Turkey
Rodney Green lands with Wilki Morskie
King Wilki Morskie Szczecin (Turkey-TBL) will be bringing in Rodney Green (196 cm, La Salle’10) to reinforce their lineup for the remainder of the season. Wilki Morskie is in last place in the Turkish TBL standings with their 4-13 record. Green will add depth to their backcourt rotation. Rodney is coming from JL Bourg Basket…
Read MoreJamont Gordon pens with Tofas Bursa
Jamont Gordon (193 cm, Mississippi State’08) is a new member of Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) after playing the last two seasons with Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). His 2013/14 season was abruptly cut short due to an injury which he sustained in November 2013. Before he went down, Gordon played four games for Galatasaray in the Euroleague…
Read MoreEuroleague, CSKA Moscow makes it 14-0
The honors were split in the Euroleague on Thursday as Round 4 of the Top 16 tipped off with four games across the continent. Two home wins and two away wins dealt with the action in Groups E and F, while there will be a further four contests taking place on Friday. Real Madrid stretched…
Read MoreScottie Reynolds moves to Besiktas
Scottie Reynolds (188 cm, Villanova’10) is leaving Krasnie Krilya Samara (Russia-VTB) and will be joining Besiktas Integral Forex Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). The 27-year-old Reynolds has played 12 games for Krasnie Krilya before his departure and recorded averages of 15.2 ppg and 5.3 apg. Beskitas has been in the market for some help in their backcourt and…
Read MoreJosh Mayo departs Torku Konyaspor
Josh Mayo (182 cm, Illinois University, Chicago’09) has left the Turkish club Torku Konyaspor (TBL) after playing 15 games for them. Mayo produced averages of 16.3 ppg and 4.7 apg during his run with them this 2014/15. The talented guard is now a free agent. In 2013/14 Josh played in Italy, initially for Sutor Montegranaro…
Read MoreChris Johnson moves to Turk Telekom
Chris Johnson (210 cm, LSU’09) is being brought in by Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey-TBL) to bolster their frontcourt for the remainder of the 2014/15 season. Turk Telekom is currently in ninth place in the Turkish TBL league standings with a 7-8 record and can use someone with Johnson’s size and experience. Chris was initially with…
Read MoreMiroslav Todic agrees with Tofas Bursa
Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) will be reinforcing its frontcourt at this stage of the 2014/15 season with the addition of Miroslav Todic (205 cm). He has duel citizenship from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Todic is joining the Turkish club after starting the season playing for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A). Miroslav played 10 games…
Read MoreEuroleague Friday round up
Round 3 of the Euroleague finished on Friday with five games in Europe’s elite club competition. Both Group E and Group F are starting to take shape, although there is still plenty to play for with some giants of the game with plenty of work to do. On Friday Greek giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos grabbed…
Read MoreEuroleague Top 16, Tel Aviv downs Barca
There were just three games tipping off round 3 of the Euroleague Top 16 this Thursday, but the Basketball typically threw up plenty of talking points. Such as Barcelona’s cagey form at this stage, the Catalan club fell to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight. Barca’s great rival, Real Madrid fared much better on the road,…
Read MoreJimmy Baron newcomer to Banvit
Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) will be making a return to Turkey this 2014/15 season as he leaves Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) to join Banvit Basketbol Kulubu. This season he did manage to play 16 games for Fuenlabrada in the Spanish league and registered averages of 12.3 ppg and 1.7 rpg. In 2013/14 Jimmy…
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