Player Movement
Anthony Grundy moves to Haceteppe
Hacettepe University of the TBL in Turkey has boosted its roster with the addition of American point guard Anthony Grundy (189 cm, North Carolina State’02). The 33-year old has had a busy season and Hacettepe will be the player’s third team of the campaign. He started the 2012-2013 season with Mahram Tehran (Iran) before moving…
Read MoreFelipe Reyes extends Madrid deal
Felipe Reyes (206 cm) has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid (Spain, ACB and Euroleague) that will keep him with the team for the next 2-years. 32-year old Reyes has been a fixture on the Madrid roster since he joined the club in 2004 and the contract extension is likely to mean the Power…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu to play in Spain
Former NBA big man, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (206 cm, George Washington’06) has been signed by Cajasol Banca Civica Sevilla from Spain’s ACB. He injured his knee when he played for England in the 2012 London Olympic games. After the injury, he soon parted ways with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv from Israel’s Winner League. In 2011-12 he was…
Read MoreDevan Downey added by BC Timisoara
BC Timisoara of Romania’s Liga Nationala has added Devan Downey (175 cm, South Carolina’10) to bolster its roster. In the 2011-12 season Downey played for VOO Verviers-Pepinster from Belgium’s Ethias League. He played five games for them before departing in November 2011. During that stint Downey averaged 7.4 ppg and 1.8 apg. He then moved…
Read MoreRasheem Barrett joins Naglis Palangos
Rasheem Barrett (196 cm, Auburn’09) has signed with Naglis Palangos from Lithuania’s LKL. He has already played his first game for the team and tallied 11 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Barrett began the 2012-13 season playing in Japan for the Tokyo Cinq Reves. He played 28 games in Japan’s BJ…
Read MoreSteven Burtt to Avtodor Saratov
Steven Burtt (185 cm, Iona’06) has been signed by Avtodor Saratov from Russia’s Superleague. Burtt, a holder of both an American and a Ukranian passport, is the son of Steve Burtt Sr.; a basketball player in the Italian league in the nineties. His 2012-13 season began with him playing in Turkey’s TBL for Tofas Bursa.…
Read MoreCoach Aco Petrović resigns from Cedevita
Tonight Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb and Serbian team Partizan Belgrade played a crucial game in the Adriatic League. The winner would have good chances to qualify for the Final Four and keep the hopes alive for Euroleague participation next season. In a very tight game Partizan pulled away with a 77-76 victory. Coach Aco Petrović…
Read MoreLamayn Wilson signs with Samara
32-year old American Lamayn Wilson (204 cm, Troy State’02) has penned a deal with Russian team Krasnye Krylya Samara (PBL, VYB United, and EuroChallenge). The hugely experienced forward has been in Puerto Rico since January with BSN team Capitanes de Arecibo but did not play any games. He started the season with BC Armia Tbilisi…
Read MoreDaniel Kickert signs with Kyiv
Australian power forward Daniel Kickert (208 cm, St. Marys’06) has signed with Ukrainian outfit Budivelnyk Kyiv (Superleague, Eurocup) until the end of the season. Kickert started this season in the Ukraine with Superleague team Dnipro where he played 28 games and recorded impressive averages of 17.6ppg, 5.7rpg and 1.5apg. Daniel Kickert will join up with…
Read MoreVladislav Dragojlovic joins Kuwait SC
Al Kuwait SC (Kuwait, Division 1) has announced the signing of Vladislav Dragojlovic (209 cm) who will play with the team until the end of the season. The Serbian will be heading to Kuwait SC for his second stint with the team after he was previously a part of the roster back in the 2011-2012…
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