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Tony Gaffney returns to Telekom Baskets
German Bundesliga team Telekom Baskets Bonn have agreed to terms with former NBA forward Tony Gaffney (204 cm, Massachusetts’09). Gaffney was previously with Telekom Baskets in the 2011-12 season. In 2012-13 Gaffney played in Spain for FIATC Joventut Badalona. Gaffney brought a well-rounded game, averaging 11.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg, along with solid defensive numbers…
Read MoreJosh Asselin heads to Foolad Mahan
Josh Asselin (210 cm, Michigan’01) is headed to Iran this 2013-14 season to play for Foolad Mahan Esfahan. Asselin is an international basketball player who has both American and Dominican Republic citizenship. Josh is coming off a 21-game stint in Puerto Rico’s BSN playing for the Brujos de Guayama. In that time, he was able…
Read MoreDragan Labovic joins Laboral Kutxa
The Spanish Liga Endesa team Laboral Kutxa Vitoria have added to their ranks Serbian Dragan Labovic (208 cm) for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Labovic had a shortened 2012-13 season with Russian team BC Nizhny Novgorod due to him suffering a tear to his Achilles tendon in late November 2012. Before the injury, Dragan was able…
Read MoreScott Christopherson joins Boncourt
BC Boncourt Red Team (Switzerland, LNA) has announced the signing of Scott Christopherson (190 cm, Iowa State’12) for this season. The guard will be entering just his second season in professional Basketball since graduating from Iowa in 2012. The American spent the first half of last season in Belarus playing for Tsmoki Minsk (Premier League)…
Read MoreLaurence Ekperigin to Poitiers
Laurence Ekperigin (201 cm, Le Moyne’10) has announced via his official Facebook page that he will join Union Poitiers Basket 86 (France, ProB) this season. The forward spent last season with FMC Ferentino (Italy-Lega2) where he featured in 28 games and averaged impressively with 13.9 points and 9.9 rebounds (3rd best in league) leaving him…
Read MoreJohan Petro signs for Guangsha
Johan Petro (214 cm) was widely reported to be joining Spanish ACB team Unicaja Malaga yesterday but in fact he will start next season with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China, CBA). The French former NBA star was close to tying up a deal with Malaga but instead opted for Guangsha in China on what is probably…
Read MoreOusmane Barro returns to France
Ousmane Barro (207 cm, Marquette’08) has agreed to play for Denain ASC Voltaire in the French ProB next season. The Senegal native played last season in Romania where he represented Targu Mures (Liga Nationala) over 25 games. During those games the forward secured averages of 9.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game and…
Read MoreAaron Doornekamp joins Braunschweig
Aaron Doornekamp (198 cm, Carleton University’09) will head to Germany to play for the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig (BBL) this season. The Canadian has been in Italy’s Serie A since turning pro in 2009 but will now play in Germany’s top flight. Last season the forward was not in action due to injury, but during…
Read MoreEd Daniel to play for Pistoia
American rookie Ed Daniel (201 cm, Murray State’13) will embark on his pro career this season and his first club will be Giorgio Tesi Pistoia (Italy, Serie A). Last season the forward was still playing ball in college for Murray State (NCAA) where he put in a solid senior year including averaging a double-double. From…
Read MoreJohan Petro not moving to Malaga
Johan Petro (214 cm) will return to Europe to play for Unicaja Malaga in the Spanish ACB and of course he will bring with him bags of NBA experience. The French international center has been in the NBA since 2005 and has played for the Seattle Supersonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets…
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