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Bonn signing Marqus Blakely
German Bundesliga team Telekom Baskets Bonn is signing Marqus Blakely (196 cm, Vermont’10). The forward will replace Patrick Ewing jr who was released recently. Blakely spent last season in D-League finishing the year in the Philippines with B-Meg Llamados with whom he averaged 22.4ppg, 13.4rpg and 4.2apg. Blakely was also in training camp of the…
Read MoreJarvis Varnado gets the call from Boston
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2012 – The Boston Celtics today signed Sioux Falls Skyforce forward Jarvis Varnado for the sixth GATORADE Call-Up of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Varnado joins more than 100 players with NBA D-League experience currently on NBA rosters. Varnado (6-9, 210, Mississippi State) has appeared in 10 games for the…
Read MoreCorey Allmond signs with AS de Sale
Corey Allmond (188 cm, Sam Houston St.’08) has signed to play for AS de Sale (Morocco-D1). Allmond was most recently a member of the West Virginia Monarchs, where he was averaging 37.0 points per game, of the APBL and is the first Monarch to be signed overseas. Allmond played 12 games in the NBA D-League…
Read MoreUros Tripkovic signs with Fenerbahce
Uros Tripkovic (197 cm) has signed on with Fenerbahce Ulker (Turkey-TBL) for the remainder of this season and 2013-14, according to the club’s website. He most recently wore the colors of Blancos de Rueda Valladoilid (Spain-ACB), where he carried a 10.2 point per game average over 14 games. Tripkovic has been a member of the Serbian…
Read MoreScott Christopherson signs with Adelaide
Scott Christopherson (190 cm, Iowa State’12) has signed in Australia with NBL team Adelaide 36ers. Christopherson just recently parted ways with VTB League participant Tsmoki-Minsk from Belarus.
Read MoreCoach Velic leaves Siroki WWin
Head coach Ivan Velic has left Adriatic League team Siroki WWin from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian part). The Bosnian-Croat was Adriatic League coach of the year last season and won the Bosnian title with his team in 2011 and 2012. He was also the head coach in the past of both the Bosnian U18 national…
Read MoreGiorgi Shermadini released by Maccabi
Giorgi Shermadini (216 cm) has been released by Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel-Winner League) where he averaged 4.8 points per game in nine Euroleague contests and 7.5 points per game in the Israel Winner League. Last season Shermadini suited up for Bennet Cantu (Italy-SerieA), averaging 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 22 SerieA games and…
Read MoreChris Douglas-Roberts called up to Mavericks
NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2012 – The Dallas Mavericks today signed guard Chris Douglas-Roberts for the fifth GATORADE Call-Up of the 2012-13 NBA Development League season. Douglas-Roberts joins more than 100 NBA Players with NBA D-League experience currently on an NBA roster. Douglas-Roberts (6-7, 210, Memphis) has appeared in 11 games for the Legends this…
Read MorePatrick Beverley leaves Spartak for the NBA
Patrick Beverley (185 cm, Arkansas’08) will leave his Russian team Spartak Sankt Petersburg and sign with NBA team Houston Rockets until the end of the 2014/2015 season. The head coach of Spartak Sankt Petersburg, Slovenian Jure Zdovc, confirmed this today and said: “Beverly received an offer from the Houston Rockets which he will accept. We…
Read MoreWayne Oliver signs with Saitima
Wayne Oliver (201 cm, Cameron’03) has signed with Japanese BJ League team Saitima Broncos. Wayne Oliver sat out last season but before that played in China (Heilongjiang), Syria (Al Hurriyeh and Al Yarmouk), ABA RE SH (Las Vegas Rattlers), IBL (Tri City Ballers and Tri Valley Titans) and IBA (Los Angeles Lightning).
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