Player Movement
Szymon Lukasiak heads to PGE Turow
Szymon Lukasiak (208 cm, Jacksonville’10) is returning to his native Poland to play with PGE Turow Zgorzelec (TBL, VTB United League) until the end of the current season. Lukasiak has been playing with KFUM Nassjo in Sweden where he played 32 games and averaged 10.2ppg, 3.5rpg, and 0.6apg. The 25-year old center is playing his…
Read MoreDrew Gordon joins Sassari
American forward Drew Gordon (205 cm, New Mexico’12) has signed with Banco di Sardegna Sassari of Italy’s Serie A. The player recently departed Partizan Belgrade (Serbia, Division A, Euroleague, and Adriatic League) where he has played 10 Euroleague games and recorded 9.1ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.5apg, 1.1spg and 1.1bpg. Gordon also featured in 26 Adriatic league games…
Read MoreDaniel Fitzgerald returns to Switzerland
Daniel Fitzgerald (206 cm, Marquette’08) is set to rejoin SAM Basket Massagno from Switzerland’s LNA. He was previously with them in the 2009-10 season. He is making the move from Japan where he played for the Akita Northern Happinets (BJ League). In 16 games playing for Akita NH, Fitzgerald averaged 7.3 ppg and 5.2 rpg.…
Read MoreDrew Gordon leaving Partizan
While there has yet to be an official statement made, it appears that Drew Gordon (205 cm, New Mexico’12) is set to leave BC Partizan MT:S Beograd from Serbia’s A League. The 23-year-old Gordon made the announcements via his Twitter account. In his rookie season as a professional basketball player, Gordon played 10 games for…
Read MoreRonald Davis inks with Sopot
Ronald Davis (190 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’06) has signed with Polish outfit Trefl Sopot (TBL) from Ukrainian Superleague team DniproAzot. In 38 games with Dnipro this season the 29-year old guard recorded averages of 13.1ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg. Davis is well travelled and last season the American played Aris Thessaloniki (Greece, A1) where he played in…
Read MoreVictor Toribio joins Valerio
Victor Toribio (198 cm) is returning to his native Dominican Republic to play with Plaza Valerio (LNB) for the second time in his career. The swingman who also holds nationality in the USA has been playing in various leagues around the globe since he last played with Valerio four years ago. In that time he…
Read MoreJustin Greene leaves NH Ostrava
Justin Greene (203 cm, Kent State’12) has parted ways with BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic, NBL) the team announced today. NH Ostrava team spokesman Vladimir Raszka said that the club decided that it would not need Greene’s services as it shortens its rotation for the upcoming NBL playoffs. Ostrava is sitting third in the…
Read MoreOmar Sneed departs Mersin
Omar Sneed (198 cm, Memphis’99) has left Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi from Turkey’s TBL. He played 11 games for them this 2012-13 season and logged averages of 12.5 ppg and 6.1 rpg. That 11-game stint was actually a return engagement between him and Mersin. He was with the team during the 2011-12 season and played 15…
Read MorePredrag Krunic is new coach of Bayreuth
BBC Bayreuth from Germany’s BBL has recently announced that Predrag Krunic will be the team’s new Head Coach. Krunic, who hails from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is not on a rescue mission to salvage what’s left of Bayreuth’s season, but actually being positioned should the team avoid gettting eliminated. Krunic has had a long-standing background coaching…
Read MoreTubby Smith fired by Minnesota
Tubby Smith was hired as Head Coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers in March 2007. That was after he had spent nine years with Kentucky. In the six seasons that 61-year-old has coached the team he can proudly say that he guided them to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in 2008, the Big Ten Tournament…
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