Europe
Baris Guney signs with Turk Telekom
Baris Guney (193 cm) has been traded from Antalya BSB (Turkey-TBL) to Turk Telekom (Turkey-TBL) in exchange for Rahim Rizvanoglu and money. Guney was averaging 6.2 points and 4.2 assists per game over the first 10 TBL games of the season. Guney played for Aliaga Petkim (Turkey-TBL) in 2010-11, averaging 6.0 points and 3.2 assists per game…
Read MoreCraig Brackins released by Angelico Biella
Craig Brackins (208 cm, Iowa State’10) has been waived by Angelico Biella (Italy-SerieA) after 10 games, he was averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The announcement was made at a press conference on Friday with the reason given that the club can’t wait for an injury he suffered to his hand. Brackins was 1st…
Read MoreGalatasaray close to sign Carlos Arroyo
Turkish club Galatasaray is close to signing Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International’01),a source close to the player said. The former NBA player from Puerto Rico already played in Turkey last season with Besiktas, winning the Championship and the Eurochallenge. However, Turkish rules require Galatasaray to pay a transfer fee to his former club Besiktas…
Read MoreJeremiah Massey signs with Bamberg
Jeremiah Massey (202 cm, Kansas State’05) has signed with Euroleague team Brose Baskets Bamberg from Germany. Massey had a short-term contract this season in Russia with Krasnie Krilya. Before Russia he also played in Spain and Greece.
Read MoreKK Zadar to keep Chaisson Allen and waive Jordan Burgason
KK Zadar sports director, Branko Skroce, in an interview with Zdnews, said that the club is talking with Chaisson Allen (192 cm, Northeastern’11) to extend the contract until the end of the season. The manager of the Adriatic league club from Croatian also added that Jordan Burgason (190 cm, Lipscomb’12) won’t be renewed. The American…
Read MoreKyle Visser in talks with Radnicki Kragujevac
Kyle Visser (211 cm, Wake Forest’07) is in talks with Adriatic league team Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia. Visser spent last season Italy and before that he only played in Germany. The main inside player of Radnicki is Ratko Varda and his contract expires this weekend. However, everybody expect him to stay for the rest of…
Read MoreRashaun Freeman signs with Siroki
Rashaun Freeman (206 cm, Massachusetts’07) has signed with Adriatic league team WWin Siroki from Bosnia (Croatian part). Freeman comes from Nanterre with whom he played only two games in the Pro A this past October. Previously Freeman played in China, Israel, Belgium, Puerto Rico and Germany. WWin Siroki recently sold its star player Darko Planinic…
Read MoreStefon Jackson earns contract extension
Stefon Jackson (196 cm, UTEP’09) has been rewarded with a contract extension through the end of the season by Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL) after putting in a solid 15 games with the club on a short-term deal that was set to expire on Dec. 31st. Over the first 15 German BBL games Jackson has compiled a 10.3 point…
Read MoreEuroleague: Top 16 Tips off with two upsets
They’re back… After a two-week break from Euroleague competition, the Top 16 tipped off on Thursday with five Week 1 contests being held. Day 1 of Week 1 was dominated by home clubs, with two big upsets in the books. Caja Laboral, finished fourth in the regular season Group C with a 4-6 record, got…
Read MoreFormer three-time European champ saved from the abyss
Croatian- and Adriatic team KK Split was saved tonight from bankruptcy by the town council of Split. The Dalmatian team won the Euroleague three times in a row in 1988/1989, 1989/1990 and 1990/1991 under the name “Jugoplastika” and “Pop’84”. KK Split was officialy voted the best European basketball club of the 20th century by the…
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