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Lamonte Ulmer signs with BCM U Pitesti
Lamonte Ulmer (198 cm, Rhode Island’10) will be joining BCM U Pitesti from Romania’s Liga Nationala this 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old product of Rhode Island spent the 2012-13 season playing in Finland for Pyrinto Tampere. He played in six games in the EuroChallenge for them and averaged 16.7 ppg and 6.5 rpg. Ulmer was also…
Read MoreTony Gaffney returns to Telekom Baskets
German Bundesliga team Telekom Baskets Bonn have agreed to terms with former NBA forward Tony Gaffney (204 cm, Massachusetts’09). Gaffney was previously with Telekom Baskets in the 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 Gaffney played in Spain for FIATC Joventut Badalona. Gaffney brought a well-rounded game, averaging 11.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg, along with solid defensive numbers…
Read MoreDragan Labovic joins Laboral Kutxa
The Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria have added to their ranks Serbian Dragan Labovic (208 cm) for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Labovic had a shortened 2012-13 season with Russian team BC Nizhny Novgorod due to him suffering a tear to his Achilles tendon in late November 2012. Before the injury, Dragan was able…
Read MoreScott Christopherson joins Boncourt
BC Boncourt Red Team (Switzerland, LNA) has announced the signing of Scott Christopherson (190 cm, Iowa State’12) for this season. The guard will be entering just his second season in professional Basketball since graduating from Iowa in 2012. The American spent the first half of last season in Belarus playing for Tsmoki Minsk (Premier League)…
Read MoreLaurence Ekperigin to Poitiers
Laurence Ekperigin (201 cm, Le Moyne’10) has announced via his official Facebook page that he will join Union Poitiers Basket 86 (France, ProB) this season. The forward spent last season with FMC Ferentino (Italy-Lega2) where he featured in 28 games and averaged impressively with 13.9 points and 9.9 rebounds (3rd best in league) leaving him…
Read MoreJohan Petro signs for Guangsha
Johan Petro (214 cm) was widely reported to be joining Spanish ACB team Unicaja Malaga yesterday but in fact he will start next season with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China, CBA). The French former NBA star was close to tying up a deal with Malaga but instead opted for Guangsha in China on what is probably…
Read MoreOusmane Barro returns to France
Ousmane Barro (207 cm, Marquette’08) has agreed to play for Denain ASC Voltaire in the French ProB next season. The Senegal native played last season in Romania where he represented Targu Mures (Liga Nationala) over 25 games. During those games the forward secured averages of 9.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game and…
Read MoreJudson Wallace out for 4 weeks
Judson Wallace (205 cm, Princeton’05), the forward for Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano has been side-lined for three to four weeks after undergoing surgery for an inguinal hernia. The American with a passport for the Democratic Republic of Congo will now miss a chunk of preseason but should be back in time for the…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp joins Braunschweig
Aaron Doornekamp (198 cm, Carleton University’09) will head to Germany to play for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (BBL) this season. The Canadian has been in Italy’s Serie A since turning pro in 2009 but will now play in Germany’s top flight. Last season the forward was not in action due to injury, but during…
Read MoreEd Daniel to play for Pistoia
American rookie Ed Daniel (201 cm, Murray State’13) will embark on his pro career this season and his first club will be Giorgio Tesi Pistoia (Italy, Serie A). Last season the forward was still playing ball in college for Murray State (NCAA) where he put in a solid senior year including averaging a double-double. From…
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