Spain
Goran Suton to Badalona
Goran Suton (208 cm, Michigan State’09) will move to Spain for the 2014/2015 season to play for FIATC Joventut Badalona (Liga Endesa). The Croatian who also holds citizenship in Bosnia & Herzegovina spent last season in his homeland playing for KK Cedevita Zagreb for the third consecutive campaign. The center played an important part in…
Read MoreDerrick Byars picked up by Sevilla
Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) will continue his professional career in Spain this 2014-15 season after signing with Baloncesto Sevilla (Spain-Liga Endesa). Bryars hopped around several teams last season, starting the pre-season with the Memphis Grizzlies. He then signed with Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB), but left almost immediately. The forward finally settled down in the…
Read MoreU17 World Championships quarter-final results
The quarter finals of the U17 World Championships took place tonight and decided which nations would progress to the final four. The action was exciting as Australia passed a tricky encounter against Puerto Rico, Serbia continued its run by downing Canada, Spain scraped past France, and the USA continued to dominate. Australia vs. Puerto Rico,…
Read MoreJared Jordan pens with Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed the services of American point guard Jared Jordan (188 cm, Marist’07) this 2014-15. The 29-year-old veteran spent his 2013-14 season playing for a couple of teams from Germany’s Bundesliga. He began the season on the roster of Telekom Baskets Bonn. Jared played 10 games for them in…
Read MoreOrlando Johnson now with Laboral Kutxa
Orlando Johnson (196 cm, UCSB’12) is making his way to Europe to begin his international basketball career, signing with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa). The 25-year-old Johnson was originally slated to play for Enel Brindisi (Italy-SerieA), but changed directions and agreed to terms with the Spanish club. Orlando spent most of the 2013-14 season playing…
Read MoreDaJuan Summers to Gran Canaria 2014
Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 from Spain’s Liga Endesa is strengthening its roster this 2014-15 season with the addition of DaJuan Summers (203 cm, Georgetown’09). The former NBA second-round pick spent the 2013-14 season playing for Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague). Summers displayed some of his skills when he played 10 games for them in the Eurocup and…
Read MoreColton Iverson pens with Laboral Kutxa
Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria has signed a new big man to reinforce their frontcourt this 2014-15, bringing in Colton Iverson (208 cm, Colorado State’13). Colton played his rookie season as a pro for Turkish club Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). He played 18 games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 8.8 ppg and…
Read MoreTibor Pleiss heads to Barcelona
FC Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed the services of young German big man Tibor Pleiss (215 cm) for the 2014-15 season. The 22-year-old Pleiss has been a member of the German National Team from 2009 up to the present. He has played the last two seasons for Laboral Kutxa (Spain-Liga Endesa). In 2013-14 he honed…
Read MoreJimmy Baron links with Fuenlabrada
Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) will return to the Spanish top flight after signing a deal to play for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada this season. The guard spent last season on the court of Virtus Roma, where he played 38 games in Italy’s Serie A and averaged 11.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He also…
Read MoreU18 European Championship semis set
An exhilarating quarter-final stage saw four teams’ progress to the semi-final of the U18 European Championships, with hosts Turkey and unbeaten Croatia among them. Turkey vs. Latvia, 78-53 Host nation Turkey swept into the semi-finals with an impressive showing against Latvia. The Turks built on a storming first half to hold off a slight Latvian…
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