Turkey
Galatasaray close to sign Carlos Arroyo
Turkish club Galatasaray is close to signing Carlos Arroyo (188 cm, Florida International’01),a source close to the player said. The former NBA player from Puerto Rico already played in Turkey last season with Besiktas, winning the Championship and the Eurochallenge. However, Turkish rules require Galatasaray to pay a transfer fee to his former club Besiktas…
Read MoreOkben Ulubay signs long-term with Efes
Okben Ulubay (200 cm, 16 yrs) has signed a seven-year deal with Anadolu Efes (Turkey-TBL). The deal with the now 16 year-old, means he’ll be under contract with Efes until he’s 23. The agreement reportedly has NBA outs once he hits 19 (NBA age minimum) and a $900,000 buyout. Okben and his twin brother Oktay…
Read MoreUros Tripkovic signs with Fenerbahce
Uros Tripkovic (197 cm) has signed on with Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of this season and 2013-14, according to the club’s website. He most recently wore the colors of Blancos de Rueda Valladoilid (Spain-ACB), where he carried a 10.2 point per game average over 14 games. Tripkovic has been a member of the Serbian…
Read MoreShelden Williams to leave Chalon
Shelden Williams (206 cm, Duke’06) has the rumor mill flying today as it’s being reported that he’ll be leaving Elan Chalon and heading to Fenerbahce Ulker prior to the Thursday Euroleague cut off for roster moves. There has been much talk recently of Williams moving to either Fenerbahce or Beskitas, with Fenerbahce being on the…
Read MoreHakan Demir resigns as Erdemirspor coach
Hakan Demir has resigned as head coach of Erdemirspor (Turkey-TBL) effective immediately. Assistant coach Özhan Warbler will take over the head coaching duties on an interim basis while the club formulates a plan to move forward. This was Demir’s first season with Erdemirspor, he spent the last three seasons with Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-TBL)…
Read MoreErnest Bremer released by Fenerbahce
Ernest (J.R.) Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) has been released by Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL). Bremer played in 6 Turkish League games and 9 Euroleague games and was averaging 3.8 points per game and 1.4 points per game, respectively. Last season he started with BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-PBL) and played in 8 Russian League contests pulling…
Read MoreMike Batiste honored by Panathinaikos
In the world of professional sports, it’s not every day that a player spends a number of years with a team, then moves on, only to be given a hero’s welcome when they come back to suit up in the opposing team colors. Friday evening, when Fenerbahce made the journey to Athens for a Euroleague…
Read MoreMike Batiste released, will play tonight
Mike Batiste has been released by the Greek authorities this morning. It turned out that his former team Panathinaikos had in fact paid the EUR 200.000 in taxes that was claimed. The American big man will play with his current team Fenerbahce in tonight’s Euroleague game against his former team Panathinaikos.
Read MoreMike Batiste taken into custody in Athens
Mike Batiste (204 cm, Arizona State’99) has been taken into custody by airport authorities in Athens over unpaid taxes due to the Greek government, according to a local source. Batiste is currently playing for Turkish squad Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL), but prior to joining Ulker this season, he spent nine years in the uniform of Panathinaikos,…
Read MoreVladimir Dasic released by Besiktas
Vladimir Dasic (208 cm) has been released by Besiktas (Turkey-TBL) according to a published interview with Besiktas Basketball Committee Chairman Abdullah Sozer. He was quoted as saying, “(Dasic is) a good player, but failed to adapt to the team.” Dasic was having a solid season, averaging 12.1ppg in 8 Euroleague games and 7.3ppg in three…
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