Europe
Shawn Huff links up with Ludwigsburg
Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German BBL (Bundesliga) has brought in experienced American Shawn Huff (198 cm, Valparaiso´08) for the coming season. The power forward spent last season in Italy where he featured for two teams. The Finland international started the campaign with Serie A outfit Vanoli Cremona where he played eighteen games and secured…
Read MoreAaron Fuller agrees with Oliveirense
Aaron Fuller (198 cm, University of Southern California´13) has agreed terms with Portuguese LPB team U.D. Oliveirense for the coming season. The player will be getting his first taste of professional Basketball after leaving college this summer. The forward graduated from the University of Southern California at the end of last season after playing 32…
Read MoreDaniel Clark jumps to Laboral Kutxa
British big man and veteran of Spanish pro basketball, Daniel Clark (210 cm), is moving to Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2013-14. Clark spent the last three seasons playing for Asefa Estudiantes Madrid (Spain-Liga Endesa). Daniel has been a member of the British National Team from 2009 up to the present and was a…
Read MoreAshley Hamilton to play for Pesaro
Italian SerieA team Victoria Libertas Pesaro has added British player, Ashley Hamilton (201 cm, Loyola Marymount’13) for the 2013-14 season. This will be Hamilton’s rookie campaign and will get a strong test in the Italian league. The 25-year-old German-born Hamilton is expected to learn the ropes off Pesaro’s bench. He has been a member of…
Read MoreWilliam Hatcher moves to Ilysiakos Athens
Ilysiakos Athens (Greece-A1) have added 29-year-old William Hatcher (188 cm, Miami, OH’06) for the 2013-14 season. The Michigan native is coming off a shortened 2012-13 season, while playing for PAOK Thessaloniki, also from Greece’s A1. His season was cut short by an injury he suffered in January 2013 and was sidelined for six weeks. Before…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Croatia, Lithuania move on to SFs
The next round of the EuroBasket 2013 competition is now set as all four semifinalists have been determined and the match-ups scheduled. After Wednesday’s quarterfinals, the top half of the semifinal bracket was established with old rivals Spain and France set to hit the hardwood at Stozice Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the second game…
Read MoreRamon Clemente joins Mantovana
Pallancanestro Mantovana (Italy, Lega Due Silver) added to the team roster by naming Ramon Clemente (200 cm, Wichita State´09) as the club´s new signing. The American born Puerto Rican spent last season in his native country playing in the Puerto Rico BSN where he represented Indios de Mayaguez. He played 23 games over the 2012/2013…
Read MoreChad Prewitt to Kolossos Rodou
Chad Prewitt (206 cm, Arizona State´02) will head back to the Greek A1 this season after agreeing terms with VAP Kolossos Rodou. The American power forward/center is an extremely experienced European operator who has played top flight Basketball in Georgia, Greece, and most prominently in the German Bundesliga. Last season Prewitt was in the Georgian…
Read MoreStorm Warren opts for Namika Lahti
Storm Warren (200 cm, LSU’12) will be playing in Finland’s Korisliiga this 2013-14. He is joining Namika Lahti, as a replacement for Billy White. The 24-year-old former Tiger began his professional career with The Bright Kings Den Helder from the Netherlands. In 2012-13 Warren played 39 games for the Den Helder Kings in the Dutch…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Spain rolls, France downs hosts
Looking at the final standings of the EuroBasket 2013 Round 2 would leave one thinking that 2013 might be some other club’s turn to stand on top of the podium, where a team from Spain has stood at the end of the last two EuroBasket competitions. As the dust had settled on Round 2, including…
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