Europe
Brandon Hunter heads to Entente Orleans
Brandon Hunter (201 cm, Ohio University’03) has left Israeli outfit Galil Gilboa (Israel, Winner-League) and is headed to Entente Orleans 45 (France, Pro A). The American forward was playing his second stint in Israel after he had previously played with Hapoel Midgal Jerusalem during the 2009-2010 season, for whom he played 14 games in the…
Read MoreBrad Oleson joins FCB Regal
Brad Oleson (191 cm, Alaska-Fairbanks’04) has signed a deal to play for Regal FC Barcelona from Spain’s ACB. Oleson is joining FCB Regal after spending four seasons playing for Caja Laboral Vitoria (2009-2013), also from ACB. In the 2012-13 season he played 15 games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 8.6 ppg and 1.5 apg.…
Read MoreVTB League: Khimki drops BC Donetsk
BC Khimki Moscow Region moved into a tie for second place with Krasnye Krylia, both with 9-3 records, in the VTB League Group A with a solid road win over BC Donetsk on Monday, 84:66. The visitors used a 6:23 run in the second quarter to put the hosts on the ropes early and held on…
Read MoreCaja Laboral signs David Jelinek
Spanish Euroleague and ACB team Caja Laboral Vitoria is shaking things up at the shooting guard position by signing sharpshooter David Jelinek (195 cm). Jelinek is a native of the Czech Republic, but played much of the past five seasons in Spain with DKV Joventut Badalona and its second teams. This season David Jelinek started…
Read MoreChamberlain Oguchi joins Vladivostok
Chamberlain Oguchi (196 cm, Illinois State’09) has signed in Russia with Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (PBL League). Oguchi arrives from the D-League where he played 24 games with the Maine Red Claws and averaged 9 ppg. Last season he played in four different countries; Philippines, Venezuela, Iraq and Lebanon. Coming out of college he also played…
Read MoreJeff Robinson and Michael Kuebler released by Koszalin
Polish team AZS Koszalin has released Jeff Robinson (198 cm, Seton Hall’11) and Michael Kuebler 195 cm, Hawaii’04). With the exception for two seasons (one in Finland and the other in Israel), Michael Kuebler has spent his entire professional career in Poland and even played in the Euroleague last season with Asseco Prokom Gdynia. The…
Read MoreJason Fontenet signs with Antibes
Jason Fontenet (178 cm, Oregon State’06) has signed in France with Pro B team Olympique Antibes. Fontenet started this season in Belgium with Spirou Charleroi, where he averaged 14.7 ppg and 3.3 aspg in three Eurocup games. Last season Jason Fontenet played in Qatar. Previously he also played in Greece, Ukraine and the D-League. Antibes,…
Read MoreLubos Barton signs with Braunschweig
Lubos Barton (202 cm, Valparaiso’02) has signed with German Bundesliga team New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig. The Czech National team player started the season in his native country where he played for USK Prague and averaged 17.4 ppg and 7.4 rpg in five NBL games. Lubos Barton has been among the European top-players for over a…
Read MoreMarius Prekevicius signs with Sanaye Petrochimi
Marius Prekevicius (195 cm, S.Florida’05) is bound for Asia, specifically the Islamic Republic of Iran where he’s signed with Sanaye Petrcohimi Mahshahr (Superleague). The Lithuanian played 24 games for BC Siauliali from his native country’s LKL in 2011-12 and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.5 apg. He also represented the team in the Baltic League where…
Read MoreRussell Robinson to play in Poland
Russell Robinson (185 cm, Kansas’08) is set to play in Poland for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (TBL). Robinson, an American-Guinean, played for Angelico Biella from Italy’s Serie A at the beginning of this season. In 15 games for Angelico, he averaged 12.6 ppg and 2.1 apg. In 2011-12 the 27-year-old played for Trabzonpor Basketball from Turkey’s TBL…
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