Serbia
Nemanja Gordic joins Partizan
Nemanja Gordic (193 cm) didn’t let any dust collect on his court shoes after being released by Azovmash as he agreed to terms with Partizan mt:s (Serbia-A League). Gordic opened the 2012-13 season with Azovmash (Ukraine-Superleague) where he averaged 10.3ppg in the Ukraine Superleague and 6.8ppg in the VTB United League. In 2011-12 he suited…
Read MoreRed Star takes most recent Eternal Derby – 78:92
The basketball landscape is littered with fierce rivalries that cover the globe, but few date back to the 1940s and few have evolved to the point where the visiting team has had their ticket allocation for the games limited due to the proliferation of clashes between sides. In the case of the basketball version of…
Read MoreRatko Varda signs with Radnicki Kragujevac
Serbian team Radnicki Kragujevac announced the signing of veteran big man Ratko Varda for the rest of the season. The big man started the season in Iran with Mahram averaging 15.6ppg and 5.6rpg in five games of Asian Club Championships. Last season Varda played with Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia and Azovmash Mariupol from the…
Read MoreKimani Ffriend jailed and charged with manslaughter
Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska, born 1977 in Jamaica) has been charged with manslaughter in Serbia and is held in custody in Belgrade. Around 04.30 in the morning Ffriend was driving a vehicle that struck a woman. The woman died immediately and her twin sister was taken to the hospital in shock. The accident happened…
Read MoreMetalac and Kimani Ffriend part ways
Serbian team Metalac Valjevo and Jamaican big man Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska’01) have split ways. In the three Serbian league games that he played for Metalac, Ffriend averaged 6.7 ppg and 1.0 rpg. Last year Ffriend played in the Spanish ACB league. Metalac and Ffriend had agreed on a so called “open contract” which…
Read MoreBranislav Ratkovica signs with Olin Edirne
Serbian Branislav Ratkovica (192 cm) has signed in Turkey with Olin Erdine. Ratkvica comes from another Turkish team, Aliaga Petkim, where he started this season and also played for last season.
Read MoreDennis Carr replaces Ilija Milutinovic at Tokyo Cinq Reves
Dennis Carr (201 cm, Embry Riddle’03) replaces Serbian Ilija Milutinovic (211 cm) at Japanese team Tokyo Cinq Reves. Carr last played in Taiwan and before that he was active in various leagues around the world.
Read MoreMilija Bogicevic to replace head coach Adomaitis at Anwil
Serbian coach Milija Bogicevic will replace Lithuanian head coach Dainius Adomaitis of Anwil Wloclawek. The Polish team has had a very bad start this season with a 1-4 record and it was clear that somebody had to be the scapegoat. Milija Bogicevic coached another Polish team last season, Basket Poznan, and had also been an…
Read MoreRed Star and Partizan take battle to FIBA arbitration
Serbian rivals Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade have been in a heated verbal fight all summer and now it continues into the court rooms. The fight is about talented youngster Nenad Miljenović and a transfer fee that Red Star claims from Partizan. Nenad Miljenović originally played for FMP but when he turned 18, he…
Read MoreOlin Edirne and Nemanja Protic part ways
Turkish team Olin Edirne and Serbian player Nemanja Protic have parted ways. Protic played 3 games with Olin Edirne in the TBL and averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2 assists. Olin Edirne is active on the market for PG spot. Coach Gokhan Tastimur also parted ways with Croatian Sasha Cuic. Olin Edirne hosted Hacettepe…
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