France
Kyle Spain Re-ups with Hyeres-Toulon
Kyle Spain (196 cm, San Diego State’09) will remain with French Pro B club Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket for the 2015/16 season. The 28-year-old player was effective for the club during the 2014/15 season. He played 35 games for them and produced averages of 16.0 ppg and 7.2 rpg. Kyle is pretty much a veteran of…
Read MoreKevin Langford opts for Paris-Levallois
Kevin Langford (204 cm, TCU’09) is taking his game to France this 2015/16 season after agreeing to terms on a deal with Paris-Levallois (Pro A). The 29-year-old Langford has spent the last couple of seasons playing for PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He originally was supposed to play a third season for them, but has since opted…
Read MoreQuincy Taylor signed by Cholet
Quincy Taylor (195 cm, UAB’05) has reached an agreement with Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) and will be donning the team’s colors for the 2015/16 season. Taylor played for AS Monaco Basket in 2014/15. The 35-year-old veteran managed to appear in 32 games for his former team and produced averages of 16.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…
Read More2015 U16 European Championship: 3 Teams Unbeaten
Kaunas, Lithuania – Action in the 2015 U16 European Championship is heating up in the second stage, with only three teams sporting unbeaten records. Turkey, Lithuania, and Finland are all 3-0 and are on track to advance to the knockout stage of the competition. Finland in particular, has been a pleasant surprise in the tournament…
Read MoreDarryl Watkins moves to ASVEL
Darryl Watkins (211 cm, Syracuse’07) will continue his pro ball career this 2015/16 with ASVEL Lyon-Villeubanne Basket (France-Pro A). Watkins isn’t travelling far, having played in the same league last season. He played for Champagne Chalon-Reims Basket (France-Pro A) in 2014/15. Darryl logged a total of 34 games for his former club and averaged 11.9…
Read MoreJavon McCrea signed by Nancy
The next chapter in the basketball career of Javon McCrea (201 cm, Buffalo’14) will be with SLUC Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A) this 2015/16. It will be a change of scenery for him, though he is still coming from another European team. The 22-year-old McCrea played his rookie season (2014/15) with medi Bayereuth (Germany-BBL). In…
Read MoreAnthony Goods reunites with Cholet
Anthony Goods (191 cm, Stanford’09) will be making his return to Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) this upcoming 2015/16 season. He previously played for them in 2013/14. The 28-year-old veteran played in Israel in 2014/15. Goods signed with Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) in November 2014. He played a dozen games for them and averaged 10.9 ppg…
Read MorePaul Carter signs with Antibes
Paul Carter (204 cm, University of Illinois, Chicago’11) is set to strengthen the roster of Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A) this 2015/16 season. Carter played in Finland for the 2014/15 season, finding a spot on the roster of Lapuan Korikobrat (Korisliiga). He logged a total of 40 games for Lapuan and was able to post a…
Read MoreDamion James signed by Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket from the French Pro A league has acquired the services of Damion James (201 cm, Texas’10) this 2015/16. The 27-year-old player is coming off a stint in Asia, where he served as the import of the Alaska Aces (Philippines-PBA) for the Commissioner’s Cup. He played nine games for them and put…
Read MoreFIBA Announces New Euro Competition
FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…
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