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Michael Pietrus signs with Toronto
Frenchman Mickael Pietrus has reached agreement on a one-year, veteran-minimum contract with the Toronto Raptors, agent Bill McCandless confirmed on Thursday night. The deal will be made official Friday, McCandless confirmed. “It came down, in the end, to choosing the team who liked him best,” said McCandless. In the end, Pietrus passed up five offers…
Read MoreJoffrey Lauvergne released by Elan Chalon
Joffrey Lauvergne (210 cm) has been released from his contract by Elan Chalon (France-ProA). In a statement on the team’s website, Dominique Juillot, President of the Elan Chalon, stated that the club had reached a mutual agreement with Lauvergne to part ways so that the organization could focus the rest of the season on younger…
Read MoreQuinton Ross signs short-term deal with Boulazac
Quinton Ross (198 cm, Southern Methodist University’03) has been signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-ProA) to a short-term contract to replace the injured Amadi McKenzie (201 cm, Tennessee Tech’08). Last season Ross suited up for the Canton Charge (US-NBA D-League) where he saw court time in 10 games and averaged 7.7 points per game. Ross…
Read MoreDaQuan Cook joins HTV as short-term replacement
DaQuan Cook (205 cm, St. Bonaventure’12) has signed a short-term medical contract with the Hyeres Toulon Var Basket (France-ProB) squad to stand in for the injured Terence Dials (206 cm, Ohio State’06). Cook was a four-year member of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies squad, where he averaged 7.6ppg, and 4.6rpg over 31 games his senior year.…
Read MoreLavar Simmons signs with Saint-Quentin
Lavar Simmons (201 cm, The Master’s college’05) has signed a three month contract with French Pro B team Saint-Quentin. He will replace Malick Badiane who is out with an ACL injury. Simmons already played for Saint-Quentin between 2005 and 2007. It was his first professional experience after graduating from college. Lavar Simmons is expected to…
Read MoreKevin Houston agrees to terms with Elan Chalon
Kevin Houston (178 cm, Long Beach State’07) has signed on to finish the season with Elan Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-ProA). He was most recently in the uniform of Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Division A) and had averaged 12.5ppg and 5.0apg over the first two contests of the young season. Last year he was in France playing for STB…
Read MoreJon Brockman joins Limoges
Jon Brockman (201 cm, Washington’09) has joined Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProA). The club hasn’t confirmed the deal so it’s speculated that it might be a trial as Limoges did with another recent addition, Da ‘Quan Cook. Brockman is a 2009 graduate of Washington State University, where he was a four-year starter for the Huskies. As…
Read MoreChris Hill signs two-month deal with Orleans
Chris Hill (191 cm, Michigan St’05) has inked a two-month deal with Orleans Loiret Basket (France-ProA). Hill has been with Spiro Charleroi (Belgium-Ethias League) for the last three seasons, playing in the Euroleague and Belgian Ethias League. In 13 Euroleague contests in 2011-12 he averaged 10.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. In 36 Ethias…
Read MoreKevin Tiggs released by JDA Dijon
Kevin Tiggs (196 cm, ETSU’09) has been released by JD Dijon (France-ProA) and has been replaced by Larry Owens. He had played six ProA games and was averaging 6.3ppg on 13.8 minutes per contest, but wasn’t satisfying expectations and was let go. Tiggs most recently played in the Ukraine for Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine-Superleague) where he…
Read MoreLarry Owens signed by JDA Dijon
Larry Owens (201 cm, Oral Roberts’06) has signed with JDA Dijon (France-ProA) to replace Kevin Tiggs, who was recently waived. Owens comes to JDA from the Tulsa 66ers (US-NBA D-League), where he has been for the last three seasons and has accumulated a 13.9ppg, 5.1rpg and 3.3apg average. In January of 2011 he was signed…
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