Europe
Neven Spahija to coach Chinese national team?
Neven Spahija leaves for China this weekend. He has been invited by the Chinese Basketball Federation to tour the country for two weeks and give clinics. The 50-year-old Croatian coach also confirms that the Chinese want to discuss a “serious project” with him, but stopped short of saying exactly what that was. China does not…
Read MoreAndreas Wenzl to hang up his court shoes
Andreas Wenzl (210 cm) has decided that he’s retiring from basketball saying that, “I’ve lost the fire for basketball.” The 19-year-old, standing nearly 7’0″ tall (210cm), suffered a meniscus injury in 2012 and had sit out of training and competition with his current club, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) until December, while undergoing physical therapy. When he…
Read MoreKK Zagreb team manager found dead
KK Zagreb team manager, Zoran Sučević, was found dead yesterday night. Nobody knows what has happened, and
Read MoreMarko Car joins KK Zagreb
Marko Car (188cm) has signed on to finish the 2012-13 season with KK Zagreb (Croatia-A1). Car was released in Dec., 2012 by KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) after playing 11 games with the club. In four Euroleague games he was averaging 2.0 points on 8.0 minutes of playing time, and in seven Adriatic League games he…
Read MoreFrance ProA: 10 clubs filed for two openings
When France ProA basketball opens their 2013-14 season later this year, there will be a major change, the league
Read MoreMarqus Blakely joins Neckar Riesen
Marqus Blakely (196 cm, Vermont ’10) has signed with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). Blakely had signed with Telecom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL), but was released when he failed the required medical tests. He’ll arrive shortly in Germany and be put through the tests again to determine if he’s ready to suit up, but according to reports he’s…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa signs with Valladolid
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville ’10) has completed a test period with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain-ACB) and has been officially signed according to the team at a presentation event held Friday. Sosa and Patrick Ewing, Jr. were introduced as new members of the club. Sosa has not played for over a year due to an…
Read MoreStockholm Eagles in chaos
Stockholm Eagles have fallen into total chaos. Four players and the coach have decided to leave the club. At the
Read MoreGeoff McCammon joins Uni-Riesen
Geoff McCammon (193cm, Loyola ’11) has agreed to terms with Uni-Riesen Leipzig (Germany-ProA). In 2011-12 McCammon played for MIA Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague), where he played eight games and averaged 9.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game . He played for Loyola University for for years, but only played a significant amount his junior and senior years. In…
Read MoreMamadi Diane inks with UCAM Murcia
Mamadi Diane (196 cm, Virginia ’09) has signed on with UCAM Murcia (Spain-ACB) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Diane started the 2011-12 season with BK SPU Bemaco Nitra (Slovakia-Extraliga) and played in four EuroChallenge games, averaging 18.8 points per game, then moved to BK Ventspils (Latvia-LBL) in Dec., 2011. While with Ventspils he…
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