Player Movement
AJ Matthews inks with Juventus
AJ Matthews (216cm, Farmingdale State’13) has penned a deal to play for Juventus-LKSK Utenos (Lithuania, LKL) this season. It will be the first professional Basketball position for the center after recently completing his senior season at Farmingdale State. In his final season in college he secured impressive averages of 22.6 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 2.9…
Read MoreKennedy Winston signs for Emila
Kennedy Winston (201 cm, Alabama’05) has been signed by Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy, Serie A) for the coming season. A hugely experienced European player, the American forward was at BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral in the French Pro A. He played eighteen games for the club and averaged 12.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5…
Read MoreDewarick Spencer joins Petrochimi
Dewarick Spencer (193 cm, Arkansas State’05) will continue his varied career in Iran after signing for Superleague champions Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour. The experienced guard last played for Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon, Division A) where he played fourteen games and averaged impressively with 24.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. The American proved…
Read MoreSasa Vasiljevic to Nea Kifisia Athens
Sasa Vasiljevic (180 cm) is returning to Greece this 2013-14 season. This time around he will be suiting up for AE Nea Kifisia Athens (A1). Sasa, a Bosnian with parents from Serbia, played the 2012-13 season in the Ukraine for Polytekhnika-Halychyna (Superleague). He played 51 games for Halychyna and averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.9 apg,…
Read MoreBabacar Toure moves to Union Neuchatel
Senegalese big man Babacar Toure (205 cm) will be playing for a different team in the Swiss LNA this 2013-14 season. He will be joining Union Neuchatel. Toure played the last three seasons for Lions de Geneve. In 2012-13 Babacar averaged 9.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 36 games as a reserve for the Geneve…
Read MoreScott Vandermeer joins Toyota Tsusho
Scott Vandermeer (213 cm, Ill-Chicago’09) is headed to the far East this 2013-14 as the big man joins Japan’s Toyoto Tsusho Fighting Eagles Nagoya (NBDL). Vandermeer played the 2012-13 season for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA’s D-League. He logged 27 games for them and posted averages of 3.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg. In…
Read MoreOlasewere goes pro with Vanoli Cremona
Jamal Olasewere (201 cm, LIU Brooklyn’13) will begin his professional career with Italian SerieA team Vanoli Cremona this 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old Olasewere will get a trial by fire as he is expected to be immediately inserted as the team’s starting center this upcoming season. In his senior year at Long Island University Jamal averaged…
Read MoreJerome Dyson inks with Enel Brindisi
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, Connecticut’10) is a newcomer at Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-SerieA) this 2013-14 season. Dyson played for Hapoel Holon (Israel-Winner League) in 2012-13. Jerome played for Hapoel Holon in a dozen EuroChallenge games and hit averages of 18.8 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He logged 27 games in the Israeli Winner League and he…
Read MoreLeo Lyons to play for Karsiyaka
Leo Lyons (206 cm, Missouri’09) will get a taste of Turkish basketball this 2013-14 as he joins Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir. Lyons is slated to reinforce the club’s frontcourt this coming season. Lyons spent the 2012-13 season playing for Budivelnyk Kyiv from Ukraine’s Superleague. Leo logged 16 games in the Eurocup and averaged 14.6 ppg…
Read MoreGadri-Nicholson joins Trefl Sopot
Bertengeh Gadri-Nicholson (207 cm, Denver’06) will be staying in Poland this 2013-14 season, signing with Trefl Sopot. He played for Energa Czarni Slupsk in 2012-13. Bertengeh is an Oregonian native who has a Sierra Leonean father and a Nigerian Mother. In 2012-13 he logged 36 games in the Polish league and averaged 11.8 ppg, 7.6…
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