Europe
Clint Chapman heads to Manisa
Clint Chapman (208 cm, Texas’12) will embark on his second season as a pro after agreeing terms to play for Vestelspor Manisa (Turkey, TB2L). The forward played in Switzerland’s LNA last season where he played for EI Massagno over 26 games. During those appearances the American logged averages of 19.0 points (4th in league), 8.5…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 set to tip off Wednesday
Wednesday will mark the opening contests of Round 2 of EuroBasket 2013, with the top three teams coming out of each of the four groups that competed in Round 1 coming together to form two new groups. At the end of the Round 2 the top four teams in each of the two groups will…
Read MoreSchreiber not returning to Plymouth Raiders
It came as a surprise to Andreas Schreiber (206 cm, Pennsylvania’11) that he would not be returning to the United Kingdom’s Plymouth University Raiders for the 2013-14 season. Schreiber, an international player who holds dual American and Swedish citizenship, has been a member of the Swedish National Team from 2011 up to the present. Andreas…
Read MoreTony Woods goes pro with Nea Kifisia
Greek A1 club AE Nea Kifisia Athens will be bringing on a rookie to strengthen their frontcourt this 2013-14 season with the addition of Tony Woods (211 cm, Oregon’13). The 23-year-old Woods spent his first two years of college at Wake Forest before transferring to Oregon in the 2011-12 season. In his senior year at…
Read MoreJosh Owens signs with Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Josh Owens (203 cm, Stanford’12) will be playing in Israel’s Winner League this 2013-14 season after signing a deal to play for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Owens initially signed a deal to play in Italy’s SerieA for Montepaschi Siena this coming season, but will be headed to Israel instead. Josh played his rookie season in the NBA’s…
Read MoreWilliam Walker, newcomer at Norrkoping
William Walker (200 cm, Bethel, IN’09) is not leaving Sweden’s Basketligan after all. It was originally reported that the 26-year-old Walker had agreed to terms with AS Soleuvre from Luxembourg’s Total League for the 2013-14 season. Walker will now be playing for the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan) instead. Walker has spent three of his four seasons…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Round 2 advancement papers given
Round 1 of EuroBasket 2013 is complete and the clubs moving on to Round 2 have been determined. Groups C and D were cut and dry with three top teams and no tiebreakers needed, but in Groups A and B the tiebreakers were complex as there were three teams tied for third place at 2-3,…
Read MoreJackie Carmichael begins career in Spain
Jackie Carmichael (206 cm, Illinois State’13) will begin his professional career in Spain this 2013-14. The 23-year-old Carmichael is set to play his rookie season for Spanish Liga Endesa team Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket. In his senior year at Illinois State, Jackie averaged 17.4 ppg and 9.3 rpg. Aside from his impressive scoring numbers, he…
Read MoreKyle Gibson joins Giorgio Tesi PT
Kyle Gibson (196 cm, Louisiana Tech’11) will be getting his first taste of international basketball as he signs with Italian SerieA newcomer Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia for the 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old Gibson played the first couple of years of his pro career in the NBA D-League for the Canton Charge. In 2012-13 Gibson played…
Read MoreBrian Harper moves to Bremerhaven
Brian Harper (206 cm, Paine’07) will be playing for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL this 2013-14 season. Harper is replacing Bill Amis, who did not make the cut in Bremerhaven’s try-outs. The 28-year-old Harper played for TBB Trier, another team from the German Bundesliga in 2012-13. He played in 33 games for TBB Trier and…
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