Europe
Marcus Williams to leave Malaga
Marcus Williams (191 cm, Connecticut’06) will not stay with Unicaja Malaga (Spain, ACB) next season after being released by the club. The American has played plenty of times for Malaga this season in both the ACB and the Euroleague but the club has decided that his services will not be needed for the 2013/2014 season.…
Read MoreJerry Johnson stays with BC Astana
Jerry Johnson (182 cm, Rider’05) is slated to remain with BC Astana from Kazakhstan (D1) for at least one more season. Johnson will be entering his third season with the club this 2013-14. In 2012-13 the 31-year-old Johnson logged 14 games for Astana in the VTB United League and averaged 11.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…
Read MoreLuca Banchi, new head coach of EA7 Armani
Luca Banchi is going to be the new head coach of EA7 Emporio Armani Milano from Italy’s SerieA. Banchi is replacing Sergio Scariolo. Banchi is still currently under contract with Montepaschi Siena (Italy-SerieA) and should have his two-season contract with Milano made official after the SerieA finals. Luca Banchi was promoted to head coach of Montepaschi…
Read MoreDevin Searcy signs with Bremerhaven
Devin Searcy (208 cm, Dayton’11) is headed to Germany to play for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (BBL). Searcy is coming off a stint playing in Russia for Triumph Lyubertsy (PBL) in 2012-13. Devin was able to represent Triumph in three leagues. He averaged 3.7 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 11 games in the VTB United League. He…
Read MoreGiannakis out as Limoges coach
Panagiotis Giannakis has parted ways with Limoges CSP Elite from France’s ProA. The Greek coach recently agreed to be the new head coach of the Chinese National Basketball Team. He was also the head coach of the Greek National Team 1996 to 1997 and 2004 to 2008. He coached Limoges for only one season, but…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa: Israeli Champions
Maccabi Haifa lifted the Israeli Winner League trophy after overcoming powerhouse Maccabi Tel-Aviv in a shock
Read MoreJeremy Dunbar moves to Goettingen
Jeremy Dunbar (195 cm, Arkansas Tech’11) has become the first signing of the 2013/2014 season for BG Goettingen (Germany, ProA). The American/German is hardly an unknown in the ProA having played in the league over the last two seasons so the swingman will bring valuable experience of the league with him when he joins the…
Read MoreBobby Maze signs with Hoverla
Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine, Superleague) has announced the signing of Bobby Maze (191 cm, Tennessee’10) for the upcoming 2013/2014 season. The American guard has been playing with Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus, Division A) during this season where he played 20 games in the Cypriot league and averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds per game throughout a…
Read MoreAbdel Kader Sylla leaves Nancy
Abdel Kader Sylla (205 cm) is parting ways with SLUC Nancy Basket Pro from France’s ProA. Sylla, who hails from the Republic of Seychelles, has been with the organization since 2008. He started off with the Nancy’s U21 team. Both parties came to a mutual agreement to part. In 2012-13 Sylla played 23 games for…
Read MoreDejan Borovnjak heads to Turkey
Dejan Borovnjak (207 cm) has been signed by Royal Hali Gaziantep from Turkey’s TBL for the 2013-14 season. The Serbian started the 2012-13 season with KAO Dramas (Greece-A1), but only played three games with the club. During that stint he averaged 7.7 ppg and 1.7 rpg. In December 2012 he moved to Stelmet Zielona Gora…
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