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Francisco Elson on try-out in Iran
Francisco Elson (211 cm, California’99) has left for Iran, where he will try out for ten days with Mahram Tehran. Coach of the Iranian team is Slovenian Mehmed Becirovic. He knows Elson very well, from the time that he played in the Spanish ACB and with the Dutch national team. Coach Becirovic is also coaching…
Read MoreMarin Dokuzovski released from Lukoil Academic
Marin Dokuzovski has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL), according to a statement on the club’s website. Miroslav Ralchev, assistant coach, has been named interim head coach while the club begins their search for a permanent replacement. Dokuzovski is the former head coach of the FYR Macedonian Senior National…
Read MoreTy Walker signs with Kotwica Kolobrzeg
Ty Walker (213 cm, Wake Forest ’12) has signed on to finish the season with Kotwica Kolobrzeg (Poland-TBL). He started the season with Limoges CSP Elite (France-ProA), where he played 11 games and averaged 3.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Walker finished his four years of collegiate eligibility with Wake Forest in the…
Read MoreOmar Wattad joins Rustavi
Omar Wattad (195cm, Chattanooga ‘012) has joined Energy Invest Rustavi (Georgia-Superleague) as his first professional team. He finished his NCAA eligibility last season after playing for the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga after playing for the team for four years. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over 32 games his junior…
Read MoreEigirdas Zukauskas inks with Mazeikiai
Eigirdas Zukauskas (201 cm) has inked a deal with Mazeikiai (Lithuania-NKL) to complete the 2012-13 season, in his first game with the club he dropped in 16 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished off three assists. Zukauskas began the year with BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL) where he contributed 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in five Baltic League games;…
Read MoreZoran Kascelan joins Tundja Yambol
Zoran Kascelan (188 cm) has joined Tundja Yambol (Bulgaria-NBL) for the rest of the 2012-13 season. Kascelan started the season with SL Takovo Leotar Trebinje (Bosnia-Division I), averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 assists per game over 11 games. This was the start of Kascelan’s second season with Leotar, as he suited up for the Bosnian club in 2011-12, playing…
Read MoreMorris Finley signs with Lagun Aro
Morris Finley (180 cm, Alabama Birmingham’04) has signed with Spanish ACB team Lagun Aro Gipuzkoa BC. Towards the end of last season he signed in Turkey for powerhouse Fenerbahce, where he averaged 2.6 ppg in only five games. The four seasons prior to that he played in Italy and before that also in Belgium, Greece,…
Read MoreDario Hunt going to Germany
Dario Hunt (203 cm, Nevada’12) has signed for German Pro A team Nuernberger BC. Dario Hunt started the season in Ukraine, with BC Odessa. He averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.5 rpg there, but was recently released. It didn’t take him long to find a new job. In college Dario Hunt averaged 10.3ppg and 9.8rpg. He…
Read MoreDarius Adams to try out for Kryvbasbasket
Darius Adams (182 cm, Indianapolis’11) is heading to the Ukraine where he will try out for Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih. Darius Adams was a Division II All American in 2010/11 when he averaged 23.2 ppg and 3.9 during that season. Had started his professional career in the rough-and-tumble Venezuelan League with Guaiqueries de Margarita where he…
Read MoreAndreas Wenzl to hang up his court shoes
Andreas Wenzl (210 cm) has decided that he’s retiring from basketball saying that, “I’ve lost the fire for basketball.” The 19-year-old, standing nearly 7’0″ tall (210cm), suffered a meniscus injury in 2012 and had sit out of training and competition with his current club, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) until December, while undergoing physical therapy. When he…
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