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Russell Robinson to play in Poland
Russell Robinson (185 cm, Kansas’08) is set to play in Poland for PGE Turow Zgorzelec (TBL). Robinson, an American-Guinean, played for Angelico Biella from Italy’s Serie A at the beginning of this season. In 15 games for Angelico, he averaged 12.6 ppg and 2.1 apg. In 2011-12 the 27-year-old played for Trabzonpor Basketball from Turkey’s TBL…
Read MoreJeron Belin to play for AB Contern
Jeron Belin (198 cm, St. Peter’s’11) is set to play for AB Contern from Luxembourg’s Total League. Belin is coming from a four-game stint in Iceland this 2012-13 season, playing for UMFN Ndjardvik (Dominos League). In those four games Belin averaged 22.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg. The 25-year-old played for Bupa Luxol from Malta’s Powerade…
Read MoreManuchar Markoishvili headed to Turkey
Manuchar Markoishvili (196 cm) is headed to Turkey to play for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (TBL). He is leaving Mapooro Cantu from Italy’s Serie A. Markoishvili’s contract is expiring next summer and Galatasaray and Cantu are just finalizing the last details of the buyout of his contract. The Turkish team is looking for talented manpower…
Read MoreMichael Fey signs in Japan
Michael Fey (213 cm, UCLA’06) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano. Fey started this season in Hungary, where he played for Falco-Szova and averaged 16.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Last season he played in Venezuela and before that in Hungary, Japan, D-League, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Jordan and…
Read MoreMohammed Abukar signs with Rabotnicki
Mohammed Abukar (208 cm, San Diego State’07) has signed with KK Fersped Rabotnicki Skopje from Macedonia. He started the season in Bulgaria with Lukoil Academik Sofia but was released in December 2012. While playing for Lukoil Mohammed Abukar averaged 14.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg in the Bulgarian NBL and in the Eurocup he averaged 13.8…
Read MoreLeemire Goldwire signs with Rabotnicki
Leemire Goldwire (182 cm, Charlotte’08) has signed with KK Fersped Rabotnicki Skopje from Macedonia. Last season Leemire Goldwire played in the Italian LegaDue for Centrale del Latte Brescia where he averaged 14.2 ppg and 3 aspg. Before Italy, Goldwire also played in the D-League, Bulgaria, and Greece. Rabotnicki is currently in a dissappointing 6th place…
Read MoreSamardzijski signs with Red Star Belgrade
KK Red Star Telekom (Serbia, A and Adriatic League) has announced the arrival of Predrag Samardzijski (215 cm) from Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania, LKL, VTB United League), the 27-year old Macedonian has been with Rytas since 2011. Samardzijski , in many ways will be returning to his roots after he spent much of his early…
Read MoreJohnson-Odom joins St. Petersburg
Spartak Sankt Petersburg (Russia, PBL) are welcoming 24-year old American point guard Darius Johnson Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) to their ranks. Johnson Odom is only in his first year as a pro player, but he is already clocking up the air miles while also posting some impressive averages. In 2012, he was drafted by the…
Read MoreGary Wilkinson re-signs with Bayamon
Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico, BSN) announced that Gary Wilkinson (205cm, Utah State’09) has signed from BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia, KML). 29-year old power forward/center Wilkinson has played 9 games for Kalev after signing for the team at the start of the 2012-2013 season. In that time the American has averaged 14.3ppg and 5.6rpg. Gary…
Read MoreAmericans join Finnish teams
Finnish (Division 1 A, which is the 2nd level in that country) teams Huima Aanekoski and Riento Saynatsalo are welcoming new Americans onto their rosters, while others depart. Huima Aanekoski has signed Cory Abercrombie (201 cm, Pittsburgh State’08) to replace outgoing forward Ken Tribbett (204 cm, Drexel’10). Abercrombie finished a two season stay at Nuernberger…
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