Asia
Wendell McKines signed by Alaska Aces
New Mexico’s Wendell McKines (198 cm, New Mexico State’12) is headed to Asia after being signed by the Alaska Aces from the Philippines’ PBA. After sweeping their competition in the recently concluded Commissioner’s Cup the Aces are already looking ahead to the upcoming Governor’s Cup, where each team is allowed to add a single foreign…
Read MoreYokohama B-Corsairs win Japan’s BJ title
The Yokohama B-Corsairs’ 101-90 win over the Fukuoka Rizing marked a couple of firsts in Japanese basketball. The
Read MorePerkovic inks with Al Kuwait
Croatian forward Jasmin Perkovic (205 cm) is heading to the Middle East to play with Al Kuwait (Kuwait, D1) for the 2013-2014 season. Perkovic has been playing with Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) since January in the Adriatic League where he played 7 games and averaged 6.3ppg, 2.0rpg, and 1.1apg. The 32-year old started the campaign…
Read MoreZeljko Pavlicevic leaves Susanoo
Zeljko Pavlicevic has left Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese BJ-League after three years in charge of the team. The Croatian guided the Magic to the Western Conference playoff semi-finals last week but the team failed to reach the Final Four after losing to the Rizing Fukuoka on Sunday. The 62-year old has been with…
Read MoreAlexandris to coach Jordanian NT
The Jordan Basketball Federation (JBF) is hiring Greek coach, Vangelis Alexandris to lead Senior National Team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championships, to be held in the Philippines. He has 20 years of experience as a head coach for various Greek teams, most of which were in the A1 league. Alexandris was released by Greek…
Read MoreEric Dawson heads to Iran
Eric Dawson (206 cm, Midwestern State’07) the former San Antonio Spurs forward has signed a deal to play with Petrochimi Imam Harbor in the Iranian Superleague. Dawson has been playing in the Philippines PBA since January where he has played with the Meralco Bolts over 17 games. With Meralco the American averages 29.6ppg, 5.2rpg, and…
Read MoreRicardo Marsh signed by Duhok
Ricardo Marsh (207 cm, ODU’03) has agreed to terms with D1 Iraqi team, Duhok. Marsh is said to be brought in to replace Emanuel Willis (205 cm, Houston Baptist’09). Marsh is coming off a two-season stint with Hacettepe University from Turkey’s TBL. This 2012-13 season Marsh averaged 18.2 ppg and 7.1 rpg in 12 games.…
Read MoreJeremiah Massey signs with Champville
Jeremiah Massey (202 cm, Kansas State’05) has been signed by Champville from Lebanon’s Division A. Massey, who has both American and Macedonian citizenship, is coming off a stint with Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany’s BBL. Massey played 10 games in the German league and averaged 11.3 ppg and 5.1 rpg. He played five games representing…
Read MoreVladimir Golubovic signs with Al Ahli
Vladimir Golubovic (213 cm) has signed a deal to play with Al Ahli Dubai (United Arab Emirates, D1). The 27-year old center has been in impervious form since joining Antalya Buyuksehir Belediye in the Turkish TBL. Over seven games with Antalya Golubovic has offered impressive averages of 21.9ppg and 11.4rpg. The Montenegrin-Serbian has enjoyed a…
Read MoreTyrone 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…
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