Europe
Damir Krupalija to play for Nancy
French Pro A team SLUC Nancy Basket Pro has agreed to terms with Bosnian player Damir Krupalija (205 cm, Illinois’02) and will be bringing him on board this 2014-15 season. The veteran forward started out his 2013-14 season playing Cyprus’ Division A for Forex Time Apollon Limassol where he logged 14 games and averaged 8.9…
Read MoreJoe Benjamin moves to Randers
Joe Benjamin (200 cm, West Virginia Stat’07) is a long-time veteran of Denmark’s Ligaen. In 2014-15 the forward will be playing for a new team within the league. Joe will be joining Randers Cimbria Basketball this coming season. In 2013-14 the 31-year-old forward suited up for SISU Copenhagen (Denmark-Ligaen). In 30 games he averaged 18.2…
Read MoreTalor Battle extends with Mons-Hainaut
Belfius Mons-Hainaut from Belgium’s Ethias league will be keeping Talor Battle (182 cm, Penn State’11) for two more seasons and has signed the player to a contract extension. Battle played 10 games for the team in the Eurocup in 2013-14 and averaged 8.5 ppg and 2.4 apg. The 25-year-old native of Harrisburg Pennsylvania also played…
Read MorePanathinaikos downs Olympiacos for Greek title
Panathinaikos Athens proved once again that the club is the top dog in Greek Basketball by defeating archrival Olympiacos in the fifth and decisive game of the A1 Finals. The 82-71 success propelled The Greens to yet another win over the Pireus club, although this year there was no ugly scenes that marred the final…
Read MoreAhmad Nivins moves to ASVEL
Ahmad Nivins (206 cm, St. Joseph’s’09) has penned a deal to play for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. Nivins has spent the last couple of seasons playing for French Pro A teams. During the 2013-14 season Ahmad suited up for Elan Bernais Pau-Lacq-Orthez. In 29 games he averaged 15.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg.…
Read MoreMZT Skopje takes third straight Prva Liga
MZT Skopje travelled to Rabotnicki and picked up a 79-88 road success to win the Macedonian league with a 3-1 series win. The club is now celebrating winning the Prva Liga for the third consecutive season after an impressive and nearly unbeaten domestic campaign. After finishing the regular season with an unblemished 10-0 record, Skopje…
Read MoreLevski Sofia triumphs in Bulgarian NBL decider
The Bulgarian NBL went right down to the decisive fifth game of the finals series, but in the end it was Levski Sofia who took the title with a 69-81 win over Lukoil Academic. It was a huge upset as 12 time consecutive defending NBL champions Lukoil Academic Sofia was at home, meaning Levski travelled…
Read MoreKutaisi wins Georgian Supercup
Kutaisi capped a stunning season by defeating Dinamo Tbilisi 80-74 in the Otar Korkia Supercup in Georgia. It was the second trophy of the campaign and the fourth time they have defeated league champions Dinamo through the year (2 regular season wins and 1 in the Superleague finals series). The Supercup is contest by the…
Read MoreCarlos Medlock heads to Wuerzburg
Carlos Medlock (183 cm, Eastern Michigan’10) will be suiting up for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg in the 2014-15 season. The team was recently relegated to the German Pro A league after an unimpressive 2013-14 season in the German BBL. Medlock played the 2013-14 season with the Crailsheim Merlins (Germany-ProA). He was productive as the team’s starting…
Read MoreJeff Greer gets extension from Poitiers
French Pro B team Union Poitiers Basket 46 has decided to keep Jeff Greer (196 cm, Rutgers’01) for two more seasons and has signed the player to a contract extension. Greer is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. He was a former member of the Dominican Republic National Team from…
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