South America
Leonardo Barbosa latest Celtics player out for the season
Leonardo Barbosa, the Boston Celtics Brazilian Guard will sit out the remainder of the season after an ACL tear in his left knee. The Celtics announced the injury on Tuesday night. The injury sustained by Barbosa was picked up late in the 3rd quarter during the Celtics’ game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. Not…
Read MoreTaverius Wilkins signs with Once Caldas de Manizales
Taverius Wilkins (211 cm, Wilberforce’10) has been signed by Once Caldas de Manizales from Colombia’s Copa Federacion. Wilkins started the 2012-13 season playing for Cercle Municipal Casablance from Morocco’s Division 1, but moved to the Dayton Knights from the USA’s UBA. He played two games for the Knights before signing with the Colombian club. In…
Read MoreMichael Sweetney added by Guaiquries de Margarita
Michael Sweetney (203 cm, Georgetown’03) has been added by Guaiqueries de Margarita from Venezuela’s LPB. Sweetney was re-signed by Vaqueros de Bayamon from Puerto Rico’s BSN earlier this year. Sweetney has not played for the Vaqueros post-extension. He was given a new contract after he was able to lose an amount of weight acceptable…
Read MoreShaun Pruitt makes move to Aguada
Atletico Aguada (Uruguay, LUB) has announced the signing of American center Shaun Pruitt (208 cm, Illinois’08). He last played with Titanes Del Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic, LNB) in 2012. Interestingly, Pruitt was set to join Aguada one month ago but changed his mind while actually on the flight to Montevideo. There are no details as…
Read MoreJerome Coleman moves to Boca Juniors
Aerochaco Boca Juniors Capital Federal (Argentina, Liga A) have signed American point guard Jerome Coleman (187 cm, Rutgers’03), who last played with Greek A1 team A.G.O Rethymno Aegean. The move will mark Coleman’s first time in Argentina, and he will be joining a Boca Juniors team sitting within touching distance of the play-offs in 8th…
Read MoreAll-Star Argentina: game report
If you live outside Argentina you could be forgiven for that thinking that last nights All-Star Game (Juego de Las Estrellas) is just another
Read MoreSean Finn added by Trotamundos de Carabobo
Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela’s LPB has signed Sean Finn (212 cm, Dayton’04). Finn fills the last slot of the team for their allotment of imports for this season. He is coming off a stint playing in Switzerland for BBC Monthey (LNA) last season. In 22 games for Monthey Finn averaged 13.9 ppg and 7.5…
Read MoreJohn Thomas to sign with San Lorenzo
John Thomas (198 cm, Columbus St.’04) is set to sign with San Lorenzo Chivilcoy from Argentina’s TNA. Thomas most recently played in Brazil for Paschoalotto/Bauru. He was a member of the team’s starting five and in 20 games playing in the Paulista League he averaged 9.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg. That year Bauru was the…
Read MoreArgentinian All-Star Game Preview
The sporting passion in Argentina is well known and the country’s people are dedicated to sport, and any sport too. Of course, the country is fanatic about football (soccer) but it also has a place in its heart for Basketball, which is one of the biggest sports in Argentina and has strength in-depth unlike many…
Read MoreDerMarr Johnson signs with Libertad Sunchales
Argentinian Liga A outfit Libertad Sunchales have added American DerMarr Johnson (206 cm, Cincinnati’00) to their playing roster, he had recently finished a stint at Osos De Guadalajara in the Mexican LNBP. DerMarr Johnson has impressed in the six games he has played this season for the Osos, posting statistics of 26.7ppg, 6.3rpg, 1.3apg and…
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