Player Movement
Jermaine Beal and Anthony Walton sign in Brazil
The Brazilian team Minas has signed two import players. Americans Jermaine Beal(191 cm, Vanderbilt’10) and Anthony Walton (201 cm, South Eastern Oklahoma State’02).
Read MoreSeamus Boxley signs in Japan
Seamus Boxley (201 cm, Portland State’05) has signed in Japan for Takamatsu Five Arrows of the JB League. Boxley played four seasons in a row for Leiden from the Netherlands and was regarded as one of the best imports of the league.
Read MoreIkaros pens a deal with Avis Wyatt
Greek team Ikaros announced the signing of Avis Wyatt (211 cm, Virginia State’07). The player spent last season in the Netherlands with Groningen averaging 8.4ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.6bpg.
Read MorePartizan waives player from Malta and Argentina. Keeps Mexican
Partizan Belgrade has decided to not keep Matias Bortolin (205 cm, 19 years old) from Argentina and Samuel Deguara (223 cm, 21 years old) from Malta. Both players had been on a try-out with Partizan for about a month. The try-out of the third player, Mexican Jorge Gutierrez (190 cm, 24 years old), has been…
Read MoreMarko Keselj signs with Valencia
Serbian national team player Marko Keselj (206 cm) has signed with Spanish ACB team Valencia. He substitutes Clay Tucker (196 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’03) who surprisingly walked away from his contract with the club. Keselj played for Olympiakos from Greece last season and won the Euroleague.
Read MoreKyle Austin signs with Evreux
Kyle Austin (203 cm, UC Riverside’10) signs with French Pro B team Evreaux. Austin played in Sweden last year where he averaged 17 ppg for the Norrköping Dolphins.
Read MoreMarc Antonio Carter signs with Rethymno
American guard Marc Antonio Carter (191 cm, UNV Wilmingotn’08) leaves the German Bundesliga to play for Rethymno in Greece. Last season Carter averaged 14.5 ppg for Phonex Hagen.
Read MoreMutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi inks deal with Samarco
Martin Samarco (1.91m, College:Bowling Green) signs with Turkish squad Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya for 2012-13. At Bowling Green Samarco averaged 19.5 points and 2.3 assists per game over a career that included appearances in 31 games. His professional career opened with Porvoon Tarmo in Finland in 2009, where he averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 rebounds,…
Read MoreNeckar Riesen Ludwigsburg Terminates Two Contracts
Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg, of the German BBL, has terminated contracts for two American players, Jerry Green (1.91m, College: Cal-Irvine) and Kurt Looby (2.08m, College: Iowa). The official word from the squad is that Green’s contract was terminated when his results from a fitness test were below expectations. Green has played 159 games for the club…
Read MoreDawan Robinson and Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia split up
Dawan Robinson (189 cm, Rhode Island’04) already played for Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia last season and was their key player in moving up from the Lega Due to the Serie A of the Italian Championship. However, Robinson was involved in a car accident and had to have surgery to his forearm and as it turns out…
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