Europe
Bakken Bears pull off a stunt by signing Erik McCree.
Danish team Bakken Bears has pulled off a stunt by signing Erik McCree (203 cm, F). Why is this a stunt? Because McCree is a high-level player who has played in the G League, Italian Serie A, and the French Pro A and dominated everywhere. For example, last season Erik McCree averaged 15.1 ppg and…
Read MoreCzech NBL league suspended
The Czech NBL league will be suspended for two weeks after this weekend, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Czech government declared a state of emergency on Monday, October 5, and plans to introduce tougher measures to contain the virus’s spread. One of them will be to suspend all sports activities for a period of two weeks,…
Read MoreSpencer Butterfield signs with Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias
Spencer Butterfield (191 cm, G) will play in the Spanish ACB league this coming season as he has signed with Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias. Butterfield is no stranger to Spain. On the contrary. He started his career there, after he graduated from Utah State with 13.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 2.5 aspg. However, his pro…
Read MoreTaylor Rochestie back to Crvena Zvezda
Taylor Rochestie (186 cm, G) is returning to Serbian club Crvena Zvezda (Red Star). The 35-year-old American veteran, who also received a Montenegrin passport in 2012, already played for the team from Belgrade in 2017-18. Last season Rochestie played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, and before that, he played for several Euroleague teams like Maccabi Tel…
Read MoreBrice Johnson signs with Budivelnyk Kiev
Brice Johnson (206, F/C) has signed with Budivelnyk Kiev from the Ukraine. Johnson started last season in the Italian Serie A 2, where he played for Capo D’Orlando and averaged 17.4 ppg and was second-best in the league in rebounds with 11.2 per game. In January, he moved to France and the Pro A team…
Read MoreSam Basket Massagno lands Ben Richardson.
Ben Richardson (190 cm, G) will play in Switzerland this season, as he signed for SAM Massagno. His first game will be this weekend when the Swiss league starts. Ben Richardson was a defensive specialist during his college career at Loyola Chicago and was the defensive player of the year’s conference in 2018. Even though…
Read MoreMark Ogden agrees with Wuerzburg
Mark Ogden (208 cm, F/C) has reached an agreement with the German team s. Oliver Wuerzburg. When Ogden played in college, for D2 school Dixie State, he was an All-PacWest 1st team selection in 2016 and defensive player of the year. He also averaged 13.1 ppg and 10.3 rpg. Nevertheless, he had a modest start…
Read MoreMore teams affected by COVID-19
As reported earlier, three players of CSKA Moscow have tested positive for COVID-19, but more teams have problems. Fellow Euroleague teams Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (import player Emanuel Terry) and Khimki Moscow Region (Jordan Mickey, Janis Timma, and Evgeny Voronov) have also reported confirmed COVID-19 cases. Previously Barcelona’s head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius and assistant Darius Maskoliunas…
Read MoreJazzmarr Fergusson trades Italy for Greece
Jazzmarr Fergusson (185 cm, G) will leave his Italian club Assigeco Piacenza (Serie A 2), for the Greek team Charilaos Trikoupis Mesologiou (A 1). His new squad from Greece won the A 2 championship last season and now debuts in the A 1 that will start next weekend. Jazzmarr Fergusson has been around the block…
Read MoreJy’Lan Washington inks with BC Rustavi
Jy’Lan Washington (206 cm, F/C) has reached a deal with BC Rustavi from Georgia. It will be the first professional season overseas for the 23-year-old Washington. The past season he played for Tennesse State, where he averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.3 rpg.
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