Ville Kaunisto to join Lille

Finnish forward Ville Kaunisto (205 cm) will be playing with Lille Metropole Basket (France, Pro B) next season. The player will join Lille for the 2013/2014 campaign after the club bought out his contract with current team ADA Blois Basket (France, NM1). Kaunisto has enjoyed another fantastic season with Blois and secured the French NM1…

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Bar Timor pens with ALBA Berlin

German powerhouse ALBA Berlin (Bundesliga, Euroleague) has announced the signing of Israeli guard Bar Timor (190 cm) today. ALBA officially confirmed that the 21-year old has signed to the club on a three year contract and said the prospect will begin his ALBA career during the 2013/2014 season. The player has been in his native…

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Jeremy Pargo heads to CSKA

Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, Gonzaga’09) has been tabbed by CSKA Moscow (Russia, PBL, VTB United League, and Euroleague) to play with the team during the 2013/2014 season. The point guard has been playing with the Philadelphia 76ers and earlier the Cleveland Cavaliers during this season but will depart the NBA this summer to play with…

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Bell extended by Trenkwalder RE

Troy Bell (186 cm, Boston College’03) will be remaining with Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia from Italy’s SerieA. He got a contract extension for one more season from the team. Bell joined Trenkwalder RE in February 2013. He played 18 games for them and averaged 13.9 ppg and 5.0 rpg. This was actually a return engagement between…

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Ryan Toolson to join Unicaja Malaga

Ryan Toolson (193 cm, Utah Valley’09) has agreed to terms with Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB and will be joining the team in 2013-14. Toolson, who was an exceptional freethrow shooter during his time in the NCAA, is making the move from Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014, also from ACB. Toolson logged 38 games for G.…

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Faisal Aden signs with SC Rasta Vechta

Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has signed with SC Rasta Vechta, a new entrant into Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. The 24-year-old Somalian-American is coming off a brief stint with Acea Virtus Roma from Italy’s SerieA. He signed with them in February 2013 and was released in April. He played six games, but…

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Bertans joins Grescrap Bilbao

Gescrap Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (Spain, ACB) has announced the signing of Latvian shooting guard Dairis Bertans (192 cm) from VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL).The 23-year old will join Bilbao for the 2013/2014 season after the team recently crashed out of the Spanish ACB play-offs to Regal Barcelona. Dairis Bertans has had a busy season with VEF…

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Jon Brockman inks with Chalon

American forward Jon Brockman (201 cm, Washington’09) has signed a deal that will see him play with ES Chalon-sur-Saone (France, ProA). Brockman joins Chalon-Sur-Saone after being released by Limoges (ProA) on Wednesday and will join the team for the French ProA play-offs. The 26-year old featured in 23 games for Limoges this season and averaged…

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B.A. Walker joins Evreux

B.A. Walker (188 cm, Va Commonwealth’07) will play with French ProB outfit ALM Evreux after leaving Israeli club Hod Hasharon (National League). The American has joined Evreux just in time to help the team in the ProB play-offs. The club is trailing 2-0 to Chalons-Reims in the Semi-Finals series and will hope that Walker can…

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Joan Plaza to coach Unicaja Malaga

It didn’t take too long for Spaniard Joan Plaza to “come to a decision” regarding his future, after parting ways with B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas from Lithuania. He will be the new head coach of Unicaja Malaga from Spain’s ACB. Plaza is coming in to replace Croatian Jasmin Repesa whose contract was not renewed by the…

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