Coach Velic leaves Siroki WWin

Head coach Ivan Velic has left Adriatic League team Siroki WWin from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian part). The Bosnian-Croat was Adriatic League coach of the year last season and won the Bosnian title with his team in 2011 and 2012. He was also the head coach in the past of both the Bosnian U18 national…

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Giorgi Shermadini released by Maccabi

Giorgi Shermadini (216 cm) has been released by Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League) where he averaged 4.8 points per game in nine Euroleague contests and 7.5 points per game in the Israel Winner League. Last season Shermadini suited up for Bennet Cantu (Italy-SerieA), averaging 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 22 SerieA games and…

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Chris Douglas-Roberts called up to Mavericks

NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2012 – The Dallas Mavericks today signed guard Chris Douglas-Roberts for the fifth GATORADE Call-Up of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Douglas-Roberts joins more than 100 NBA Players with NBA D-League experience currently on an NBA roster. Douglas-Roberts (6-7, 210, Memphis) has appeared in 11 games for the Legends this…

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Patrick Beverley leaves Spartak for the NBA

Patrick Beverley (185 cm, Arkansas’08) will leave his Russian team Spartak Sankt Petersburg and sign with NBA team Houston Rockets until the end of the 2014/2015 season. The head coach of Spartak Sankt Petersburg, Slovenian Jure Zdovc, confirmed this today and said: “Beverly received an offer from the Houston Rockets which he will accept. We…

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Wayne Oliver signs with Saitima

Wayne Oliver (201 cm, Cameron’03) has signed with Japanese BJ League team Saitima Broncos. Wayne Oliver sat out last season but before that played in China (Heilongjiang), Syria (Al Hurriyeh and Al Yarmouk), ABA RE SH (Las Vegas Rattlers), IBL (Tri City Ballers and Tri Valley Titans) and IBA (Los Angeles Lightning).

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LaShawn Malloy signs with Yokohama

LaShawn Malloy (209 cm, New Orleans’06) has signed with Japanese BJ League team Yokohoma B-Corsairs for the rest of the season. Malloy is a veteran. He has previously played in Mexico (Guerreros), Argentina (Sionista), Bahrain (Muharraq), Jordan (Zain), Lebanon, Syria (Al Jaish), Uruguay and the Dominican Republic (Enriquillo).

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Anton Gaddefors inks with Sundsvall Dragons

Anton Gaddefors (200 cm) has inked a deal with the Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden-Basketligan) to finish out the season. Gaddefors most recently suited up for Radnicki Kraguevac (Serbia-A League), where he was for the last two seasons. Prior to that he spent three seasons with Uppsala Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). Gaddefors is also a three-year member of the Swedish National Team that…

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Christian Maraker joins Norrkoping

Christian Maraker (206 cm, Pacific’06) has been signed by the Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan) to replace the recently released James Hughes. Maraker has been playing in Japan over the last three seasons, 2009-10 and 2010-11 with Rera Kamuy Kokkaido and last season with the Hitachi Sunrockers, where he averaged 10.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over 43…

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