Spain
Mike Hall signs with Maccabi Ashdod
Mike Hall (203 cm, George Washington’06) has signed on to play for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). Last season he played for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain-ACB), where he averaged 10.0 points per game in 8 EuroChallenge games and 6.7 points per game in the ACB. Hall played four years for George Washington University, seeing action in 117…
Read MoreJoffrey Lauvergne inks short-term deal with Valencia
Joffrey Lauvergne (210cm) has been picked up by Valencia Basket (Spain-ACB) on a one-month contract to replace the injured Serhiy Lishcuk. Lauvergne was recently released by Elan Chalon (France-ProA) so they could focus on their younger players. Lauvergne has arrived in Valencia and will undergo medical tests immediately, should those prove to be satisfactory to…
Read MoreFuenlabrada signs Kristaps Valters
Spanish ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada announced the return of Latvian player Kristaps Valters for this season and the next one. Kristaps Valters played with Fuenlabrada before during the 2010/2011 season and after that for another Spanish team, Unicaja Malaga. He started this season with a temporary deal with German Bundesliha team Artland Dragons.
Read MoreŽan Tabak new head coach of Caja Laboral
Žan Tabak is the new head coach of Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. He signed a two year contract and replaces Dusko Ivanovic. This was reported by Tabak’s manager Zoran Savic. What does Croatian Žan Tabak, Montenegrin Dusko Ivanovic, and Bosnian Serb Zoran Savic have in common? Yes, they are all from ex-Yugoslavia, speak the…
Read MoreCoach Dusko Ivanovic fired by Caja Laboral
Coach Dusko Ivanovic has been fired by Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. The Basque team has had a slow start of the season with a 5-3 record in the ACB plus 1-5 in the Euroleague, and has now also lost two home games in a row. This weekend against Spanish team Blusens Monbus Obradiro and…
Read MoreTrifon Poch takes over as coach of Mad-Croc
Trifon Poch has been named the new head coach of Mad-Croc Feunlabrada (Spain-ACB) according to the club’s website and will take over the bench on Sunday when they take on FC Barcelona Regal in an ACB contest. His appointment comes as Mad-Croc released Porfirio Fisac on Tuesday. Poch was most recently the head coach of…
Read MorePorfirio Fisac released of coaching duties by Mad-Croc
Porfirio Fisac has been released of his coaching duties with Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada according to an official release posted on the club’s website. Fisac took over the head coaching responsibilities on August 1st, 2011, coached 57 games and amassed an overall record of 24 wins, 33 losses. The release thanks Fisac personally and professional and wishes…
Read MoreSpain ACB: Real Madrid remains undefeated
Round seven of the Spain ACB saw some key games played with Real Madrid defeating Bilbao to remain undefeated and Caja Laboral traveling to Valencia Basket Club in a showdown of two top ranked teams. The middle of the pack got very crowded with five teams tied with 5-2 records and six knotted up with…
Read MoreJermaine Taylor joins Lagun Aro
Jermaine Taylor (193 cm Central Florida’09) has agreed to terms with Lagun Aro (Spain-ACB) to complete the season. Taylor played four years with Central Florida University, were he finished his career with a scoring average of 16.2 points per game. As a junior he finished with an average of 20.2ppg and as a senior he…
Read MoreRobert Dozier inks short term deal with Sevilla
Robert Dozier (206 cm, Memphis’09) has signed a one month deal with Cajasol Sevilla (Spain-ACB). Dozier was with the Miami Heat during training camp this season but was cut before the final rosters were set. Last season he suited up Cholet Basket (France-ProA) where he averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game over 22…
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