McCants fails physical, parts ways with SIG Strasbourg

Rashad McCants, who played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings for a total of five seasons, has failed his physical and has been released by SIG Strasbourg. McCants moved to the NBA’s D-League for 2010-11 season, then jumped to Puerto Rico in 2011-12. He started with Humacao, played six games…

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Gamqrelidze comes to terms with Trefl Sopot

Giorgi Gamqrelidze has agreed to a one-year contract with Trefl Sopot the club announced recently. Last season Gamqrelidze averaged 13.4 points and 6.8 assists per game with Olimpi Tbilisi in the Georgian League. In 2009 he was named the Georgian League MVP while with Energy Invest Rustavi. Gamqrelidze has been a member of the Georgian…

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Skytrans Cairns Taipans re-signs Kerry Williams

THE Skytrans Cairns Taipans are pleased to announce the re-signing of Cairns local and Far North fan favourite Kerry Williams for the 2012/13 season. The 5’11” point guard played in all 28 games for the Snakes last season after missing the entire 2010/11 season due to a serious knee injury he suffered in a pre-season…

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Libertad Sunchales inks deal with Ricardo Sanchez

Ricardo Sanchez has signed an agreement to play with Libertad Sunchales for the 2012-13 season. Sanchez played with Estudiantes in Argentina last season, averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game over 52 games. Over the summer he played in the CentroBasket and Olympic Qualifiers with the Puerto Rican National team.

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Besiktas signs veteran big man Damir Markota

Besiktas JK Istanbul added to its frontcourt by signing experienced big man Damir Markota to a one-year contract. Markota (2.08 meters, 26 years old) is a veteran of seven Euroleague seasons with three different teams. Last season he averaged 4.7 points and 6 rebounds in seven Euroleague appearances for Union Olimpija. He ranked third in…

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