League and was able to post averages…
Read MoreTadija Dragicevic agrees with Aris
Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) has recently upgraded its roster for the 2016-17 season with the addition of Serbian player Tadija Dragicevic (206 cm). The veteran forward is coming off a successful stint playing for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) in 2015-16. He played 26 games for them in Adriatic league action and averaged 16.3 ppg…
Read MoreKeydren Clark joins Promitheas
Keydren Clark (180 cm, St. Peter’s’06) has been picked up by Greek club ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) this 2016 and will be tasked to strengthen their backcourt rotation moving forward. Clark is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a Bulgarian passport. In 2015-16 the veteran guard lent his talents to Acibadem Universitesi (Turkey-TBL). In…
Read MoreDavid Doblas moves to Doxa Lefkadas
David Doblas (206 cm) is taking his game to Greece this 2016-17 with a move to AE Doxas Lefkadas (Greece-A1). He is a 35-year-old veteran Spanish player who recently departed Saenz Horeca Araberri (Spain-LEB Gold). David logged one game for them before leaving. He scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds. Doblas spent the last…
Read MoreDavid Haughton moves to Trikalla
David Haughton (198 cm, Purchase’14) has agreed to terms with Greek club Aries Trikall BC (Greece-A1) and will be joining forces with them this 2016-17. He already began the season playing for BC Rakvere Tarvas (Alexela-KML), where he began his pro career. In his lone game for them David dropped 24 points and 13 rebounds.…
Read MoreShannon Scott inks with Doxa Lefkadas
Shannon Scott (186 cm, Ohio State’15) is a new addition to the roster of AE Doxa Lefkadas (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. This marks a new chapter in his pro career as it will be the first time that the 23-year-old product of Ohio State will play for a team based outside of the…
Read MoreTyren Johnson signed by Lavrio
Tyren Johnson (202 cm, University of Louisiana’10) is a recent addition to the roster of GS Lavrio (Greece-A1) this 2016-17. The 28-year-old Johnson began the 2015-16 season with Usak Sportlif (Turkey-BSL), but in December 2015 the forward headed off to Asia. Tyren landed a deal to play for the Kyoto Hannaryz (Japan-BJ League). He appeared…
Read MoreTony Woods joins Doxa Lefkadas
Big man, Tony Woods (211 cm, Oregon’13) will be boosting the frontcourt of AE Doxa Lefkadas joins the Greek A1 league (via promotion) this season. Tony was originally with GS Kymis (Greece-A1) to start 2016-17. Woods is no stranger to Greek hoops, having played the 2015-16 season on the roster of AS Apollon Patras (Greece-A1).…
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