Europe
Jiri Welsch joins CEZ Nymburk
Jiri Welsch (199cm) has agreed to return to his home to suit up for CEZ Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL) after 11 seasons of professional ball outside the CR that included four in the NBA with Golden State, Milwaukee, Boston and Cleveland. Welsch was the 16th pick overall in the 2002 NBA draft, being selected by the…
Read MoreSaso Ozbolt inks deal with Portoroz
Saso Ozbolt (191cm) and agreed to terms with Splosna plovba Portoroz (Slovenia-2SKL) for the rest of the season. Most recently he suited up for KK Zagreb (Croatia-A1).
Read MoreNapoli expelled from Italian Legadue
. It lasted three games this season, the adventure of Napoli-Sant’Antimo. Today the team was excluded from the Italian Legadue because they did not pay the taxes to the Italian Federation (€ 33.000) and were then kicked out of the league. Napoli lost all three games played so far this season. Now, the Legadue will…
Read MoreHooligans clash at Buducnost vs Partizan
A hooligan clash delayed the start of the Adriatic league game between home team Buducnost (Montenegro) and Partizan Belgrade (Serbia). During the warm up fans of the two teams were provoking each other to the point that they stormed the court and charged at one and other. The riot police managed to prevent a massive…
Read MoreMilos Pavlovic rejoins OKK Beograd
Milos Pavlovic (2.10m) has rejoined OKK Beograd (Serbia-A League) for this season. Pavlovic wore the colors of both Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A) and KK Fersped Rabotnicki (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga) last season and the year prior to that he was with OKK Beograd. With KK Fersped Rabotnicki last year he scored 11.6 points and grabbed 5.8…
Read MoreRuslan Nazmiev inks deal with Sokhumi Tbilisi
Ruslan Nazmiev (2.00m) has agreed to terms with Sokhumi Tbilisi (Georgia-Superleague) for the 2012-13 season. Most recently Nazmiev played for Severstal (Russia-Superleague) where he averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game over 36 Superleague contests.
Read MoreKris Drouse joins Turi Svitavy
Kris Drouse (1.98m, college Point Park) has signed on with Turi Svitavy (Czech Republic-NBL) for this season. Drouse played 18 games with the Liverpool Mersey Tigers (United Kingdom-BBL) last season averaging 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per contest.
Read MoreKamil Novak Named Secretary General of FIBA Europe
Kamil Novak, Sports Director of the Fraport Skyliners, was announced as the new Secretary General of FIBA Europe this morning by the Fraport Skyliners. The decision to appoint Novak was made on Saturday by the FIBA Europe Executive Committee. The organization has been without a Secretary General since May when the Executive Committee ousted Nar…
Read MoreMihalis Kakiouzis pens deal with SAV Vacallo Basket
Mihalis Kakiouzis (2.06m) signed a new contract with SAV Vacallo Basket (Greece-LNA) for the new season. Kakiouzis’ former team was Acea Virtus Roma (Italy-SerieA), where he averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over 22 games.
Read MoreEuroleague Friday – Olympiacos Stunned
Friday saw five Euroleague contests with some serious upsets along the way. The second round of games have been completed and eight of the 24 teams are still undefeated, eight haven’t picked up their first ‘W’ and eight have split with their opponents. In Friday’s action Anadolu Efes Istanbul stunned defending champions Olympiacos Piraeus 98:72;…
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