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Amadi McKenzie to Dniprodzerzhynsk
Amadi McKenzie (201 cm, Tenn Tech´08) will play professionally outside of France for the first time after signing for SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukraine, Superleague). The American power forward has been playing for Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France, ProA) for the last three seasons. During the 2012/2013 campaign he made twenty appearances and averaged 13.9 points…
Read MoreAmin Stevens joins Raiffeisen Furstenfeld
Amin Stevens (201 cm, Florida A&M´12) will continue his career in Austria after agreeing terms with BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers (A Bundesliga). The forward is entering his second season as a pro after spending the 2012/2013 campaign playing for MBK Rieker Com Therm Komarno in Slovakian Extraliga. Over the season the American featured 36 games…
Read MoreZamal Nixon agrees with Polpharma
Zamal Nixon (186 cm, Houston’11) will be playing for Polish club Polpharma Starogard Gdanski (TBL) this 2013-14 season. In 2012-13 Nixon played in Germany’s ProA for Nuernberger Basketball Club. In 25 games he averaged 16.8 ppg which was the best scoring average in the league and 3.4 apg. It was a productive run with NBC…
Read MoreDelonte West to Fujian Quanzhou Bank
Former NBA guard Delonte West (192 cm, St. Joseph’s’04) is headed to China after signing with the Fujian Quanzhou Bank (CBA) for the 2013-14 season. West hit a tumultuous patch in his life and career after going through challenges such as being homeless and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This deal to play in China is…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa heads to Ratiopharm Ulm
The Dominican Republic’s Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) has caught the attention of German BBL team Ratiopharm Ulm. They are adding the 25-year-old Sosa as a replacement for injured Tommy Mason-Griffin. In 10 games in the FIBA Americas, Sosa was able to average Edgar began 2012-13 trying out for Blancos de Rueda Valladolid from Spain’s…
Read MoreTravis Leslie signs with ASVEL
Travis Leslie (193 cm, Georgia’11) will be playing in France’s ProA league this 2013-14 season for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket. The 23-year-old was originally set to play for JSF Nanterre (France-ProA), but it appears Leslie will be suiting up for ASVEL instead. Travis spent the 2012-13 season in the NBA’s D-League playing for the Santa Cruz…
Read MoreOmari Johnson lands with BdR Valladolid
Spanish Liga Endesa team Blancos de Rueda Valladolid has added Jamaican-American player Omari Johnson (205 cm, Oregon State’11) for 2013-14. The Kingston-born Johnson began his 2012-13 season with the Canton Charge from the D-League, but in December 2012 he headed up North to play for the Summerside Storm from Canada’s NBL. In 30 games in…
Read MoreRickey Huckaby inks with Al Sahel
Rickey Huckaby (188 cm, Texas A&M-Kingsville’07) will continue his career with Al Sahel from Kuwait’s D1 this 2013-14 season. The 30-year-old Huckaby played in Romania’s Division A for Timba Timisoara in 2012-13. He managed to play in 33 games in the Romanian League and averaged 9.2 ppg and 2.4 apg. In 2010-11 he played for…
Read MoreNikoloz Tskitishvili joins Al Sharjah
Former NBA big man Nikoloz Tskitishvili (212 cm) is reportedly headed to the United Arab Emirates after signing a deal to play for An Nahl Sharjah (D1) for the 2013-14 season. The 30-year-old Georgian player was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2002 NBA Draft. He has also been a member of…
Read MoreJurica Zuza added by Al Rayyan Doha
Jurica Zuza (207 cm) will be headed to Qatar to play for Al Rayyan Doha this 2013-14. The 35-year-old Croatian veteran of international basketball spent the 2012-13 season playing in Turkey’s TB2L for Trabzonspor Basketbol. He managed to play in 32 games and put up averages of 14.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Zuza helped Trabzonspor…
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