Spain
Johan Petro not moving to Malaga
Johan Petro (214 cm) will return to Europe to play for Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB and of course he will bring with him bags of NBA experience. The French international center has been in the NBA since 2005 and has played for the Seattle Supersonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets…
Read MoreNiklas Caner-Medley joins Unicaja Malaga
Niklas Caner-Medley (203 cm, Maryland’06) is a new addition to the roster of Spanish Liga Endesa club Unicaja Malaga for the 2013-14 season. Caner-Medley has dual American and Azerbaijan nationality. He spent the 2012-13 season playing for Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner league. Niklas played 21 games in the Israeli league and averaged 4.7…
Read MoreBen Hansbrough inks with Gran Canaria
Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 of the Spanish ACB has announced the signing of American Ben Hansbrough (190 cm, Notre Dame’11) for the coming season. Gran Canaria finished 7th in the ACB standings last season and will look to push on this season with the addition of former NBA player Hansbrough. The guard played for the…
Read MoreAndrea Crosariol added by Laboral Kutxa
Thanks to Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, Italian player Andrea Crosariol (211 cm, Fair Dickinson’06) will be able to experience professional hoops outside of his home Italy this 2013-14 season. Andrea has spent his entire pro career in the Italian SerieA, since 2006-07. He has also been a member of the Italian National…
Read MoreSpain wins U16 European Championship
After a tightly contested match that went all the way to an overtime decision, Spain wins U16 European Championship, defeating Serbia 65:63. The game was close all throughout, with several lead changes causing momentum swings in either direction. Spain was ahead of Serbia at the end of the first period 17:15, but Serbia turned up…
Read MoreMareks Mejeris to Fuenlabrada
Mareks Mejeris (208 cm) will continue in Spain this season after signing for Fuenlabrada of the ACB according to Eurosport. The Latvian has been in Spain for the last two seasons playing for LEB Gold outfit Clavijo, making Spain the only country he has played in outside of his native Latvia. Last season the forward…
Read MoreRafael Hettsheimeir moves to Unicaja
Rafael Hettsheimeir (206 cm) has found a new team within Spain’s Liga Endesa. He makes to move to Unicaja Malaga in 2013-14, having played for Real Madrid in 2012-13. Hettsheimeir is a Brazilian native who also holds a passport from Spain. He has been a member of the Brazilian National Team in 2005, 2007-2011 and…
Read MoreThomas Heurtel extends with Vitoria
Thomas Heurtel (188 cm) will remain with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria this season after extending his deal with the Spanish ACB club. The guard featured for the team in both the Spanish league and Euroleague last season in what was a busy campaign for the Frenchman. In the ACB Heurtel played 37 games and averaged 5.4…
Read MoreDarryl Monroe signs with La Bruixa d’Or
Darryl Monroe (202 cm, George Mason’09) is set to reinforce the frontcourt of La Bruixa d’Or Manresa from Spain’s Liga Endesa, this 2013-14 season. This will be Monroe’s first foray into the Spanish basketball league. He’s previously played in France and Holland in the past. In 2012-13 Darryl played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne from France’s…
Read MoreJacob Pullen joins Barcelona
Jacob Pullen (185 cm, Kansas State’10) will play Euroleague Basketball this season after penning a deal with Spanish ACB team Regal FC Barcelona. The point guard finished the season with Oknoplast Bologna (Italy, Serie A) where he played 8 games and recorded very impressive averages of 22.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.6 steals.…
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