Europe
Justas Sinica signs deal with Sakalai
Justas Sinica (2.03m) has signed on to wear team Vilniaus Sakalai’s (Lithuania-Baltic League) colors for the upcoming season. Sinica has been touring around looking for teams, he most recently was in tryouts with Varese Cimberio (Italy-SerieA) and Bologna Biancoglu (Italy-Lega2), but was release by both. Last season he played for Prienu Rudupis (Italy-Lega2) where he…
Read MoreMarjan Lazovski resigns as coach of F.Y.R. of Macedonia’s NT
Marjan Lazovski has stepped down as coach of F.Y.R. of Macedonia’s national team. Having served as an assistant for five summers, including last year when the side went on a magical run to the Semi-Finals of the EuroBasket in Lithuania, Lazovski replaced Marin Dokuzovski at the helm and coached the national side at the 2012…
Read MoreChris Fleming gets contract thru 2016 from Brose
Chris Fleming, the current coach of Brose Baskets Bamberg, has been rewarded for the club’s successes with an extension to his contract that will have him pacing the side of the court through the 2016 season. Those successes included Brose winning the German Basketball Bundesliga three years in a row. In the last two seasons…
Read MorePre-Season 2012: NBA vs Euroleague
Pre-Season 2012 is about to get underway in the NBA, with the regular season tipping off October 30th, while the Euroleague is set to begin league play next week with two games on Oct. 11. This weekend, two efforts to bridge the two leagues will have six NBA Squads and six Euroleague squads squaring off…
Read MoreStart of Greek Basket League postponed indefinitely
As reported on the league’s website, the board of directors of the Greek Basket League have decided to postpone the start of the 2012-13 season indefinitely. At the core of the decision is the inability of the teams in the league to come to a mutually beneficial agreement with the ERT Television Company on fees…
Read MoreDerrick Stevens inks with BBC Nitia
Derrick Stevens (1.80m, college: Colorado State) has inked a deal to dress for BBC Nitia Bettembourg (Luxembourg-N2). Stevens played for the VfB Giessen Pointers (Germany-ProB) last season, averaging 17.3 points per game over 16 games. Prior to the Pointers, he suited up for MTV Wolfenbuettel (Germany-ProB) and tallied an average of 17.8 points per game.
Read MoreMilos Marjanovic penns deal with CSU Sibiu
Milos Marjanovic (2.07m) has signed with CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania-Division A) for the upcoming season. Marjanovic comes to the Romania squad from KK Servitium Gradiska (BIH-Division 1), where he averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game.
Read MoreJulian Wright signs with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas´07) has signed in Israel with Maccabi Rishon Le Zion. The former NBA 1st round lottery pick spent last season in the D-League averaging 16.8 ppg and 7.9 rpg for the Austin Toros. Before that he played four seasons in the NBA.
Read MoreSani Becirovic signs in Iran
Sani Becirovic signs in Iran with Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour. Sani Becirovic belongs to the increasing number of star players who choses Asia over Europe. While countries like Japan, Korea and China are exclusively interested in Americans, the Middle East has also shown interest for European players.
Read MoreTravele Jones signs on with Verviers
Travele Jones (2.03m, college: Texas Southern) has joined VOO Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium-Ethias League) for the upcoming season. Jones last played for SAM Massagno (Switzerland-LNA), averaging 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds a game over 26 league contests. Jones played his collegiate basketball at Texas Southern where he averaged 16.0 points per game his last season.
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