France
Terence Dials moves to Entente Orleans 45
Terence Dials (206 cm, Ohio State’06) is making the jump from France’s Pro B to Pro A as he signs a deal to play for Entente Orleans 45. He is leaving Hyeres-Toulon VAR Basket where he played 22 games this 2012-13 season and averaged 12.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. It was a successful campaign with…
Read MoreJason Forte stays at Bourg
American swingman Jason Forte (196 cm, South Mississippi’06) is staying on at JL Bourg Basket of the French Pro B. The 29-year old joined Bourg in January on a two month contract which was set to end this week. However, the team has extended the American’s stay until the end of the current season. Forte…
Read MoreJason Fontenet leaves Antibes
31-year old American Jason Fontenet (178 cm, Oregon State’06) has departed France ProB team Olympique Antibes after 2 months with the club. Point guard Fontenet joined with Antibes in January from Spirou Charleroi of the Belgian league and Eurocup. He has played 9 games in France and secured averages of 12.6ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.8apg and 1.4spg.…
Read MoreWill Hanley moves to Valencia Basket
Will Hanley (200 cm, Bowdoin’12) has made his first team transfer in his rookie season. He is departing Oviedo Club Baloncesto from Spain’s LEB Silver and is headed to Valencia Basket from Spain’s ACB. The 23-year-old Hanley, who also holds an Irish passport, played 20 games for Oviedo CB and averaged 17.7 ppg and 11.2…
Read MoreCoupe de France: Field for Final Four now set
The field for the Coupe de France is now complete as Paris Levallois ended the impressive run through the tournament by NM1 club Sorgues, 91:71, on Tuesday. Paris will now square off against Lyon-Villeurbanne in the semifinals, while Nanterre will face Pro B club Boulogne-sur-Mer in the other semifinal. The semifinals will be held on…
Read MoreDaniel McClintock to AS Monaco Basket
Big man Daniel McClintock (212 cm, Northern Arizona’00) has signed a deal to play for AC Monaco Basket from France’s NM1. Before this deal, the 36-year-old was with the Arizona Scorpions from the ABA. In the 2011-12 season he played for MBC Mykolaiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. That season, he played 35 games and averaged 12.4…
Read MoreCoach interferes in game and causes loss!
Laurent Sciarra, the coach of Rouen in the second-tier of France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket was at the centre of a bizarre incident on the court as his team played fellow France Pro B team Boulogne Sur Mer on the weekend. With the game tied at 84-84 and Rouen defending, Sciarra decided to take matters…
Read MoreMarvin Jefferson signs with Boulazac
Marvin Jefferson (206 cm, Idaho’10) has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French Pro A until the end of the current season. Jefferson is joining with Dordogne from Forex Time Apollon (Cyprus, Division A and Eurochallenge) where he played 6 games in European competition with averages of 6.7ppg and 3.0apg. The 27-year old center…
Read MoreFrance LNB: Top clubs on track for showdown
As each week of the France LNB comes and goes, it looks more and more like this seasons top clubs, BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (16-6) and Strasbourg (16-6), are headed for a Week 30 showdown for the regular season title. In Week 13, when Strasbourg defeated Nanterre and Gravelines fell to Lyon-Villeurbanne, the two clubs drew even…
Read MoreCoupe de France: Nanterre first in semifinals
The Coupe de France headed into the quarterfinals on Tuesday with the first match-up taking place pitting Limoges (Pro A) against Nanterre (Pro A). Limoges is currently sitting in the No. 13 spot in the LNB at 8-12, while Nanterre is No. 7 sporting an 11-10 record. The other contest was the final Round of…
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