Player Movement
Carl English leaves Estudiantes Madrid
Carl English (192 cm, Hawaii´03) will not stay with Asefa Estudiantes Madrid this season after parting ways with the Spanish Liga Endesa team. The Canadian has been in Spain since 2007 and has also played for Badalona, Sevilla, Laboral Vitora, and Gran Canaria in the ACB Liga Endesa. The guard had a very good season…
Read MoreAyinde Ubaka returns to Melbourne Tigers
Ayinde Ubaka (193 cm, California´07) will play in Australia once again after signing for NBL franchise the Melbourne Tigers. The guard will be familiar to Tigers fans as he spent the start of the 2011/2012 season with the team. Over that stint the American played eighteen games and picked up averages of 12.0 points and…
Read MoreJosh-Emmanuel Akognon leaves Memphis
Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton´09) has been cut by the Memphis Grizzlies (USA, NBA) after joining the franchise earlier in the summer. The Nigerian native who also holds an American passport recently played the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas for the Dallas Mavericks where he proved to be in fine form. Over…
Read MoreFlorentino Valencia joins Saint John
Saint John Mill Rats of the Canadian NBL have tabbed American-Puerto Rican Florentino Valencia (198 cm, Toledo´07) for the coming season. The forward had a busy 2012/2013 season where he was on the roster of the London Lightning (Canada, NBL), Duoc UC (Chile, DAMAYOR) and Battle Creek Knights (USA, IBA) before the campaign started. He…
Read MoreDavid Reichel to Parque de Cordoba
David Reichel (203 cm, Cal State-San Bernardino´08) has agreed a deal that will see him play for Barrio Parque de Cordoba (Argentina, TNA). The forward is coming off a 2012/2013 season in which he posted fantastic averages while playing for the Bangkok Cobras (Thailand) and the Cockburn Cougars (Australia, SBL). Earlier in the campaign the…
Read MoreFedor Dmitriev returns to Asseco Gdynia
Fedor Dmitriev (203 cm) will return to Poland’s Asseco Gdynia this 2013-14. The Russian player played for them in the 2011-12 season. Dmitriev was a former member of the Russian National Team in 2006. Fedor spent the 2012-13 season in Mother Russia (PBL) where he played for Spartak St. Petersberg. He played 18 games for…
Read MoreMladen Pantic inks with Kryvbasbasket
Serbian veteran of international hoops Mladen Pantic (209 cm) will be returning to the Ukrainian Superleague after signing with Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih this 2013-14. Pantic had originally signed with Radnicki Kragujevac (KLS) from his home Serbia, but only stayed with the team up to the pre-season. He began the 2012-13 season playing at KK Borac…
Read MoreGeorge Blakeney to Wuber Estud. Bahia
George Blakeney (206 cm, UNC Pembroke’13) is set to begin his professional career in Argentina this 2013-14. He has been picked up by Wuber Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca (LigaA). The 22-year-old big man from Virginia will get tested from the get-go. In his senior year at University of North Carolina-Pembroke, George averaged 14.7 ppg and…
Read MoreJeff Robinson gets deal with Groningen
Jeff Robinson (198 cm, Seton Hall’11) received a two-month contract to play for GasTerra Flames Groningen from the Netherlands this 2013-14. The 25-year-old Robinson is a temporary replacement for Dan Coleman, who has to undergo knee surgery. Jeff played the 2012-13 season for AZS Koszalin from Poland’s TBL. He managed to play in 18 games…
Read MoreMichael Mokongo to Planasa Navarra
Michael Mokongo (180 cm) will be playing for Planasa Navara from Spain’s LEB Gold league this season. Mokongo has dual citizenship from France and Central Africa. He was a former member of France’s U20 National team and is has been a member of the Central African National Team from 2011 up to the present. In…
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