Europe
Mirko Djeric, 17 year old Australian, brought in by Partizan
Mirko Djeric, one of the world’s most intriguing U17 guards, has been invited for a try out by Partizan Belgrade. The parents of Mirko Djeric are from Serbia, but Djeric himself was born in Australia and plays for the Australian U17 national team. At the last U17 World Championship in Lithuania, Mirko Djeric was the…
Read MoreAntwerp Giants add a giant of their own in 2.16m Yannick Driesen
The Antwerp Giants (Belgium) inked a deal with Yannick Driesen (2.16m) for two seasons recently. Driesen played the last four seasons for Asefa Estudiantes in Spain averaging 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. He’s also currently playing for the Belgian National Team that is in the middle of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifying series and…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Down, Eight to Go…
Very seldom does it happen that when you play the “what if…” game, do all those, “what ifs…” actually happen. Today, in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers there were four teams with opportunities to punch their ticket to Slovenia for next September’s EuroBasket and today all four of those teams did what they had to do.…
Read MoreShrinking Baltic League merges two divisions
The Basketball League (BBL) is changing the format for the upcoming season by merging the two divisions (Elite and Challenge Cup). It means that the total number of teams competing for the title in 2012/2013 will be 21. This decision was most probably a result of last week’s announcement of several top-teams that they would…
Read MoreTyrell Biggs inks with Pieno Zvaigzdes
Pieno Zvaigzdes from Lithuania has signed Tyrell Biggs (203 cm, Pittsburgh’09). Last season he played in the D-League with Canton Charge averaging 12.9ppg and 4.9rpg.
Read MoreNanterre about to sign Arvydas Eitutavicius
Arvydas Eitutavicius and French Pro A team JSF Nanterre are about to sign a deal for the coming season. Eitutavicius started last season with Czech team BK Prostejov and then moved to Khimik in Ukraine.
Read MoreMaccabi Ashdod signs Diamon Simpson
Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod has signed Diamon Simpson (201 cm, St.Mary’s’09) who spent last season in Australia with the Adelaide 36ers averaging 14.3ppg, 8.6rpg and 1.5bpg in 27 games.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
Read MoreVeteran Carlos Cabeza joins Caja Laboral
Caja Laboral has signed veteran point guard Carlos Cabezas for the 2012-13 season. Cabezas (1.86m) returns to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague after playing in the Spanish ACB League for CAI Zaragoza, averaging 9.2 points and 3.2 assists per game. Over his career Cabezas has played in 147 Euroleague contests with an average of 7.4 points…
Read MoreOlin Edirne agree terms with Sasha Cuic
Turkish team Olin Edirne agreed terms with Sasha Cuic (208 cm, Oregon State’07) for the upcoming season. The Croatian power forward spent last season in Iran with Gorgan. He also played in Turkey before, during the 2008/2009 season when he played for Erdemirspor Belediyesi.
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