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Aloysius Anagonye signs with Ilysiakos
Nigerian big man Aloysius Anagonye (203 cm, Michigan State’03) has signed in Greece with Ilysiakos. The team is currently having a hard time with a 1-9 record in the Greek Championship. Anagonye is a very experienced player who played in various countries and leagues, including the Euroleague. Last season he played in Spain (both ACB…
Read MoreKevin Bridgewaters signs with Handlova
Kevin Bridgewaters (175 cm, Chattanooga’08) has signed with Slovak team MBK Banik Handlova. Bridgewaters split his time last season between two other Slovak teams; Inter Bratislava and Astrum Levice.
Read MoreMohamed Abukar released by Lukoil
Mohamed Abukar (208 cm, San Diego State’06) has been released by Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL) after the club’s first 13 contests. In six EuroCup games Abukar contributed 13.8 points per game and in the seven contests the club played in the Bulgarian league he dropped in 14.3 points per game. He started his professional career in…
Read MoreRaphael Desroses joins Antibes
Raphael Desroses (199 cm) has agreed to terms with the Antibes Sharks (France-ProB) on a medical freelance until February 28, 2013 for Shaun Fein. Desroses was most recently with Limoges (France-ProA), but was released due to serious misconduct. During a match, Desroses punched a billboard, slightly injuring his hand and rendering him unavailable for 10…
Read MoreJiri Hubalek heads to Umana Reyer
Jiri Hubalek (209 cm, Iowa St.’08) has agreed to terms with Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) for the rest of the 2012-13 campaign. Hubalek started the season with Nuovo Napoli Basket (Italy-Lega2), but the club ran into financial trouble and filed for bankruptcy in Oct., leaving Hubalek without a place to play. Last season he suited…
Read MoreMoncton Miracles change coaches
The Moncton Miracles of the NBL of Canada say goodbye to Head Coach/General Manager Ricky Benitez. Moncton native Serge Langis has been named as the Interim Head Coach for the time being. Langis has been an assistant coach with the organization since day one and has coached basketball in New Brunswick at the provincial level…
Read MorePrzemyslaw Zamojski returns to Prokom
Przemyslaw Zamojski (194 cm, Independence Community College’06) has agreed to return to Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland-TBL) for the remainder of the season. He’s leaving Trefl Sopot, where he averaged 6.8ppg in EuroCup competition (6 games) and 13.5ppg in 12 Polish TBL games. Zamojski has played for Prokom since turning professional in 2006, starting with Prokom…
Read MoreGroningen fires head coach Hakim Salem
The board of Dutch team GasTerra Flames Groningen has informed headcoach Hakim Salem that he has been fired. The results so far have simply been too inconsistent and overall disappointing. Groningen is currently ranked 4th in the Dutch league with a 10-6 score. No replacement has been announced yet.
Read MoreBraunschweig part ways with topscorer Casey Mitchell
German Bundesliga club The New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig announced today that Casey Mitchell (193 cm, West Virginia’11) will no longer be playing for the team. Both sides came to an agreement today to terminate the contract. Mitchell had been injured for a while and asked the club if he could return back to the US on account…
Read MorePanathinaikos sends Derwin Kitchen to Cedevita
Greek team Panathinaikos Athens has sent Derwin Kitchen (193 cm, Florida State’11) on loan to Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb. Kitchen will play for Cedevita for the rest of this season and then return to Panathinaikos where he is under contract for the 2013/2014 season as well.
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