France
Matthew Bryan-Amaning moves to Antibes
Sharks Antibes from the French ProA have acquired Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205 cm, Washington’11) for the 2013-14 season. Matthew has dual citizenship with the United Kingdom and with Ghana. He began the 2013-14 season playing in the UK’s BBL for the London Lions. Matthew was able to log in three games before this move and produced…
Read MoreD.J. Kennedy picked up by Gravelines
French ProA team BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral has added D.J. Kennedy (198 cm, St. John’s’11) for the 2013-14 season. Kennedy initially spent the 2013-14 preseason with the Dallas Mavericks, but was unfortunately released by the team. He spent the 2012-13 season in the NBA D-League. First, he was again on a preseason try-out with…
Read MoreDavid Lighty stays with Nanterre
French ProA team JSF Nanterre has opted to re-sign David Lighty (195 cm, Ohio State’11) for the 2013-14 season. The 25-year-old Lighty spent his sophomore season as a pro with Nanterre and helped them win the title in 2013 and also reach the finals of the French Cup that same year. He logged a total…
Read MoreEuroleague: Home comforts on Friday night
It was a case of home comforts in the Euroleague on Friday as only Anadolu Efes collected a win on the road with a 66-76 victory over Strasbourg. The rest of the round 2 games proved one sided for the home teams, with the close 72-67 win for CSKA Moscow over Budivelnyk Kiev being the…
Read MoreMarc Salyers joins Le Havre
Marc Salyers (205 cm, Samford´01) will make his return to the French Pro A after agreeing terms with STB Le Havre. The American is well known in French Basketball and has represented several ProA teams in the past, including Roanne, Le Mans, and Dunkerque. Last season the forward was in the Middle East playing for…
Read MoreElton Brown added by Paris-Levallois
Elton Brown (206 cm, Virginia’05) will be bolstering the frontcourt of French ProA team Paris-Levallois this 2013-14 season. Brown, called “E” for short, is a 30-year-old veteran of international hoops who has played in the D-League, Israel, Turkey and Germany to name a few locations. In 2012-13 Elton played in Serbia for Crvena Zvezda Telekom…
Read MoreDusan Kecman leaves Monaco
Dusan Kecman (198 cm) won´t play for AS Monaco (France, NM1) this season after being released by the club after four games. Over those four games already played in the NM1 this season the small forward picked up averages of 7.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. The veteran native of Serbia played for Chorale…
Read MoreMilutin Aleksic back to Monaco
Milutin Aleksic (203 cm) has extended his stay with AS Monaco Basket (France, NM1) after impressing over his ten games with the club last season. The forward joined Monaco in March and over his appearances he averaged solidly with numbers of 12.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. He was also on hand to supply…
Read MoreEuroleague: 2013-14 season tips off
The 2013-14 edition of the Euroleague tipped off on Wednesday with two contests with the rest of the league hitting the hardwood on Thursday. Getting the season underway were Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany) vs. Strasbourg (France) and Montepaschi Siena (Italy) vs. Galatasaray Liv Hospital (Turkey). Brose handed Strasbourg a substantial loss in their home opener,…
Read MoreTorrell Martin now with Sharks Antibes
Torrell Martin (196 cm, Winthrop’07) is moving to Sharks Antibes from France’s ProA league. He began the 2013-14 season with Entente Orleans 45. Martin has played a couple of games for them and was able to average 11.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg. In 2012-13 Torrell was with Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-ProA). He played half…
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