France
French Leaders Cup: Gravelines-Strasbourg
Unlike most of the rest of Europe, France didn’t play their National Cup last week, they started the Disneyland Paris Leaders Cup LNB 2013 on Friday, Feb. 15. The top eight clubs in the French LNB descended on Disneyland Paris Friday for the quarterfinal round, followed by the semi-finals that were held on Saturday, with…
Read MorePatrick Sanders departs Charleville
Patrick Sanders (198 cm, Cal-Irvine’08) has parted company with Etoile Charleville-Mezieres (France Pro-B). Sanders joined Charleville at the start of the 2012-2013 season and played 21 games with the team posting impressive averages of 17.2ppg, 4.4rpg, and 1.1apg. Sanders will now be looking for a new team and hoping to continue his fine scoring form…
Read MoreAlex Acker joins Boulazac for 2 months
Alex Acker (196 cm, Peppperdine’05) has joined the roster at Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France, Pro A) on a two month contract. 29-year old guard Acker is known for his close control and effectiveness, which he will be bringing to Boulazac for the next 8 weeks as the team attempts to lift itself off the bottom…
Read MoreBrad Tinsley signs with Saint Vallier
Brad Tinsley (190 cm, Vanderbilt’12) has signed with Saint Vallier Basket Drome from France’s Pro B. Tinsley was signed by Generali Okapi Aalstar from Belgium’s Ethias League in December 2012. He played three games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 7.3 ppg and 1.3 apg. He also played four games for Aalstar in the…
Read MoreJustin Gray leaves Poitiers
Justin Gray (188 cm, Wake Forest ’06) has left French Pro A team Union Poitiers Basket 86. He played 17 games with them and averaged 8.9 ppg and 3.0 apg. Towards the end of last season he played two games for the Greek A1 League team Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas, where he averaged 4 ppg and…
Read MoreAlex Okafor signs with Union Rennes Basket 35
Union Rennes Basket 35 from France’s NM1 has signed 26-year-old Alex Okafor (202 cm, Princeton’08). Okafor played for the Bay Area Matrix from the USA’s ABA in the 2010-11 season. There, he averaged 18.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a member of the team’s starting five. In 2011 the team was the Regional Champion. That…
Read MoreMasse Doumbe signs with VAP Kolossos
Masse Doumbe (203 cm, Northwood Fl’12) has been signed by VAP Kolossos Rodou from Greece’s A1 League. The 26-year-old, French-born Doumbe averaged 19.2 ppg and 9.8 rpg in his senior year at Northwood. In 2012 he was awarded All-NAIA Division 2 Honorable Mention, while he was part of Northwood as they were NAIA D2 Finalists.…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter heads to Entente Orleans
Brandon Hunter (201 cm, Ohio University’03) has left Israeli outfit Galil Gilboa (Israel, Winner-League) and is headed to Entente Orleans 45 (France, Pro A). The American forward was playing his second stint in Israel after he had previously played with Hapoel Midgal Jerusalem during the 2009-2010 season, for whom he played 14 games in the…
Read MoreJason Fontenet signs with Antibes
Jason Fontenet (178 cm, Oregon State’06) has signed in France with Pro B team Olympique Antibes. Fontenet started this season in Belgium with Spirou Charleroi, where he averaged 14.7 ppg and 3.3 aspg in three Eurocup games. Last season Jason Fontenet played in Qatar. Previously he also played in Greece, Ukraine and the D-League. Antibes,…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Strasbourg knocks off Le Mans at home
Coming in to Week 17 of the French Pro A league there were three clubs sitting at the top of the 16 team field, Gravelines-Dunerque, Strasbourg
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