Europe
Djordje Dzeletovic deals with Tallinna Kalev
Djordje Dzeletovic (205 cm) has made a switch to Estonia-based club Tallinna Unikool/Kalev (Alexela KML) for the remainder of the season. The deal sees the big man from Serbia return to the Baltic after previously playing in Latvia during the 2015/2016 season. More recently, Djordje Dzeletovic played for Sloboda Tuzla earlier in this season, featuring…
Read MoreYannick Franke now with Zadar
Yannick Franke (194 cm) is moving to Zadar (Croatian A-1 & Adriatic League). FIBA has just recently lifted the ban on Zadar to sign new import players. The club has been involved in SEVEN different cases in front of FIBA’s Basketball Arbitration Tribunal. When an award is issued and not followed up by the losing party…
Read MoreJerel Blassingame departs Energa Czarni
Jerel Blassingame (175 cm, UNLV’05) is no longer with Polish club Energa Czarni Slupsk (Poland-TBL) this 2017. He leaves the team after logging 12 games for them in the 2016-17 season. During his brief run, Blassingame was able to average 14.9 ppg and 7.0 apg. This would be his second season with Energa Czarni, having…
Read MoreTyshawn Taylor leaves Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Tyshawn Taylor (191 cm, Kansas’12) has parted ways with Maccabi Kiryat Gat (Israel-Winner League) this 2017 and is now a free agent. Taylor was able to play 13 games for Maccabi Kiryat Gat this season and he averaged 17.3 ppg and 4.2 apg. He signed with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) in January 2016. Tyshawn would…
Read MoreRyan Wright moves to Vasas
Vasas Akademia Budapest (Hungary-A Division) has landed the services of Ryan Wright (206 cm, Oklahoma’10) this 2017. He is a 29-year-old Canadian international player who is making the move to Vasas from Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary-A Division). Ryan played 10 games for his former club in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 5.6 ppg and 4.0…
Read MoreDominique Sutton agrees with Trento
Dominique Sutton (198 cm, North Carolina Central’12) will be joining his third team for the 2016-17 after being added by Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). This will be a comeback for Sutton who saw action for them in the 20150-16 season. He began the 2016-17 season with Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL). Dominique played four games for…
Read MoreJohn Williamson pens with Bakken
John Williamson (200 cm, Cincinnati’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Bakken Bears (Denmark-Ligaen) this 2016-17. He spent the 2015-16 season on the roster of Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). In 22 games Williamson was able to deliver averages of 10.9 ppg and 6.3 rpg. His strong play for the season…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League: Round 12 tips off
, and Group E. While the tops of the standings remain untouched, some clubs managed to make an impact in the chasing pact. Let’s see how the teams stand after Tuesday in the FIBA Basketball Champions League. Group A Ironi Nahariya grabbed an important 60-69 win on the road at Helios. The guests scored 14…
Read MorePablo Prigioni retires
Pablo Prigioni (190 cm, Argentina), who signed with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain-ACB, Euroleague), has announced his retirement from basketball. The decorated Argentinian guard made the announcement via Twitter. Prigioni, 39, managed to appear in three Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in this season, his third stint with the club. He had just played his best game with…
Read MoreMichael Ojo moves to Gmunden
Michael Ojo (195 cm, Lehigh’11) is a recent addition to the roster of Basket Swans Gmunden (Austria-A Bundesliga) this 2017. Michael is a 27-year-old American player who also holds a British passport. He is moving to Gmunden after starting the 2016-17 season with BK Klosternburg Dukes (Austria-A Bundesliga). Michael played four games for them before…
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