Germany
Bryce Taylor joins FC Bayern Muenchen
Bryce Taylor (196 cm, Oregon’08) has signed a two-year deal to play for FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL). Taylor is moving to his new club after spending the 2012-13 season playing for another BBL team, the Artland Dragons Quakenbruek. Taylor was able to play six games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 10.5 ppg and…
Read MoreJay R Stowbridge to Cuxhaven
Jay R Strowbridge (183 cm, Oregon’11) will play with German ProA team Cuxhaven Bascats next season for what will be his second stint in German Basketball. The point guard previously played for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany, BBL) for 8 games during the 2011/2012 season where he picked up averages of just 2.0 points per game.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Croatia holds off Ukraine rally
In one of two FIBA Men U20 European Championship games that required an extra five on Wednesday, the Ukrainians took a mere three minutes to erase the 16-point deficit the Croatians had over them with six minutes to play, to send the contest into overtime. Unfortunately, once the two clubs got into the extra frame…
Read MoreYotam Halperin leaves Munich
Israeli national player Yotam Halperin (193 cm) has parted company with German BBL team FC Bayern Munich after one season with the club. The small forward joined the German outfit at the start of the 2012/2013 season and played 41 times for the team. Despite arriving with a big reputation the 29-year old failed to…
Read MoreTanner Smith, signed by Neckar RIESEN
Tanner Smith (195 cm, Clemson’12) will be playing in Germany’s BBL this 2013-14 for Neckar RIESEN Ludwigsburg. The 23-year-old Smith played his rookie season as a pro for Landstede Basketbal Zwolle from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie this 2012-13. Smith produced some solid numbers, averaging 18.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 38 games in the Dutch league.…
Read MoreReggie Redding set to join ALBA Berlin
Reggie Redding (196 cm, Villanova’10) will be joining ALBA Berlin from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. The Philly native, who turns 25 in a few days, played the last two seasons for the Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL). In 2012-13 Redding averaged 14.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 4.1 apg in 34 games.. His balanced all-around…
Read MoreMen U20 European Championships open in Estonia
Fans of the Men U20 European Championships were treated to just about every type of contest on the opening day of the 2013 tournament with come-from-behind wins, blowouts, upsets, and a buzzer-beater to fill the schedule. In Group A, Germany opened the event with a 14-point win over Georgia and U20 defending champions Lithuania bridged…
Read MoreMen U20 European Championship set to tip-off
The FIBA Europe Men U20 European Championship are set to open competition on Tuesday, July 9 in Tallinn, Estonia with 20 national teams looking to bring the title back home after the title game on July 21. Teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia,…
Read MoreDavid Godbold signs with BG Goettingen
David Godbold (196 cm, Oklahoma’08) is headed to Germany to play for the ProA team BG Goettingen in the 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old Godbold spent the last two seasons playing in Slovakia for BC Prievidza (Extraliga). In 2012-13 he averaged 10.3 ppg and 6.8 rpg in 21 games in the Slovakian league. In 2011-12 he…
Read MoreJonathan Wallace returns to Germany
Jonathan Wallace (187 cm, Georgetown’08) has been added by the Walter Tigers Tuebingen from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. Wallace played the 2012-13 season for Belfius Mons-Hainaut from Belgium’s Ethias league. He represented Mons-Hainaut in two leagues that season, averaging 13.5 ppg and 3.5 apg in the EuroChallenge. In the Belgian league he averaged…
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