Europe
Austin Nichols to Mons Hainaut
Austin Nichols (200 cm, Humboldt State’04) will continue his professional career with Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium-Ethias League) this 2014-15 season. The veteran is coming off playing the 2013-14 season for Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-ProA). He played a total of 38 games for them and averaged 13.4 ppg and 3.1 rpg. Nichols also helped his club…
Read MoreZachery Peacock joins Cholet
Zachery Peacock (203 cm, Georgia Tech’10) has agreed to terms with Cholet Basket (France-ProA) and will be on the team’s roster this coming 2014-15 season. The 26-year-old Peacock played in France’s Pro B in the 2014-15 season, suiting up for SO Maritime Boulogne. He proved to be an excellent scorer during the season and was…
Read MoreKaloyan Ivanov leaves Sidigas Avellino
Bulgarian player Kaloyan Ivanov (205 cm) is parting ways with Sidigas Avellino (Italy-SerieA), after spending the a season and change playing for the team. Ivanov has been a longtime member of the Bulgarian National Team and has been with the team since 2001. Ivanov played a total of 27 games for Sidigas Avellino in the 2013-14…
Read MoreBrawl and chaos in Belgrade!
The first game of the Serbian play off finals between Partizan and Red Star lasted three and a half hour, was interrupted twice, and there was a brawl. In the end, four Red Star players won against two from Partizan in an empty gym. The game was tense from the beginning and in the third…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 taken from Ukraine
The FIBA Europe board has today reached a decision on the future of Eurobasket 2015 and opted to remove Ukraine as the host nation for the tournament. The group met in Munich, Germany on Friday and decided to relocate the event in light of the ongoing troubles in Ukraine. The political issues in the country…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins third VTB League
CSKA Moscow swept the VTB United finals to win a third consecutive crown after an 82-66 victory over Nizhny Novgorod. While CSKA’s disappointing exit from the Euroleague has marred the end of the season for the club, asserting authority domestically has proved a remedy. The Moscow giant controlled the game as it has the series…
Read MoreHaywood and Aalborg part ways
Joey Haywood (185 cm, St. Marys’11) has called time on his stay in Aalborg Vikings and is left the Danish Ligaen outfit. The ex-Trinidad and Tobago international played the 2013/2014 season with Aalborg and over thirty league games he impressed with strong performances. The point guard was the best scorer in the Ligaen division with…
Read MoreMartin returns to Roanne
Torrell Martin (196 cm, Winthrop’07) will return to Chorale de Roanne Basket in the French ProA next season it has been announced. The swingman will be planning on staying longer than his first stint with the club when he played just five games during this campaign. Martin joined the club in January and averaged 6.4…
Read MoreAlex Acker leaves Limoges
Alex Acker (195 cm, Pepperdine’05) bids adieu to Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProA) as he hit free agency this 2014-15. Acker played a total of 40 games for Limoges this 2013-14 season and averaged 12.1 ppg and 3.1 apg. The guard has played for several French clubs in his career. In 2012-13 he played five games…
Read MoreJason Brickman joins Dynamo Moscow
Filipino-American player Jason Brickman (183 cm, LIU Brooklyn’14) is headed to Europe to begin his professional career, signing with Dynamo Moscow (Russia-Superleague). The 22-year-old guard averaged 11.5 ppg and 9.8 apg in his senior year at LIU. In 2014 he was named to the NABC Division I All-District 18 1st Team as well as the…
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