Greece
Gregor Arbet signs with Kavala
Gregor Arbet (195 cm, 1983) has signed a deal with Greek A1 team Kavala. Arbet has been a long-time member of the Estonian National Team. He is being added for his defensive abilities. He was named six times to the Estonian league All-Defensive team. He averaged 6.3 ppg and 2.6 rpg in the Estonian championships…
Read MoreMladen Pantic joins Ikaros
Mladen Pantic (209 cm) has joined Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece-A1) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Pantic started the season with KK Borac Cacak (Serbia-A League), where he contributed 20.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game over nine Serbian A League games. Last season Pantic suited up for KK Hemofarm Stada Vrsac (Serbia-A League) and played in 25…
Read MoreVasilis Fragias to lead Kolossos
Vasilis Fragias has been hired as the new head coach of Kolossos Rhodes BC (Greece-A1), replacing recently released Minas Gecko. Fragias started the 2012-13 season at the helm of SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukraine-Superleague), but was released in Nov., 2012. He was the head coach of Kolossos last season (2011-12) and has coached the club from 2002-2006.…
Read MoreKieron Achara signs for Kavala
Kieron Achara (208 cm, Duquesne’08) has signed in Greece with Kavala, or “ENOSI KALATHOSFAIRISIS KAVALAS” which is the official name. The forward started the season in his native Schotland, where he had an “open contract” with the Glasgow Rocks. With them Achara averaged 17 ppg and 8.3 rpg in the BBL. He joins a Greek…
Read MoreStevan Nadjfeji joins Kolossos
Stevan Nadjfeji (202 cm) has agreed to terms with VAP Kolossos Rodou (Greece-A1) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Nadjfeji most recently played for Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1) averaging 7.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 34 Greek A1 League games in 2011-12. Prior to Panionios he wore the colors of BC Igokea…
Read MoreFilip Covic signs with Panionios
Filip Covic (178 cm) has signed to play with Panionios BC (Greece-A1) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Covic played for Crvena Zvezda (Serbia-Adriatic League) in 2011-12 and started the 2012-13 season, but left the team after three games after finding the pressure of being the son of the club’s President Nebojsa Covic and…
Read MoreAndrea Trinchieri to coach Greek National team
Andrea Trinchieri will coach the Greek National Team for the next two years. The Italian coach agreed with
Read MoreCSKA Moscow to tryout Theo Papaloukas
35 year old free agent guard Teodoros Papaloukas from Greece will practice with Russian Euroleague team CSKA Moscow for a while, with a possibility of signing a contract for the rest of the season. Papaloukas was one of the star players of CSKA between 2002 and 2008, winning two Euroleague titles (2006, 2008), being named…
Read MoreACB threatens coaches Katsikaris and Repesa
The Spanish ACB (Endesa league) made some strong statements in an interview with the Spanish newspaper “El Mundo Deportivo”
Read MoreJames Gist – Andy Panko trade official
Both Panathinaikos and Unicaja announced the trade on their websites on Friday, making the rumors and speculation official, James Gist has headed to Greece to wear green and Andy Panko has headed to Malaga to return to the Spain ACB were he was the MVP just a season ago. Says Gist of the move: “I…
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