Africa
Ekenechukwu Ibekwe to Enel Brindisi
Enel Basket Brindisi from the Italian Serie A has signed Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206 cm, Maryland’07) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Ibekwe is a 29-year-old Nigerian-American player who was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2005-06, 2009, and 2012. He just finished playing 11 games for Atenieses de Manati (Puerto Rico-BSN) where he…
Read MoreColton Iverson deals with Karsiyaka
Big man Colton Iverson (212 cm, Colorado State’13) is set to continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-TBL). Iverson is a 26-year-old American player who also holds a passport from Guinea-Bissau. In 2014/15 Colton played for Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played 24 games for them in the Turkish…
Read More2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, semi’s set
The final four nations of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship have been decided after the USA, Croatia, Turkey, and tournament hosts Greece swept into the semi-finals. The group stages and Round of 16 certainly helped to sharpen the teams and this was easily the closest round of the competition so far. Even the United…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, Q/F stage locked
The eighth finals of the U19 World Championships threw up a few surprises as the nations to contest the quarter-finals were locked. The biggest shock came as Australia downed Serbia to reach the last eight, joining tournament hosts Greece in the next round. Team USA also flew into the final eight with a big win…
Read MoreTrevor Mbakwe signed by Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Trevor Mbakwe (207 cm, Minnesota’13) has agreed to terms with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) and will be a new face on their roster this 2015/16 season. Trevor is a Nigerian-American player who played for German club Brose Baskets Bamberg (BBL) in 2014/15. He appeared in 18 games during their run in the Eurocup. He…
Read MoreU19 World Championships, groups decided
The group phase of the 2015 U19 World Championships has come to a close and the nations holding berths to the next round have been decided. There are few surprises heading into the Round of 16, but the exciting knockout stage will pit the best youngsters from around the world against each other. On Tuesday,…
Read MoreOlaseni Lawal secured by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed a gem of frontcourt player in Olaseni Lawal (208 cm, Wayne State’09) for the 2015/16 season. Lawal is an American player who also holds a Nigerian passport. He was an integral part of the success of Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) in the 2014/15 season. He played 10…
Read MoreStephane Lasme switches to Galatasaray
Stephane Lasme (203 cm, Massachusetts’07) has quickly found a new station and will be playing for Galatasaray LIV Hospital Istanbul (Turkey, TBL) next season. That means the experienced center will remain in Turkey next season after he spent this campaign with Galatasaray’s Istanbul rival Anadolu Efes (TBL). During his stay with Efes, the Gabonese player…
Read MoreMax Kouguere to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Max Kouguere (198 cm) is a veteran of French hoops and will continue his stay in France this 2015/16 with Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). He is a Congolese-Central African player who was a former member of the Central African national team from 2009 to 2013. In 2014/15 Max played Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) and…
Read MoreOusmane Barro stays with Targu Mures
BC Mures Targu-Mures (Romania-Liga Nationala) has re-signed Ousmane Barro (207 cm, Marquette’08) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Ousmane is a Senegalese player who joined the club in 2014/15. He appeared in a total of 34 games and managed to record averages of 11.5 ppg and 7.9 rpg. He helped his team reach the finals of…
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