Canada
Warren Ward added by TBB Trier
Warren Ward (196 cm) is joining TBB Trier from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. This will be the 23-year-old Canadian’s rookie season straight out of the University of Ottawa where played from 2008 to 2013. Ward is being offered a two-year deal to play for TBB Trier. He will likely be eased in slowly…
Read MoreJakob Doerksen stays with Vechta
Jakob Doerksen (200 cm) will stay with new German BBL Bundesliga team SC Rasta Vechta next season after helping the team to success during this campaign. The Canadian forward was an important cog in the Vechta machine this year as the team secured promotion from the ProA to the BBL. The club has now rewarded…
Read MoreMaurizio Gherardini likely out of Toronto
The Toronto Raptors organization will not likely be keeping Maurizio Gherardini with the team for the 2013-14 season. The Raptors are a global team and Gherardini, who is Italian, has been representing them in Europe. He was a former general manager of Benetton Trevisio from 1992 to 2006. Gherardini was VP/GM Assistant of the Raptors…
Read MoreKeathley to coach Ottawa Skyhawks
Ottawa’s newest basketball franchise, the Skyhawks are ready to make their debut this November. After recently changing their name from “Tomahawks,” the Skyhawks now have hired their Head Coach, Kevin Keathley. Skyhawks’ owner Gus Takkale signed Keathley to a one-year contract. Keathley has coached various teams in US’ ABA and CBA. Keathley is coming off…
Read MoreGordon Herbert to coach Frankfurt
Gordon Herbert has been installed as the new head coach of German BBL team Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt on a two year contract. Canadian-Finnish Herbert has replaced the out-going Muli Katzurin who left the team after two years and a poor season. Herbert was in Germany during the 2011-2012 season as the head coach of ALBA…
Read MoreBoris Bakovic joins BC Beroe
Boris Bakovic (201 cm) is now playing in Bulagaria’s NBL for BC Beroe. Bakovic, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina also holds a Canadian passport. He has already played his first game for Beroe and tallied three points and one rebound. He began the 2012-13 season playing in France’s NM1 for Vendee Challans Basket.…
Read MoreDiego Kapelan joins Kolossos Rhodes
25-year old Canadian guard Diego Kapelan (190 cm, Mcneese State’11) is on his way to Greece to play with A1 team Kolossos Rhodes. Kapelan turned pro back in 2011 and has played with three teams in his pro career and his posting in Rhodes will be his first time in the Greek league. During the…
Read MoreFrayles de Guasave builds season roster
Mexican CIBACOPA team Frayles de Guasave is preparing for the start of the season by boosting the numbers in its roster. The team announced its three import players and its one national player for the start of the CIBACOPA season that was put back from March to April. American Eniel Polynice (195 cm, Seton Hall’11)…
Read MoreHamed Haddadi headed to Phoenix
The Toronto Raptors have traded Iranian big man Hamed Haddadi (218 cm) and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Sebastian Telfair (183 cm). The emergence of rookie point guard Kendall Marshall (193 cm, North Carolina’12) has left little room for Telfair in the Suns’ rotation. The Raptors, who were looking…
Read MoreShamari Spears inks with Summerside Storm
American forward Shamari Spears (198 cm, Charlotte’11) has moved to Summerside Storm (Canada, NBL) after recently trying out with fellow Canadian outfit London Lightning. Spears started the 2012-2013 season with Instituto Profesional Virginio Gomez (Chile, DIMAYOR) but returned to Canada for a try-out with the London Lightning. It was a little bit of a surprise…
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