Nik Cochran pens deal with Groningen

The GasTerra Flames Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) are bringing in Nik Cochran (190 cm, Davidson’13) to bolster their backcourt this 2014-15. Cochran is a Canadian player who also holds a British passport. The 26-year-old player spent his rookie season as a pro in 2013-14 with FIATC Juventut Baladona from Spain’s Liga Endesa. He played 31 games for…

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Sammy Zeglinski joins the Island Storm

Sammy Zeglinski (182 cm, Virginia’12) is set to continue his professional career with the Island Storm from Canada’s NBL this 2014-15 season. The 26-year-old guard played for the Redwell Gunners Oberwart (Austria-A Bundesliga) in 2013-14. He played in 39 games for the Austrian club and produced averages of 15.9 ppg and 4.7 apg. Zeglinski played…

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U17 World Championships quarter-final results

The quarter finals of the U17 World Championships took place tonight and decided which nations would progress to the final four. The action was exciting as Australia passed a tricky encounter against Puerto Rico, Serbia continued its run by downing Canada, Spain scraped past France, and the USA continued to dominate. Australia vs. Puerto Rico,…

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Tyson Hinz pens with Zwolle

Tyson Hinz (201 cm) has penned a deal with Dutch Eredivisie side Landstede Basketbal Zwolle for the start of the 2014/2015 season. It will be the forward’s first post in professional Basketball after he left Carleton University earlier in the summer. Last season the Canadian represented the school in the CIS and from 27 games…

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Mangisto Arop goes pro with Norrkoping

The Norrkoping Dolphins from Sweden’s Basketligan are adding a new face to their roster this 2014-15 in Mangisto Arop (198 cm, Indiana State’14). He is listed as one of the team’s starting forwards for the upcoming season. Arop is a Sudanese player who also has Canadian citizenship and is a former member of the Canadian…

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Ottawa Skyhawks blocked from NBL

After a troubled off season the Ottawa SkyHawks have been denied permission to enter and participate in the Canadian NBL for the coming 2014/2015 season. The National Basketball League of Canada reached the decision on Wednesday in a unanimous vote that saw the board block the Ottawa SkyHawks from league competition for the coming season.…

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Levon Kendall joins Gran Canaria 2014

Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014 (Spain-Liga Endesa) is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Irish-Canadian forward Levon Kendall (209 cm, Pittsburgh’07) this 2014-15 season. The 30-year-old Kendall is a long-time member of the Canadian National Team from 2005 to 2011 and then again in 2013. Levon spent the 2013-14 season playing for ALBA Berlin (Germany-Bundesliga).…

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Ross Bekkering renews with Groningen

The GasTerra Flames Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) will be bringing back Canadian big man Ross Bekkering (203 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Ross participated in six EuroChallenge games for the Dutch powerhouse and averaged 8.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg. He managed to play in a total of 46 games in the domestic Dutch Eredivisie league and there…

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Warren Ward departs TBB Trier

Warren Ward (196 cm) has parted company with German BBL outfit TBB Trier after one season with the club. The Canadian joined Trier straight from college at the start of the 2013/2014 season and featured in 33 games for the club. As a non-starter he had a solid amount of time on the floor and…

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Kris Joseph now with Dijon

Kris Joseph (201 cm, Syracuse’12) will be playing for a new team in the French Pro A this coming 2014-15 season, after signing with JDA Dijon Bourgogne. The Canadian-born Joseph also has citizenship from Trinidad and Tobago. He was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2009 and 2013. In the 2013-14 season Kris…

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