Germany
Stefon Jackson remains with Bremerhaven
Stefon Jackson (196 cm, UTEP’09) will be rejoining Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL for one more season. The 28-year-old will remain in the team’s roster for the 2013-14 season. Jackson showed some promise during the 2012-13 season. He averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg in the German league as a member of the team’s starting…
Read MoreTommy Mason-Griffin stays with Ratiopharm
Tommy Mason-Griffin (180 cm, Oklahoma’10) will be staying with Ratiopharm Ulm from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. He signed with the team in March 2011, but was unable to play for the team the entire 2012-13 season due to a severe knee injury in the pre-season. The wants to see what else he can…
Read MoreBar Timor pens with ALBA Berlin
German powerhouse ALBA Berlin (Bundesliga, Euroleague) has announced the signing of Israeli guard Bar Timor (190 cm) today. ALBA officially confirmed that the 21-year old has signed to the club on a three year contract and said the prospect will begin his ALBA career during the 2013/2014 season. The player has been in his native…
Read MoreFaisal Aden signs with SC Rasta Vechta
Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has signed with SC Rasta Vechta, a new entrant into Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Somalian-American is coming off a brief stint with Acea Virtus Roma from Italy’s SerieA. He signed with them in February 2013 and was released in April. He played six games, but…
Read MoreLawson stays with Chemnitz
Donald Lawson (208 cm, Western Michigan’10) will get to play his fourth season for BV Chemnitz 99 from Germany’s ProA. Lawson has shown some steady improvement in his three seasons with Chemnitz. He has shown potential on the defensive end of the floor, as exhibited by his averages of 1.3 bpg and 1.4 spg in…
Read MoreMeiers to join Mitteldeutscher
Latvian big man Martins Meiers (208 cm) will get to spread his wings in Germany’s BBL with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels. The 22-year-old Meiers has played his entire career in his home country, but should be ready to take the next step and be MBC’s new project for the future. Meiers showed us a promising 2012-13…
Read MoreFischer parts ways with LTi 46ers
Matthias Fischer will no longer be the head coach of LTi Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL) next season. It is reported that he and the team have agreed to part ways. The LTi 46ers were dead last in Germany’s BBL standings in 2012-13 with a 4-30 record. Before joining the LTi 46ers, Fischer was the head coach…
Read MoreBryan Bailey to stay with Bayreuth
Bryan Bailey (185 cm, Bucknall’02) will be leaving Virtus Roma in Italy’s Serie A and heading back to BBC Bayreuth (Germany, BBL Bundesliga) for the 2013/2014 season. Bailey penned with Roma at the beginning of May and featured 11 times for the team with averages of 4.5ppg, 2.7rpg, and 2.7apg. In fact, Bailey’s season with…
Read MoreWilliams extends deal with Vechta
American Richard Williams (178 cm, San Diego State’09) has penned a new deal with German BBL new boys SC Rasta Vechta. The team gained promotion to the Bundesliga from the ProA this season and have already secured point guard Williams to the roster for the 2013/2014 campaign. During the season with Vechta the 25-year old…
Read MoreMichael Koch bids farewell to Bonn
Telekom Baskets Bonn from Germany’s BBL is headed in a new direction next season. The team’s management has decided not to renew the contract of long-time head coach Michael Koch. Bonn should be announcing its top prospects for his replacement soon. Koch, who has been Bonn’s head coach since 2005, has led the team to…
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