France
Bambale Osby parts ways with Orleans
Bambale Osby (203 cm, Maryland’08) has left Entente Orleans 45 (France-ProA). He played 10 games in the French ProA league, where he was averaging 8.4ppg over those 10 games and played five games in the EuroCup, where he contributed 9.0ppg. Last season he played for Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket (France-ProB), where he dropped in an average…
Read MoreSiutat Re-elected as FFBB President
On Saturday, the general assembly of the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) re-elected FIBA Europe board member Jean-Pierre Siutat as President. The 53-year old will now lead one of the biggest European Federations for a four-year cycle until 2016. 184 delegates, representing the 4,456 registered clubs as well as all licence holders voted in a secret…
Read MoreDrew Viney inks with Orleans
Drew Viney (203 cm, Loyala Marymount’12) has agreed to terms with Entente Orleans (France-ProA) for the remainder of the season. Viney started the 2012-13 campaign with Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL), but was released after two games, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. He spent three seasons with Loyala Marymount (US-NCAA) where he averaged 16.4…
Read MoreJoseph Gomis agrees to terms with SLUC Nancy
Joseph Gomis (180 cm) has agreed to terms with SLUC Nancy (France-ProA), which marks a return to the club for Gomis, who also played for Nancy during the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. Gomis has been playing for Limoges CSP Elite for the past season and a half starting in France ProB and helping the club…
Read MoreDragan Ceranic signs with Bordeaux
Serbian center Dragan Ceranic (212 cm, 1976) has signed with French Pro B team JSA Bordeaux Basket. Dragan Ceranic started this season on Cyprus and played in Greece last season. He is a veteran and a true Globetrotter who has played in many countries throughout his career.
Read MoreFrance LNB All-Star Selections Announced
On Dec. 30th, the 2012 France LNB All-Star Game will be played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and will also feature a variety of activities such as a three-point shooting contest, a skills competition and a dunk contest. On Wednesday, they held a press conference to announce the participants in the game and the…
Read MoreCedrick Banks joins Chalon
Cedrick Banks (190 cm, University of Illinois-Chicago’05) has agreed to a short-term agreement with Elan Chalon (France-ProA) to replace Brion Rush, who was also on a short-term deal to replace the injured Marcus Denman. Banks’ deal is good through Jan. 5, according to a statement released by the team, and it’s expected that, if all…
Read MoreBrion Rush leaves Chalon
Brion Rush (185 cm, Grambling’06) finished his short-term medical contract with Elan Chalon (France-ProA) Sunday night with his best performance of the assignment dropping in 30 points in their win over Paris Levallois. Rush had a provision put into the contract that allowed him to leave the assignment early if a better contract came available.…
Read MoreFrance LNB Standings – Week 9
France LNB Standings – Week 9
Read MoreClaude Marquis joins SLUC Nancy
Claude Marquis (204 cm) has been added to the roster of SLUC Nancy (France-ProA) with a three-month contract to replace Shawn King (208 cm, Oral Roberts University’08), who is out with an injury. Marquis was last in the colors of Pau-Orthez (France-ProA), where he averaged 7.9ppg and 5.2rpg. He’s been in the Cholet (France-ProA) program…
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