Europe
Italy Serie A: Rough Day for Home Clubs
The Italian Lega Basket Serie A completed Week 12 of Round 1 Sunday without any major surprises. The top end of the standings continued their winning ways as the top four teams earned victories, giving the top three 13 wins in their last 15 games. The only top 5 team to come up on the…
Read MoreLTi Giessen 46ers file for bankruptcy
The LTi Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL) have announced that they have filed a petition for bankruptcy
Read MoreMouhammadou Jaiteh out 4 to 6 weeks
Mouhammadou Jaiteh (206 cm) will be sidelined for at least four to six weeks after fracturing a bone in his foot (cuboid). He’s currently averaging 15.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game for Boulogne-sur-Mer (France-ProB) including a high of 33 points and 18 rebounds against Rouen. Jaiteh also plays on the French U18 National Team…
Read MorePatrick Beverley leaves Spartak for the NBA
Patrick Beverley (185 cm, Arkansas’08) will leave his Russian team Spartak Sankt Petersburg and sign with NBA team Houston Rockets until the end of the 2014/2015 season. The head coach of Spartak Sankt Petersburg, Slovenian Jure Zdovc, confirmed this today and said: “Beverly received an offer from the Houston Rockets which he will accept. We…
Read MoreBilly Baptist signs with Keflavik
Billy Baptist (196 cm, Quincy’10) has signed with Keflavik from Iceland. He replaces Stephen McDowell. Billy Baptist played in Germany and Spain before.
Read MoreAnton Gaddefors inks with Sundsvall Dragons
Anton Gaddefors (200 cm) has inked a deal with the Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden-Basketligan) to finish out the season. Gaddefors most recently suited up for Radnicki Kraguevac (Serbia-A League), where he was for the last two seasons. Prior to that he spent three seasons with Uppsala Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). Gaddefors is also a three-year member of the Swedish National Team that…
Read MoreChristian Maraker joins Norrkoping
Christian Maraker (206 cm, Pacific’06) has been signed by the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan) to replace the recently released James Hughes. Maraker has been playing in Japan over the last three seasons, 2009-10 and 2010-11 with Rera Kamuy Kokkaido and last season with the Hitachi Sunrockers, where he averaged 10.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over 43…
Read MoreJames Hughes released by Norrkoping
James Hughes (211 cm, Northern Illinois’07) has been released by the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan). Hughes was averaging 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game after 17 games in the Swedish Basketligan and 4.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in six EuroChallenge games. Last season he suited up for BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic-NBL),…
Read MoreScavolini signs Torey Thomas
Italian Serie A team Scavolini Banca Marche Pesaro announced the signing of point guard Torey Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’06). The American started the season with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade with whom he played in the Euroleague and the Adriatic League. After Partizan he initially reached an agreement with Turkish team Erdemir but that deal…
Read MoreDarko Planinić leaves Široki for Maccabi Tel Aviv
Darko Planinić will leave Adriatic League team Široki WWin from Bosnia and Hercegovina (Croatian part) and sign for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. The young talented big man of the Croatian National Team will play his last Adriatic League game for Široki tomorrow against MZT Skopje from Macedonia. Other clubs from around Europe had also…
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