Europe
Shaheed Davis links with Plovdiv
Shaheed Davis (206 cm, Central Florida’16) has penned a deal to play for Akademic Bultex 99 Plovdiv (Bulgaria, NBL) for the remainder of the season. The American has been spending his time with the Sheffield Sharks in the UK BBL. While with the franchise, Shaheed Davis played four games and was in good form with…
Read MoreJohndre Jefferson joins Afyonkarahisar
Johndre Jefferson (207 cm, South Carolina’11) will look to complete the season wearing the colours of Afyonkarahisar Belediye in the Turkish TBL. The American has recently played a short stint with Dolomiti Trento in the Italian Serie A. Over eleven games with the club, Johndre Jefferson managed to add averages of 10.5 points and 7.5…
Read MoreKaylen Shane signs with KK Ohrid
Kaylen Shane (208 cm, New Mexico Highlands ’16) inked a deal to join KK Ohrid AV (Macedonia-Prva Liga). The team is picking up a rookie in professional basketball. He signed with one other team during this season which was CS Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania-Liga Nationala). Even though he was signed, he never appeared in a game…
Read MoreKyle Rowley departs from Araberri
Kyle Rowley (213 cm, St. Mary’s ’13) is parting ways with Saenz Horeca Araberri (Spain-LEB Gold). The 27-year-old center leaves the team after appearing in 14 games this season. In those games, he averaged 8.6 ppg with 7.5 rpg in 25.7 mpg in league play. Prior to playing for Araberri, Rowley left Saski Baskonia Vitoria (Spain-Liga…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Real Madrid stays top
Round 23 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague closed for business on Friday with four hotly contested games in Europe’s premier club competition. Real Madrid maintained its grip on top sport with a win over Darussafaka, while Anadolu Efes managed to secure a win over Baskonia. In Athens, Panathinaikos defeated Unics Kazan with less than a…
Read MoreDiamon Simpson departs CEZ Nymburk
Diamon Simpson (204 cm, University of St. Mary’s’09) is no longer with Czech powerhouse CEZ Basketball Nymnburk (Czech Republic-NBL). He signed with them at the start of this season and was able to represent them in two leagues. Simpson played 14 games for them in the Basketball Champions league, where he was able to record…
Read MoreJeremy Bynum to Spartak-Primorie
Jeremy Bynum (193 cm, Jacksonville State’12) has agreed to terms on a deal that takes him to Russia to play for Spartak-Primorie Vladivostok (Russia-Superleague 1) this 2017. This will be the 28-year-old Bynum’s first team this 2016-17 season. He spent the 2015-16 season playing in Georgia for Olimpi Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague). He logged a total of…
Read MoreJordan Loveridge moves to BBC Lausanne
Jordan Loveridge (198 cm, Utah ’16) is heading to BBC Lausanne (Switzerland-LNA). The American guard is in his first professional season and will be joining his second team in Europe. The move to Switzerland follows a 17-game stint with Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division). With Kormend, he averaged 10.5 ppg with 4.9 rpg and 1.1 apg…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 23 underway
The 2016/2017 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague took a week off for domestic cup competitions, but the league is back with Round 23, which opened with four games on Thursday. Reigning champs CSKA Moscow took out Tel Aviv in a battle of the EuroLeague giants, while Fenerbahce edged Olympiacos. Elsewhere, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade demolished Galatasaray, and Barcelona…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie links with Buyukcekmece
Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) has secured a deal to play for Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket in the Turkish BSL this season. The New Zealand international has been on home turf so far this campaign playing for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL. Thomas Abercrombie has a long association with the franchise,…
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