Europe
Alba’s Vule Avdalovic out for the season
After making it to the Top 16 for the first time in four seasons, bad news came over Alba Berlin on Friday when it was confirmed by the club that point guard Vule Avdalovic will have to miss the rest of the season due to a rupture in the inner ligaments of his left knee.…
Read MoreJ.R Reynolds signs with Bnei Hertzelia
J.R Reynolds (188 cm, Virginia’07) has signed in Israel with Bnei Hertzelia. There, he will replace Milt Palacio (193 cm, Colorado State’99). Reynolds played in the French Pro A (Gravellines) and the D-League last season.
Read MoreZoran Osmokrovic rejoins Radnicki
Zoran Osmokrovic (189 cm) has agreed to return to the colors of BKK Radnicki Beograd (Serbia-A League) for the rest of the season. He started the 2012-13 campaign with KK Vojvodina Novi Sad (Serbia-A League), where he saw court time in three games and averaged 4.3 points per game. He played for Radnicki in 2011-12,…
Read MoreGyorgy Kinter inks with Oviedo
Gyorgy Kinter (213 cm) has signed on to finish the season with Oviedo Club Baloncesto (Spain-LEB Silver). He started the 2012-13 campaign with the BK Inter Bratislava (Slovakia-Extraliga) where he averaged 3.6ppg over 5 games. Prior to that he played two seasons with Zalakeramia-ZTE KK (Hungary-A Division), averaging 5.7ppg over 15 games in 2010-11 and…
Read MoreKeyon Carter inks with Dinamo Tbilisi
Keyon Carter (203 cm, ODU’11) has inked a deal with Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague) to finish the season. He started the 2012-13 campaign as part of the KAO Dramas (Greece-A1), but was released after 8 games, averaging 5.0ppg, 4.1 rpg. Carter’s new agreement with Dinamo Tbilisi marks a return to the club, as he suited up…
Read MoreBBL Cup: Leicester Riders earn spot in Final
The Leicester Riders earned a spot in their second consecutive BBL Cup Final with a 75:45 semi-final win over the Sheffield Sharks. The victory was the Riders second win in the semi-finals, giving them a 165:115 aggregate advantage and moving them into the finals against the Newcastle Eagles. The Eagles beat the Plymouth Raiders 90:107…
Read MoreDrew Viney inks with Orleans
Drew Viney (203 cm, Loyala Marymount’12) has agreed to terms with Entente Orleans (France-ProA) for the remainder of the season. Viney started the 2012-13 campaign with Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL), but was released after two games, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. He spent three seasons with Loyala Marymount (US-NCAA) where he averaged 16.4…
Read MoreReginald Bratton signs with Pyrinto
Reginald Bratton (193 cm, Lenior-Rhyne’10) has signed on with Pyrinto Tampere (Finland-Korisliiga) for the rest of the season. He played the 2011-12 season with Widad Safrou AC de Casablanca (Morocco-D1), averaging 17.0ppg, 5.9rpg and was fourth in the league with a 1.8apg average. He started the season with Rath US de Rabat (Morocco-D1).
Read MoreNeven Plantak hired to coach Djuro Djakovic
Neven Plantak has been hired to coach Djuro Djakovic (Croatia-A1), replacing Krunoslav Krajnovic, who resigned last week. Plantak comes from KK Trepca (Kosovo-Superleague), where he guided the club to the Kosovo Cup and Championship last season.
Read MoreBlake Schilb named Euroleague Week 9 bwin MVP
An outstanding individual performance in an overtime winning effort allowed Blake Schilb of Elan Chalon-sur-Saone to earn Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season Week 9 bwin MVP honors. Schilb led Chalon to a spectacular 108-103 overtime home win with 28 points on 6-of-7 two-point shots, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throw attempts. He added 7 rebounds,…
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