Europe
Linos Spyridon Chrysikopoulos to PAOK
Linos Spyridon Chrysikopoulos (205 cm) is making a return to his homeland in Greece after signing a 2.5 year contract with PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece, A1). The 20-year old small forward is one of the best talents currently in Greek Basketball, and fans will be happy to see him return to the country after a spell…
Read MoreHernst Laroche moving to Monthey
Hernst Laroche (185 cm, New Mexico State’12) is moving to BBC Monthey (Switzerland, LNA) to bolster the team’s squad for the second half of the season. The Canadian guard is in his first season, having graduated from New Mexico State in 2012. So far this season Laroche has played with BC Odessa (Ukraine, Superleague). Hernst…
Read MoreStratos Koukoulekidis to coach in China
Greek coach is heading to China to be the head coach of Jin Qiang Sichuan (China, NBL). Sichuan is struggling in the top league in China, sitting 7th in the 10 team standings with a 7-11 record. The team has now turned to the experienced Koukoulekidis to revive their fortunes this season. Stratos Koukoulekidis will…
Read MoreChris Gadley leaves Leipzig for Dusseldorf
Chris Gadley (207 cm, Canisius’10) is moving from Uni-Reisen Leipzig to the Dusseldorf Baskets. Both teams are from Germany’s Pro A League. Gadley is a recent addition to Dusseldorf, along with fellow American, C.J. Collins. The 26-year-old Gadley played 17 games for Leipzig and averaged 12.3 ppg and 10.5 rpg, this 2012-13 season. In 2011-12…
Read MoreSitra Club releases coach Goran Miljevic
The Sitra Club from Bahrain’s Premier League, has announced that it will be replacing Serbian coach Goran Miljevic. He will be replaced by the team’s former coach, Najah Milad. The team’s management was dissatisfied with its two losses. The first was to Al-Hala and then to the league’s new entrant, Al-Hidd Club. The coaching change,…
Read MoreC.J. Collins signed by Dusseldorf Baskets
The Dusseldorf Baskets from Germany’s Pro A have signed C.J. Collins (180 cm, McNeese St.’11). He played for Saynatsalon Riento from Finland 1st Division (2nd highest level in the coountry) in the 2012-13 season. In 12 games for SayRi, C.J. averaged 17.8 ppg and 3.7 rpg. The 25-year-old Collins played for Valur Reykjavik from Iceland’s…
Read MoreLamarcus Reed moves to LF Basket
Lamarcus Reed (195 cm, Texas Arlington’12) is joining LF Basket from Sweden’s Basketligan. The 25-year-old started the 2012-13 season playing for the Port of Antwerp Giants from Belgium’s Ethias League. He played three games for them in the Eurochallenge and averaged 6.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg. In the Ethias League, he played nine games for…
Read MoreAlex Okafor signs with Union Rennes Basket 35
Union Rennes Basket 35 from France’s NM1 has signed 26-year-old Alex Okafor (202 cm, Princeton’08). Okafor played for the Bay Area Matrix from the USA’s ABA in the 2010-11 season. There, he averaged 18.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a member of the team’s starting five. In 2011 the team was the Regional Champion. That…
Read MoreEuroleague: Real Madrid remains undefeated
It took and extra five minutes of Euroleage play, but when the dust had settled at the end of the Real Madrid – CSKA Moscow contest in Madrid on Thursday, the only remaining club with an unblemished record was standing in front of nearly 13,000 friendlies on their home court. Thursday was a day of…
Read MoreKrys Faber signs with MBC Mykolaiv
Krys Faber (208 cm, De Paul’12) has signed with Ukrainian team MBC Mykolaiv. Faber was already active this season in Uruguay, where he played his last game for Atletico Welcome on the 12th of January. While playing in Uruguay, Krys Faber averaged 15.8 ppg and 12.5 rpg. Faber graduated from De Paul in May 2012…
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