Europe
Hero Jairis inks Princeton Onwas
Hero Jairis, the newcomer in the Spanish LEB-Silver (3rd tier), has signed Princeton Onwas (198 cm, F). The 27-year old had a strong 2019-20 season in the German Pro-B, where he averaged 17.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg with BBC Cobourg. After graduating from San Jose State University in 2016, Princeton Onwas played in the G…
Read MoreJalen Jones agrees with Varese.
Jalen Jones (203 cm, F) is returning to Europe, where he has signed with Italian SerieA team Openjobmetis Varese. Last season Jones played in the G League. In fact, he has spent most of his career in the G League with occasional NBA call-ups, but they were few and far between. Jalen Jones was a…
Read MoreZadar tabs Kodi Justice
Kodi Justice (198 cm, G/F) is on his way to Croatia, where he will signwith Zadar. Last season Justice played in the Italian Serie A with Trieste and averaged 9.3 ppg. The season before that, he had split his time between teams in Russia and Poland. Justice came out of Arizona State University in 2018…
Read MoreXavier Cannefax moves to Kosovo
Xavier Cannefax (188 cm, G) has found a new club for the 2020-21 season, KB Ponte Prizren, from Kosovo. Last season he played in the Dutch Basketball League with Apollo Amsterdam, where he averaged 21.9 ppg and 4.5 aspg. The year before, he was also successful in Saudi Arabia and Sweden. Xavier Cannefax comes from…
Read MoreJohn Bryant signs with Paderborn
American center John Bryant has finalized a contract with German second-division club Uni Baskets Paderborn. Bryant, 33, previously played for the Giessen 46ers from 2017-20. He signed a contract extension in 2018. In his final season with the 46ers, Bryant averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds. The Santa Clara University product earned Bundesliga MVP accolades…
Read MoreRyan Boatright signs with Rytas
Ryan Boatright (183 cm, G) has signed with Lithuanian powerhouse Rytas. Last season Boatright started the season with Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia and ended it with Avtodor Saratov from Russia. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2015 (averaging 17.4 ppg and 3.8 aspg), Boatright wasn’t drafted, but he participated in NBA Summer Leagues…
Read MoreKrunoslav Simon drops 42 on Fethiye
Krunoslav Simon was a powerful offensive force on Sunday in Andalou Efes Istanbul’s 90-84 victory. The Croatian standout dropped 42 points on Fethiye, producing a Turkish Basketball Super League master class in shooting. Simon made 11 of 12 shots from 2-point range and knocked down 4 of 7 3-pointers. He also went 8-for-8 at the…
Read MoreBochum signs Julian Jasinski
German Pro B team VfL Sparkasse Bochum has signed Julian Jasinski (201 cm, F/C). The 24-year old played in Poland last season, but he played in Germany for several seasons and various teams before that. One of them was actually Bochum. Jasinski played for that team in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Julian Jasinski has dual Polish-German…
Read MoreABA 2 starts tomorrow in a bubble
The 2020/21 ABA 2 (Adriatic League 2nd division) season will officially start on Monday, November 9, with 14 teams trying to win the prestigious trophy and advance to ABA 1. As you all already know, the following ABA 2 season will be significantly different than the previous ones due to the current COVID-19 situation. The…
Read MoreWill Clyburn leads CSKA Moscow past Panathinaikos; reaches EuroLeague milestone
Will Clyburn had a historic night in the EuroLeague and helped CSKA Moscow rally past fellow powerhouse Panathinaikos in Athens (83-89). The star of the Muscovites posted 15 points and reached the 1,500-point milestone in the EuroLeague. The Russians led from start to finish and endured the comeback of the “Greens” to seal the deal.…
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