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DeJuan Blair links with Texas Legends
DeJuan Blair (201 cm, Pittsburgh’09) has switched from Jiangsu Monkey King (China, CBA) and returned home to the US to play for Texas Legends (D-League). The American last played for Jiangsu, where he featured in ten games and secured averages of 24.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game. DeJuan Blair impressed during the stay and…
Read MoreBen Bentil moves to Xinjiang
Ben Bentil (206 cm, Providence’16) has signed a deal to play in China for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers (CBA) for the remainder of the season. The Ghanaian has been with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the American D-League, but the development franchise says it does not expect Ben Bentil to return this season. This…
Read MoreDijon Thompson reunites with Nizhny Novgorod
Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA’05) has landed with his third team for the 2016-17 season. Thompson is reuniting with former club, BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) this 2017. The veteran began the season playing for Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A). In two Basketball Champions League games he was able to average 7.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg.…
Read MoreDevyn Marble now with Trento
Devyn Marble (198 cm, Iowa’14) is making the move to Italy after reaching an agreement with Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The former NBA guard began the 2016-17 season playing for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played eight games for them in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 10.6 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He…
Read MoreAlex Kirk to bolster Anadolu Efes
Alex Kirk (211 cm, New Mexico’14) will be a fresh face in the front court of Turkish club Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) this 2017. The 25-year-old big man is coming over by way of China where he began the 2016-17 season, playing for GuangZhou Securities (China-CBA). He played seven games for them before his departure…
Read MoreDwayne Mitchell signed by Olimpia
Dwayne Mitchell (196 cm, University of Louisiana’06) has signed on to play for Club Atletico Olimpia Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB) this 2017. The 34-year-old veteran has already made his debut for his new team and he managed to score 10 points and grab two rebounds in a loss to Welcome. Dwayne was busy in 2016, lending his…
Read MoreAntwan Scott leaves New Heroes Den Bosch
Antwan Scott (188 cm, Colorado State’16) is leaving Dutch team New Heroes Den Bosch. Scott performed very well in the Dutch Basketball League and averaged 20.6 ppg along with 5.5 aspg. However, the coaching staff felt that he was more of a shooting guard than a point guard. When Den Bosch recently signed Steve McWorther…
Read MoreAlen Omic joins Unicaja Malaga
Alen Omic (216 cm) is moving back to Spain this 2017 after landing a deal to play for Spanish club, Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa). He is a 24-year-old Slovenian big man who has been a member of the Slovenian national team since 2014. Alen began the 2016-17 season on the roster of Anadolu Efes Istanbul…
Read MoreEarl Barron returns to Fubon Braves
Former NBA big man, Earl Barron (211 cm, Memphis’03) has reunited with former club, Fubon Braves (Taiwan-SBL) this 2017. He has already made his debut for the Braves and the Memphis product scored 15 points and hauled in eight rebounds. Barron began the 2016-17 season playing in Japan for the Toyama Grouses (Japan-B League). He…
Read MoreVitor Faverani moves to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has strengthened its frontcourt rotation with the Vitor Faverani (212 cm) this 2017. Vitor is a 28-year-old Brazilian international player who was a former member of the Brazilian national team in 2013. He heads to FC Barcelona after starting the 2016-17 on the roster of Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB…
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