Europe
Jordan Ford lands first overseas job
Jordan Ford (185 cm, G) has signed with Peristeri GS Athens in the Greek A1 league. Ford started this season in the G League. There, he played 15 games for Agua Caliente. Ford averaged 13.9 ppg and 3.4 apg in just over 27 minutes per contest. Jordan Ford, 22 years old, joins a Peristeri team…
Read MoreJabarie Hinds back in Turkey
Jabarie Hinds (180 cm, G) is back in Turkey. There he will join Manisa Buyuksehir Belediye and coach Ceyhun Cabadak. Buyuksehir is sixth in the TBL standings with a 13-9 record. Hinds started this season in Poland. There he played 19 games for Radom. Hinds averaged 21.7 ppg and 4.7 apg in just over 33…
Read MoreRay McCallum to Hapoel Jerusalem
Ray McCallum (190 cm, G) is on the move to Israel. There he will join Hapoel Jerusalem and coach Dainius Adomaitis. Hapoel is 12-5 in the Winner League and is in third place. McCallum started this season in the G League. Last season he played in China and averaged 22.3 ppg and 5.8 assists in…
Read MoreJermaine Hailey lands first pro gig, signs with Crailsheim
Jermaine Hailey (201 cm, G/F) has signed in the German BBL with the HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim. Crailsheim is doing well this season as the team and coach Tuomas, Iisalo sit in 5th place of the standings with a 17-7 record. Hailey already joined the team but saw no playing time in his first game against…
Read MoreUnics Kazan wins 1st game in Eurocup quarterfinals
In a big battle between old rivals and former 7DAYS EuroCup champions, UNICS Kazan struck first in the best-of-three quarterfinals series by downing Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 94-88 at home in Game 1 on Monday. UNICS leads the series 1-0 and needs one more victory to reach the semifinals. UNICS hit 19 three-pointers, a new record…
Read MoreNikola Dragović from Belgrade to Kolossos
Nikola Dragović (206 cm, F/C) has left OKK Beograd. He has signed in the Greek A1 with Kolossos H Hotels. Kolossos is 8th in the standings with a 6-11 record. Dragović averaged an impressive 19.8 ppg and 6.3 rebounds in ten KLS games this season. Nikola Dragović, 33 years old, is a veteran of many…
Read MoreJoonas Lehtoranta to Feyenoord
Joonas Lehtoranta (194 cm, G) is on the move to The Netherlands. There he will join Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball and coach Toon van Helfteren. Feyenoord plays in the Elite A group of the DBL and has qualified for the playoffs. Lehtoranta played this season in his home country in the Finnish Korisliiga. There…
Read MoreAustin Price moves up
Austin Price (193 cm, G) has signed with Ironi Hai Motors Nes-Ziona in the Israeli Winner League. Price moves up from the National League, where he averaged an impressive 17.7 ppg and 3.1 assists in 13 games for M.Raanana. Nes-Ziona sits in 8th place in the standings with an 8-9 record. Last season Austin Price…
Read MoreBayern Munich snaps Anadolu Efes’ eight-game EuroLeague winning streak to force a three-team tie
Bayern Munich put an end to the eight-game winning streak of Anadolu Efes in the EuroLeague and forced a three-team tie. In a hard-fought battle in Munich, Bayern came back from a 15-point deficit and edged Efes (80-79) to maintain a top four push. After a pair of free throws by Vladimir Lucic, Efes had…
Read MoreBaskonia makes wild comeback over Zenit Saint Petersburg to maintain EuroLeague playoff push
Baskonia made one of the biggest comebacks in EuroLeague history and survived a late thriller over Zenit Saint Petersburg, remaining alive in the playoff race. The Basques were down by 13 points at halftime (45-32) and trailed by 14 (72-58) midway through the fourth quarter, coming close to a painful defeat. However, they turned things…
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