Russia
Alexandr Fomin leaves Tsmoki-Minsk
Russian player Alexandr Fomin (206 cm) is leaving Tsmoki-Minsk from Belarus’ Premier League for personal reasons. He played 13 games for them in the VTB League and averaged 14.4 ppg and 2.2 rpg. He also was a participant in the EuroChallenge and managed seven games for Tsmoki. He logged 3.0 ppg and 1.4 rpg in…
Read MoreKelly McCarty departs Kazan
Kelly McCarty (201 cm, South Mississippi’98) has left Unics Kazan (Russia, PBL, VTB League, and Euoleague) after coming to a mutual decision with the club. The 38-year old American-Russian has found court time hard to come by this season. He has played 3 games in the PBL and averaged 3.7ppg and 4.7rpg. McCarty also played…
Read MoreEuroleague: Sasha Kaun named Top 16 Week 7 MVP
On CSKA Moscow’s star-studded team, it was an unheralded blue-collar ace in the paint that made the big
Read MoreKirilenko is FIBA Europe Men’s Player of the Year 2012
Andrei Kirilenko (209 cm) has been voted as the FIBA Europe Men’s Player of the Year for 2012. The Russian narrowly edged out Spaniard Pau Gasol in the voting with an accumulated ranking of 0.1728 to 0.1687. Votes are tallied via a combination of fan votes and experts’ votes. Kirilenko previously won this award in…
Read MoreMichael Efevberha returns to Russia
Michael Efevberha (197 cm, California State-Northridge’06) is set to return to Spartak Primorie Vladivostok from Russia’s PBL. The Nigerian-American actually started the 2012-13 season with Spartak and played six games for them and he averaged 12.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg. In January 2013, he moved to CEZ Basketball Nymburk from the Czech Republic’s NBL. He played…
Read MoreUnics Kazan releases coach Aco Petrovic
Russian club Unics Kazan has fired Serbian coach Aleksandar “Aco” Petrovic. The club was not happy with the results so far. Unics Kazan plays in three different competitions. First of all in the Russian PBL where the club is currently ranked 8th, with a 3-6 record. In the VTB United League Kazan is ranked 4th…
Read MoreBC Khimki pays off its debts
BC Khimki Moscow (Russia, PBL, VTB League, and Euroleague) has announced that the club has finally paid all
Read MoreChamberlain Oguchi joins Vladivostok
Chamberlain Oguchi (196 cm, Illinois State’09) has signed in Russia with Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (PBL League). Oguchi arrives from the D-League where he played 24 games with the Maine Red Claws and averaged 9 ppg. Last season he played in four different countries; Philippines, Venezuela, Iraq and Lebanon. Coming out of college he also played…
Read MoreJohnson-Odom joins St. Petersburg
Spartak Sankt Petersburg (Russia, PBL) are welcoming 24-year old American point guard Darius Johnson Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) to their ranks. Johnson Odom is only in his first year as a pro player, but he is already clocking up the air miles while also posting some impressive averages. In 2012, he was drafted by the…
Read MoreRichard Hendrix to play for Lokomotiv
Richard Hendrix (204 cm, Alabama’08) has agreed to terms with Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia’s PBL. He started the season in Italy playing for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Serie A). In 10 games in Euroleague, Hendrix had averages of 3.7 ppg and 3.0 rpg. In 11 games in Italy’s Serie A he posted 5.7 ppg and…
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