Greece
Aloysius Anagonye signs with Ilysiakos
Nigerian big man Aloysius Anagonye (203 cm, Michigan State’03) has signed in Greece with Ilysiakos. The team is currently having a hard time with a 1-9 record in the Greek Championship. Anagonye is a very experienced player who played in various countries and leagues, including the Euroleague. Last season he played in Spain (both ACB…
Read MorePanathinaikos sends Derwin Kitchen to Cedevita
Greek team Panathinaikos Athens has sent Derwin Kitchen (193 cm, Florida State’11) on loan to Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb. Kitchen will play for Cedevita for the rest of this season and then return to Panathinaikos where he is under contract for the 2013/2014 season as well.
Read MoreVeljko Budimir signs with Ilysiakos
Croatian forward Veljko Budimir has signed with Greek team Ilysiakos. He will replace American Ernest Scott who left the club last week. Budimir comes from Croatian team Osijecki Sokol where he averaged 13.7 ppg in 9 games.
Read MoreMike Batiste honored by Panathinaikos
In the world of professional sports, it’s not every day that a player spends a number of years with a team, then moves on, only to be given a hero’s welcome when they come back to suit up in the opposing team colors. Friday evening, when Fenerbahce made the journey to Athens for a Euroleague…
Read MorePanathinaikos BC President steps down
Dimitris Giannakopoulos, president and majority shareholder of Panathinaikos BC, called a press conference Friday morning to announce that due to what he called, “…betrayal of my own blood…”, he was stepping down from his position as club president and was going to give his ownership stake in the club to anyone interested in having it.…
Read MoreMike Batiste released, will play tonight
Mike Batiste has been released by the Greek authorities this morning. It turned out that his former team Panathinaikos had in fact paid the EUR 200.000 in taxes that was claimed. The American big man will play with his current team Fenerbahce in tonight’s Euroleague game against his former team Panathinaikos.
Read MoreMike Batiste taken into custody in Athens
Mike Batiste (204 cm, Arizona State’99) has been taken into custody by airport authorities in Athens over unpaid taxes due to the Greek government, according to a local source. Batiste is currently playing for Turkish squad Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL), but prior to joining Ulker this season, he spent nine years in the uniform of Panathinaikos,…
Read MoreEdin Bavcic returns to KAO Dramas
Edin Bavcic (211 cm) has signed to return to KAO Dramas (Greece-A1), where he played part of the 2011-12 season. Bavcic started last season with Vanoli-Braga Cremona (Italy-SerieA), but was released in Dec., 2011. He signed with KAO Dramas shortly after and put up 10.9ppg and 5.5rpg in 18 games. He moved to Limoges CSP…
Read MoreNew coach for Russian national team
Fotis Katsikaris should be the new head coach of the Russian National Team according to rumors. The 45-year old Greek coach is said to have agreed in principal to a four-year deal with the Russian Federation, to replace David Blatt. The hurdle is the rule in the Spanish ACB which denies coaches the right to…
Read MoreParis Horne joins A.G.O. Aegean
Paris Horne (191 cm, St. John’s’11) has been picked up by A.G.O. Aegean (Greece-A1) for the rest of the season. Horne was a four-year member of the St. John’s Red Storm basketball team, finishing his fourth year of eligibility in 2011. While at St. John’s he suited up for 133 games, averaging 9.3 points per…
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