Europe
French Pro A: Monaco keeps on rolling
AS Monaco Basket maintains its dominant position in the French Pro A league. They are now 25-3 and are taking down some of their stiffest competition along the way. The most recent casualty in Monaco’s string of wins is Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. The league leader crushed them 73-85. The loss drops Pau-Lacq-Orthez to 19-9 and…
Read MoreDarrell Williams departs from Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Darrell Williams (203 cm, Texas A&M-Commerce) is separating from Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Williams spent one season with the Israeli team, appearing in 23 games. The big man came off the bench where he averaged 11.7 ppg and 6.9 rpg in 19.3 mpg. Hapoel lets him go while they are in the middle of the…
Read MoreJohn Cox signs with Pau-Lacq-Orthez
John Cox (194 cm, USF ’05) agreed to terms with Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A). Cox makes the move to the French team after playing this season with the Bucaneros De La Guaira (Venezuela-LPB). The Venezuelan team brought the 35-year-old guard off the bench with averages 10.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 1.9 apg in 14 LPB games. The…
Read MoreJermaine Anderson back at Chalons-Reims
Jermaine Anderson (188 cm, Fordham’06) is making a return to the French top flight to play for Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (ProA). The Canadian ex-international has already played for this club at the start of the campaign, but switched to Mornar Bar (Montenegro, Erste Liga). During his earlier stint with Chanlons-Reims Jermaine Anderson played thirteen games…
Read MoreJames Sinclair re-joins BBC Monthey
James Sinclair (190 cm, West Carolina’15) will suit up for BBC Monthey (Switzerland, LNB) once again this season, the club has announced. The American is making his return to Monthey after wearing the team colors earlier in the season. Through that stint, James Sinclair played eight games and took averages of 9.9 points and 2.8…
Read MoreJaraun Burrows heads to Provence Basket
Jaraun Burows (203 cm, IPFW’08) will continue his professional career this 2017 with FOS Provence Basket (France-Pro B). This will be his first time to join forces with a French club. Burrows is a 31-year-old veteran Bahamian international player who has been a member of the Bahamian national team since 2007. This 2016-17 season, Burrows…
Read MoreRichard Howell commits to Jerusalem
Richard Howell (203 cm, North Carolina State’13) has already been signed by Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) for the 2017-18 season. He is an American international player who also holds an Israeli passport. Howell played for Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) in 2016-17. He logged 26 games for them this season and posted averages of 13.5 ppg…
Read MoreCrvena Zvezda Belgrade wins ABA League three peat
Serbian heavyweight Crvena Zvezda Belgrade reclaimed the Adriatic League (ABA League) for the third consecutive year with a comfortable 61-77 road win over Cedevita Zagreb. The win came in the third game of the finals series, giving the current Serbia league champs a clean sweep to win the title. Crvena Zvezda has eased through this…
Read MoreBasketball Champions League 2018 winner to get €1 million
Despite being a lower tiered competition in Europe, the FIBA Basketball Champions League has been an enormous success. During its inaugural campaign, it has managed to co-exist with the EuroLeague and EuroCup. Buoyed by the success, Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comnino has discussed how the competition will grow next season. Firstly, the winning club…
Read MoreDemitri Harris cut by Island Storm
Demitri Harris (198 cm) has been cut by the Island Storm (Canada-NBL) and is now a free agent. He is a 26-year-old Greek-Canadian international player who joined the club this 2016-17 and played a dozen games for the storm. Unfortunately, Harris did not live up to their expectations. He averaged just 0.3 ppg and 0.2…
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