Jerry Johnson picked up by Demir IBB

Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) has agreed to terms with Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket (Turkey-BSL) and will be joining the team this 2016-17. Johnson is an American international basketball player who also holds a passport from Kazakhstan. He was a former member of the Kazakhstan national team from 2013 to 2015. Johnson is coming off…

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Robert Lowery joins BK Astana

Robert Lowery (188 cm, Dayton’10) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BK Astana (Kazakhstan-D1) this upcoming 2016-17 season. Lowery began the 2015-16 season playing for AE Nea Kifisia Dimoulas Athens (Greece-A1). In six games Robert registered averages of 16.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg. In January 2016 he headed to Germany after…

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FIBA Announces New Euro Competition

FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…

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Jerry Johnson extends with BK Astana

It appears that Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) has truly found a team he can call “home” in BK Astana (Kazakhstan-D1). The team is keeping him for the 2015/16 season. Johnson joined Astana way back in 2011 and has previously received a contract extension from the team in 2013. Johnson has been calling the plays…

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VTB: Khimky and Avtodor win

The tenth round of the 2014/2015 VTB United League season tipped off on Saturday with two games during the evening, with two road wins recorded. Khimky continued its dazzling VTB United League form and maintained pressure at the top of the standings with a win over Astana, while Avtodor put itself back into the chasing…

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Justinas Olechnavicius joins Barsy Atyrau

Barsy Atyrau (Kazakhstan-Higher League) has added Lithuanian player Justinas Olechnavicius (193 cm) for the 2014-15 season. This will be Justinas’ first signing outside of his home Lithuania. This will be a new experience for the 20-year-old project and he will get much needed exposure to further develop and improve his game. He will be coming…

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Janis Blums signed by BC Astana

Latvian Janis Blums (191 cm) is the latest addition to BC Astana’s roster this 2013-14 season. Blums played for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania’s LKL in 2012-13. He was a solid reserve off Lietuvos Rytas’ bench in the VTB United league, posting averages of 12.3 ppg and 2.1 apg. In nine Euroleague games Janis averaged…

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Olaseni Lawal inks with BC Astana

Nigerian-American Olaseni Lawal (208 cm, Wayne State, Michigan’09) has signed with Kazakhstan’s BC Astana for the 2013-14 season. Olaseni’s addition is will be expected to bolster BC Astana’s frontcourt with his inside presence and ability to clean up on the glass. Lawal played the 2012-13 season for Tezenis Verona from Italy’s Lega Due. He logged…

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Pat Calathes set to join BC Astana

Pat Calathes (208 cm, St. Joseph’s’08) is expected to sign a two-year deal to play for BC Astana from Kazakhstan (D1). Calathes, who is Greek-American, played the 2012-13 season for Maccabi Bazan Haifa from Israel’s Winner League. There he averaged 16.3 ppg and 9.3 rpg in 36 games. Calathes spent most of his professional career…

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Jerry Johnson stays with BC Astana

Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) is slated to remain with BC Astana from Kazakhstan (D1) for at least one more season. Johnson will be entering his third season with the club this 2013-14. In 2012-13 the 31-year-old Johnson logged 14 games for Astana in the VTB United League and averaged 11.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…

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