North America
Julien Mills heads to Metros de Santiago
Julien Mills (193 cm, Ball State’07) has signed with the Metros de Santiago from the Dominican Republic (LNB). Mills played the 2012-13 season for Elizur Ashkelon from Israel’s Winner League. He put up solid averages of 14.6 ppg and 6.7 rpg in 24 games. In 2011-12 Mills played for Szolnoki Olajbanyasz from Hungary’s A Division.…
Read MoreDerrick Byars leaves Humacao
Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico, BSN) has announced that the club has waived the contract of American Derrick Byars (207 cm, Vanderbilt’07) and he is now a free agent. The experienced swingman has featured in 7 BSN games this season after joining Humacao from German BBL team ALBA Berlin. With Berlin earlier in the campaign…
Read MoreGary Flowers inks with Titanes
Gary Flowers (203 cm, South Mississippi’11) has been tabbed by Dominican Republic team Titanes Del Distrito Nacional (LNB). The American forward has been plying his trade in his native USA with the Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) where he featured in 46 games and picked up averages of 14.7ppg, 6.5rpg, 2.7apg, 1.3spg and 1.6bpg. The 27-year…
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 MoreBrandon Thomas joins Mayaguez
Swingman Brandon Thomas (198 cm, Massachusetts’07) has penned a deal with Indios de Mayaguez (Puerto Rico, BSN) after leaving German BBL team Bayern Munich. The American featured 40 times for Bayern after joining the team last summer; in those 40 games he has recorded averages of 9.3ppg, 2.8rpg, and 1.3apg. During the 2011/2012 season Brandon…
Read MoreMichael Glover joins Metros de Santiago
Michael Glover (200 cm, Iona’12) has signed with the Metros de Santiago from the Dominican Republic’s LNB. The 26-year-old Glover spent the 2012-13 season in Turkey playing for Hacettepe University. He played 17 games in the Turkish league and averaged 11.4 ppg and 3.9 rpg. His stint with Hacettepe was his rookie debut as a…
Read MoreJosh Asselin heads to Puerto Rico
Josh Asselin (210 cm, Michigan’01) has signed with Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico, BSN) after recently leaving Assignia Manresa of the Spanish ACB. The power forward has averaged 11.3 points and 3.3 rebounds over 34 games this season in Spain for Manresa. The American also played with Manresa during the 2011/2012 season where he also…
Read MoreDarnell Hinson joins Brujos de Guayama
Darnell Hinson (186 cm, Northeastern State’04) has joined the Brujos de Guayama from Puerto Rico’s BSN. He’s already played his first game for them as they fought Guaynabo. In 19 minutes of action he tallied seven points and three assists. Hinson was productive in 2012-13 during his stint in Austria (A Bundesliga) where he played…
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 MoreJ.P. Prince joins Mets de Guaynabo
J.P. Prince (201 cm, Tennessee’10) has been signed by the Mets de Guaynabo from Puerto Rico’s BSN. Prince is coming off a stint playing in Turkey (TBL) for Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi. In 21 games playing for Mersin in the Turkish league he averaged 12.5 ppg and 7.2 rpg. He transferred to Mersin after a very…
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