Germany
Alba’s Vule Avdalovic out for the season
After making it to the Top 16 for the first time in four seasons, bad news came over Alba Berlin on Friday when it was confirmed by the club that point guard Vule Avdalovic will have to miss the rest of the season due to a rupture in the inner ligaments of his left knee.…
Read MoreFrank Menz named German National Team Coach
Frank Menz was named the new head coach of the German National team today, replacing Svetislav Pesic, who left the post to take over as FC Bayern Munich’s coach. Menz has been a coach within the German Federation since 2005, assisting Dick Bauermann in 2009 and 2011 at the European Championships and assisting Svetislav Pesic…
Read MoreSvetislav Pesic tabbed as new coach for Bayern Munich
At a press conference held earlier today, 63-year old Svetislav Pesic was announced as the new head coach of FC Bayern Munich (German-BBL). Pesic replaces interim head coach Yannis Christopoulos, who was moved from an assistant coach with the club to the top coaching spot when management fired long-time coach Dirk Bauermann on Sept. 27th,…
Read MoreJimmy Baxter suspended by Giessen
Jimmy Baxter (198cm, South Florida’02) has been suspended by Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL) until further notice. No further information has been released by the club or Baxter regarding the matter. As of Friday, Baxter was averaging 14.6 points per game in the BBL over nine contests and is the second best scorer on the team behind…
Read MoreDerrick Byars signs with ALBA Berlin
Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) has signed with German Euroleague team ALBA Berlin. Byars already played for ALBA back in 2009/2010 and has since then played in Greece, the D-League, Venezuela, France, and the NBA.
Read MoreAndrew Drevo released by Artland Dragons
Andrew Drevo (202 cm, Nebraska’04) has been released by the Artland Dragons (Germany-BBL) after just six games into the 2012-13 season. Drevo was under a two month contract with the Dragons with the option to extend to the end of the season, which the team has decided not to exercise. He was averaging 8.8 points…
Read MoreTuebingen replaces Douglas Davis with Cameron Wells
German Bundesliga team Walter Tuebingen has decided to terminate the contract with rookie Douglas Davis (180 cm, Princeton’12) who only averaged 3.2 ppg so far in five Beko BBL games. His replacement will be Cameron Wells (185 cm, Citadel’11) who played in the Netherlands last season where he averaged 14 ppg and 3.6 aspg for…
Read MoreMark Dorris pens deal with Phoenix Hagen
Mark Dorris (188 cm, Marshall’08) has agreed to terms with Phoenix Hagen (Germany-BBL) for the 2012-13 season. Dorris suited up for EnBW Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) last season, averaging 9.8 points per game over 33 games. Prior to that he was with Phoenix Hagen and averaged 15.3 points per game over 34 games. He played his collegiate…
Read MoreJibril Hodges inks deal with ETB Wohnbau
Jibril Hodges (188 cm, Long Beach State’06) has inked an agreement with ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen (Germany-ProA) for the 2012-13 season. Hodges, son of former Chicago Bulls guard Craig Hodges, most recently played for Top Cop Security Jaszbereny (Hungary-A Division), averaging 16.7 points and 4.0 assists per game over 24 games. During the 2010-11 season…
Read MoreJermaine Bucknor extends deal with TBB Trier
Jermaine Bucknor (199 cm, Richmond’06) has extended his contract with TBB Trier (German-BBL) through the 2014 season. Bucknor was on a short-term contract to fill in for an injured Trier team member and management decided to sign him to an extended contract. He last played at S. Oliver Baskets Wurzburg (German-BBL).
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