Europe
Dusan Sakota stays with Varese
Dusan Sakota (209 cm) will be playing with Cimberio Varese (Italy Serie A) again next season after extending his deal with the Italian club. The small forward played 40 times for Varese after joining the team in 2012 and he helped the club finish first at the end of the Serie A season and reach…
Read MoreMichael Palm stays with Boras
Michael Palm (209 cm, West Washington’03) will continue his stay in Swedish Basketball after re-signing with Boras Basket (Basketligan). The contract extension means it will be the centers fifth consecutive season with Boras Basket and in that time he has become one of the most prolific players in Sweden. The American born player also holds…
Read MoreRickey Gibson goes back to Switzerland
Rickey Gibson (191 cm, Stillman’06) will continue his career back on familiar territory in Switzerland with Lugano Tigers (LNA) after recently spending a short time with MBC in the German BBL. The guard will be familiar to Swiss Basketball fans after he spent 6 seasons with SAV Vacallo Basket (LNA). The American left Vacalllo for…
Read MoreKyndall Dykes to join Halychyna
Kyndall Dykes (190 cm, New Orleans’09) will stay in the Ukraine next season after signing a deal with Politekhnika-Halychyna Lviv (Superleague). The shooting guard played the 2012/2013 season with Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (Superleague) where he featured in 44 games and logged impressive averages. The American picked up 17.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals…
Read MoreFIBA Men U19: Australia shocks Spain
The Australians provided the biggest surprise of the FIBA Men U19 World Championships when they ousted Spain, the top seed in Group E coming out of the preliminary rounds, with an 87:76 win. The Aussies will now face Serbia in the semi-finals as the Serbs downed Croatia 73:66. In the other side of the bracket…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli to join the Spurs
Marco Belinelli (196 cm) will play with the San Antonio Spurs (USA, NBA) next season and for the 2014/2015 campaign after agreeing terms on a two year contract with the franchise. The Italian star has been playing with the Chicago Bulls this year but will now head to this seasons beaten finalists for the next…
Read MoreZach Morley moves to Bayreuth
Zach Morley (203 cm, Wisconsin’05) will play for BBC Bayreuth (Germany, BBL) next season after finishing this campaign with fellow BBL team ALBA Berlin. The player featured extensively for Berlin during this season in both the BBL and the Euroleague. Over the course of 34 games in the BBL the forward averaged 7.8ppg, 5.3rpg, and…
Read MoreHrvoje Kovacevic signs with MBC
Hrvoje Kovacevic (190 cm) has left his native Croatia and will play in the German BBL next season with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels. The guard joins MBC from KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia A1) where he has played the last two seasons. During the 2012/2013 campaign Kovacevic played 18 league games and averaged 5.4 points and 2.2…
Read MoreAndre Calvin moves to BG Karlsruhe
Andre Calvin (201 cm, Drake’07) is changing teams within Germany’s ProA. The 28-year-old Michigan native is moving to BG Karlsruhe after spending the last two seasons with Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule. In 2012-13 Calvin averaged 16.2 ppg and 7.5 rpg in 33 games for Ehingen. It was a season where Calvin exhibited considerable growth in his game.…
Read MoreJaka Lakovic extends with Sidigas AV
Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) is set to sign a deal that will extend his stay with Sidigas Avellino from Italy’s SerieA for two more seasons. The Slovenian moved to Sidigas AV in January 2013. Lakovic started the 2012-13 season playing for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). It was a brief stint for the season as…
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