Player Movement
Walter Lemon Jr. heading to AGO Rethymno Aegean
Walter Lemon Jr. (190 cm, Bradley ’14) signed a deal with AGO Rethymno Aegean (Greece-A1). The 24-year-old guard played with Istanbulspor (Turkey-TBL) earlier this season. In Turkey, he averaged 13.9 ppg with 4.0 apg and 4.5 rpg in 31.0 mpg while playing a crucial role for the team. Now, he is making his first move to Greece.…
Read MoreAndre Barrett inks with Obras Basket
Andre Barrett (180 cm, Seton Hall’04) will be a fresh veteran presence on the roster of Obras Basket Buenos Aires (Argentina-Liga A) this 2017. The 34-year-old Barrett is coming off a brief, three-game stint with the Indios de San Francisco (Dominican Republic-LNB) in 2016. He averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.7 apg during his short stay.…
Read MoreDavid Weaver moved to Nagoya Dolphins
David Weaver (207 cm, Wake Forest’10) has switched teams this 2017 and is now on the roster of the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Japan-B League). In his debut for his new team, David scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes. The 29-year-old big man began the 2016-17 season playing for the Shiga Lakestars…
Read MoreDeMarcus Cousins traded to Pelicans
While everyone was enjoying the action during the 2017 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans, team front offices were also busy behind the scenes. The Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans reached an agreement on what would be the biggest trade so far in the 2016-17 season. The Pelicans are set to receive All-Star…
Read MoreSteffphon Pettigrew signs with GECR Indalo
Steffphon Pettigrew (196 cm, W. Kentucky ’11) inked a deal to play with GECR Indalo (Argentina-Liga A). The 27-year-old American will look to add another scorer to an Indalo team looking to finish the season strong. They are sitting in fourth place in the Sur division of Liga A. Pettigrew showed he has the capabilities…
Read MoreEsteban Batista joins Umana Venezia
Esteban Batista (208 cm) is heading to Umana Venezia (Italy-Serie A). He is making the move from North Control Beijing (China-CBA) where he averaged 17.7 ppg, 12.7rpg, and 2.6apg in 36 games. Before playing in China, Batista played in the Italian Serie A with EA7 Armani in the 2015/2016 season. This was his first season playing…
Read MoreThomas Gipson signs with Boulazac
Thomas Gipson (201 cm, Kansas State ’15) will continue his professional career with Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro B). This will be the second French team to sign Gipson this season as he played with Chalon (France-Pro A). The Pro A league was tough on Gipson, so the move down to Pro B should pay dividends for…
Read MoreBrandon Taylor lands with Sam Massagno
Brandon Taylor (201 cm, Penn State ’16) signed a deal with Sam Basket Massagno (Switzerland-LNA). Taylor played with PAOK Athens (Greece-A1) earlier this season but didn’t see a ton of playing time. Athens played the first-year pro player 15 mpg where he scored about 4 ppg in 19 games for the Greek team. He was…
Read MoreSteven Roundtree signs with Byblos Sporting
Steven Roundtree (206 cm, William Penn ’16) has been picked up by Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The Lebanese club is playing well in the Pepsi LBL as they are in second place with a 10-2 record. This will be the first team Roundtree plays for professionally. The power forward is coming off his only…
Read MoreDeividas Kumelis joins CAB Madeira
Deividas Kumelis (188 cm) is heading to CAB Madeira (Portugal-LPB). This will be the first move for Kumelis outside of his home country of Lithuania. Previously, he played with Nevezis (Lithuania-LKL) but did not see much playing time with just 8.4 mpg. The 21-year-old shooting guard started playing professionally in Lithuania in 2015 with Silute where he…
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