Europe
Tyler Larson joins Openjobmetis Varese
Tyler Larson (190 cm, South Dakota’15) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 with a new team, inking a deal to play for Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). The 26-year-old University of South Dakota product began the 2017-18 season playing in Belgium for Betfirst Liege Basket (Belgium-Euromillions League). Before parting ways with them, Larson played…
Read MoreNicolas Laprovittola signs with Joventut
Nicolas Laprovittola (190 cm) has been landed by Divina Seguros Juventut Badalona (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2018. Laprovittola is a 27-year-old Argentinian international basketball player who has been an integral member of the Argentinian National Team since 2011. He joins Joventut after starting the 2017-18 season with Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB). He played seven games for them…
Read MorePanathinaikos Stays Undefeated, 13-0 at Greek A1
Panathinaikos Athens continues with its incredible hot streak in the domestic Greek A1 League. The powerhouse remains undefeated and has now racked up 13 wins. They played against GS Lavrio to close out Round 13 of the 2017-18 regular season on January 22nd and wound up with an exciting, high-scoring game. In the end, Panathinaikos emerged…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Barca Slips, Valencia Rises
It was an eventful January 21st as Round 17 of the 2017-18 regular season drew to a close in the Spanish Liga Endesa. The top of the league standings looked the same, with Real Madrid maintaining its dominant lead over the rest of the domestic Spanish League with its 16-1 record. The Powerhouse easily crushed…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: big wins on Friday
Round 19 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague wrapped on Friday with some important games. Fenerbahce beat Anadolu Efes in an Istanbul derby, while CSKA consolidated first place with a win over Panathinaikos. Unicaja Malaga had too much at home for Real Madrid and Milan capped a good week with victory over Baskonia. Anadolu Efes Istanbul…
Read MoreJeril Taylor gets extension from Giessen 46ers
Jeril Taylor (193 cm, Southern Indiana’17) received a contract extension from the Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL), with the club locking him in for the 2018-19 season. He is on his rookie campaign as a professional basketball player getting his feet wet with a stint in Europe. Taylor spent time with both the Giessen 46ers and their Pro…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 19 opens
With no time to stop and breathe, the best clubs on the continent are entering Round 19 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. Just a day after Round 18 wrapped, there were four games on Thursday to welcome the next round of action. On Thursday, each home team claimed victory, and each managed to do…
Read MoreMark Lyons signs with Enisey
Mark Lyons (185 cm, Arizona’13) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 with Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). The Arizona product moves to the Russian club after starting the 2017-18 season with Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). Before parting ways with his former team, Lyons was able to appear in nine Basketball Champions League games and average 9.4…
Read MoreBandja Sy added by Partizan
Bandja Sy (204 cm, New Mexico State’13) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) this 2018. Sy is a 27-year-old international basketball player who has citizenship from Mali and France. This will be his third team for the 2017-18 season. He started off with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France-Pro A) but…
Read MoreNate Wolters landed by Chalon
Nate Wolters (193 cm, South Dakota State’13) is making his way back to Europe this January 2018 after signing a deal to play for ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A). He was cut from the Utah Jazz after playing five games where he averaged 0.4 ppg and 0.2 apg. Wolters ended up with a stint in the…
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