Europe
Jalen Jackson agrees on terms with BBC Sparta Bertrange
Jalen Jackson (198 cm, G/F) has signed with BBC Sparta Bertrange from Luxemburg. Last season he played with Ramat Hasharon in the Israeli National League (2nd tier league in that country) and averaged 14.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg. Since 2017 Jalen Jackson has also played in Romania and Finland. During his college career, Jackson played…
Read MoreRecord-breaking game in Belarus
Yesterday, BC Grodno-GRGU lost at home to COR-Borisfen Mogliev by 53-127. That’s a 74 point difference! But that was not the only jaw-dropping number. The winning team also had an ORtg (offensive rating) of 149.6 and a TS% (True shooting percentage) of 73.9! Much of that can be explained by the fact that Borisfen scored…
Read MoreThe start of the Greek basketball league is delayed
The Greek basketball league A1 was supposed to start this weekend but has been delayed by a week. This decision was taken unanimously, 48 hours before tip-off, by the HEBA board of directors (Hellenic Basketball Federation). The reason is not only the COVID-19 situation (Lavrio just reported that several players tested positive) but also because…
Read MoreTskhum-Abkhazeti tabs Tyler Green
Tyler Green (175 cm, G) has signed with Tskhum-Abkhazeti from Georgia. It is his first professional contract since he graduated from the D2 school Montana State University Billings. There Tyler Green averaged 15.7 ppg and 3.4 aspg.
Read MoreDevyn Marble will play in Kazakhstan
Devyn Marble (198 cm, F) has signed with BK Astana, the defending champion of Kazakhstan. That team also plays in the VTB league. Marble had an impressive college career with the University of Iowa, where he averaged 17 ppg and was an All-Big Ten 1st Team selection. Consequently, he was drafted in the second round…
Read MoreAaron Harrison hits insane buzzer-beater; hands Olympiacos third straight EuroLeague win
Aaron Harrison hit a crazy three-pointer at the buzzer and handed Olympiacos its third straight EuroLeague win (85-82). Harrison and the “Reds” earned their third victory in the first four EuroLeague games and improved to 3-1. Harrison had 12 points for the winners, while three more players scored in double figures. On the other hand,…
Read MoreJoe Furstinger back to Poland
Joe Furstinger (209 cm, F/C) has agreed on terms with Polish team Polpharam Starogard Gdanski. He started last season in Poland as well, but then with GTK Gliwice. However, he didn’t finish there but in Israel, where he had signed with Hapoel Beer Sheva. In nine games in the Israeli Winner League, Joe Furstinger averaged…
Read MoreZaragoza tabs Luka Rupnik
Slovenian guard Luka Rupnik (186 cm) will leave his current club in the Czech Republic, Nymburk, and move to the Spanish Casademont Zaragoza instead. Rupnik already played a couple of games with Nymburk until the Czech NBL was suspended. Luka Rupnik is no stranger to Spain since he has already played three seasons there for…
Read MoreNate Sestina moves to Russia
Nate Sestina (206 cm, F/C) moves to Russia, where he will play for Nizhny Novgorod. That team participates in both the VTB league as well as in the FIBA Championsleague. Nate Sestina was initially supposed to sign in the Ukraine with Kyiv Basket, but that didn’t work out, but he quickly found another club across…
Read MoreJohn Bohannon signs with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven
John Bohannon (201 cm, F) has signed with the German Pro A team of Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. The 28-year-old American power forward graduated from Texas-El Paso in 2014, where he averaged 11.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg. He started his overseas career in Lebanon and also played in the Dominican Republic and Bahrain. John Bohanonnon also played…
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