Europe
Jarrod Jones signs with Guizhou
Jarrod Jones (207 cm, Ball State’12) is taking his game to China this 2017 after inking a deal to play for Guizhou (China-NBL). This will be Jones’ first stint with a Chinese club in his pro career. He is a 26-year-old American player who received his Hungarian passport in 2012. Jarrod played for the Hungarian…
Read MoreRasko Katic landed by Spirou
Rasko Katic (208 cm) has been landed by Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Euromillions League) and has signed a two-year deal with the team. He is a 36-year-old veteran Serbian player who was a former member of the Serbian national team in 2013 and 2014. Rasko spent the last two seasons lending his talents to BC Telenet…
Read MoreDanish Ligaen: Bakken Bears are back on top
The Bakken Bears defeated Horsens IC 81-73 in Game 5 of the finals series to win the 2017 Danish League championship. The win marks the 13th championship for the organization. Horsens IC took Game 1 of the series but the Bears regrouped and went on an impressive four-game run to eventually raise the trophy above…
Read MoreAmicale wins 2017 Luxembourg league title
It has been quite some time but Amicale Steinsel is back on top of the Luxembourg Total League. They defeated BC Musel Pikes 79-74 in Game 3 of the finals. This is the organization’s sixth championship but the last time they wore gold around their necks was over two decades ago, in 1981. This was…
Read MoreMBC wins 2016/2017 German Pro A championship
The Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (MBC) have been crowned the 2016/17 German Pro A champions after a smashing two-game sweep of the BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha. They cruised to an easy 84-62 victory in the second game, thanks to a strong effort in the low post. Sergio Kerusch dominated in the paint for MBC with a…
Read MoreZach Auguste has left Usak
Zach Auguste (208 cm, Notre Dame’16) has parted ways with Turkish club Muratbey Usak Sportlif Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. He is an American international player who also holds a Greek passport. He signed with Usak in October 2016 and proceeded play out a productive rookie campaign as a pro. Zach played four games for them…
Read MoreBudivelnyk wins Superleague Title over Khimik
Budivelnyk (Ukraine-Superleague) finished off Khimik (Ukraine-Superleague) to win the final series in five games. The final score was 89-81. The eight-point margin in the final score does not tell the whole story of the game. Budivelnyk led the whole way and even led by 22 at one point. Khimik made a late surge towards the end…
Read MoreJulian Wright landed by Grissin Bon RE
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The team is reinforcing their roster for what hopefully would be a deep post-season run. The 29-year-old veteran initially spent the 2016-17 season on the roster of Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey-BSL).…
Read MoreBill Amis extended by Aalstar
Bill Amis (206 cm, Hawaii’11) has received a contract extension from Crelan Okapi Aalstar (Belgium-Euromillions league) and will remain with the team for the next two seasons. He had a productive run with them this 2016-17 season. In 33 games Bill recorded averages of 9.9 ppg and 7.1 rpg. Prior to this stint Amis spent…
Read MoreBuducnost bags 11th straight Montenegrin league title
“Another year, another title.” It seems that has been the recurring theme for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica for over a decade now, at at least as far as the Montenegrin Erste Liga is concerned. The team has just hoisted its 11th straight Montenegrin league championship trophy. They downed KK Mornar Basket Bar in Game 5…
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