Europe
Zare Markovski now coaching JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-SerieA) has found a new head coach in Zare Markovski and he will now take over the helm of the club. After a disappointing 0-5 start for the 2014-15 season, the club let go of former head coach Emanuele Molin. Coaching assistant Vincenzo Esposito was initially assigned to be the interim coach.…
Read MoreChristian Eyenga to OpenjobMetis Varese
OpenjobMetis Varese (Italy-SerieA) has landed the talents of former NBA forward Christian Eyenga (201 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Eyenga is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and was a one-time member of their national team in 2007. He spent the preseason with Polish club PGE Turow Zgorzelec (TBL), but was not kept by the…
Read MoreEurocup, close games aplenty in Round 5
Round 5 of the Eurocup regular season saw perhaps the closest hoops of the 2014/2015 campaign so far, with a number of games going right to the wire. The groups are now taking shape and the fight for the Last 32 is officially heating up, with all tables having runaway leaders and a chasing pack…
Read MoreDionte Christmas joins Paris-Levallois
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) will be playing in the French Pro A this 2014-15 after agreeing to terms with Paris-Levallois. Christmas played for the Phoenix Suns in 2013-14 and averaged 2.3 ppg and 1.2 rpg in 31 games. The Suns are have a stacked backcourt with the addition of Isaiah Thomas this off season.…
Read MorePierre Vincent let go by ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) president and San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has fired head coach Pierre Vincent. The team is off to an unimpressive start this 2014-15 season. They are 2-3 in Eurocup competition and are struggling in the French Pro A league with a 2-5 record (15th of 18). Management has made…
Read MoreAnthony Mason Jr. now with Apollon
Anthony Mason Jr. (201 cm, St. John’s’10) is coming to Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A) as a replacement for Joseph Taylor. Anthony played in the NBA’s Developmental League in 2013-14 for the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In 42 games Mason produced averages of 12.0 ppg and 4.9 rpg. Before that, he played a brief stint…
Read MoreJustin Robinson signed by Apollon
Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A) has picked up British guard Justin Robinson (186 cm, Rider’11) this 2014/15 season. Robinson has been a member of the British national team in 2009-11 and 2013-14. Professionally, he played his 2013/14 season split for a couple of teams in Hungary’s A Division. He kicked off the season on…
Read MoreGiorgi Shermadini pens with Cantu
Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-SerieA) has landed Georgian big man Giorgi Shermadini (216 cm) to bolster their frontcourt for the 2014-15 season. Shermadini has been a long time member of the Georgian national team from 2006 up to the present. He began the 2013-14 season playing for CAI Zaragoza from Spain’s Liga Endesa. Giorgi played 16…
Read MoreJacob Pullen moves to Enel Brindisi
Jacob Pullen (185 cm, Kansas State’11) is set to strengthen the backcourt of Enel Brindisi (Italy-SerieA) after beginning the season with Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa). Pullen is an American player who also holds a passport from Georgia and was a former member of the Georgian national team in 2012.. Before his departure, Jacob played three…
Read MoreAkida McLain inks deal with Apollon
Forex Time Apollon Limassol from Cyprus’ Division A has landed 28-year-old Akida McLain (206 cm, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’10) this 2014-15. McLain is coming off a brief 10-game stint in Ukraine’s Higher league in 2013-14, where he was able to produce averages of 12.8 ppg and 6.1 rpg. This will not be Akida’s first time…
Read More