Europe
Tweety Carter links with ASVEL
Tweety Carter (180 cm, Baylor’10) has moved to French ProA team ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket for the remainder of the season. The point guard was playing for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg (Germany, BBL) earlier in the season and played sixteen games with averages of 8.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He left the club at the…
Read MoreDerrick Byars joins Krasny Oktyabr
Russian VTB club Krasny Oktyabr Volograd has added Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. The Tennessee native began the season with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, but was waived by the club after the preseason. Bryars had a brief stint in Puerto Rico’s BSN in June 2013, after signing with…
Read MorePerry Petty to Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Italian Serie A team Victoria Libertas Pesaro is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Perry Petty (185 cm, UTPA’11) this 2013-14 season. Petty began the season in the backcourt of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League). He played 10 games for them in the VTB United League and was able to put up averages of 8.2 ppg…
Read MoreTyrone Brazelton added by Tsmoki-Minsk
Tyrone Brazelton (183 cm, Western Kentucky’08) will continue his career this season in Belarus as he signs with Tsmoki-Minsk. Brazelton began 2013-14 playing for Lithuanian club Nevezis Kedainiai (LKL). He appeared in six games for them in the Baltic League and averaged 14.7 ppg and 4.2 apg. Tyrone also played eight games in the Lithuanian…
Read MoreEuroleague: Olympiacos’ struggles continue
Three games made up the schedule on Thursday in the Euroleague Last 16 as day two of Round 3 continued with more dramatic action around the continent. It was a night where all away teams claimed victory. Barcelona put a second consecutive defeat on current champions Olympiacos by claiming victory on the road in Group…
Read MoreEmari O’Garrow found guilty of rape
American-born Norwegian basketball coach and former player, Emari O’Garrow (190 cm) has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Norway after being convicted of raping 12 women. The court found O’Garrow guilty of raping women aged between 16 and 38 over the course of seven years, including four he had coached as juniors. The…
Read MoreJawad Williams parts with Paris-Levallois
Former Cleveland Cavalier Jawad Williams (204 cm, North Carolina’05) has been waived by French Pro A team Paris-Levallois. Williams was working on his third season with the club. It was his second team since departing the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2010-11. His release came after a three-month suspension. Before departing with the team he managed…
Read MoreReal Madrid dominates Bayern in the Euroleague
Real Madrid remained unbeaten as they welcomed Bayern Munich to Spain to kick off the third round of the Euroleague Top 16. The Spanish team outpaced the German visitors to win a high scoring and exciting encounter 111-87 to remain unbeaten in all competitions this season (including a 13 game streak in the Euroleague). It…
Read MoreLuka Pavicevic extends with Montenegro
Luka Pavicevic will stay in charge of the Montenegrin national team at senior level after signing an extension to remain at the helm for another two years. After taking the role of head coach in 2012, Pavicevic brought good basketball to the Montenegro team and even secured a 10-0 record while convincingly qualifying for Eurobasket…
Read MoreChauncey Hardy killer sentenced
The Romanian man accused of killing American Basketball player Chauncey Hardy has been found guilty on appeal of beating the 23-year old to death. Ionut Adrian Tanasoaia was involved in an altercation with Hardy at a bar in the Romanian city of Giurgiu on October 9th, 2011. The player was severely beaten and arrived at…
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