Europe
Poscic joins Osiguranje
Matija Poscic (2.05m, US College:DePaul) has signed a contract with KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje (A1). The 27 yr-old played last season with Team Torino in Italy. He averaged 12.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over the 11 games he played in the Slovenian A1 league with Slavonski Brod last season.
Read MoreOmic signs four-year deal with Union Olimpija
Alen Omic (2.15m) has signed a four-year contract with Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Omic averaged 11.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 30 games for Zlatorog Lasko in the Slovenian League during the 2011-12 season. He also averaged 15.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1 block per game for the U20 Slovenian National Squad in the…
Read MorePoland wins crucial road game vs Belgium
Poland won a crucial away game in, and against, Belgium with 87-73 in group E of the Eurobasket 2013 Qualifying round. Poland improved to a 3-2 record and he 2nd place in the group after undefeated Finland. Belgium dropped to 3rd place with a 2-3 record. Another key game took place in group C where…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying Rounds presented
The 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were presented Thursday afternoon at a media conference in Desio, Italy, attended by local dignitaries, Pallacanestro Cantu officials and Euroleague basketball representatives. The Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds are scheduled to take place from September 25 through 28 at PalaDesio, with eight teams playing single-elimination games until one…
Read MoreHilton Armstrong signs with Panathinaikos
Hilton Armstrong (2-8 cm, Connecticut’06) announced on Twitter that he has signed in Greece with Panathinaikos. The American big man spent his first season overseas in 2011/12 with ASVEL VIlleurbanne in France.
Read MoreUnion Olympia re-signs Mocnik
Jan Mocnik (1.76m) has re-signed with KK Union Olympia of Ljubljana, Slovenia for the 2012-13 season. Mocnik came to Union Olympia part-way through the 2011-12 season and averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 assists over 16 Adriatic League contests.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013 Venues Still Pending
FIBA Europe and the Local Organizing Committee for the EuroBasket 2013 competition to be held in Slovenia Sept. 4-22, 2013, seem to be having a communications problem relating to the venue of the games. To clarify their position, FIBA Europe posted the following on the EuroBasket 2013 website on Wednesday: FIBA Europe would like to…
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells pens a deal with Besiktas JK
Besiktas JK Istanbul announced the signing of Curtis Jerrells (1.85m Baylor ’09) for the upcoming season. Jerrells played for UCAM Murica of Spain last year, but only played two games before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the reason of the season. Prior to that, he had started the 2011-12 season with Fenerbahce…
Read MoreRed Star Belgrade negotiates with Theodoros Papaloukas!
The season has not started yet, but Red Star Belgrade creates headlines around the clock. The team already had some spectacular signings, paid off all the debts from the past, got into a verbal war with Partizan, and now claims to be negotiating with legendary Greek guard Theodoros Papaloukas. In his prime surely one of…
Read MoreBC Donetsk lands Darius Songaila
Ukrainian team BC Donetsk just signed Darius Songaila. Donetsk recently signed Perkins, D’or Fischer, Kaloyan Ivanov and now the Lithuanian forward. Songaila who started last season with Galatasaray and finished in Spain with CB Valladolid averaging 9ppg and 4rpg in 10 ACB games.
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