Turkey
TBL: Galatasaray goes up 3-0 on Banvit
Galatasaray Medical Park moved to one win away from their first title in the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) since 1990 with a come-from-behind, 71:72, road win against Banvit, on Monday. Not only did Galatasaray need to come from 10-points back during the fourth quarter, they also needed a three-pointer with five seconds left to play…
Read MoreGist wins arbitration vs Fenerbahce
James Gist (205 cm, Maryland ’08) and the agency Bill Duffy International Inc. had their claim partially upheld against
Read MoreGerrod Henderson terminated by Erdemir
Gerrod Henderson (192 cm, Louisiana Tech’02) has been waived by Erdemirspor Eregli from Turkey’s TBL. Henderson has been with the team since the 2011-12 season. In his first season with the club, Henderson played 29 games and averaged 13.3 ppg and 3.4 rpg. This 2012-13 season the 34-year-old averaged 16.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg in…
Read MoreEuroChallenge: Krasnye defeats Pinar in Finals
Krasnye Krylia Samara from Russia defeated Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir from Turkey in an epic-comeback 77-76 to
Read MoreBernard King joins Selcuk Universitesi
Bernard King (196 cm, Texas A&M’03) has been signed by Tokru Selcuk Universitesi Konya from Turkey’s TB2L. King is coming off a 28-game stint playing for STB Le Havre from France’s Pro A. During that run he averaged 16.8 ppg and 7.4 apg. He was also selected as a participant of the 2013 French ProA…
Read MoreKevinn Pinkney to join Trabzonspor
American forward Kevinn Pinkney (207 cm, Nevada-Reno’05) has opted to join Trabzonspor (Turkey, TBL2) from Angelico Biella in Italy’s Serie A. The big man joined with Biella in January and over his 11 games with the club he has recorded impressive averages of 20.0ppg and 8rpg. The 29-year old will be returning to Turkey after…
Read MoreSmush Parker joins Selcuk Universitesi
After a very brief stint playing for Peristeri GS Athens (Greece-A1), Smush Parker (193 cm, Fordham’02) is finding his way to Turkey. He has signed a deal to play for Torku Selcuk Universitesi Konya (Turkey TB2L). He played three games for Peristeri and averaged 15.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg. He transferred there early this March…
Read MoreDavid Hawkins banned for 4 years
David Hawkins (194 cm, Temple’04) the guard for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey, TBL,
Read MoreVernon Goodridge to play in Turkey
Vernon Goodridge (206 cm, La Salle’09) is set to join Yesilgiresun Belediye from Turkey’s TB2L. Goodridge recently left Khimik-OPZ Yuzny from Ukraine’s Superleague in March 2013, where he spent most of the 2012-13 season. He played 11 games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg. The 27-year-old played 32 games…
Read MoreLaron Dendy joins Darussafaka
Laron Dendy (205 cm, Middle Tennessee State’12) has been signed by Darussafaka C. Tires Istanbul from Turkey’s TB2L. He has already logged his first game for Darussafaka and tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds in 33 minutes of playing time. The 25-year-old big man is still in the midst of his rookie season as a…
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