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French Pro A Round 3: Dijon stays Perfect
Round 3 of the French Pro A regular season was capped off by a game between Paris-Levallois and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket. ASVEL came away with an easy 51-70 victory, improving their record to 2-1. Unfortunately for the Paris franchise, they remain in the league’s cellar for now, still unable to find a win in three…
Read MoreChristopher Booker pens with Orleans
Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) is bolstering its lineup for the 2015/16 season with the recent addition of Christopher Booker (208 cm, Purdue’04). He spent the last couple of seasons as a member of Slovenian club Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League). In 2014/15 Booker played 25 games for them in Adriatic league action and recorded…
Read MoreRobert Nyakundi signs with Hyeres-Toulon
Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-Pro B) continued to build their roster with the addition of Robert Nyakundi (203 cm, SMU’12). He is an American player who also holds a Kenyan passport. In 2014/15 Robert played for Liege Basket from Belgium’s Scooore League. He appeared in a total of 27 games for his former team and registered…
Read MoreJohn Flowers now with Hyeres-Toulon
John Flowers (200 cm, West Virginia’11) is now a member of French Pro B club Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket and will be playing for them this 2015/16. The 26-year-old Flowers spent the last couple of seasons playing for JL Bourg Basket (France-Pro A), so he is quite familiar with French hoops. In the 2014/15 season, John…
Read MoreFranklin Hassel to Dordogne
Franklin Hassell (203 cm, ODU’11) is continuing his career in France after opting to play for ProB (second tier) club Boulazac Basket Dordogne. The power forward spent the 2014/2015 term in Turkey, where he played for Sakarya Isik Koleji (TB2L). Over 28 games with Isik, Franklin Hassell recorded averages of 13.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, and…
Read MoreHeiko Schaffartzik newcomer to Limoges
Heiko Schaffartzik (183 cm) will be reinforcing the backcourt of French Pro A team Limoges CSP Elite this coming 2015/16 season. Heiko is a 31-year-old German player who has been a member since 2009 up to the present. He played the last couple of seasons for FC Bayern Muenchen of the German BBL. Heiko played…
Read MoreDavid Holston signed by Dijon
David Holston (168 cm, Chicago State’09) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with French Pro A team JDA Dijon Bourgogne. David is coming in having spent the last couple of seasons playing for the Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL). In 2014/15 the 29-year-old Holston played 10 games for them in the Eurocup and was able to…
Read MoreDeMarcus Nelson inks with Monaco
DeMarcus Nelson (193 cm, Duke’08) has opted to represent AS Monaco Basket in the French ProA through this season. The American played in Greece last season for A1 and Euroleague giant Panathinaikos Athens and over 22 top flight games for the Greek club he averaged 6.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per contest. The…
Read MoreWilliam Walker pens with La Rochelle
William Walker (200 cm, Bethel College’09) will suit up for Union Basket La Rochelle (France, NM1) this season after agreeing terms with the team. The American is coming off the 2014/2015 season where he spent the term playing for Salon Vilpas Vikings (Finland, Korisliiga). William Walker was a key player for the club as he…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Spain guns down France
Spain’s ascension at EuroBasket 2015 continued on Thursday with an 80-75 overtime win over France, a semi-final win that propelled the Spanish into the final. A patchy group phase showed an out of sorts Spain, but since the knockout stages started the team has clicked and grew, and that rise was encapsulated here. France, of…
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