Russia
Stefan Markovic added by Zenit
Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB) has landed the services of Serbian player Stefan Markovic (196 cm) for the 2016-17 season. Markovic has been a member of the Serbian national team since 2007 and is currently competing for them in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 28-year-old guard spent the last two seasons on the roster of Unicaja…
Read MoreVladimir Veremeenko joins Brose Baskets
Vladimir Veremeenko (208 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of German club Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) for the 2016-17 season. Vladimir is an international basketball veteran who has dual citizenship from Belarus and Russia. He was a former member of the Belarusian national team in 2002, 2005, and 2007. His 2015-16 season was…
Read MorePerry Jones III landed by Khimky
Perry Jones III (211 cm, Baylor’12) will begin a new chapter in his pro career this 2016-17 as he takes his game to Europe and signs a deal with BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB). Jones began 2015-16 on a sad note, being released by the Boston Celtics in October 2015. Having failed to draw interest…
Read MoreMichael Carrera goes pro with Avtodor
University of North Carolina alum Michael Carrera (196 cm, South Carolina’16) will begin his pro career this 2016-17 with Russian club Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). Michael is a 23-year-old Venezuelan-American player who has been a member of the Venezuelan national team since 2012. In his senior year at South Carolina (2015-16) Michael played 32 games and…
Read MoreMaalik Wayns pens with Enisey
Former NBA guard Maalik Wayns (185 cm, Villanova’12) has put pen to paper on a fresh deal with Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB) and will join the team this 2016-17. The 25-year-old Wayns is coming over after spending his 2015-16 on the roster of Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). He played 16 games for them in the debut…
Read MoreKevin Jones heads to Lokomotiv Kuban
Kevin Jones (206 cm, University of West Virginia’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in the upcoming 2016-17 season. The 26-year-old Jones recently lent his talents to BC Partizan NiS Beograd (Serbia-KLS) in 2015-16. He played 19 games for his former team in the Adriatic League (now ABA…
Read MoreMarko Todorovic reunites with Khimky
Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (209 cm) is making his way back to BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) this 2016-17. Todorovic actually played majority of the 2015-16 season for Khimky, but later moved to Domion Bilbao Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) in April 2016. He played 16 games for Khimky in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and averaged 5.0…
Read MoreDeAndre Kane to Nizhny Novgorod
DeAndre Kane (193 cm, Iowa State’14) is taking his game to Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Kane had a busy 2015-16 season, lending his talents to two teams. He began the season on the roster of Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL). DeAndre played eight games for them during their run in…
Read MoreSasha Kaun Retires at Age 31
Russian big man, Sasha Kaun (211 cm, Kansas’08) is hanging up his jersey and calling it a career at age 31. Sasha bids goodbye to basketball at the top of his game, having just recently doing something many have dreamed of, but few have accomplished, winning an NBA Championship. Yes, Kaun was the sparingly used…
Read MoreKenny Boynton added by Nizhny Novgorod
Kenny Boynton (188 cm, University of Florida’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a member of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB). This will be his first time to suit up for a Russian organization. Kenny played the 2015-16 season on the roster of Sinpas Denizli Basket SK (Turkey-TBL). He played 38 games for his…
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