Europe
Ilkan Karaman’s deal with Fenerbahce could have consequences
Turkish talent Ilkan Karaman has signed with Fenerbahce. At first glance, this seems like a regular transactions, but it may not be. The New Jersey Nets’ 57th draft pick has his roots with Tofas Bursa, but in 2010 he signed a five-year deal with Galatasaray. For the 2010/2011 season Ilkan Karaman was leased back to…
Read MoreAllan Ray signs for Ulm
Allan Ray (188 cm, Villanova’06) has signed for German 2012 Bundesliga finalist Ratiopharm Ulm. Ray has lots of European experience and played in Italy, Slovenia and France.
Read MoreDiv B Semifinals are set in EC U18
Group E Czech Republic – United Kingdom 63-55 The UK squad controlled the first half of this Group E contest, but was outscored 21-8 in the third quarter and couldn’t make up the deficient giving the Czech Republic the victory. Karel Ausprunk contributed 17 points and Radovan Kouril added 16 for the winners. Nelson Luke…
Read MoreVetra brings in Michael Efevberha
Gundars Vetra, the head coach of Russian team Spartak-Primorye Vladivostok, has added Michael Efevberha (199 cm, CS Northridge’06) to his squad. He will come from the Dominican Republic, where he played last for Cocolos de San Pedro de Macoris.
Read MoreKeravnos signs Julian Vaughn
Julian Vaughn (205 cm, Georgetown’11) has signed with Cyprus team Keravnos. Last year was his rookie season in Europe where he played for the Belgian team Antwerp.
Read MoreLeuven signs Faisal Aden
Leuven Bears from Belgium has signed Faisal Aden. The 193 guard comes from Washington State where he averaged 14.5 ppg.
Read MoreNBA preseason starts in Turkey
The NBA preseason schedule will begin with an Oct. 5 game in Istanbul between the Boston Celtics and Turkish basketball power Fenerbahce Ulker, the league announced Thursday when it released the 115-game preseason schedule. Nine of the games will be played internationally. Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Milan, Italy; Mexico City, Beijing and Shanghai are among…
Read MoreTofas Bursa picks up Chinemelu Elonu
Tofas Bursa has picked up former 2nd round draft pick Chinemelu Elonu (206 cm, Texas A&M’09). The Nigerian played for the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Summer league in Las Vegas and appeared in four games averaging 4.5 points and 7 rebounds. Last season Chinemelu Elonu played in France for Pau-Orthez averaging 10.4 ppg,…
Read MoreNdudi Ebi signs with Sidigas Avellino
As expected, Ndudi Ebi is back to Italy. The Nigerian forward penned a deal with Sidigas Avellino, who competes in Italy’s Serie A. Ebi most recently played for the Chinese NBL team Jiangsu Tongxi, appearing 9 times for them averaging 29 points, 18.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals. Ebi was 26th overall…
Read MoreLimoges picks up Wanamaker
Limoges strengthend their backcourt this week when they agreed to terms with Brad Wanamaker, who was with Teramo last season. During his time in Serie A he complied 7.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He was moved to Forli and averaged 17.8 points per game before finished the season in…
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