Belgium
Monwell Randle extends with Hainaut
Monwell Randle (203 cm, Southeast Missouri State’04) has signed for an extra season with Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium, Ethias League). The power forward will now spend next season with the club after recently completing the 2012/2013 campaign. The American featured 35 times for Mons-Hainaut throughout the season and picked up averages of 4.8 points and 4.8…
Read MoreKenneth Simms signed by Liege Basket
Kenneth Simms (203 cm, Cumberland’09) has been added by Belgium’s Liege Basket (Ethias League) for the upcoming season. He is currently signed with Atletico Welcome from Uruguay’s Metropolitan league. Simms played in Sweden for the Sodertalje Kings (Basketligan) for two seasons. In 2012-13 he managed to represent them in six EuroChallenge games and hit averages…
Read MoreDino Pita added by Liege Basket
Dino Pita (192 cm) will be joining Liege Basket (Belgium-Ethias League) for the 2013-14 season. Pita is coming from the Sodertalje Kings from Sweden. He’s had a long tenure with Sodertalje, being with the club since 2006. It will be interesting to see how he can make an impact now that he has a change…
Read MoreTravis Releford signs with Aalstar
Rookie Travis Releford (198 cm, Kansas’13) is embarking on his professional career by signing a deal with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium’s Ethias League. The versatile guard is leaving Kansas and college Basketball this summer and will start the 2013/2014 season with Aalstar. The American has been playing in the NCAA this season with Kansas and…
Read MorePainter tabbed by Willebroeck
DeShawn Painter (206 cm, Old Dominion University’13) has become the latest signing for Kangoeroes Boom Willebroeck (Belgium, Ethias League).The center is a rookie and will be playing his first season in professional basketball after leaving Old Dominion University this year. The American played 30 games in the NCAA this season and recorded averages of 13.0…
Read MoreJason Love heads to Mons-Hainaut
Jason Love (206 cm, Xavier’10) has been playing in Belgium since he turned pro in 2010. He’s now moving to another Belgian team in the Ethias League, Belfius Mons-Hainaut. Love is making the move from the Port of Antwerp Giants. In 2012-13 he averaged 6.7 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 29 games in the Belgian…
Read MoreRalph Biggs signs with Verviers Pepinster
Ralph Biggs (199 cm, Towson’98) will be continuing his career with VOO Verviers-Pepinster from Belgium (Ethias). He is a veteran of Belgian hoops and the American also has a Belgian passport to boot. The 37-year-old Biggs is making the move from the Port of Antwerp Giants, also from Belgium’s Ethias League. In 2012-13 he averaged…
Read MoreAxel Hervelle extended by Bilbao
Belgian player Axel Hervelle is getting a two-season extension with Gescrap Bizkaia Basket Bilbao from Spain’s ACB. Hervelle has been with Gescrap BB since 2010. In the 2012-13 season Hervelle averaged 6.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Bilbao in 17 games in the Eurocup. In the Spanish ACB he averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg…
Read MoreNemanja Besovic signs with Spirou
Nemanja Besovic (221 cm) signed a three-year deal with Belgacom Spirou from Belgium (Ethias League). The 21-year-old Serbian big man will have an NBA out clause attached to every end of each year in his contract. This will be Bosevic’s first professional foray outside of Serbia. In 2012-13 he played BC Partizan MT:S Beograd from…
Read MoreJohn Wilkins heads to Belgium
John Wilkins (206 cm, Illinois State’13) has left college and is heading for his first professional Basketball position with VOO Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium, Ethias League). The American will enter professional Basketball after recently competing in his final season in the NCAA and will link up with Belgian outfit VOO Verviers-Pepinster for the2013/2014 season. During this season…
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