Lithuania
Terrence Joyner signs with Naglis Palangos
Terrence Joyner (190 cm, Mississippi Valley State’12) has signed to wear the colors of Naglis Palangos (Lithuania-LKL) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Joyner played for two seasons at Mississippi Valley State where he compiled an overall scoring average of 11.6 points per game over 63 games. Joyner was invited to play for the…
Read MoreCrisis in Zalgiris, owner asks money from fans
The famous Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas has a very good start this season. They ended in first place in Group C of the Euroleague, qualified for the Top-16 while remaining unbeaten in the Lithuanian championship, and are in 2nd place in the VTB League after CSKA Moscow. Nevertheless, there seem to be some financial problems.…
Read MoreGytis Andrijauskas joins Dzukija Alytus
Gytis Andrijauskas (188 cm) has joined Dzukija Alytus (Lithuania-NKL) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Andrijauskas started the season with BK Kaspiy Aktau (Kazakhstan-D1). Last season he started the season with Ezerunas-Karys Moletai (Lithuania-NKL), averaging 9.4 points per game over 18 games. He moved to BK Kaspiy Aktau in Jan., 2012, putting in 10 games, averaging 9.1…
Read MoreAsseco Prokom and coach Kemzura part ways
Polish Euroleague team Asseco Prokom Gdynia and Lithuanian coach Kestutis Kemzura reached an agreement to part ways. The coach signed with the Polish team last summer. Asseco didn’t qualify for the final 16 of the Euroleague and is only in 5th place in the domestic Polish league with a 7-3 record.
Read MoreDarrick Leonard named Baltic League Player of the Month
UTENA – Darrick Leonard (190 cm, Aurora University’07) became the first player of the new season to clinch the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) Player of the Month honors after being chosen as the league’s best player in October. The 28-year-old American guard has emerged as the key player for Juventus, maintaining consistency throughout the whole…
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 MoreMilija Bogicevic to replace head coach Adomaitis at Anwil
Serbian coach Milija Bogicevic will replace Lithuanian head coach Dainius Adomaitis of Anwil Wloclawek. The Polish team has had a very bad start this season with a 1-4 record and it was clear that somebody had to be the scapegoat. Milija Bogicevic coached another Polish team last season, Basket Poznan, and had also been an…
Read MoreAleksandar Dzikic and Lietuvos Rytas part ways
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius announced a coaching change on Friday with Aleksandar Dzikic stepping down and assistant coach Darius Maskoliunas taking over. According to Krepsinis.net, the decision for Dzikic to leave was made mutually after a meeting with management. Another assistant, Srdjan Flajs, also leaves the club with Dzikic. L. Rytas opened its Turkish Airlines Euroleague…
Read MoreIbrahim Jaaber inks deal with BC Zaligiris Kauna
Ibrahim Jaaber (1.87m, college: UPenn) has inked a contract with BC Zalgiris Kauna (Lithuania-LKL) to play in the Euroleague in 2012-13. Jaaber enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was twice named Ivy League Player of the Year (2006 & 2007). He averaged 18.2 points per game as a junior…
Read MoreJustas Sinica signs deal with Sakalai
Justas Sinica (2.03m) has signed on to wear team Vilniaus Sakalai’s (Lithuania-Baltic League) colors for the upcoming season. Sinica has been touring around looking for teams, he most recently was in tryouts with Varese Cimberio (Italy-SerieA) and Bologna Biancoglu (Italy-Lega2), but was release by both. Last season he played for Prienu Rudupis (Italy-Lega2) where he…
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