Europe
Thomas Larrouquis signs at ASVEL
Thomas Larrouquis (1.97m) has inked a contract to join ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA). Last season Larrouquis wore the colors of France ProA squad Chorale de Roanne Basket and helped the club to the quarter-finals of the EuroChallenge. He averaged 4.4 points per game over 17 ProA contests and 3.3 points per game in seven EuroChallenge…
Read MoreVlada Vukoicic named head coach of Red Star
Vlada Vukoicic, most recently the head coach of Mega Vizura, has been named to the top coaching spot of Red Star (Adriatic League). Vukoicic replaces Milivoje Lazic, who was fired after two games. The club reports that they have come to terms on a three-year deal with Vukoicic and that they will hold a press…
Read MoreKarlo Vragovic inks two-year deal with Siroki WWin
Karlo Vragovic (1.92m) has inked a two-year deal to join HHK Siroki WWin (Bosnia-Division I) as a replacement to recently departed Vedran Morovic. While a member of the KK Zadar (Croatia-A1) squad in 2011-12, Vragovic averaged 9.2 points and 2.0 assists per game.
Read MoreEwoud Kloos inks short-term deal with Den Helder
Ewoud Kloos (1.85m) has signed a short-term deal with the Den Helder Kings (Holland-Eredivisie), their first season in the premier Holland competition. Kloos suited up for U.B. La Palma (LEB Gold) last season and saw court-time in 35 contests. He had played in Spain for three years prior to joining La Palma.
Read MoreDejan Milojevic new Mega Vizura head coach
Dejan Milojevic has been named the new head coach of Mega Vizura (Serbia-A), he was the team’s manager until the announcement. This will be Milojevic’s first coaching job, as he was an active player through the 2008-09 season when he was with Galatasaray. During the years 2005 and 2006 he was named All-Adriatic Player of…
Read MoreTadas Klimavicius out six months with Torn ACL
Zalgiris Kaunas’s (Lithuania-LKL) frontline suffered another blow Tuesday night when Tadas Klimavicius (2.04m) left a Lithuanian league game with a knee injury. On Wednesday the worst was confirmed when team doctors found a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the player’s right leg. He is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days. The anticipated recovery…
Read MoreGermans, Russians and Fins tip-off season
As many leagues in Europe and elsewhere have seen multiple contests already, a handful of European leagues tipped off yesterday namely the German Beko Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the Finish Korisliiga, and the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL). The show stopper of the day was the thrashing FC Bayern Munich took at the hands of EWE…
Read MoreRed Star sacks coach after only two games!
Red Star Belgrade from Serbia has fired head coach Milivoje Lazic after only TWO games in the Adriatic league. Red Star made a lot of noise all summer. They cleaned up the financial mess from the past, got together an impressive budget and bought EIGHT new players. In addition, Red Star´s President Nebojsa Covic was…
Read MoreTyler Hughes signs on with Elefsina
Tyler Hughes (2.13m, college: Kansas St.) has signed an agreement to play for Elefsina (Greece-A1) during the 2012-13 season. Hughes played 52 games for the Shinshu Brave Warriors (Japan-BJ League) and averaged 9.1 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Read MoreUnai Calbarro out 4-6 weeks
Caja Laboral (Spain-ACB) big man Unai Calbarro (2.04m) will miss the first weeks of the new Turkish Airlines Euroleague due to an abdominal injury, the club announced Tuesday. Calbarro was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia that will require surgery, which is scheduled to be performed on Wednesday. Depending on the success of the operation, Calbarro…
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