Europe
Samo Udrih gets contract extension
Samo Udrih (195 cm) has been given a contract extension by his current club, Zlatorog Lasko (Slovenia-Telemach League) through the end of the 2014-15 season. Udrih has compiled an impressive set of stats through his first eight games in the Slovenian Telemach League, scoring 16.9 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.5 steals per game, while seeing the…
Read MoreAndrew Drevo signs with Le Mans
Andrew Drevo (202 cm, Nebraska’04) has signed in France with Pro A team Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Andrew Drevo started the season in the German Bundesliga where he had a short-term contract with the Artland Dragons. He was averaging 8.8 ppg for Artland when he was released and was shooting 50% (11 for 22) from…
Read MoreThomas Coleman signs with Neuchatel
Thomas Coleman (205 cm, University of North Carolina A&T’11) has signed with Union Neuchatel Basket from Switzerland. Thomas Coleman started this season in the French Pro B with JSA Bordeaux Basket, where he averaged 11.7 ppg and 7 rpg in 12 games. Last season he split his time between the Italian Lega Due and the…
Read MoreIvan Paunic signs with Lagun Aro
Ivan Paunic has signed in Spain with ACB team Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC from San Sebastian. Ivan Paunic, who is a member of the Serbian national team, was recently releases by Azovmash Mariupol from the Ukraine after averaging a disappointing 3.4 ppg in both the Ukrainian Superleague as well as in the VTB United league.…
Read MoreSpanish ACB games broadcasted in the USA
Spanish ACB Liga Endesa games will be broadcasted twice per week in the USA. That’s the result of a deal in which “Univision” has purchased the broadcast right of the ACB for the USA. The Spanish-language station will broadcast two games per week and started off last Sunday with the best game imaginable; “El Clasico”…
Read MorePredrag Miletic signs with Ploiesti
Predrag Miletic (193 cm) has signed on with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania-Division A) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Miletic played for Khimik-OPZ Yuzny (Ukraine-Superleague) in 2011-12, averaging 7.8 points per game in six EuroChallenge games and 8.5 points per game in 42 Ukrainian Superleague games. Miletic started his professional career in 2006 in…
Read MoreCharles Garcia released by Mad-Croc
Charles Garcia (206 cm, Seattle) has been released by Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada (Spain-ACB). Garcia was averaging 5.7 points per game on 13.9 minutes over 15 games in the Spain ACB. Over the last two season he spent most of his time in the NBA D-League where he accumulated an 11.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game…
Read MoreCarlos Arroyo signing Confirmed
Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International University’01) has been confirmed as having signed with Galatasaray Medical Park (Turkey-TBL) and could be ready to suit up in the club’s Turkish League game against Hacettepe University (Jan. 5) and their EuroCup Top 16 opener against Unics Kazan (Jan. 9). Galatasaray coach Ergin Ataman stated in a recent…
Read MoreRicardo Marsh returns to Hacettepe
Ricardo Marsh (207 cm, Old Dominion University’03) has agreed to return to Hacettepe University (Turkey-TBL) where he played last season and averaged 13.1 points per game over 28 games in the Turkish TBL. He was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Hawks in 2010-11 for training camp, but was released prior to the…
Read MoreEuroleague: Caja upsets Maccabi at home
The first day of Week 2 competition in the Euroleague Last 16 was a day of surprises as two regular season group winners took hard losses on Thursday. Maccabi Tel Aviv lost at home and found themselves with an 0-2 record and FC Barcelona Regal had a 17-game Last 16 win streak stopped by the…
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