Greece
Jason Kapono to be with Panathinaikos soon
Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has resolved his family situation and is now set to join Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) on Dec. 10th, it’s been reported. Kapono was set to arrive in Athens the first week in November, but it turns out his wife was having complications with her pregnancy and Kapono chose to stay with her…
Read MoreTerrell Stoglin joins Ilysiakos Athens
Terrell Stoglin (185 cm, Maryland ’12) has come to terms with Ilysiakos Athens (Greece-A1) to suit up for the club for the rest of the season. Stoglin was a member of the University of Maryland basketball team for two seasons, averaging 16.4 points per game in 65 games. In 2011-12 he averaged 21.6 points per…
Read MoreJason Kapono future uncertain with Panathinaikos
An announcement was made late last week that Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) had signed former NBA player Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) and that he was to arrive in Athens this past Sunday. Unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances with his family arose that prevented him from making the trip and has put his future with the club on hold.…
Read MoreJason Kapono moves from NBA to Panathinaikos
Jason Kapono (201 cm, UCLA’03) has come to terms with Panathinaikos (Greece-A1) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. An official announcement on Panathinaikos’ website says that Kapono will arrive in Athens on Sunday. Kapono was a four-year starter at UCLA, where he had a career scoring average of 16.5 points per game. That number…
Read MoreMarcus Banks heads to Panathinaikos
Marcus Banks (188 cm, UNLV’02) has agreed to terms with Panathinaikos (Euroleague) to join the Euroleague club for the remainder of the season. Banks, who’s got seven years of NBA experience, will help the Greek squad firm up their roster at the guard position. He was the 13th pick overall in the 2003 NBA draft…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey released by Olympiacos
Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions Olympiacos Piraeus has officially released center Joey Dorsey prior to Thursday’s road game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, ending their relationship two weeks after he criticized the organization and stopped playing with the team. Dorsey arrived to Olympiacos before last season’s Top 16 and helped the Reds to win the Euroleague…
Read MoreAudrius Prakuraitis new coach of DniproAzot
Ukrainian team DniproAzot has fired Greek head coach Vasilis Fragias and replaced him with Lithuanian coach Audrius Prakuraitis. Prakuraitis is an experienced coach who last season was the assistant at Trefl Sopot in Poland and before that he was the head coach in Romania and an assistant with the Lithuanian National Cadet Team. Audrius Prakuraitis…
Read MoreJosh Powell signs with Olympiakos
Josh Powell (206 cm, North Carolina State’03) has signed with Greek team Olympiakos. Josh Powell was recently cut by the San Antonio Spurs and split his time last season between China and Puerto Rico. Previously, he spent most of his career in the NBA. Powell comes to Olympiakos to replace Joey Dorsey who recently walked…
Read MoreCliff Colimon signs with Rethymno
Cliff Colimon (182 cm, Eastern Washington’12) has signed with Greek team A.G.O Rethymno Aegean. Rookie Cliff Colimon started the season with another Greek team, Aris, but quickly made the switch to Rethymno.
Read MoreJoey Dorsey leaving Olympiacos for NBA
Joey Dorsey (203 cm, Memphis’08) has announced that he will be leaving returning Euroleague and Greece A1 champion Olympiacos effectively immediately and has worked out a contract termination with the club. With NBA rosters being cut to the league maximum 15 this week for the season opener coming next week, the timing is good for…
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