Europe
Marigney brought to arbitration by Scafati
Paul Marigney (192 cm, St. Mary’s, CA’05) was taken to arbitration at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) by his former team, Givova Scafati Basket (Italy-DNB). According to the arbitration, the club entered into a contract with the player for the 2012-13 season while still in an existing contract with them for the 2011-12 season. An…
Read MoreKevin Thompson parts with Slask Wroclaw
Kevin Thompson (205 cm, Morgan State’12) is parting ways with Polish club WKS Slask Wroclaw. The team has decided to move in another direction and have added Paul Miller, making Thompson an unnecessary addition to the team. Before his departure, Kevin was able to log nine games for Slask Wroclaw and he averaged 5.6 ppg…
Read MoreCarl Jones moves to MZT Skopje
KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom from the F.Y.R. Macedonia has added 23-year-old Carl Jones (180 cm, St. Joseph’s’13) for the 2013-14 season. Jones began his rookie campaign with WKS Slask Wroclaw, but stayed with the team only until the preseason and has since moved to the Macedonian club. The rookie point guard is fresh out of…
Read MoreAdriatic League: MZT Skopje stuns Red Star
In what was arguably the most surprising game of the 12th round of the Adriatic League, KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom surprised league-leading Red Star Telecom in what was a low-scoring contest, 65-58. The game was hosted by the FYR Macedonian team and home court was just another ace up their sleeve for the night. Red…
Read MoreVTB United League: Khimky stays undefeated
It was an epic clash between the two remaining undefeated teams in Group B of the VTB United League with only one of them coming out unscathed. BC Khimky Moscow Region ended the seven-game winning streak of host team, CSKA Moscow via 92-87 victory. Khimky employed aggressive play, intensity on the glass and a high…
Read MoreMarc Salyers wins abitration vs. Trabzonspor
Marc Salyers (205 cm, Samford’01) and his agent Guy Zucker took Trabzonpor Basketbol Kulubu Dernegi to arbitration at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). Salyers entered into a contract with the club on November 1 2011 when they signed him for the rest of the 2011-12 season. Zucker corresponded with the club via email that his…
Read MoreJustin Reynolds leaves Skopje
Justin Reynolds (204 cm, Texas A&M Corpus Christi’11) has left KK MZT Skopje (FYR Macedonia, Prva Liga) after just a few months with the club. The power forward has featured in nine games for Skopje since joining in July and has averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the Eurocup. It was that…
Read MoreLubos Barton inks with Valencia
Lubos Barton (202 cm, Valparaiso’02) has signed a short term contract with Valencia Baskets (Liga Endesa, Eurocup) after the player has enjoyed a solid start to the season. The small forward has been playing in his native Czech Republic for NBL team BK Decin so far in 13/14. He has taken to the court in…
Read MoreEuroleague: Milan qualifies to next stage
There is just one more week left of the Euroleague Regular Season after another round of action in Week 9, and with there still plenty to play for it is promising to be an exciting finale to the first group phase. There are five more Last 16 places up for grabs next week with only…
Read MoreRimantas Kaukenas joins Reggio Emila
Italian SerieA team Grissin Bon Reggio Emila has landed veteran Lithuanian guard Rimantas Kaukenas (192 cm, Seton Hall’00) for the 2013-14 season. He has been a member of the Lithuanian National Team in 2000-02, 2007-09 and 2012. Kaukenas is moving from Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, which he signed with to start the season.…
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