Europe
Euroleague: Brose takes Madrid to the buzzer
Euroleague Week 9 got off to a dramatic start as three of five contests were decided by fewer than four points. Winless Brose led for more than half their game with Real Madrid before falling 76:73 on a Dontaye Draper triple at the buzzer. Barcelona Regal held off BC Khimki Moscow Region, 71:69, to extend…
Read MoreRickey Gibson inks with MBC
Rickey Gibson (191 cm, Stillman’06) has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany, BBL) until the end of the season. The 28-year old guard has recently departed Switzerland based team SAV Vacallo (Premier League) after the team was forced to fold due to financial difficulties. The American had played 16 times with Vacallo this season and…
Read MoreDimitri Lauwers signs with Verona
Tezenis Verona (Italy, Lega2) has announced the signing of Belgian guard Dimitri Lauwers (187 cm) for the remainder of the campaign. Lauwers has yet to play this season as he has been between clubs but he will now hit the court with a Verona team that is currently 9th in the Lega 2 standings with…
Read MoreStefan Petkovic tries out with Spirou
Spirou Charleroi (Belgium, Ethias League) is trying out Stefan Petkovic (185 cm) with an option to adding the 20-year old point guard. The Serbian Swiss player is considered a promising playmaker and has been playing this season with Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus) in the VTB League where he played 3 games and averaged 3.7ppg and 2.0rpg. Stefan…
Read MoreWalter Jeklin resigns as Prokom GM
Walter Jeklin, the general manager of Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland) will step down from his post and today is his last day working with the team. Jeklin’s departure from the Polish powerhouse further highlights the growing financial crisis at the club. Jeklin took the post of Prokom GM in early February 2012 with the remit…
Read MoreJarrod Jones heads to Albacomp
American forward Jarrod Jones (205 cm, Ball State’12) has been added to the roster at Hungarian A Division team Albacomp-UPC Szekesfehervar. The regular season has ended in Hungary with Albacomp topping the standings and now the team has bolstered its roster for the next stage by signing Jones. Albacomp will need the talents of the…
Read MoreBrandon Hunter leaves Orleans
Brandon Hunter (201 cm, Ohio University’03) is set to leave French Pro A team Entente Orleans 45 after the next game against JDA Dijon. The American forward was brought to Orleans at the end of January as a replacement for Caleb Green (203 cm, ORU’07) and played 3 games with the team with averages of…
Read MoreMartynas Andriuskevicius heads to Poland
Lithuanian big man Martynas Andriuskevicius is joining SKS Polpharma-Pakmet Starogard GD from Poland’s TBL. He began the 2012-13 season playing on home soil for Neptunas Klaipeda from Lithuania’s LKL. He was released by the team in December 2012, but before that he managed to play seven games for them in the VTB United League. He…
Read MoreAlex Renfroe to Brose Baskets Bamberg
Alex Renfroe (191 cm, Belmont’09) is set to sign with Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany’s BBL. The 26-year-old Renfroe began the 2012-13 season playing for Blancos De Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s ACB. He was able to log 22 games for Valladolid and average 10.3 ppg and 4.5 apg. He spent the 2011-12 season playing in…
Read MoreDerrick Zimmerman signs with Ludwigsburg
American guard Derrick Zimmerman (191 cm, Mississippi State’03) has left SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukaraine, Superleague) and is heading to Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany, BBL). Zimmerman has played the last 4 seasons in the Ukraine Superleague and at the beginning of this season signed with Dnipro Azot. The 32-year old will now look for a…
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