Europe
Jordan Floyd signs with Kolossos
Jordan Floyd (188 cm, G) is on the move to Greece. There he will join Kolossos H Hotels and coach Ilias Kantzouris. Kolossos has started the Greek A1 season with a loss and a win and holds a 1-1 record. Floyd had a great first year as a pro in the Italian Serie A2 last…
Read MorePanathinaikos inks Yogi Ferrell
Panathinaikos Athens added another weapon to its backcourt by signing Yogi Ferrell for the remainder of the season. Ferrell (183 cm, 28 years old) has spent the past five seasons in the NBA, where he played for Brooklyn, Dallas, Cleveland, Sacramento, and Los Angeles Clippers. For his career, he averaged 7.7 points and 2.3 assists…
Read MoreFour of the five Euroleague games won by visiting teams
Road warriors came to the fore on Friday night, with four of the five games won by the away teams. The most dramatic was taken by CSKA Moscow, which holds firm to win a battle of recent champions, 96-100, at Anadolu Efes Istanbul. AS Monaco, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, and AX Armani Exchange Milan were also…
Read MoreThree road winners in Euroleague round two
Round 2 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season was expected to be celebrated for the six teams that would mark their home openers after playing on the road the week before. Instead, Thursday saw three of the four games won by the visitors, including in front of packed crowds in Kaunas and Lithuania. Zenit…
Read MoreTony Crocker back in Europe
Tony Crocker (201 cm, F) has signed with SIG Strasbourg in the French ProA. He returns to Europe after a season in Australia. Crocker played the 20/21 season for the Adelaide 36ers. In 32 contests, he averaged 10.8 ppg and 2.7 rebounds. Tony Crocker played previously for Karsiyaka, Khimki, Tofas, among others. Crocker also played…
Read MoreIan Hummer to AEK Athens
Ian Hummer (201 cm, F) is on the move to Greece. There he will join AEK Athens and coach Stefanos Dedas. AEK got off to a slow start of the A1 league when it lost its first game to Olympiakos this past weekend. AEK lost by 25 points. Hummer played in the Turkish BSL last…
Read MoreLots of action in FIBA Basketball Champions League
Unicaja Malaga had a successful debut in the Basketball Champions League with a road victory in Russia against Nizhny Novgorod. In another game, Sasu Salin and Aaron Doornekamp put on the show for Lenovo Tenerife against Ukrainian champions Prometey, protecting the Spanish clubs’ perfect record for the start of Season 6. Prometey led 43-32 at…
Read MoreFirst round of FIBA Basketball Champions League
Basketball Champions League established a reputation of providing nail-biting finishes to games, and already the second day of Season Six delivered – big time. Pinar Karsiyaka won the game of the day, edging out Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in Israel. It was an instant classic in the Pais Arena. Once Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and…
Read MoreEvangelos Mantzaris leave Stal, signs with Hapoel Eilat
Evangelos Mantzaris (195 cm, G) has left BM Slam Stal Ostrow after four EBL games. Mantzaris averaged five ppg and five aspg, but the team and player weren’t on the same page. The 30-year-old Greek guard is now on his way to Israel, where he signed with Hapoel Eilat. Mantzaris is an excellent addition to…
Read MoreChris Babb from Germany to Israel
Chris Babb (196 cm, G) has signed in the Israeli Einner League with Bnei Hertzeliya. Babb moves to Israel after playing the past season for Telekom Baskets Bonn in the German BBL. Babb comes off a great year in Bonn. He averaged 17 ppg and 3.1 assists in just over 31 minutes per contest. Chris…
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