Player Movement
Omic signs four-year deal with Union Olimpija
Alen Omic (2.15m) has signed a four-year contract with Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Omic averaged 11.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 30 games for Zlatorog Lasko in the Slovenian League during the 2011-12 season. He also averaged 15.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1 block per game for the U20 Slovenian National Squad in the…
Read MoreHilton Armstrong signs with Panathinaikos
Hilton Armstrong (2-8 cm, Connecticut’06) announced on Twitter that he has signed in Greece with Panathinaikos. The American big man spent his first season overseas in 2011/12 with ASVEL VIlleurbanne in France.
Read MoreUnion Olympia re-signs Mocnik
Jan Mocnik (1.76m) has re-signed with KK Union Olympia of Ljubljana, Slovenia for the 2012-13 season. Mocnik came to Union Olympia part-way through the 2011-12 season and averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 assists over 16 Adriatic League contests.
Read MoreCurtis Jerrells pens a deal with Besiktas JK
Besiktas JK Istanbul announced the signing of Curtis Jerrells (1.85m Baylor ’09) for the upcoming season. Jerrells played for UCAM Murica of Spain last year, but only played two games before breaking a bone in his foot and missing the reason of the season. Prior to that, he had started the 2011-12 season with Fenerbahce…
Read MoreBC Donetsk lands Darius Songaila
Ukrainian team BC Donetsk just signed Darius Songaila. Donetsk recently signed Perkins, D’or Fischer, Kaloyan Ivanov and now the Lithuanian forward. Songaila who started last season with Galatasaray and finished in Spain with CB Valladolid averaging 9ppg and 4rpg in 10 ACB games.
Read MoreAshkelon lands Julien Mills
Elizur Ashkelon from Israel has signed Julien Mills (193 cm, Ball State’07) for the upcoming season. Mills played for the Hungarian team of Szolnoki last season and averaged 11.7ppg, 6.1rpg and 2.4apg.
Read MoreBudivelynk adds Giorgi Tsintsadze
Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kyiv added to the roster for the upcoming season Giorgi Tsintsadze. The Georgian player comes from Olimpi Tbilisi where he averaged 15.8ppg, 4.8rpg adn 4.7apg.
Read MoreValladolid signs Lithuanian youngster Vytenis Cizauskas
Spanish ACB team CB Valladolid announced the arrival of Vytenis Cizauskas for the upcoming season. The Lithuanian PG comes from Zalgiris Kaunas. Vytenis Cizauskas, 19 year old, averaged 12.6ppg, 6.2rpg and 4.6apg at Eurobasket Under 20 recently played.
Read MoreBrad Tinsley fails medical at Den Bosch. Replaced by Matt Bauscher
Rookie Brad Tinsley (190 cm, Vanderbilt’12), still bothered by an ankle injury, failed the medical test at Dutch champion Den Bosch and was immediately replaced by Matt Bauscher (188 cm, Boise State’08) who already played successfully in the Netherlands before (Leeuwarden and Groningen).
Read MoreBordeaux replaces departing John Ford with Nate Carter
French Pro B team JSA Bordeaux counted on John Ford (207 cm, Colorado State’00) for the 3rd season in a row but in a surprise move he decided to walk away from his contract, retire as an active player, and accept a job as an assistant coach in college. But Bordeaux quickly found a replacement,…
Read More