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James Singleton signs with Xinjiang
James Singleton (203 cm, Murray State’03) will sign a contract in China with Xinjiang. Singleton already played for that team before. Last season he started for another Chinese team (Guandong Southern Tigers) and ended in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.
Read MoreRyan Sharry signes for T71 Dudelange
Rookie Ryan Sharry (203 cm, Middlebury’12) has signed with T71 Dudelange from Luxemburg. Sharry averaged 18.8 ppg and 10.3 rpg in NCAA D 3 last season.
Read MoreThomas Terrell signs with Penarol
Veteran power forward Thomas Terrell (201 cm, Georgia State’02) has signed with Argentinian team Penarol Mar del Plata. Last year he played in the French Pro A for Heyres-Toulon and Saint Vallier.
Read MoreSalah Merji looks to block shots in the Liga Endesa
Salah Merji recently penned a deal with Blusens Monbus Obradoiro C.A.B. in Dantiago de Compostela, Spain, to bring his 2.17m frame to the Liga Endesa for the 2012-13 season. Merji, from Tunisa, led all shot blockers in the London 2012 Olympics, averaging 3.4 swats per contest. On top of that, he also averaged 10.4 points…
Read MoreVladimir Dasic inks deal with Besikas JK
Vladimir Dasic (2.08m) has signed a deal with Besikas JK Istanbul (Turkey) for the 2012-13 season. Dasic has most recently been playing in Slovenia with Olimpija Ljubljana. He also has been part of two squads in the Euroleague, Virtus Roma of Italy and Real Madrid of Spain. While with Olimpija (he joined them mid-way through…
Read MoreReggio Emilia signs Dominic James
Dominic James (180 cm, Marquette’09) has signed with Italian Serie A team Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. Last season James played for Partizan Belgtrade and before that he played in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Read MoreKaimarr Price Cinderella story brings him to Croatia
Kaimarr Price (203 cm, Biola College’12) started his college career at NCAA D 1 school Western Illinois and was top-rebounder there but then transferred to D2 school Biola College so he could be closer to his family. Basketball being a buyers’ market usually makes it very difficult for D2 players to land a professional basketball…
Read MoreLazaros Papadopoulos leaves Olympiakos and signs with PAOK
Experienced Greek big man Lazaros Papadopoulos has left Euroleague champion Olympiakos and joined PAOK, the club for which he already played during the 2010/2011 season.
Read MoreCajasol lands Nikola Radicevic
Spanish ACB team Cajasol Sevilla announced the signing of Nikola Radicevic. The young Serbian pointguard, born in 1994, comes from Partizan Belgrade.
Read MoreAalst replaces Alex Ruoff with Larry Anderson
Belgian team Okapi Aalst has signed rookie Larry Anderson (195 cm, Long Beach State’12) to replace Alex Ruoff (198 cm, West Virginia’09) who was suspended for six months after a failed doping test. Anderson was an All-Big West Conference selection, and was also voted Big West defensive player of the year. He played in the…
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