Greece
Vangelis Alexandris removed as coach of Aris
Vangelis Alexandris, despite inking a new two-year deal prior to the season opener, has been removed as skipper of the Aris Thessalonki squad (Greece-A1). After an 0-2 start to the A1 season, Aris management felt it was the right time to make a move, so they’ve brought in Vangelis Agelou, who has been an assistant…
Read MoreMihalis Kakiouzis pens deal with SAV Vacallo Basket
Mihalis Kakiouzis (2.06m) signed a new contract with SAV Vacallo Basket (Greece-LNA) for the new season. Kakiouzis’ former team was Acea Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA), where he averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over 22 games.
Read MoreGreece Basket League Begins Play
Earlier this week the board members of ESAKE, the controlling board of the Greece Basket League, decided that it was in the best interest of everyone involved in the league to begin play this weekend. In a short statement the ESAKE board stated, “The board of ESAKE, having as its objective the smooth functioning of…
Read MoreIgor Milošević signs with Panathinaikos
Igor Milošević has signed with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. Milošević, who hold both a Serbian and Greek passport, played for Astana in Kazakhstan at the beginning of last season before he moved to the German Bundesliga. There he averaged 7.7 ppg for Braunschweig.
Read MoreStart of Greek Basket League postponed indefinitely
As reported on the league’s website, the board of directors of the Greek Basket League have decided to postpone the start of the 2012-13 season indefinitely. At the core of the decision is the inability of the teams in the league to come to a mutually beneficial agreement with the ERT Television Company on fees…
Read MoreTyler Hughes signs on with Elefsina
Tyler Hughes (2.13m, college: Kansas St.) has signed an agreement to play for Elefsina (Greece-A1) during the 2012-13 season. Hughes played 52 games for the Shinshu Brave Warriors (Japan-BJ League) and averaged 9.1 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Read MoreDimitris Haritopoulos joins PAOK
Dimitris Haritopoulos (2.06m) has signed a deal to return to PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) after having played with them in 2006-08. Last season he played for Marousi (Greece) and V illeurbanne (France).
Read MoreBasketball Season 2012-13 Tips Off
If you’re a fan of International basketball, this is the greatest time of the year as in countries across globe basketball leagues have started play or are about to start. The summer has been filled with incredible International competition from the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier, Youth World Championships, 3×3 World Tour and World Championship, and the…
Read MoreStephane Lasme signs with Panathinaikos
Stephane Lasme (203 cm, UMASS’07) has signed with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Athens. Stephane Lasme played with the Boston Celtics in Las Vegas this summer in the NBA summer league. Last season he played in the Spanish ACB with Obradoiro CAB.
Read MoreOrion Outerbridge signs with Aris. What will FIBA say?
Orion Outerbridge (205 cm, Rhode Island’12) has signed with Greek team Aris Thessaloniki. It will be the first professional contract of Orion Outerbridge who last season played with Rhode Island in the NCAA and averaged 12.6 ppg and 6.8 rpg. The FIBA has banned Aris from signing import players after the team lost a FIBA…
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