Europe
Stelmet Zielona Gora wins 2015 Polish TBL
Stelmet Zielona Gora is the champion of the Polish TBL once again after overcoming reigning title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec in the finals series. The 75-69 victory in Game 6 capped a stunning comeback for Stelmet Zielona Gora after the club rallied from being 2-0 down in the series. Four consecutive wins ensured that the…
Read MoreAnadolu Efes wins Game 1 of TBL Finals
The Turkish TBL finals series got underway on Tuesday with Anadolu Efes Istanbul playing host to Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir. Efes managed to emerge with a 95-92 win, but needed overtime to pass a tricky Karsiyaka team that proved why it was able to stun Fenerbahce in the semi-final. The Izmir club is certainly the underdog…
Read MoreReinis Strupovics signs with Tarvas
Latvian player, Reinis Strupovics (192 cm) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 season with BC Rakvere Tarvas (Estonia-Alexela KML). This will be his second team from the Estonian Alexela KML in as many seasons. In 2014/15 Reinis was on the roster of Valga Kalev (Estonia-Alexela KML). He played 11 games for them in the…
Read MoreStacy Wilson retained by Chemnitz
BV Chemnitz 99 from Germany’s Pro A league has decided to keep Stacy Wilson (190 cm, Murray State’13) for one more season. Stacy will get another season to make a bigger impact for Chemnitz. The club finished in 13th place in the Pro A standings in 2015. The 24-year-old Wilson signed with Chemnitz in November…
Read MoreAnthony Simpson departs Etzella
Anthony Simpson (202 cm, Kent State’10) has parted ways with Etzella Ettlebruck (Luxembourg-Total League) this 2015 and is now a free agent. Anthony played 30 games for Etzella in the 2014/15 season and produced double-double averages of 17.9 ppg and 10.4 rpg. This was his second stint with Etzella. Simpson previously played for the team…
Read MoreKyrylo Fesenko deals with Lokomotiv Kuban
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) has reached an agreement with Ukrainian big man Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm) and will be showcasing the player this 2015/16 season. The 28-year-old spent his 2014/15 season playing for Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) after his release from the Minnesota Timberwolves in October 2014. Kyrylo played 11 games for Avtodor in the EuroChallenge and…
Read MoreBilly McNutt extends with Etzella
Etzella Ettelbruck (Luxembourg-Total League) has signed Canadian import Billy McNutt (203 cm) to a contract extension and will keep him through to the 2015/16 season. McNutt first joined the club in the 2014/15 season and was very effective for the team. In 30 games, Billy was able to put together double-double averages of 16.9 ppg…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow bags 4th-straight VTB Crown
Once again, CSKA Moscow has asserted its dominance in the VTB United League, sweeping BC Khimky Moscow Region 3-0 in the Finals to claim their fourth-straight title. The third and final game of the series had a clear direction from the very beginning. CSKA arrived at the arena, determined to close out the series. They…
Read MoreBen Woodside landed by Turk Telekom
Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) has landed the services of Ben Woodside (180 cm, North Dakota State’09) for the 2015/16 season. The 29-year-old Woodside was originally slated to start the 2014/15 season with Ronesans TED Kolejliler (Turkey-TBL), but in November 2014 penned a deal with Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played eight games for them during…
Read MoreJerry Smith re-signed by Bremerhaven
Jerry Smith (188 cm, Louisville’10) is set to return to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL) this 2015/16 season after being re-signed by the club. He played a dozen games for them in 2014/15 and averaged 11.8 ppg and 5.1 apg. Jerry proved to be a good fit with the team and he should be a mainstay on…
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