Iran
Tyrone Brazelton signs in Iran
Tyrone Brazelton (188 cm, West Kentucky’08) has moved from Odessa in the Ukraine to Iranian club Petrochimi of the Superleague. The 27-year old point guard is known as a stand out point guard and this season he has played 24 games and averaged 12.8 points, 4.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. The American has…
Read MorePetrochimi wins Iranian Championship
Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour is the new champion in Iran after beating rival Mahram with 84-78 in the 5th and
Read MoreHamed Haddadi headed to Phoenix
The Toronto Raptors have traded Iranian big man Hamed Haddadi (218 cm) and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Sebastian Telfair (183 cm). The emergence of rookie point guard Kendall Marshall (193 cm, North Carolina’12) has left little room for Telfair in the Suns’ rotation. The Raptors, who were looking…
Read MoreNikola Lepojevic to play in Iran
Nikola Lepojevic (199 cm) is set to play for Hamyari Shahdari Zanjan from Iran’s Superleague. He played for Ural Ekaterinburg from Russia’s Superleague in 2011-12. He averaged 18.6 ppg and 4.1 rpg in 36 games. In 2012 his team made it to the Russian Cup Semifinals. The Serbian is bringing post-season experience when he plays in…
Read MoreRudy Gay, Jose Calderon, Hamed Haddadi in three-team trade
It’s a done deal. In a recent three-team trade, Rudy Gay (203 cm, Connecticut’06) and Iranian teammate Hamed Haddadi
Read MoreMarius Prekevicius signs with Sanaye Petrochimi
Marius Prekevicius (195 cm, S.Florida’05) is bound for Asia, specifically the Islamic Republic of Iran where he’s signed with Sanaye Petrcohimi Mahshahr (Superleague). The Lithuanian played 24 games for BC Siauliali from his native country’s LKL in 2011-12 and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.5 apg. He also represented the team in the Baltic League where…
Read MoreBenny Koochoie returns to Iran
After playing four games in China for the Nanjing Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (CBA), Benny Koochoie (190 cm, CS Stanislaus’09) is returning to Iran. The Iranian-American is being added by Azad University Tehran from Iran’s Superleague. In his brief stint in China in 2012, Koochoie averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg. Before this interlude he played for…
Read MoreMarcus Faison to play for Esteghlal Qeshm
Esteghlal Qeshm from Iran’s Superleague has signed Belgian-American Marcus Faison (196 cm, Siena’00). Faison started the season with BC Amia Tbilisi from Georgia’s Superleague. He garnered averages of 6.3 ppg and 1.2 apg in six games in the EuroChallenge. He averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.7 apg playing for Tbilisi in the Georgian Superleague. Before he…
Read MoreFrancisco Elson on try-out in Iran
Francisco Elson (211 cm, California’99) has left for Iran, where he will try out for ten days with Mahram Tehran. Coach of the Iranian team is Slovenian Mehmed Becirovic. He knows Elson very well, from the time that he played in the Spanish ACB and with the Dutch national team. Coach Becirovic is also coaching…
Read MoreJasmin Hukic signs in Iran
Bosnian forward Jasmin Hukic has signed with Petrochimi Bandar Harbour from Iran. Hukic is a really journey man who has played in countries like Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Poland, Slovenia and Serbia.
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