Poland
Alex Acker signs with Asseco Prokom
Alex Acker (196 cm, Pepperdine’05) has signed with Polish team Asseco Prokom. The last two seasons he played in France for Pro A team Le Mans. Acker is a very experienced players who has bounced around between the NBA and the Euroleague ever since he got drafted in 2005 by the Detroit Pistons (60th pick)
Read MoreKrzysztof Roszyk inks deal with Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Krzysztof Roszyk (2.00m) has inked a contract for the 2012-13 season with Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL). The deal comes on the heels of a brief tryout period that was satisfactory in the eyes of Asseco management. He played with Energa Czarni (Poland-TBL) last year, but will not be returning. In 38 Poland-TBL games last season…
Read MoreChristian Polk released by Polpharma
Christian Polk (1.90m, college: UTEP) was released today by Polpharma-Pakmet (Poland-TBL) after Polk went through a short try-out. Polk is a recent graduate of the University of Texas-El Paso, where he averaged 11.7 points per game on 32.6 minutes per contest his senior year. He also finished the season with an impressive 91.1% from the…
Read MoreBasketball Season 2012-13 Tips Off
If you’re a fan of International basketball, this is the greatest time of the year as in countries across globe basketball leagues have started play or are about to start. The summer has been filled with incredible International competition from the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifier, Youth World Championships, 3×3 World Tour and World Championship, and the…
Read MoreKurt Looby to join Trefl Sopot
Kurt Looby (2.08m, college: Iowa) has inked a deal with Trefl Sopot (Poland-TBL) for the 2012-13 campaign. Looby spent the summer playing in Puerto Rico for Vaqueros de Bayamon in the BSN League. Last season he was in Germany playing for Neckar Riesen Ludwgsburg (German-BBL) where he saw the floor 34 times and averaged 7.0…
Read MoreMaurice Acker signs on with Trefl Sopot
Trefl Sopot (Poland-TBL) has signed Maurice Acker (1.73m, college: Marquette) to play for the squad in the upcoming season. Acker played for the MagixX Matrixx in the Netherlands last season, where he averaged 14.4 points and 4.2 assists over 29.8 minutes per game in 31 contests. Acker is a product of Marquette University, where he…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic heads to Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Rasid Mahalbasic has signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL). Mahalbasic (2.08m) played in Slovenia last season for Zlatogor Lasko, where he averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 blocks per game in the Slovenian League, and 4.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest in the Adriatic League.
Read MoreRob Jones signs with Zielona Gora
Rob Jones (198 cm, St.Mary’s’12) will play his first professional season in Poland, with Zielona Gora. Last season Rob Jones averaged 15 ppg and 10.8 rpg in the WCC with his team St.Mary’s.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: The Field is Set with 24 Teams
As the final games of the EuroBasket 2013 Qualification Round were getting ready to start, there no doubt were pencils being sharpened, calculator batteries being checked, spreadsheets getting fired up and for those old school mathematicians out there, most likely a slide rule or two getting dusted off in anticipation of the intense calculations that…
Read MoreKotwica inks deal with Maurice Bolden
Maurice Bolden agrees to terms with Kolobrzeg Kotwica (Poland TBL) for the 2012-13 campaign. Bolden (2.08m, college: Southern Mississippi), recently graduated from Southern Miss., where he averaged 9.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.0 block per contest. Kotwica will be Bolden’s first professional team.
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