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Herbert Hill leaves Amchit
American forward Herbert Hill (208 cm, Providence’08) has had his contract waived by Amchit Club in the Lebanese A-Division. Hill joined with Amchit in February and has played 15 games during his two months with the club and has managed to secure per game averages of 17.7ppg, 5.9rpg, and 1.1apg.The 28-year old joined Amchit from…
Read MoreGiannakis to coach Chinese National Team
China will have a new head coach for its National Team. They have chosen Greek coach Panagiotis Giannakis. Giannakis was the Head Coach of the Greek National team from 1996 to 1997 and 2004 to 2008. This 2012-13 season, Panagiotis was the head coach of Limoges CSP Elite from France’s ProA. It was a good…
Read MoreJustin Howard added by Saigon Heat
The Saigon Heat are bringing in Justin Howard (208 cm, Mercer’03) to replace ABL leading scorer Dior Lowhorn who got injured in the squad’s April 17 match against the San Miguel Beermen. Howard was a former member of the ASEAN League’s Chang Thailand Slammers earlier this year. He played two games for the Thailand Slammers…
Read MoreRashad Anderson returns to Lebanon
Rashad Anderson (195 cm, Conneticuit’06) has signed a deal with Lebanese club Champville of the country’s Division A. Anderson is a free agent after leaving Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela, LPB) in March. The 30-year old American has had a busy season playing with Amchit Club (Lebanon), Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon), as well as with…
Read MoreTracy McGrady returns to NBA from China
The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs have decided to roll the dice and sign Tracy McGrady (203 cm) to reinforce their roster as they head into the NBA Playoffs. T-Mac played 29 games for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles from China’s CBA and averaged 25.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 5.1 apg. The Spurs have parted ways…
Read MoreAl Ittihad wins Premier League title
Al Ittihad Jeddah has won Saudi Arabia’s Premier League championship. They defeated league rivals, Al Ansar Medina 68-65 in the final game of the series. They took control of the regular season as well with an impressive 10-1 record. They are coached by Sabit Hadzic who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is his first…
Read MoreMarko Milic signs new deal at Al Kuwait
Marko Milic (201 cm) will stay on at Al Kuwait SC (Kuwait-D1) after extending his contract with the team for another two years. Milic has been in Kuwait since March after starting the season with Mahram Tehran (Iran, Superleague) where he played 11 games and impressed with averages of 16.4ppg, 9.0rpg, and 1.1apg. The 33-year…
Read MoreJerome Jordan joins Tropang
Jerome Jordan (213 cm, Tulsa’10) will open a new chapter in his career in Asia with the Tropang Texters (Philippines, PBA) where he will play until the end of the season. The former NBA center has been playing with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the USA (D-League) where he played 18 games since joining the…
Read MoreQuincy Douby to play in Lebanon
Former NBA guard Quincy Douby (191 cm, Rutgers’06) has been signed by Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut from Lebanon’s Division A. Douby began the 2012-13 season playing in China’s CBA for Zheijang Chouzhou Bank. There he played 34 games and averaged 31.6 ppg and 4.4 apg. The 29-year-old Rutgers alum played for the Xinjian Flying…
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…
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