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Jazzmarr Ferguson joins Forli
Jazzmarr Ferguson (185 cm, IU Southeast´11) will be heading to Italy this season to play for LeGamberi Foods Forli (Lega Due). The guard comes to Forli from Australia where he played last season for SEABL-East franchise the Bendigo Braves. The American also spent the 2012 season in Australia playing for the Albury Wodonga Bandits (ABA).…
Read MoreLuther Head to play for BdR Valladolid
Former NBA sharpshooter, Luther Head (191 cm, Illinois’05) will get a taste of European hoops as he signs with Spanish Liga Endesa club Blancos de Rueda Valladolid. He was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round (24th) in the 2005 NBA Draft. His foray in Spain will be his first signing outside of…
Read MoreJulian Mavunga to play for Hoverla
Julian Mavunga (203 cm, Miami, OH’12) will be joining Ukrainian Superleague team Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk this 2013-14 season. The 23-year-old Mavunga is an American player who also holds a Zimbabwean passport. Julian played his rookie season this 2012-13 for Aneglico Biella from Italy’s SerieA. Mavunga logged 30 games in the Italian league and averaged 7.3 ppg…
Read MoreAlade Aminu inked by Enel Brindisi
Italian SerieA team Enel Basket Brindisi has added Nigerian big man Alade Aminu (210 cm, Georgia Tech’09) to strengthen their frontcourt for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Aminu has been a member of the Nigerian National team from 2012-2013 and represented Nigeria in the recently concluded Afrobasket 2013. He played seven games in the tournament and…
Read MoreJoe Burton goes pro with Aalborg Vikings
Oregon State’s Joe Burton (201 cm, Oregon State’13) is set to begin his professional career. He’s landed a deal with the Aalborg Vikings from Denmark’s Ligaen. In Burton’s senior year at college he averaged 11.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 32 games. Shortly after graduating, he joined the Salem Sabres (USA-ABA) and there he was…
Read MoreKevin Thompson heads to Slask Wroclaw
Polish TBL team WKS Slask Wroclaw has added Kevin Thompson (205 cm, Morgan State’12) to their roster for the 2013–14 season. The 24-year-old Thompson was originally slated to play for Kaposvari KK from Hungary, but it appears that Kevin will be on his way to Poland instead. Thompson played his rookie season in Slovakia’s Extraliga…
Read MoreRaymond Sykes added by AZS Koszalin
Raymond Sykes (206 cm, Clemson’09) is headed back to Europe. He will be playing for Polish club AZS Koszalin (TBL) this 2013-14 season. The 27-year-old big man is coming off a five-game stint in South America this May 2013, playing for Venezuela’s Bucaneros de La Guaira (LPB). He managed to average 14.0 ppg and 7.2…
Read MoreJarvis Hayes signs with Sidigas Avellino
Former NBA swingman Jarvis Hayes (201 cm, Georgia’03) is on his way to play in Italy’s SerieA this 2013-14 season after signing with Sidigas Avellino. Hayes, an American, recently became naturalized citizen of Qatar and represented them in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships as part of the Qatari National Team. He played six games for…
Read MoreBracey Wright lands in Krasnie Krilya
Bracey Wright (191 cm, Indiana’05) will bring his game to Russian basketball team Krasnie Krilya Samara (PBL) this 2013-14. Wright played in three leagues for Croatia’s KK Cedevita Zagreb (A1) in 2012-13. Bracey played 26 games for them in the Adriatic League and averaged 12.9 ppg and 3.3 apg. He also appeared in 10 games…
Read MoreAntoine Tisby to return to The Island Storm
Antoine Tisby (203 cm, South Carolina’06) is set to return to Canada’s The Island Storm (NBL) this 2013-14 after short run with New Zealand’s Otago OceanaGold Nuggets. Tisby managed to play in 17 games for the Kiwi team and averaged 17.5 ppg and 9.0 rpg. He proved to be a solid defender, racking up an…
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