Player Movement
Tyler Smith joins Boulazac
Boulazac (France, Pro A) are welcoming American forward Tyler Smith (201 cm, Tennessee’10) to their roster, the 27-year old left Hapoel Holon (Israel, Winner League) on January 13th, 2013. Smith will be joining a Boulzac team enduring a tough season; the French outfit are currently at the foot of the Pro A standings with a…
Read MoreJustin Hamilton moves to Riga, but…..
– VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL and VTB United League) have captured American center Justin Hamilton (210 cm, Louisiana State’2012), he had left Adriatic league team Cibona Zagreb from Croatia this week. Hamilton had joined Zagreb for the 2012-13 season, he played a total of 21 games for Zagreb in the Adriatic League, and the Eurocup.…
Read MoreJerel Blassingame signs with Cibona
Jerel Blassingame (175 cm, UNLV’05) has signed for Adriatic League team Cibona Zagreb from Croatia. Yes, you read that right. This is not a joke. After five players left the club, the Sports Director and also the head coach Cibona actually managed to sign its 5th American import this season. That’s one for the records.…
Read MoreBradley Buckman signs with Quakenbrueck
Artland Dragons Quakenbrueck (Bundesliga, Germany) has signed American Bradley Buckman (203 cm, Texas’06) from Sevilla (ACB, Spain) to replace former forward Ryan Gomes who has departed the team. Buckman will join a Quakenbruek team with a 10-9 record in the BBL with a play-offs berth still a possibility from their current 7th in the standings.…
Read MoreJermaine Taylor departs Hapoel Tel Aviv
Former NBA guard Jermaine Taylor (193 cm, Central Florida’09) has decided to leave Hapoel Tel Aviv (Winners League, Israel) after just a few weeks with the team. American Taylor had managed to play just two games for Tel Aviv, where he averaged 12ppg. He has decided to leave the team to sign for Shanxi Zhongyu…
Read MoreBauermann confirmed for Poland nationals
Dirk Baaermann has officially been announced as the new head coach of the Polish National team. The news comes after weeks of rumours suggesting he would get the post. Bauermann will guide the Polish NT in this year’s EuroBasket championships in Slovenia, while he will begin training with his players in mid-July. Bauermann brings with…
Read MoreLukoil Academic announces Sasa Vezenkov as coach
Lukoil Academik Sofia (Lukoil Academic) of Bulgaria’s NBL have announced that its executive director Sasho Vezenkov will be the team’s coach for the remainder of the season. He will serve both as executive director and head coach of the team. Lukoil Academik is currently in first place in the NBL’s standings with an 11-2 record.…
Read MoreThaddeus McFadden returns to Usti nad Labem
It is a homecoming of sorts for Thaddeus McFadden (188 cm, Fairmont St.’09), who returns to SLUNETA Usti nad Labem from the Czech Republic’s NBL. McFadden played for Usti nad Labem in the 2011-12 season and scored 18.2 ppg and handed out an average of 4.1 apg. That season the 25-year-old helped the team reach the…
Read MoreRyan Gomes leaves Artland Dragons
Former NBA player Ryan Gomes (201 cm, Providence’05) has parted ways with the German team Artland Dragons of Bundesliga, and has already returned to the United States. He played eight games for the Dragons in the BBL with averages of 12.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg. He also played two games in the EuroCup where he…
Read MoreMarcus Faison to play for Esteghlal Qeshm
Esteghlal Qeshm from Iran’s Superleague has signed Belgian-American Marcus Faison (196 cm, Siena’00). Faison started the season with BC Amia Tbilisi from Georgia’s Superleague. He garnered averages of 6.3 ppg and 1.2 apg in six games in the EuroChallenge. He averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.7 apg playing for Tbilisi in the Georgian Superleague. Before he…
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