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Takais Brown signs for Tivat
Takais Brown (205 cm, Georgia´07) has been picked up by Montenegrin Erste Liga team Teodo Tivat for the upcoming season. The forward has previously played for Alpos Sentjur in the Slovenian Liga UPC where he spent the 2008/2009 season. Over that campaign the American offered numbers of 14.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. In…
Read MoreJonathan Dupre moves to Valga
Jonathan Dupre (203 cm, Pepperdine´11) will play for Valga/Maks&Moorits (Estonia, Alexela KML and Baltic League) this season. The forward was ready to sign for Krasny Volgograd but the plans changed and he moved to Estonia instead. In fact the American has already made his debut for the Valga club and managed 5 points in a…
Read MoreNixon joins Raiffeisen Wels
Zamal Nixon (186 cm, Houston´11) has been tabbed by WBC Raiffeisen Wels (Austria, A.Bundesliga) as a replacement for Skyler Bowlin (190 cm, Missouri South´11). The point guard was on the verge of agreeing terms with Polish club Polpharma Starogard Gdanski (TBL) but the deal fell through. Last season the American played in Germany for Nuernberger…
Read MoreSergo Atuashvili inks with Al Arabi
Sergo Atuashvili (223 cm) has been added by Al Arabi of the Kuwaiti Division 1 for the upcoming 2013/2014 season. Atuashvili is a giant Georgian native who stands at 223 cm and will become the tallest player in the Middle East after joining Al Arabi. Last season the center had a particularly good season playing…
Read MoreDerrick Caracter to Pasvalys
Derrick Caracter (206 cm, University of Texas-El Paso’10) has joined Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania, LKL) for the 2013/2014 season. The center has been spending the preseason with Slask Warsaw in the Polish TBL, but he left the team earlier this week. Last season the big man played for Hasharon (Israel-Winner League) where he featured in…
Read MoreDetrick joins Montegranaro
Jason Detrick (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) has signed for S.S. Sutor Montegranaro in Italy´s Serie A and will hope to make his debut on Sunday when the season tips off. The small forward started the campaign with Oberwart in Austria´s A.Bundesliga and played the first game of the season for the team. During the loss to…
Read MoreFraser leaves Igokea
Michael Fraser (203 cm, Oklahoma Baptist’07) has parted ways with BC Igokea Aleksandrovac from Bosnia and Herzergovina (Division 1) the team has announced. The power forward joined the club during the summer but will not be extending his stay into the new season. The Canadian was in Lebanon´s Division A last season playing for Byblos.…
Read MoreIsrael: Maccabi Electra wins League Cup
For the fourth consecutive year and the fifth time in seven years, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv has won the Israel Basketball League’s pre-season tournament, currently call the Chance Cup, sponsored by Pais Lotto. The 2013 edition featured the Tel Aviv squad squaring off against Hapoel Jerusalem, who has finished runners-up in the Cup twice in…
Read MoreKhalid El-Amin sidelined for 6 months
Khalid El-Amin (178 cm, Connecticut´00) will miss the first six months of the season after picking up an injury while playing for Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey, TBL). The regular season has not yet started, but the point guard ruptured his left Achilles tendon while playing against Pinar Karsiyaka in the Turkish Cup. The American has been…
Read MoreMichal Ignerski moves to Virtus Roma
Italian SeriA team Virtus Roma have bolstered their frontcourt this season with the addition of Michal Ignerski (207 cm, Mississippi State’03) to their roster. The 33-year-old Polish player has been a member of the Polish National Team in ‘99, 2004-05, 2007, 2009, 2011 to the present. He was a recent participant in Eurobasket 2013 in…
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