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Lavar Simmons joins Challans
Bahamian power forward Lavar Simmons (201 cm, Master’s’05) will stay in France after penning a three year contract with Vendee Challans (NM1). Simmons has spent his entire professional career in French Basketball and this season he has been taking to the court with ProB outfit Saint-Quentin. He featured 24 times for the club and picked…
Read MoreSean Denison inks with Oradea
Sean Denison (211 cm, Santa Clara’07) has been added to the roster for next season by CSM Oradea (Romania, Division A). The Canadian center has been playing this season with Ataman Rostov in the Russian Superleague where he played 18 games over the course of the campaign. During those games Denison posted averages of 10.3ppg,…
Read MoreMatt Howard heads to Ratiopharm Ulm
Matt Howard (203 cm, Butler’11) has been signed by Ratiopharm Ulm from Germany’s BBL. Howard is coming off a stint playing for Chorale de Roanne from France’s ProA this 2012-13. He logged averages of 9.0 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 32 games in the French ProA. The 22-year-old spent the 2011-12 season playing for Olympiacos S.F.P.…
Read MorePrimoz Brezec remains with Nizhny Novgorod
Primoz Brezec (216 cm) is staying with BC Nizhny Novgorod from Russia PBL for one more season. He joined the team in March 2012. The Slovenian was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2000 draft. In 2012-13 he played 12 games for Nizhyny Novgorod in the VTB United…
Read MoreRalph Biggs signs with Verviers Pepinster
Ralph Biggs (199 cm, Towson’98) will be continuing his career with VOO Verviers-Pepinster from Belgium (Ethias). He is a veteran of Belgian hoops and the American also has a Belgian passport to boot. The 37-year-old Biggs is making the move from the Port of Antwerp Giants, also from Belgium’s Ethias League. In 2012-13 he averaged…
Read MoreAxel Hervelle extended by Bilbao
Belgian player Axel Hervelle is getting a two-season extension with Gescrap Bizkaia Basket Bilbao from Spain’s ACB. Hervelle has been with Gescrap BB since 2010. In the 2012-13 season Hervelle averaged 6.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg for Bilbao in 17 games in the Eurocup. In the Spanish ACB he averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg…
Read MoreLaprovittola to sign with Flamengo
Nicolas Laprovittola (187 cm) will soon get his first crack at hoops outside of Argentina. The Argentinian player is set to sign with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from Brazil’s NBB. Laprovittola has played for Lanus Buenos Aires (Brazil-LigaA) from 2007 to 2013. In the 2012-13 season he averaged 10.4 ppg and 3.7 apg in…
Read MoreJesse Sanders joins Sydney
American point guard Jesse Sanders (190 cm, Liberty’12) will play with the Sydney Kings in Australia’s NBL during the 2013/2014 season after signing with the franchise. Sanders will head down under after recently wrapping up a stint with Italian Lege2 team Fileni BPA Jesi where he played a total of 25 times. During his time…
Read MoreJumaine Jones returns to Puerto Rico
Jumaine Jones (203 cm, Georgia’99) has signed with Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico, BSN) as the latest import player on the roster. The seasoned forward has been playing in Israel with Bnei Eshet Tours Hasharon where he featured in 27 games and logged averages of 12.9 points and 10 rebounds. The 34-year old American will…
Read MoreWarren Ward added by TBB Trier
Warren Ward (196 cm) is joining TBB Trier from Germany’s BBL for the 2013-14 season. This will be the 23-year-old Canadian’s rookie season straight out of the University of Ottawa where played from 2008 to 2013. Ward is being offered a two-year deal to play for TBB Trier. He will likely be eased in slowly…
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