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Jeff Brooks inks with Avtodor
Jeff Brooks (203 cm, Penn State’11) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB). The 26-year-old Brooks has spent his entire career playing for Italian clubs and Avtodor will be his first chance to see some VTB United league action. He played for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) in 2014/15. In…
Read MoreSamardo Samuels headed to Barcelona
FC Barcelona (Spain-Liga Endesa) has agreed to terms with Jamaican forward Samardo Samuels (206 cm, Louiville’10) and will be adding him to their roster this 2015/16. The 36-year-old Samuels has been a member of the Jamaican national team in 2009 and 2012-14. He spent the last two seasons on the roster of EA7 Emporio Armani…
Read MoreMarcus Heard parts with Gussing
Marcus Heard (201 cm, De Paul’07) has had a long and fruitful run with the UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights (Austria-A Bundesliga), but it has now come to an end as he leaves the team. The 29-year-old player played for Gussing from 2009 to 2015. In 2014/15 Heard played 43 games for Gussing in the Austrian…
Read MoreSuleiman Braimoh joins Giessen 46ers
German Bundesliga club Giessen 46ers have reinforced their roster this 2015/16 season with the recent addition of Suleiman Braimoh (203 cm, Rice’11). Suleiman is a Nigerian-American player who is coming off a brief stint with the IMS Payroll Hawks from New Zealand’s NBL. He played 16 games for them and averaged 17.8 ppg and 8.6…
Read MoreJure Balazic gets deal from Royal Hali
Royal Hali Gaziantep from Turkey’s TBL has signed Slovenian player Jure Balazic (204 cm) to a deal, bringing him in for the 2015/16 season. He is a 34-year-old veteran and has been with the Slovenian national team since 2013 up to the present. Balazic has spent the last three seasons for three different clubs in…
Read MoreA.J. Slaughter to play for Banvit
Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) has landed the services of A.J. Slaughter (191 cm, Western Kentucky’10) for the 2015/16 season. Slaughter is a 27-year-old American player who also holds a Polish passport and is a recent addition to the Polish national team this 2915. In 2014/15 A.J. played for Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). He appeared in 23…
Read MoreQyntel Woods inks with Cholet
French Pro A club Cholet Basket is strengthening its roster for the 2015/16 season with the addition of Qyntel Woods (202 cm, Northern Mississippi JC’02). He was originally with Al Qadsia (Kuwait-D1) before opting to head to France and pen a deal with Cholet. The 34-year-old veteran most recently played for AZS Koszalin from Poland’s…
Read MoreRasko Katic signed by Oostende
Rasko Katic (208 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of BC Telenet Oostende (Belgium-Scooore League) this coming 2015/16 season. Rasko is a Serbian player who was a former player for the Serbian national team in 2013 and 2014. In the 2014/15 season Katic played 15 games for CAI Zaragoza (Spain-Liga Endesa) in Eurocup…
Read MoreDaniel Hackett newcomer to Olympiacos
Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) has managed to sign Daniel Hackett (199 cm, USC’09) for the 2015/16 season. Hackett is a 27-year-old Italian-American player who has been a member of the Italian national team 2009, 2011-13 and again in 2015. He has spent his entire pro career playing for Italian clubs and will now…
Read MoreJure Lalic agrees to terms with Krka
Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League) has agreed to a deal with Jure Lalic (211 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this 2015/16. Lalic is a 29-year-old Croatian player who spent his 2014/15 season initially playing for KK Cibona VIP Zagreb (Croatia-A1). He played 19 games for them in the Adriatic league where…
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