Europe
Julyan Stone back with Umana Venezia
Julyan Stone (198 cm, UTEP’11) is reuniting with former team, Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The 28-year-old stone saw action for them back in 2014-15. After being released by the Indiana Pacers at the start of the season, Julyan headed to the NBA D-League, where he signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.…
Read MoreABA League: Red Star and Partizan notch wins
Round 24 of the ABA League 2016-17 regular season was about the rich getting richer, with top teams securing wins and solidifying their hold of the top spots. League leader, Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Belgrade took home a blowout win over Slovenia’s Union Olimpija Ljubljana, 88-67. Another solid defensive effort allowed them to dominate this…
Read MoreDavid Lighty moved to Banco di Sardegna
David Lighty (195 cm, Ohio State’11) is taking his game to Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. This isn’t a long-distance move, with Lighty coming from another team from the same league. He began the 2016-17 season on the roster of Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). David played 15 games for them before…
Read MoreYves Defraigne resigns from Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Yves Defraigne and his relationship with Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium-Euromillions) is coming to an end. Coach Defraigne has quite the history with the Belgian team. He became the head coach in 1999 and stayed there until 2005. Then in 2012, the team brought him back to be the coach and the tenure lasted until today. Defraigne also played with…
Read MoreEA7 Armani tops JuveCaserta 74-78 in Serie A
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, EA7 Armani has locked up a playoff berth in the Italian Serie A with their 74-78 win over Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta. The league leader is now 17-3 and is five full games ahead of its closest competitor. The loss sends JuveCaserta down to 12th place with their…
Read MoreBranko Mirkovic lands with BC Kalev/Cramo
Branko Mirkovic (190 cm) agreed to terms with BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). The 34-year-old heads to the Estonian league to join the second-place team in the Alexela standings. Right now, Kalev holds a 14-2 record and is in striking distance to contend for the league cup. Mirkovic will add another three-point threat and a…
Read MorePaul Carter signs with Hyeres-Toulon
Paul Carter (205 cm, Illinois-Chicago ’11) inked a deal to play with Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-Pro A). The 29-year-old forward makes the move after playing with the Breakers (Australia-NBL) for 11 games this season. He also played 12 games with ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL) as well this year. Breakers gave Carter much more playing time…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Tenerife claims historic top spot
Round 22 of the Spanish Liga Endesa saw the teams at the top of the standings jostle for position. The big winner on Sunday was Iberostar Tenerife, with the island club heading to the top of the standings in sole possession briefly while Read Madrid waited to play. By the end of the day, Madrid…
Read MoreKyle Rowley pens with Coruna
Kyle Rowley (St. Mary’s California’13) did not have to look long for a new station and has signed for Leyma Basquet Coruna in the Spanish LEB Gold. Just yesterday, the ex-Trinidad and Tobago international left fellow LEB Gold club Saenz Horeca Araberri. He joined the club at the start of the season and has helped…
Read MoreErmin Jazvin switches to Brno
Bosnian big man Ermin Jazvin (209 cm) is a newcomer at JBC MMCITE Brno in the Bulgarian NBL, where he will feature for the team in the Regular Season run in. As we reported in January, the player recently joined U-Banca Transilvania Cluj (Romania-Liga Nationala). During the short stint, Ermin Jazvin didn’t play a game.…
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