Africa
Faisal Aden leaves Virtus Roma
Somalia-American point guard Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has parted ways with his club ACEA Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A). Aden joined with Roma on February 26th but the player has failed to make an impact with the Italian club and has featured in 6 games and averaged just 4.5 minutes on the court.…
Read MorePapa Dia to leave Siauliai
Papa Dia (208 cm, SMU’11) has reached a mutual agreement with BC Siauliai (Lithuania, LKL and Baltic League) to leave the team with immediate effect. The agreement has been reached to end Dia’s stay with Siauliai because the 26-year old forward will not play again this season and has not featured since February 6th when…
Read MoreJeleel Akindele joins Champville
Nigerian big man Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05), also known as “Deji,” is headed to Lebanon to play in its Division A for Champville. He is coming off a 25-game run with Italian team Co.Fi.Ba JuveCaserta (Serie A). During that stint he averaged 12.6 ppg and 8.0 rpg. Aside from his size, Akindele brings…
Read MoreIlunga Mbenga to join Barako Bull Energy
Former NBA big man, Ilunga Mbenga (214 cm) is going to be the import of Barako Bull Energy from the Philippines’ PBA for the upcoming Commissioner’s Cup. Mbenga, also known as DJ Mbenga, is a holder of both a Belgian and a Congolese passport. He was initially sought after by the Alaska Aces of the…
Read MoreSolomon Alabi joins Ikaros Kallitheas
Solomon Alabi (216 cm, Flordia St.’10) has found a new team. He has signed with Ikaros Kallitheas from Greece’s A1 League. He started the 2012-13 season playing for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles from China’s CBA, signing with them in December 2012. He then moved to the NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede later that month. He…
Read MoreThailand Slammers add Darrius Brannon
The Chang Thailand Slammers of the ASEAN have added Darrius Brannon (206 cm, Houston’09). The 30-year-old Brannon, who holds a passport from Rwanda and the USA, played the 2011-12 season with Correcaminos Uat Victoria from Mexico’s LNBP. It was a brief stint as he stayed only one month and played 10 games. In that run…
Read MoreFrancis Koffi leaves Palencia Baloncesto
Francis Koffi (202 cm, Fresno State’04) has parted ways with Palencia Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Gold. Koffi, who carries a passport from both France and the Ivory Coast, is now a free agent. Things just didn’t work out between Koffi and Palencia as he just managed to play two games for the team and left…
Read MoreOmar Samhan signs with Ratiopharm Ulm
Omar Samhan (211 cm, St. Mary’s’10) is heading to Ratiopharm ULM (Germany, BBL) to replace the outgoing American Brian Cusworth (213 cm, Harvard’07). Cusworth joined Ulm in January but his stay did not work out so the team has brought in 24-year old center Samhan as a replacement. American-Egyptian Samhan has been playing in the…
Read MoreFaisal Aden heads to Virtus Roma
ACEA Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A) has added American rookie Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) to its playing staff. Aden is in his first year as a pro, and the 24-year old guard will be looking to bolster a Virtus Roma team in a good position to claim a play-off berth this season. Roma…
Read MorePele Paelay joins Vestelspor Manisa
Vestelspor Manisa from Turkey’s TB2L has signed Pele Paelay (193 cm, Coastal Carolina’06) and he will soon play his first game for them. He is being brought in to replace injured Antabia Waller (188 cm, Auburn’10). Paelay, an American who was born in Liberia, started the 2012-13 season playing for Elitzur Yavne from Israel’s National…
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