Europe
Uros Slokar now with Sevilla
Uros Slokar (210 cm) is a new face on the roster of Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2015/16 season. Uros is a 32-year-old Slovenian player who has been a veteran mainstay in the Slovenian national team since 2004. He has experience playing in Spain’s premier league, having been on the roster of Tuentil Movil Estudiantes Madrid…
Read MoreAkeem Ellis to play for Cheshire Phoenix
Akeem Ellis (198 cm, Coppin State’12) is travelling across the pond to play for the Cheshire Phoenix (United Kingdom-BBL) this 2015/16. The 25-year-old Ellis signed with the Brampton A’s from Canada’s NBL in 2014/15 after being released by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA’s D-League in November 2014. He played 30 games for…
Read MoreStanko Barac lands with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) had landed the services of Stanko Barac (216 cm) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Barac is a 29-year-old player who has dual citizenship from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has been a member of the Croatian national team since 2007. His 2014/15 season started late, signing with KK…
Read MoreCroatia wins opening for EuroBasket warmup
Croatia has been hot form through the summer winning six out of six friendlies as the country prepares for an assault on the gold medal at the 2015 EuroBasket tournament next week. The nation is hosting a friendly warm up tournament in the Zagreb Arena and edged Estonia 66-63, while in the other contest Bosnia…
Read MoreSimas Buterlevicius added by Ventspils
Latvian club BK Ventspils (LBL) has acquired the services of Lithuanian player Simas Buterlevicius (200 cm) for the 2015/16 season. This will be a new test for Simas as he embarks on a new chapter in his international pro hoops career. Ventspils will be his first pro team outside of his home Lithuania. In 2014/15…
Read MoreLandon Milbourne deals with Gipuzkoa
Landon Milbourne (201 cm, Maryland’10) is now a member of Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian from Spain’s Liga Endesa this 2015/16. The 28-year-old Milbourne is coming off playing for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) in 2014/15. He played 28 games for his former club and registered averages of 10.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg. In 2013/14…
Read MoreSpain wins big in EuroBasket warm up despite injury to three players
Spain continued its preparations for the 2015 European Championships by gunning down Macedonia 88-54 in a good display. With just ten days until the big opening tip off, Spain is looking in solid form and eased to victory at home in Logrono despite being understrength. The Spaniard lost three key players early in the week…
Read MoreChris Ferguson heads to Oberwart
Chris Ferguson (206 cm, Mid-Continent’12) will strengthen the frontcourt of the Redwell Gunners Oberwart (Austria-A Bundesliga) this 2015/16. Chris last played for Liege Basket (Belgium-Scooore League) in 2014/15. He played seven games for them late into the season and averaged 7.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg. In November 2014 he signed SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk from Ukraine’s…
Read MoreXavier Silas to Telekom Baskets
Xavier Silas (196 cm, Northern Illinois’11) is a new addition to the roster of Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL) this 2015/16. He spent the 2014/15 pre-season with the Washington Wizards, but was not able to land a deal. He flew overseas and signed with AE Nea Kifisia Dimoulas Athens (Greece-A1). Xavier was able to play 14…
Read MoreKirilenko to Lead Russian Basketball
Andrei Kirilenko is the new president of the Russian Basketball Federation. The former NBA forward and star player of CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) recently retired as a player in June 2015. He will now work off the court to sort things out in his beleaguered basketball federation. The organization was suspended in July by FIBA due to…
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