Greece
Ivan Maras heads to Ilysiakos
Ivan Maras (207 cm) has joined up with struggling Greek outfit Ilysiakos (A1) as the team continues its fight against potential relegation. The 26-year old Montenegrin has been playing with Etha Engomis Nicosia (Cyprus, Division A) since January and the power forward has recorded averages of 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over 14…
Read MoreNemanja Radovic heads to Greece
Nemanja Radovic (206 cm) is headed to Greece to play for KAO Dramas (A1). The 22-year-old Montenegrin player began the 2012-13 season playing for KK Versac from Serbia’s A Legue. The youngster played 26 games for Vrsac and averaged 15.5 ppg and 8.7 rpg. It was a reasonably productive stint for Radovic as Vrsac made…
Read MoreBarcelona takes 1-0 lead with OT win
FC Barcelona Regal took a 1-0 lead over Panathinaikos Athens in their best-of-five playoff series in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague. It was an intense and tightly contested game that required an extra quarter of action in order to get a final resolution of 72-70 in favor of Barcelona. Perennial Euroleague competitor, Panathinaikos drew first…
Read MoreGabe Pruitt inks with Rethymno
Gabe Pruitt (193 cm, USC’07) has signed with Greek A1 team AGO Rethymno from D-League outfit Maine Red Claws (USA). Pruitt has spent the 2012-2013 season in the D-League, firstly with Sioux Falls Skyfall where he played 34 games and averaged 6.5ppg, 2.1rpg, and 2.3apg. The point guard then joined with Maine Red Claws in…
Read MoreBrandon McKnight signs with Ikaros
Brandon McKnight (188 cm, Purdue’05) has signed in Greece with Ikaros. McKnight signed with the Stockholm Eagles from Sweden this past January but didn’t stay very long with the troubled club. He played a total of 7 games in which he averaged 19.6 ppg and 4.6 aspg. Brandon McKnight has been around the block and…
Read MoreOrion Outerbridge moves do Rhodes
Kolossos Rhodes (Greece, A1) officially announced the signing of American Orion Outerbridge (205 cm, Rhode Island’12) today. The forward is currently in his first season as a professional Basketball player and has been with AEL Limassol (Cyprus, Division A) where he participated in 9 games and recorded impressive numbers of 16.3ppg, 5.7rpg, and 0.8apg. Orion…
Read MoreDiego Kapelan joins Kolossos Rhodes
25-year old Canadian guard Diego Kapelan (190 cm, Mcneese State’11) is on his way to Greece to play with A1 team Kolossos Rhodes. Kapelan turned pro back in 2011 and has played with three teams in his pro career and his posting in Rhodes will be his first time in the Greek league. During the…
Read MoreSolomon Alabi joins Ikaros Kallitheas
Solomon Alabi (216 cm, Flordia St.’10) has found a new team. He has signed with Ikaros Kallitheas from Greece’s A1 League. He started the 2012-13 season playing for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles from China’s CBA, signing with them in December 2012. He then moved to the NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede later that month. He…
Read MoreSmush Parker signs with Peristeri
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Smush Parker (193 cm, Fordham’02) has signed with Peristeri BC Athens from Greece’s A1. Parker began the 2012-13 season with a brief five-game stint playing for KK Cibona VIP Zagreb from Croatia’s A1. During that run the 31-year-old veteran averaged 9.8 ppg and 2.8 apg. He played in Iran’s Superleague…
Read MoreJonathan Mitchell to Peristeri BC Athens
Peristeri BC Athens has bolstered its roster by adding two new players. They have added veteran NBA guard Smush Parker, and the 26-year-old Jonathan Mitchell (200 cm, Rutgers’11). The Rutgers alum started the 2012-13 season playing for Greentops Netanya from Israel’s Winner League. He played six games for them and averaged 12.2 ppg and 3.8…
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