Europe
D.J. Cooper signs with AEK Athens
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) has agreed to terms on a deal with Greek club AEK Athens (Greece-A1) this 2015-16 and will be reinforcing their backcourt. The 24-year-old Cooper began the season playing for Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB). He played six games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 17.2 ppg and 10.2 apg. He…
Read MoreTony Mitchell now with Estudiantes Madrid
Tuenti Movil Estudiantes Madrid of Spain’s Liga Endesa has signed American Tony Mitchell (198 cm, Alabama’12) for the remainder of the season. Tony was recently released by Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB) this 2015. Mitchell appeared in five games in the VTB United League and he posted solid averages of 21.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg. Tony…
Read MoreValencia, 7-0 takes solo lead in Liga Endesa
The impressive 2015-16 campaign of Valencia Basket continues to progress and remains the team to beat in the Spanish Liga Endesa. The club is now 7-0 and has secured the solo league leadership, being the last undefeated team in the ACB. In Round 7 action, Valencia thrilled their fans at home by rolling over visiting…
Read MoreEurocup Round 6 recap
Round 6 of the Eurocup provided plenty of action this week as Valencia remained the only unbeaten team and as a consequence moved through to the Last 32. In the rest of the groups the standings became tight as other teams lost their unbeaten records and other got off the ground with their first victories.…
Read MoreEuroleague: Unicaja Malaga handed first loss
The picture is complete through week six of the 2015/2016 Euroleague Regular Season, shedding more light on which teams will likely be progressing to the Top 16. In Group B Anadolu Efes Istanbul woke up from three consecutive losses to put its Euroleague campaign back on track with a big home win over Limoges. After…
Read MoreReginald Bratton pens with UU-Korihait
Reginald Bratton (193 cm, Lenior-Rhyne’10) has switched to UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki (Finland, Division 1) the club has announced. The American already started the season playing for fellow Division 1 club Namika Lappeenranta where he has been in blistering form. Reginald Bratton has had a blistering seven games where he averaged 24.4 points and 12.3 rebounds, for…
Read MoreElton Brown to Le Harve
Elton Brown (206 cm, Virginia’05) has been tabbed by French ProA club STB Le Havre for the remainder of the 2015/2016 season. His last station was playing for Indios de Mayaguez in the Puerto Rico BSN during the summer, where he featured in 21 games and logged double-double averages of 13.2 points and 11.3 rebounds…
Read MoreChris Babb landed by Ratiopharm Ulm
German club Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) has landed Chris Babb (196 cm, Iowa State’13) and he will strengthen their roster for their 2015-16 campaign. Babb was released last month by the Golden State Warriors and has opted to take his game to Europe for the remainder of the season. In 2014-15 the 25-year-old Babb spent his…
Read MoreEuroleague: Barcelona and Fenerbahce impress
After Khimki saw off Real Madrid to tip off Round 6 of the 2015/2016 Euroleague yesterday, the week kicked into full action on Thursday in Europe’s elite competition. Six more games took place around the continent to paint a clearer picture in Groups A through D, while a further five games will take place on…
Read MoreVincent Simpson pens with BC Nokia
Vincent Simpson (185 cm, Hampton’09) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Nokia from Finland’s Korisliiga this 2015. This will be his first stint for the 2015-16 season. In 2014-15 Vincent spent some time playing for the Sodertalje Kings (Sweden-Basketligan). He played two games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 8.5 ppg…
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