Will Taylor steps in to help Herten

Will Taylor (2.00m, college: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) has agreed to a contract for the 2012-13 season with Hertener Loewen (German-ProB). Herten released Arthur Steward (1.93m, college: Montana) who wasn’t able to impress the coaches with his rebounding abilities, while they feel Taylor will fit the position. “Arthur Steward was not physically able to…

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DJ Ferguson inks deal with Deisenhofen

DJ Ferguson (1.85m, college: Flagler) has signed on to play for TVS Oberhaching Deisenhofen (Germany-Regionalliga) for the 2012-13 season. Ferguson lead the NCAA-D2 in assists during the 2011-12 (9.2apg) and 2010-11(9.4apg) seasons while playing for Flagler. This is Ferguson’s first professional contract.

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BBC Lausanne brings on group of players

BBC Lausanne (Switzerland-LNB) has brought on a block of new talent as they announced signing four new players for the 2012-13 season. Their new roster additions include: Jerome Stucheli (1.85m) came from Boncourt (Switzerland-LNA); Arnaud Barapila (1.96m) played for Colas Bernex Geneve Basket (Switzerland-2LN) last season; Brunel Tutonda (1.97m) also came from Colas Bernex Geneve…

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Malcolm Thomas inks deal with Maccabi

Malcolm Thomas (2.06m, college: San Diego St.) has agreed to terms with Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Sources are reporting that the contract is a multi-year deal. Last season Thomas played for the LA D-Fenders in the NBA D-League and averaged 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game over 26 games. He got…

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Justin Dentmon agrees to deal with Fujian

Justin Dentmon (1.82m, college: Washington) has agreed to terms to play in China for Fujian Quanzhou Bank (CBA). Last season Dentmon played with EA7 (Italy-SerieA), Austin Toros (NBA-D League), Toronto Raptors (NBA, 4 games), San Antonia Spurs (NBA, 2 Games) and the New Orleans Hornets (NBA, 0 appearances). With the Toros, he averaged 22.2 points,…

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Amedeo Tessitori loaned to Forli

Amedeo Tessitori (2.04m) has been loaned to Forli (Italy-Lega2) by this current team, Dimamo Sassari (Italy-SerieA). Tessitori signed a long-term deal with Sassari early this month. He’s played with Consum.IT Siena (Italy-Nazionale A) where he averaged 14.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over 35 games. He also played with the Italian U18 National Squad…

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Rolands Freimanis signs short-term deal with Sutor

Rolands Freimanis (2.10m) has signed a two-month agreement with Sutor Basket Montegranaro (Italy-SerieA) to replace the injured Zach Andrews. Andrews sustained a partial tear of his medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Sept. 16 during a game with Vuelle Pesaro. Freimanis arrives in Italy from Girona FC (Spain-LEB Gold)

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Austin Steed inks deal with Citybasket

Austin Steed (2.03m, college: E. Carolina) has signed on to play for Citybasket Recklinghausen, their first season in German’s Pro B. Steed has been working out with the club and has been now offered a contract for the upcoming season. Steed played three seasons with South Carolina (NCAA-D1) and then enrolled in graduate school at…

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Dominic Lockhart will not play with 46ers

Dominic Lockhart (1.97m, 18 yrs) has decided that he won’t play for the senior LTi Giessen 46ers (German-ProA) this season as he’s concerned that it could affect his NCAA eligibility. He played for the 46er’s junior team last season and also saw time with TV Wetzler. In a statement released on the team website (translated…

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