Europe
Dwayne Mitchell close to Jamtland
Dwayne Mitchell (196 cm, La-Lafayette’06) has agreed a contract with KFUM Jamtland Basket (Sweden, Basketligan) and will usher in 2015 with the club. The American is coming off a brief stint with the Westchester Knicks (D-Leauge) where he was drafted last summer. Mitchell played a single game for the franchise and offered 2 points, 3…
Read MoreNathan Bullock to Hasharon
Nathan Bullock (196 cm, Cleveland State’09) is staying in the Israeli National League but has switched to Ramat Hasharon for the rest of the campaign. The American has been playing hoops for Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the National League and so far this 2014/2015 season he had put together averages of 15.3 points and 7.0…
Read MoreLamont Hamilton leaves Vitoria
Lamont Hamilton (208 cm, St. John’s’07) has left Spanish club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Liga Endesa and Euroleague) it has been announced. The big man has recently missed a month through injury and has not had the best of starts to the campaign. Hamilton has played four Euroleague games this season and averaged 4.0 points and…
Read MoreSean May pens with Orleans
Orleans Loiret Basket (France, ProA) raised the curtain on new signing Sean May (206 cm, North Carolina’05) for the rest of the season. The forward has plenty of experience in the French top flight and he is coming to Orleans from Rouen Basket. So far this season the American played eight times for Orleans and…
Read MoreNikola Otovic departs Craiova
Nikola Otovic (185 cm, Caldwell’12) has parted company with SCM CSU Craiova (Romania, Liga Nationala) after the club released him from his contract. The Serbian had played in eleven domestic games in Romania and was sitting on averages of 12.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. In the Balkan League Otovic played three…
Read MoreTommy Mason-Griffin exits Ulm
Tommy Mason-Griffin (180 cm, Oklahoma’10) has ended his long association with German BBL team Ratiopharm Ulm (BBL Bundesliga and Eurochallenge). The American was in his fourth season with the club, but has been in Ulm for five campaigns, missing one through injury. This season the point guard has played ten German league games and averaged…
Read MoreJared Newson deals with Orchies
Jared Newson (195 cm, Tennessee-Martin) will remain with BC Orchies (France-ProB) for the remainder of the season after impressing over his stint. The American joined the club back in November and since then has averaged 9.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. Earlier in the season Newson played for Crailsheim Merlins in the…
Read MoreEuroleague, Galatasaray and Panathinaikos win
Christmas may have gone, but the gift of Basketball keeps on giving with two Euroleague games taking place that kept the festivities going. With the competition kicking into full gear again in the New Year, the two clashes on Tuesday were the perfect Top 16 opener as Galatasaray and Panathinaikos both started their second phase…
Read MoreK’Zell Wesson joins Gediz
K’Zell Wesson (201 cm, La Salle’99) is making a move to Orkide Gediz Univeristesi in the Turkish TB2L for the remainder of the season. The American has played in Turkey extensively and had TB2L experience at the back end of the 2013/2014 season playing for Pertevniyal Istanbul. He featured in eight games for the club…
Read MoreNikola Cvetinovic signed by Oviedo
Union Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo (Spain-LEB Gold) has acquired Serbian forward Nikola Cvetinovic (203 cm, Akron’12) for 2014-15. Nikola started the 2013/14 season with the Czech Republic NBL team JBC MMCITE Brno. Cvetinovic was able to play in 15 games in the Czech Republic league before making the move to Spain. He posted solid averages of…
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