Player Movement
Evan Ravenel inks with Akita Happinets
Evan Ravenel (203 cm, Ohio State’13) is Asia-bound after landing a deal to play for the Akita Northern Happinets (Japan-B League) this 2017. He began the 2016-17 season with Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). He was released in October 2016, without logging a game for them and was later signed by betFirst Liege Basket (Belgium-Euromillions…
Read MoreJamelle Horne secures move to Correcaminos Victoria
Jamelle Horne (200 cm, Arizona’11) has signed on the dotted line for Correcaminos Victoria in the Mexican LNBP league. The American will play for the franchise for the rest of the 2016/2017 season. Jamelle Horne has recently played for Ateltico Argentino de Junin in the Argentine LigaA top flight. Over four games the power forward…
Read MoreDa’Quan Cook switches to Island Storm
Da’Quan Cook (205 cm, St. Bonaventure’12) has inked a deal that will take him to The Island Storm (Canada, NBL). The American is switching from another Canadian NBL franchise, the River Lions. Da’Quan Cook will now join the only professional hoops organization on Prince Edward Island. The forward is well traveled, including extended play…
Read MoreDeJuan Blair links with Texas Legends
DeJuan Blair (201 cm, Pittsburgh’09) has switched from Jiangsu Monkey King (China, CBA) and returned home to the US to play for Texas Legends (D-League). The American last played for Jiangsu, where he featured in ten games and secured averages of 24.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game. DeJuan Blair impressed during the stay and…
Read MoreBen Bentil moves to Xinjiang
Ben Bentil (206 cm, Providence’16) has signed a deal to play in China for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers (CBA) for the remainder of the season. The Ghanaian has been with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the American D-League, but the development franchise says it does not expect Ben Bentil to return this season. This…
Read MoreDijon Thompson reunites with Nizhny Novgorod
Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA’05) has landed with his third team for the 2016-17 season. Thompson is reuniting with former club, BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2017. The veteran began the season playing for Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A). In two Basketball Champions League games he was able to average 7.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg.…
Read MoreDevyn Marble now with Trento
Devyn Marble (198 cm, Iowa’14) is making the move to Italy after reaching an agreement with Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The former NBA guard began the 2016-17 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 10.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He…
Read MoreAlex Kirk to bolster Anadolu Efes
Alex Kirk (211 cm, New Mexico’14) will be a fresh face in the front court of Turkish club Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. The 25-year-old big man is coming over by way of China where he began the 2016-17 season, playing for GuangZhou Securities (China-CBA). He played seven games for them before his departure…
Read MoreDwayne Mitchell signed by Olimpia
Dwayne Mitchell (196 cm, University of Louisiana’06) has signed on to play for Club Atletico Olimpia Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) this 2017. The 34-year-old veteran has already made his debut for his new team and he managed to score 10 points and grab two rebounds in a loss to Welcome. Dwayne was busy in 2016, lending his…
Read MoreDaniel Orton brought in by GS Kymis
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky’10) is on the move to GS Kymis (Greece-A1). This will be his second appearance in Greece. GS Kymis will look to improve their 5-8 record in the A1. Previously, Daniel Orton was playing for Hunan Yongsheng (China-NBL). He found that he can play at a high level in the Chinese league while averaging 22.3…
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