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Shahintab moves to Azad
Azad University Tehran has announced Mehran Shahintab as their new head coach. Shahintab spent the 2011-12 season with Petrochimi, guiding the squad into the Iranian Superleague final, losing to Mahram in three straight games.
Read MoreJoel Abelson named Skyforce Head Coach
The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced today that Joel Abelson has been named head coach of the long-standing franchise. He becomes the 15th head coach in franchise history after spending the past five seasons as an associate head coach/assistant coach in the NBA Development League. “This is an important hire for our franchise,” said owner/president Mike…
Read MoreTurner signs for Apollon Patras
Journey man Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee St’07) has signed with Apollon Patras from Greece. Before coming to Greece, Turner played in Japan, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and Spain.
Read MoreChace Stanbeck from UNLV to ASVEL
Chace Stanback (203 cm, UNLV’12) will start his pro career in France. The UNLV grad (12.8 ppg & 4.5 rb) has signed for ASVEL from France.
Read MoreDeJuan Wright inks with Den Bosch
U.S. swingman DeJuan Wright, who finished his senior season at Florida International University this past May, has inked a 1 year deal with Eiffel Towers/Den Bosch. The current Dutch champion was searching the market for a very versatile perimeter player who can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor. Despite “only” standing 6’4…
Read MoreBradley Buckham signs with Cajasol Sevilla
Buckman (203 cm, Texas’06) comes from Tofas Bursa, Turkey. He played in Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Israel and Germany before. Until now, there have been few movements on the sevillian team. It is being a disastrous beginning of summer since coach Plaza left the team for Zalgiris Kaunas, Paul Davis signed with Khimki, Urtasun and Calloway…
Read MoreMelbourne signs Kevin Braswell
Kevin Braswell (188 cm, Georgetown’02), 33, a point guard with silky skills, excellent ball handling and very good floor vision has signed in Australia with the Melbourne Tigers. Braswells career has included playing in the NBA D-League before progressing to the top divisions of Europe, including France, Greece, Russia and Turkey. Australian basketball fans may…
Read MoreCibona signs Justin Hamilton
Second round pick Justin Hamilton (210 cm, LSU’12) has signed with Cibona Zagreb. Hamilton was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was later traded to Miami. He played with Miami at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas where he was spotted by Cibona.
Read MoreTyler Morris returns to Cluj
Point guard Tyler Morris (187 cm, Boston’10) will return to Romanian club Mobitelco Cluj for another season. He already played there for the last two seasons, ever since coming out of college.
Read MoreFenerbahce signs Andersen
Turkish club Fenerbahce has signed Australian David Andersen to a two-year deal. Last year Andersen played in Italy for Siena and before that in the NBA for the Houston Rockets.
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