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Daniel Orton heads to Sichuan Blue Whales
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky’10) is moving to his fourth team this season, but has yet to play a game. He spent the preseason with the Washington Wizards, but did not make the cut. He then headed to China, signing with Shanxi Zhongyu (China-CBA). Orton then signed with the Grand Rapids Drive from the NBA…
Read MoreGavin Edwards Loses Claim at BAT
American player Gavin Edwards filed a claim against his former team, the Westsports KL Dragons (Malaysia-MNBL) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). The player was claiming for outstanding salaries owed to him by the club. He played for the Dragons in the ASEAN league in the 2012-13 season. Unfortunately for Edwards, the Arbitrator of the…
Read MoreWill Bynum joins Guangdong
Will Bynum (183 cm, Georgia Tech’05) is beginning a new chapter in his career as he signs a deal with the Guangdong Southern Tigers (China-CBA). He is being brought in as a replacement for Emmanuel Mudiay. Bynum was recently released by the Boston Celtics, who received him in a trade with the Detroit Pistons before…
Read MoreBill Clark joins Nasr Riyadh
Bill Clark (185 cm, Duquesne’11) has been picked up by Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr Riyadh (Premier League) and will represent the team this season. The Bakersfield Jam in the American D-League was Clark’s last port of call, but he left before the season got underway. The US player had a busy 2013/2014 season playing…
Read MoreEric Williams links with Al Hasa
Eric Williams (198 cm, Tarleton State’09) is moving to Al Fateh Al Hasa in the Saudi Arabia Premier League it has been announced. The forward has most recently played in the Colombian DirecTV Liga, pulling on the jersey of Cafeteros de Armenia. Over his six games with the club he impressed with averages of 19.2…
Read MoreScott Farrington inks with Qatar Doha
Qatari D1 club Qatar Sports Club Doha have acquired the services of Bahamian player Scott Farrington (202 cm, La-Lafayette’12) for the campaign. He is coming to the club after last playing in the CBC Championships for the Bahamas, where he played three games and averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. Since turning professional…
Read MoreSebastian Telfair heads to Xinjiang
Sebastian Telfair (183 cm) has been signed by the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese CBA for his second stint in China. The American last played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA and over fifteen games he averaged 8.2 points and 1.9 rebounds before getting the offer from the Flying Tigers. Telfair played…
Read MoreRicardo Marsh to Al Wasl Dubai
Ricardo Marsh (206 cm, ODU’03) has linked up with Al Wasl Dubai (United Arab Emirates, Premier League) to suit up for the team this season. The 33-year old played during the summer for Bucaneros de La Guaira in the Venezuelan LPB and from thirteen games averaged 5.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. The 2013/2014…
Read MoreMoussa Gueye decides on Qadisiya
Moussa Gueye (213 cm, Valparaiso’14) is heading to the Middle East to play for Al Qadisiya in the Saudi Arabia Premier League this season. The Senegalese player has struggled to nail down a place this season after flirting with Montevideo Basketball Club (Uruguay, LUB) and Al Karkh (Iraq, Superleauge) but not staying with either club.…
Read MoreJapanese Basketball Association suspended by FIBA
FIBA announced on Wednesday that the Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) has been suspended from all FIBA related competitions for an unspecified amount of time. The decision was reached after the JBA failed to meet several FIBA requested stipulations, such as restructuring the association to meet FIBA regulations, merge the NBL and the BJ-League into one…
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