Europe
Euroleague, repeat of last season’s final
It’s true that there is never a dull moment in the Euroleague, especially through the Top 16 phase where every single game is a contest between two mammoth clubs. Take the opening day of Round 5 action for example, you had current champs Maccabi Tel-Aviv taking out Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow going big to find…
Read MoreTyshawn Abbott joins Nea Kifisia
Tyshawn Abbott (192 cm, Arizona State’12) has agreed to terms with AE Nea Kifisia Athens (Greece-A1) for the rest of the season. This will be Abbott’s third team in 2014/15. He began with Credito di Romagna Forli (Italy-A2 Gold) where he played seven games and averaged 16.0 ppg and 3.1 rpg. In December 2014 Tyshawn…
Read MoreMaurice Creek moves to Leiden
Maurice Creek (196 cm, George Washington’14) is switching teams, but will remain in the Netherlands’ Eredivisie. The rookie is moving to Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden from The Bright Kings Den Helder. He has had a productive initial outing as a pro, averaging 18.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg in his maiden season. The 24-year-old was able…
Read MoreStefan Pot lands with Ploiesti
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti from Romania’s Liga Nationala has decided to invest in Serbian project Stefan Pot (195 cm) and lock him in with a three-year deal. He’s a long-term investment. In the 20-year-old’s first game for Ploiesti Pot failed to score in his five minutes of aciton. He did grab one rebound and dish out…
Read MoreJohan Petro inks with Guaynabo
Veteran French big man Johan Petro (214 cm) will be taking his talents to the Mets de Guaynabo from Puerto Rico’s BSN this 2015. The former NBA center split his 2013/14 season playing in Asia and Europe. He kicked off the season playing for the Zheijiang Guangsha Lions (China-CBA). He stint was brief, logging seven…
Read MoreAugustus Gilchrist no longer with Bologna
Augustus Gilchrist (208 cm, South Florida’12) has left Italian Serie A team Granarolo Bologna after logging 14 games this 2014/15. He posted averages of 5.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 18 minutes per game. Bologna was his first stint outside of the United States. Bologna is in eighth place in the Serie A standings with…
Read MoreEurocup, three clubs through to next round
The Eurocup Last 32 is now starting to take shape after Round 4 played out around the continent this week. Bayern Munich, Lokomotiv Kuban, and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir stayed undefeated at this stage and moved to the next round, while Gran Canaria and current Eurocup champs Valencia bounced back from defeats last week. There was…
Read MoreTerrence Williams cut by Maccabi Ashdod
Terrence Williams (198 cm, Lousiville’09) has been cut by Maccabi Ashod from Israel’s Winner league. Williams signed with them in January, but was released before being able to play a single game. Before signing the Israeli team, Williams began the season playing for Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico-LNBP) where he played a couple of games. During…
Read MoreIvan Marinkovic inks with Wilki Morskie
King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (Turkey-TBL) is shaking up its roster with yet another recent addition. This time they are adding young Serbian-Slovenian prospect Ivan Marinkovic (209 cm). He is coming from KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga). Marinkovic played a dozen games for his former club in the Adriatic league and averaged 8.9 ppg…
Read MoreKaloyan Ivanov heads to Trabzonspor
Bulgarian international player Kaloyan Ivanov (205 cm) has joined forces with Turkish club Trabzonspor Basketbol (TBL) this 2015. Ivanov has been a member of the Bulgarian national team since 2001 up to 2013. At the start of the 2014/15 season Kaloyan penned a deal to play for MoraBanc Andorra (Spain-Liga Endesa) and he suited up…
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