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Duke’s Jon Scheyer joins Gran Canaria
Jon Scheyer, former captain of the Duke squad the won the NCAA crown in 2010, will join Gran Canaria. Scheyer spent part of the 2011-12 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv, but left the team midway into the season.
Read MoreSpartak Primorye picks up Gillenwater
Troy Gillenwater has signed to play for Russian squad Spartak Primorye the 2012-13 season. At the start of the 2011-2012 season Gillenwater was picked up out of college (New Mexico State, US) by Pizza Express Apollon in the Cyprus Division A league and averaged 17.4ppg. He moved to B.C. Habikaa in March of 2012 to…
Read MoreDarryl Middleton moves from Girona to Lucentum Alicante
Lucentum Alicante agrees to terms with 46-year old center Darryl Middleton, who has been with Girona since 2006. During the 2011-12 campaign he averaged 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Middleton has played in Russia, Greece, Spain, Italy and Turkey during his European professional career. He has won 3 Spanish League Most Valuable Player…
Read MoreSpartak and Beverely agree to three-year extension
Spartak Saint Petersburg and Patrick Beverley have agreed to a new three-year contract. Beverley joined Spartak in 2011, and averaged 15.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game in the PBL. During VTB League play, he scored 13.1 points and contributed 5.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game. At the…
Read MoreMichael Fraser inks deal with Soles de Mexicali
Canadian forward Michael Fraser has signed on to play for Soles de Mexicali. He comes to Mexico from DniproAzot in the Ukraine, where he averaged 14.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. In 2008 he earned the All-Star Game MVP award in Austria and was a 1st-team All-Ukrainian selection in 2010.
Read MoreDamjan Rudez to Zaragoza
Croatian National Team player Damjan Rudez has signed with CAI Zaragoza Spain. Rudez won the Croatian Championship last season with Cibona Zagreb. Before, he played for city rivals Cedevita, Olimpija Ljubljana and Belgian Oostende.
Read MoreSchneck joins UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders
Matt Schneck, a 6’8″ center from who played his college basketball at St. Cloud State in Minnesota, has signed with the UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders for the 2012-13 season. Schneck comes to the Raiders from the Cheshire Jets, where he average 16.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game last year and 18.3 points and 10.2…
Read MoreAnwil signs Canadian center
Anwil Wloclawek from Poland has signed Canadian center Wright Ryan (206 cm, Oklahoma’10), who played last season for the Taiwan Mobile Leopards.
Read MoreMonthey signs Adnan Hodzic
Swiss team Monthey has signed Bosnian forward Adnan Hodzic (203 cm, Lipscomb’11) who played in the German Bundesliga last year for Walter Tigers Tuebingen. Hodzic was named All-A-Sun Player of the Year in 2010. He is also on the list of candidates for the Bosnian national Team.
Read MoreArgentinian Casini signs with Napoli
Argentinian guard Marcos Casini (180 cm), who also has an Italian passport, has signed with Napoli. He comes from Scafati where he spent the last two seasons and before that for Pistoia, Cantu, Jesi and Boca Juniors.
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