France
Junior Mbida parts ways with Dijon
Cameroonian international player, Junior Mbida (204 cm) has left French club JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) at the end of 2016. He was added to the Cameroonian national team in 2015. Junior played a dozen games for Dijon before his departure and averaged 3.2 ppg and 2.1 rpg. He is a veteran of the French…
Read MoreYakhouba Diawara added by JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A) is getting an infusion of a veteran presence on their roster with the addition of Yakhouba Diawara (201 cm, Pepperdine’05) to start 2017. Diawara is a 34-year-old French international player who was a former member of the French national team in 2006 to 2008 and again in 2012. After his…
Read MoreErnest Bremer, a new addition by Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) is getting an infusion of some veteran blood this 2016-17 with the addition of Ernest Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) to their roster. Ernest, or “J.R.” as he is commonly called, is an American-born, naturalized Bosnia and Herzegovinan player. He played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in 2007-2008,…
Read MoreThaddus McFadden moves to PAOK Thessaloniki
PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) has acquired Thaddeus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmount State ’09). He previously played for Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-ProA) earlier this season. In 14 games, he started three, and averaged 12.4 ppg while shooting 38 percent from the field. The 29-year-old guard had not played in the French league prior to this season,…
Read MoreAnthony Goods inks with Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with French club Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). He completed a stint with Soles de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic-LNB) this 2016. He played 23 games for them and produced averages of 9.9 ppg and 1.9 apg. The 28-year-old veteran started the 2015-16 season…
Read MoreParis-Levallois stuns Nanterre 78-51 in French Pro A
Round 13 action of the French Pro A 2016-17 regular season was capped off with a duel between two teams from the Top 5. Paris-Levallois shocked a visiting JSF Nanterre club, busting out a dominant 78-51 victory. This is the fourth loss for Nanterre, but they still hold on to third place in the league…
Read MoreBrion Rush inks with Nancy
Brion Rush (196 cm, Grambling State’06) has landed a deal to play for Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A) this 2016. He recently parted ways with ICL Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa). Rush is a 31-year-old American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He played five games for Manresa and averaged 4.2 ppg and 3.0 apg.…
Read MoreEuropean Basketball Roundup
Our pick of the weekend’s European Basketball action brings all the exciting hoops. In Spain, Real Madrid concluded an impressive year in style, while Barcelona kept its domestic form solid. Elsewhere, Olympiacos and Milan continued to dominate their respective leagues, while Monaco continued to set the pace in France. Spain This weekend was all about…
Read MoreZeke Marshall signed by Chalon
Zeke Marshall (213 cm, Akron’13) is set to reinforce the frontcourt of French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A) this 2016-17 season. Marshall’s 2015-16 was cut short by an injury. He was with Al Fateh Al Hasa (Saudi Arabia-SBL). In 2014-15 he played for Limburg United (Belgium-Scooore League) and was able to average 4.6 ppg and…
Read MoreVerdell Jones III picked up by Orleans
Verdell Jones III (195 cm, Indiana’12) is a recent addition to the roster of Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) this 2016-17 season. The 27-year-old Indiana product spent the 2015-16 season playing in the NBA D-League for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Jones logged a total of 50 games for the Warriors and was able to produce…
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