Europe
Papa Dia to leave Siauliai
Papa Dia (208 cm, SMU’11) has reached a mutual agreement with BC Siauliai (Lithuania, LKL and Baltic League) to leave the team with immediate effect. The agreement has been reached to end Dia’s stay with Siauliai because the 26-year old forward will not play again this season and has not featured since February 6th when…
Read MoreBarcelona takes 1-0 lead with OT win
FC Barcelona Regal took a 1-0 lead over Panathinaikos Athens in their best-of-five playoff series in the quarterfinals of the Euroleague. It was an intense and tightly contested game that required an extra quarter of action in order to get a final resolution of 72-70 in favor of Barcelona. Perennial Euroleague competitor, Panathinaikos drew first…
Read MoreDarius Adams signs with Orleans
Darius Adams (182 cm, Indianapolis’11) has signed with Entente Orleans 45 from France’s Pro A League. He is transferring from Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvi Rih from Ukraine’s Superleague. He signed with Kryvbasbasket in January 2013 and played 14 games for them and averaged 19.3 ppg and 5.1 apg. He played his rookie season as a professional in 2012…
Read MoreMatt Shaw to leave Kormend
American forward Matt Shaw (203 cm, UNLV’10) has agreed with Hungarian club Kormend (League A, Eurochallenge) to leave the team. Neither the player nor the club has said why they have agreed to part ways and in fact Shaw had been playing well this season in both the Hungarian League and the Eurochallenge. Over 27…
Read MoreJurij Zdovc fired by St Petersburg
Jurij Zdovc is no longer the head coach at Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia, VTB United Leage and PBL) after the club officially announced that it has relieved the Slovenian of his duties. Zdovac took the helm at Spartak in 2011 and signed a three year deal with the St Petersburg club, but after a moderately…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter joins Alm Evereux
Former NBA player, Brandon Hunter (201 cm, Ohio’03) has recently signed a deal for him to play for ALM Evereux Basket from France’s Pro B. He is coming from another French team, Entente Orleans 45 (Pro A). He managed to play eight games for Orleans and he averaged 7.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg. He started…
Read MoreTerence Dials moves to Entente Orleans 45
Terence Dials (206 cm, Ohio State’06) is making the jump from France’s Pro B to Pro A as he signs a deal to play for Entente Orleans 45. He is leaving Hyeres-Toulon VAR Basket where he played 22 games this 2012-13 season and averaged 12.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg. It was a successful campaign with…
Read MoreSmush Parker joins Selcuk Universitesi
After a very brief stint playing for Peristeri GS Athens (Greece-A1), Smush Parker (193 cm, Fordham’02) is finding his way to Turkey. He has signed a deal to play for Torku Selcuk Universitesi Konya (Turkey TB2L). He played three games for Peristeri and averaged 15.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg. He transferred there early this March…
Read MoreSean Singletary joins Telenet Oostende
Former NBA guard Sean Singletary (183 cm, Virginia’08)is finding his way to playing in Belgium’s Ethias League via a recent signing with Telenet Oostende. Singletary spent most of the 2012-13 season playing for the Frisco Texas Legends from the NBA’s D-League. He played 42 games for them and averaged 13.0 ppg and 5.6 apg. He…
Read MoreDespite loss, Ventspils wins BBL trophy
Off the strength of a 69:91 road win over Rudipis Prienai in the first game of the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) championships series, Ventspils was able to capture the title even though they lost the second game, 70:73 at home in Latvia. The guests were forced to sit two key starters for the series, Gediminas…
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