Turkey
Jeremy Ingram inks with Adanaspor
Jeremy Ingram (190 cm, North Carolina Central’14) will spend his first season in professional Basketball in Turkey after inking a contract with Adanaspor (TB3L). The rookie will link up with the Turkish club at the start of the 2014/2015 campaign and will try to make his mark during his first season. The guard is coming…
Read MoreU18 European Championship semis set
An exhilarating quarter-final stage saw four teams’ progress to the semi-final of the U18 European Championships, with hosts Turkey and unbeaten Croatia among them. Turkey vs. Latvia, 78-53 Host nation Turkey swept into the semi-finals with an impressive showing against Latvia. The Turks built on a storming first half to hold off a slight Latvian…
Read MoreFIBA U18 Euro Championships QF preview
The FIBA U18 European Championships will move to the quarter-final stage on August 1st as four games and eight nations will compete to advance to the semi-finals. The competition moves into a knockout situation where it really is winner takes all as the best teams from the group stage clash, here is what to expect…
Read MoreU18 European Championships quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the U18 European Championships have been locked after Wednesday’s games in Group E and F settled who will head to the next stage of the competition. Group E Croatia vs. Italy, 81-65 Croatia eased through the second half of this contest after Italy had stuck close during the first two quarters of…
Read MoreLance Harris joins Tofas Bursa
Lance Harris (195 cm, Kansas State’07) is the most recent addition to the roster of Turkish TBL club Tofas Bursa for the 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old Harris played for Ural Ekaterinburg (Russia-Superleague) in 2013-14. He managed to play 16 games for them during their run in the EuroChallenge and was able to average 16.8 ppg…
Read MoreChinemelu Elonu returns to Tofas
After establishing a relationship that has spanned almost two seasons Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) will be bringing back Nigerian center Chinemelu Elonu this 2014-15 season. Elonu played for them in 2012-13 and most of 2013-14. He left the club in May 2014 to join CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa), where ended up just playing three games and…
Read MorePietro Aradori heads to Galatasaray
Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) has recently come to an agreement of terms with Italian guard Pietro Aradori (194 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Aradori has been a member of the Italian National Team in 2009-2010 and again in 2012-2014. Galatasaray will be the first team Pietro will play for outside of Italy. In 2013-14…
Read MoreJon Diebler gets extension from Karsiyaka
Jon Diebler (198 cm, Ohio State’11) is set to enter his third season with Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-TBL) this 2014-15 after receiving a one-year contract extension from the club. Karsiyaka is only the second Diebler has played for in his pro career. He played his rookie season for Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1). Diebler…
Read MoreVladimir Micov new add by Galatasaray
Serbian player Vladimir Micov (201 cm) is in for a change in scenery as he signs a deal to play for Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) this 2014-15. Micov has been with the Serbian National Team in 2013 and 2014. He is coming off a productive season in 2013-14 with Russian superpower CSKA Moscow. Vladimir…
Read MoreJosh Carter joins Ankara
Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkey, TBL) has unveiled a new addition to the team roster in the form of Josh Carter (200 cm, Texas A&M’09) for the upcoming season. The American will bring with him experience of high level European Basketball after just completing a season with Montepaschi Siena (Italy, Serie A). The forward took to…
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