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Doron Perkins signs with Foshan
Doron Perkins (188 cm, Santa Clara ’05) has signed to take his skills to China and play for the Foshan Long Lions (China-CBA) for the remainder of the season. Perkins was most recently suiting up for BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague), but was released in late Dec., 2012, after playing in 22 games for the club. He saw…
Read MoreRenaldo Balkman joins Petron Blaze
Renaldo Balkman (201 cm, South Carolina ‘ 06) has joined the Petron Blaze Boosters (Philippines-PBA) to play the remainder of the season. Balkman played three seasons of collegiate ball at South Carolina, ending in 2006. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1st round (20th pick overall) in the 2006 NBA Draft. Balkman…
Read MoreJohn Smith signs with Satria Muda
John Smith (188 cm, Hawaii-Hilo ’09) has signed with Satria Muda BritAma Jakarta (Indonesia-NBL) for the rest of the season. Smith last played for the Saigon Heat (Vietnam-ASEAN League), where he average 9.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game over 21 games. In 2009-2010 he suited up for SSV Lokomotive Bernau (Germany-Regionalliga),…
Read MoreTony Parker leaves Nike for Chinese sportswear company Peak
Tony Parker is leaving Nike for Chinese sportswear company Peak in a deal worth between € 2.000.000 and € 3.000.000 annually. Parker was receiving
Read MoreThomas Granado inks with Oita
Thomas Granado (208 cm, Concordia Irvine ’12) has signed on with the Oita Heat Devils (Japan-BJ League). He was most recently with the Gunma Crane Thunders (Japan-BJ League), where he suited up for 21 games and averaged 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Granado finished he college career with Concordia Irvine, where he averaged…
Read MoreJesse Perry signs in Lebanon
Jesse Perry (200 cm, Arizona’12) has signed in Lebanon with Hoops Club. Jesse Perry is a former JUCO All American before he went to Arizona. The contract with Hoops Club will be his first professional one. It is rather unusual for a rookie from the PAC 12 to start his career anywhere else than the…
Read MoreChina: Douby sets mark, Gaines puts on show
It’s not every day that you read about a baller dropping in 60 points and grabbing 29 rebounds – in a loss – and not be the lead story coming out of the game, but then again, it’s not every day you see a box score that ends up with 283 total points. On Tuesday,…
Read MoreMarcus Williams suspended in China
Marcus Williams (200 cm, Arizona’07) has been suspended for six months from Shanxi Zhongyu (China-CBA)
Read MoreDelonte Holland joins Antranik
Delonte Holland (201 cm, De Paul’04) has joined Antranik Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) for the rest of the season as a replacemet for the team’s leading scorer, Novar Gadson, who was recently injured. Holland has had a number of different uniforms in the last couple of years. At the start of the 2011-12 season he signed with…
Read MoreBlake Ahearn joins DongGuan
Blake Ahearn (188 cm, Missouri St.’07) is taking his NBA-caliber talents to China to play for the DongGuan New Century Leopards (China-CBA). Ahearn has been a professional since he finished his four years at Missouri St. in 2005, compiling a 13.0 points per game average over 129 collegiate games, including 16.2 points per game as…
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