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Den Helder Kings will get its own sportcenter
Den Helder Kings will get its own sportcenter. The owners of Dante Real Estate Ltd. are Paul Mijnen and Rob Waardenburg. ,,That we have purchased this property is purely born from the idea of supporting basketball” said Waardenburg. ,,Our enthusiasm has made us decide to buy SportCenter so we will create a stable base for…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu and Maccabi Electra part ways
Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Maccabi Electra have agreed to part ways after it was found that the knee surgery Mensah-Bonsu recently had would take longer to rehab than originally expected. Mensah-Bonsu sustained the injury while playing for Great Britain at the London Olympic Games and it was announced that he would have arthroscopic surgery on the…
Read MoreJ.J Miller signs with Boras
J.J Miller (180 cm, UNC A&T) has signed with Swedish team Boras Basket. Las season J.J Miller played for the French team Poiters in the Pro A where he averaged 10.3 ppg and 2.4 aspg. He also played in Sweden before, during the 2003/2004 and the 2004/2005 season when he played for Sundsvall.
Read MoreKelvin Martin inks with Matrixx Magixx
Kelvin Martin (195 cm, Charleston Southern’12) has signed in the Netherlands with Matrixx Magixx from Nijmegen. He will be replacing Rashanti Harris. Kelvin Martin played college basketball last season with Charleston Southern where he averaged 15.4 ppg and 9.1 rpg. This will be his first professional contract.
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Tour concludes in Miami this week
12 of the best 3×3 squads in the world are heading to Miami, FL for the finale of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour competition. On Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, the teams representing cities from around the world, will square off in a competition that will divide the teams into two pools that…
Read MoreChris Stephenson signs with Naglis
Chris Stephenson (190 cm, UNC Asheville’12) has signed in Lithuania with Naglis Palangos. Last season Chris Stephenson played college basketball with UNC Asheville where he averaged 12.8 ppg. This will be his first professional contract.
Read MoreJerome Dyson signs with Hapoel Holon
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, Connecticut’10) has signed with Israeli team Hapoel Holon. Last season Jerome Dyson switched minutes between the NBA and the D-League. This will be his first stint overseas. Before signing Jerome Dyson, Hapoel Holon already signed Luther Head and D.J Strawberry but both players backed out of the deal.
Read MoreFIBA rules in favour of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Yogev Ohayon case
According to Israeli media, FIBA ruled in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the dispute between the squad and Yogev Ohayon. FIBA has agreed with Maccabi that it was against the contract they had with Ohayon for him to leave the team for Lokomotiv Kuban without any financial considerations. Ohayon claimed that his agreement had…
Read MoreTravon Bryant joins French squad Cholet Basket
Travon Bryant (2.06m, college: Missouri) has inked a deal with Cholet Basket (France-ProA) for this coming season. Bryant started last season with Budivelnyk (Ukraine-SuperLeague) and then moved to Le Mans, in France (France-ProA), where he averaged 5.4ppg and 3.1rpg.
Read MoreToure Murry signs with Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv
Former Wichita State point guard Toure Murry is set to enter the professional ranks with a new contract to play for Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). While at Wichita State he averaged 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest as a Senior. He also helped his squad win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT)…
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