Europe
Euroleague: Unicaja takes thriller from Siena
On a day of Euroleague blow out games, those that waited for the last contest on the schedule were treated with a barnburner in Spain when Unicaja Malaga erased an 14-point in the fourth quarter and denied Montepaschi Siena their first win of the 2012-13 Euroleague season in an overtime thriller. In other Friday games,…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey leaving Olympiacos for NBA
Joey Dorsey (203 cm, Memphis’08) has announced that he will be leaving returning Euroleague and Greece A1 champion Olympiacos effectively immediately and has worked out a contract termination with the club. With NBA rosters being cut to the league maximum 15 this week for the season opener coming next week, the timing is good for…
Read MoreRobbie Jackson inks deal with Oettinger
Robbie Jackson (215 cm, UMBC’10) has signed a agreed to join the Oettinger Rockets Gotha (Germany-ProA) for the 2012-13 season. Jackson most recently played for the Indonesia Warriors (ABL) where he averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Jackson played his last year of collegiate basketball at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in 2010,…
Read MoreRamone Moore signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ramone Moore (193 cm, Temple’12) has signed in Israel with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ramone Moore comes from Italian Serie A team Angelico Biella, where he started the season and played 4 games and averaged 7.5 ppg. It is Moore’s first professional season in Europe.
Read MoreJosep Berrocal hired to coach Donetsk
Josep Berrocal has been hired by BC Donetsk (Ukraine-Superleague) to coach their squad for the remainder of the 2012-13 season after they released Vlada Jovanovic and his assistants earlier in the week. Berrocal has been an assistant coach at FC Barcelona Regal and in 2010-11 he led Budivelhik Kiev to a Ukrainian League Title and…
Read MoreEuroleague Round 3: Four Remain Undefeated
Eight squads came into Round 3 of Euroleague 2012-13 play with 2-0 records. After Thursday’s eight games, four of those teams suffered their first losses, with two of them coming on their home courts – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan falling to previously winless Caja Laboral Vitoria by 10 at the Milan Mediolanum Forum, and Fenerbahce…
Read MoreTrenton Meacham joins JSF Nanterre
Trenton Meacham (188 cm, Illinois’09) has signed a deal with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) for the 2012-13 campaign. Meacham is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois (US-NCAA D1) where he averaged 10.2 points per game over 34 games in the tough Big Ten Conference. He most recently played for Paris-Levallois (France-ProA), averaging 9.1 points…
Read MoreLiki Turner inks deal with AB Contern
Liki Turner (195 cm, Francis Marion’12) has agreed to turns with AB Contern (Luxembourg-Diekirch League) for the 2012-13 season. Turner is a 2012 graduate of Francis Marion where he averaged 18.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He was 3rd in scoring, 2nd in defensive rebounds and 2nd in overall rebounds in the Peach Belt…
Read MoreEduardo Hernandez-Sonseca gets 10 more days with Caja
Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212 cm) has been given another 10-day extension to his deal with Caja Laboral (Spain-ACB), this is the third short-term contract that has been signed between the club and player. Hernandez-Sonseca saw 20 minutes of court-time last week in an ACB game against Vitoria and tallied 11 points and seven rebounds. Caja Laboral…
Read MoreAles Pipan hired as MZT Skpoje coach
Ales Pipan will arrive today for final negotiations with management of MZT Skpoje (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) to take over the club’s head coaching responsibilities according the the team’s website. If negotiations are concluded during this evening’s meetings, the coach will meet with players and will be presented at a press conference on Friday. Pipan, a…
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