Turkey
Johndre Jefferson joins Afyonkarahisar
Johndre Jefferson (207 cm, South Carolina’11) will look to complete the season wearing the colours of Afyonkarahisar Belediye in the Turkish TBL. The American has recently played a short stint with Dolomiti Trento in the Italian Serie A. Over eleven games with the club, Johndre Jefferson managed to add averages of 10.5 points and 7.5…
Read MoreThomas Abercrombie links with Buyukcekmece
Thomas Abercrombie (198 cm, Washington State’08) has secured a deal to play for Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket in the Turkish BSL this season. The New Zealand international has been on home turf so far this campaign playing for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL. Thomas Abercrombie has a long association with the franchise,…
Read MoreErsan Ilyasova swapped for Tiago Splitter
The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Atlanta Hawks for Brazilian-Spanish big man, Tiago Splitter. Atlanta also gets a future second-round pick, while Philly receives draft considerations. This will be Ilyasova’s third team this season. He played three games for the Oklahoma City Thunder where he averaged 5.0 ppg and 5.3…
Read MoreNational Basketball Cup Roundup
It was a busy weekend for basketball all over the world. The NBA held its annual All-Star weekend in the United States, while many National Basketball Cups were played all over Europe. Here is a quick roundup of some of aforementioned Cups. Russia BC Novosibirsk defeated PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 69-67 to claim the Russian National…
Read MoreTurkish BSL: Wins at top and bottom
The Istanbul giants of Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce stayed in control at the top of Turkish BSL this week, with both clubs picking up victories. However, the story of Round 18 of the Regular Season was undoubtedly TED Kolejliler Ankara. The club has waited 18 weeks, but finally recorded its first victory of the season.…
Read MoreJoey Dorsey signs with Balikesir
Joey Dorsey (206 cm, Memphis ’08) is making the move to play with Best Balikesir Basketball (Turkey-BSL). Dorsey last played in Turkey with Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) in 2015/2016 and was very productive. He averaged 7.5ppg with 7.3rpg and 0.8 bpg in just 18.1 mpg which led him to be voted to the league…
Read MoreJuan Palacios added by Tofas
Tofas Bursa (Turkey-BSL) has landed the services of veteran international player Juan Palacios (206 cm) this 2017. He is a 31-year-old Colombian player who also holds a Spanish passport. Juan spent the last two seasons on the roster of Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-BSL), so he is quite familiar with the league. In 2015-16 the…
Read MoreKlavs Cavars signs with Pertevniyal Genclik Istanbul
Klavs Cavars (205 cm) is heading to Pertevniyal Genclik Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). The Latvian center will look to add to Genclik’s big-man depth and help the team finish the season strong. The team currently sits in 15th place with a record of 7-15. Earlier this season, Cavars played 16 games with Canarias (Spain-Division 1) where he averaged 9.2 ppg…
Read MoreErman Kunter leaves Le Mans
Erman Kunter is vacating his position as head coach of Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A). He is a 60-year-old Turkish coach who has coached Le Mans since 2014-15. He helped them win the French Cup this 2016. The team is struggling in the French Pro A right now. They are in 10th place with…
Read MoreSemih Erden parts ways with Darussafaka
Veteran Turkish big man Semih Erden (211 cm) is no longer with Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017 and is now a free agent. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 2008 and he can be proud to say that he has been part of the Turkish national team since 2004 as part of…
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