Europe
Predrag Samardziski leaves TED Kolejliler
Predrag Samardziski (215 cm) is no longer playing for Ronesans TED Kolejliler Ankara (Turkey-TBL) and is now a free agent. The 28-year-old Montenegrin big man played seven games for them before his departure and posted averages of 4.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg. He is a 10-year veteran of the F.Y.R. Macedonian national team from 2004-14.…
Read MoreEurocup, five more in Last 32
The Eurocup Regular Season entered its penultimate round of competition this week and it was a round of celebration as a further five teams progressed to the Last 32, while a further three ensured first place in their respective groups. Group A Paris-Levallois vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn, 87-80 OT Paris-Levallois booked its place in the…
Read MoreStanley Burrell added by Tsmoki-Minsk
Stanley Burrell (191 cm) has been added to the roster of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League) this 2014-15 season. He is coming over from Japan where he began the season playing for the Hitachi Sunrockers Tokyo (NBL). He left the team in November, but before his departure Stanley was able to log 10 games and produced averages…
Read MoreEuroleague Sanctions Galatasaray and Red Star
Euroleague Basketball has imposed disciplinary sanctions on two teams, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) and Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) Telekom Beograd (Serbia-KLS). The sanctions pertain to incidents that occurred before and during their game in Round 6 of the regular season. The sanctions are based on infractions of the competition by-laws that all teams are aware…
Read More2014/2015 Eurochallenge, Round 5
Round 5 of the 2014/2015 Eurochallenge is up and running after a busy schedule of games ushered in the fifth week of competition on Wednesday. There were twelve games played through Europe on the night, while more teams booked their place in the Last 16 when others slipped out of contention for the next phase.…
Read MoreSam Dower inks with Valmiera
Sam Dower (206 cm, Gonzaga’14) has been picked up by BK Valmiera (Latvia-LBL) for the 2014-15 season. He was recently released by SO Maritime Boulogne (France-ProA). He did not live up to the expectations of the club and the organization decided to find other options. Dower averaged 4.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg during his brief seven-game run with…
Read MoreAnthony Miles pens with Polpharma
Anthony Miles (185 cm, Lamar’12) has agreed to terms with Polpharma Starogard Gdanski (Poland-TBL) for the 2014-15 season. The 26-year-old Miles started his 2013-14 season late, signing with Politekhnika-Halychyna Lviv (Ukraine-Superleague) in January 2014. He still managed to play 11 games for the Ukrainian club and produced averages of 15.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg. Miles…
Read MoreBrad Oleson Will Miss Four Weeks
FC Regal Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) will be without Brad Oleson (190 cm, Alaska Fairbanks’05) for four weeks as the player recovers from a leg injury. Oleson has dual citizenship from the United States and Spain. He is on his second season with Barca and has been a member of their starting five this 2014-15 season.…
Read MoreSam Coleman signs with Mornar Bar
Sam Coleman (208 cm, Coppin State’10) will continue his professional career with KK Mornar Basket Bar (Montenegro-Erste Liga). He began the 2014-15 season playing for Hapoel Kfar Saba/Kohav Yair (Israel-National League). He logged five games for the Israeli team and averaged 15.8 ppg and 5.4 rpg. Before that, he did a two-game stint with the…
Read MoreJimmy McKinney joins Walter Tigers
Jimmy McKinney (192 cm, Missouri’06) is a veteran of German hoops and this 2014-15 will playing for a new team from Germany’s Beko BBL. He has agreed to terms with the Walter Tigers Tuebingen who are in 17th place in the league standings with a poor record of 3-9. Jimmy played the last couple of…
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