Germany
David Bell stays with Phoenix Hagen
David Bell (186 cm, Montana’03) has gotten a contract extension from Phoenix Hagen, from Germany’s BBL. Bell will be with the team until 2015. Bell did well in his return to Phoenix Hagen this 2012-13 season, averaging 15.7 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 34 games. He was a member of the team in the 2010-11…
Read MoreSasa Obradovic inks with Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin (Germany, BBL) has announced that head coach Sasa Obradovic will fulfill his contract and will be at the helm for the 2013-2014 campaign. Alba manager Marco Baldi revealed the news and also said that he and Obradovic had already met to plan for next season. The Serbian guided Alba Berlin to 5th place…
Read MoreMark Dorris to stay with Hagen
American guard Mark Dorris (188 cm, Marshall’07) has signed a contract extension with German BBL team Phoenix Hagen that will keep him with the club through the 2013-2014 season. Phoenix Hagen has been trying to keep a team that finished 8th in this seasons BBL intact for next season. The extension for Dorris follows compatriots…
Read MoreBen Simons heads to Germany
Ben Simons (203 cm, Drake’13) has signed with Walter Tigers Tuebingen in the German Bundesliga straight from college. The 22-year old forward has just completed his final year with Drake and will head into professional Basketball boasting averages of 14.1ppg, 3.6rpg, and 1.8apg over 34 games in his final year. The American is the latest…
Read MoreJacob Burtschi returns to Frankfurt
Jacob Burtschi (198 cm, Air Force’07) has signed to play next season with the Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (Germany, BBL) for what will be his second stint with the club. Burtschi played the 2012-2013 season with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven also of the German Bundesliga. The 29-year old forward played 33 times for Bremerhaven and posted averages of…
Read MoreJohn Patrick stays with Ludwigsburg
John Patrick has extended his contract with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany, BBL Bundesliga) and will remain the head coach of the team for another two seasons. The agreement means the American will now coach Ludwigsburg through the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons. The 45-year old joined the team in January of this year and could not…
Read MoreOldham to coach Bremerhaven
Calvin Oldham will be the new coach of Eisbaeraen Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL. He’s had some background coaching Germany before. Oldham was Head Coach of Bayreuth (1996-1998) and Leverkusen (1998-2002) earlier in his career. He was also Associate Head Coach of ALBA Berlin (Bundesliga) from 2005 to 2007. He guided Berlin to become the German…
Read MoreMcElroy extends with NY Phantoms
Immanuel McElroy (193 cm, Cincinnati’02) has received a two-season contract extension from the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig from Germany’s BBL. McElroy has been with the team since the 2011-12 season. In his rookie season he averaged 8.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 34 games. McElroy exhibited some improvement in his second season with the club.…
Read MoreAdam Chubb extended by EWE Baskets
Adam Chubb (208 cm, Pennsylvania’04) has been given a contract extension by EWE Baskets Oldenburg from Germany’s BBL. He will remain with the team until 2015. He has been a member of EWE Baskets since the 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 Adam played 33 games in the German league and averaged 10.6 ppg and 7.0 rpg.…
Read MoreLarry Gordon extends with Phoenix Hagen
Phoenix Hagen from Germany’s BBL has signed Larry Gordon (196 cm, California Polytechnica Pomona’09) to a two-year contract extension. Gordon is coming off a solid season for Phoenix Hagen, averaging 12.8 ppg and 6.5 rpg in 34 games this 2012-13. He displayed a solid stroke from the outside, averaging 2.3 triples per game. In 2011-12…
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