Europe
Eimantas Bendzius to Rio Natura Monbus
Rio Natura Monbus Obradorio CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa) will be bringing in Lithuanian player Eimantas Bendzius (205 cm) for the 2015/16 season. He is coming off a stint with Trefl Sopot (Poland-TBL) in the 2014/15 season. Before that, the young forward spent two seasons playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from his home Lithuania’s LKL. In 2013/14…
Read MoreBrandon Rozzell inks with Svendborg
Brandon Rozzell (188 cm, VCU’11) will be strengthening the backcourt of the Svenborg Rabbits (Denmark-Ligaen) this coming 2015/16 season. Svendborg reached as far as the semifinals during the 2014/15 Ligaen post-season and are on the hunt for talent that would help them improve. Rozell has not played for a European club in a few years.…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic joins Nizhny Novgorod
BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) has agreed to terms with Rasid Mahalbasic (210 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this coming 2015/16 season. Mahalbasic has dual citizenship from Austria and Slovenia. He has been a member of the Austrian national team from 2008 to 2014. In the 2014/15 season Rasid played for BC…
Read MoreMZT Skopje 4-peats as Prva Liga Champions
This 2015, KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom has won its fourth consecutive Macedonian Prva Liga title! They swept KK Kumanovo 2009 in three game of the Finals series. MZT Skopje managed to close out the series with an impressive 94-85 victory on their home court. So far, there has been no indication that the era of…
Read MoreJustin Cobbs departs Fraport Skyliners
Justin Cobbs (191 cm, California’14) has parted ways with German club Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (BBL) this 2015 and is now a free agent. The 24-year-old Cobbs played a dozen games for them during their run in the EuroChallenge. He scored 16.3 ppg and handed out 6.1 apg. He signed with the Fraport Skyliners after playing…
Read MoreDarren Phillip inks with Ponce
Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico-BSN) are bringing in veteran British-American player Darren Phillip (201 cm, Fairfield’00) as a new addition this 2015. This 2014/15 season Darren suited up for Centro Juventud Sionista de Parana (Argentina-Liga A). He played in a total of 57 games for the Argentinian club and produced averages of 16.0 ppg and…
Read MoreMichael Jenkins now with Turk Telekom
Former NBA guard Michael Jenkins (193 cm, Winthrop’08) will be a new addition to the backcourt of Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) this coming 2015/16 season. He was released by the Oklahoma City Thunder in October 2014. The 28-year-old Jenkins signed with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA D-League a month later. He played 14…
Read MoreLukoil Academic Reclaims Bulgarian NBL Title
Pravec, Bulgaria – Lukoil Academic Sofia are the 2015 Bulgarian NBL Champions! After missing out on the title in 2014 to Levski Sofia, for the first time in 13 years, they are once again sitting atop of the Bulgarian basketball throne and ready to assert their dominance over the league anew. Lukoil Academic defeated Balkan…
Read MoreReal Madrid Through to Semis in Liga Endesa
The 2014/15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs Real Madrid are a step closer to claiming gold in the domestic Liga Endesa as they advance to the semifinals, defeating Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014, 86-93. The club swept their opponents in the best-of-three quarterfinals series. They now await the winner of the series between Valencia Basket and Bilbao…
Read MoreVichy wins French NM1, promoted to ProB
Jean D’Arc Vichy will play ProB hoops in France again after conquering the NM1 to gain promotion to the second division (one below the ProA). The club downed Blois Basket 41 61-72 in the championship game, a contest that really went to form. During the Regular Season, Vichy came second (23-11) while Blois finished back…
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