Polk waived by Riga
Christian Polk (190 cm, UTEP’11) has been released by VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL and VTB League) after just one month with the club. The American has started two games in the LBL and averaged 5.5 points and 1.0 board per game, while in the VTB United League he also played two games and collected an…
Read MoreBarcelona beats Panthinaikos to win Group E
Barcelona´s Euroleague campaign is going from strength to strength as the Catalan giant defeated Panathinaikos Athens 84-62 in Spain. It was another noteworthy result for Barca, and undoubtedly another that will send a message to the juggernauts of European Basketball. Sweeping aside a Panathinaikos team that is always among the Euroleague favourites and putting 22…
Read MoreSmush Parker leaves de Lara
Veteran former NBA player Smush Parker (193 cm, Fordham’02) has brought his time with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela, LPB) to a close. The franchise cut the guard after he played sixteen games and averaged 10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Smush played for KK Cibona Zagreb (Croatia, A1) during the 2012/2013 campaign…
Read MoreWilliam Coleman joins AD Skopje
William Coleman (206 cm, Memphis’11) has split from KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro) and signed for Macedonian Prva Liga team KK Rabotnicki AD Skopje. The American has played 21 Adriatic League games for Podgorcia this season and collected averages of just 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Coleman improved his scoring over eight Eurocup…
Read MoreMarcus Ginyard inks with Zielona Gora
Marcus Ginyard (196 cm, North Carolina´10) has joined up with Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland, TBL) for the remainder of the season. The swingman has recently left Ukrainian outfit Azovmash Mariupol (Superleague) due to the ongoing troubles in the Eastern European country. The American featured in eleven Superleague games and recorded averages of 15.5 points, 5.3…
Read MoreDevin Green signs with Guaros de Lara
It did not take too long for Devin Green (201 cm, Hampton’05) to find another team after parting ways with Belgacom Spirou Chareloi (Belgium-Ethias). Green lands with Venezuelan LPB club Guaros de Lara. The 32-year-old played 23 games in the Belgian Ethias league and he averaged 12.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Green was also able…
Read MoreLeemire Goldwire moves up to Avellino
Leemire Goldwire (182 cm, Charlotte’08) will get a chance to prove he’s worth a shot in the big leagues after being called up by Sidigas Avellino (Italy-SerieA). Goldwire began the season playing in Italy’s lower league, DNA Gold, for Fileni BPA Jesi. Leemire was able to log a total of 18 games before signing with…
Read MoreOlympiacos back on track after Malaga win
Reigning Euroleague champs Olympiacos picked up a vital 63-80 road win over Unicaja Malaga as the race for the Playoffs entered Round 12 of the Top 16. An indifferent period for the Greek giant in the Top 16 has put qualification to the next round in the balance, but a win over fellow Playoff chasers…
Read MoreRodney Carney heads to Al Riyadi
Rodney Carney (201 cm, Memphis’06) has booked another run in Asia after agreeing to terms with Lebanese club Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. The 29-year-old former NBA forward is coming off a three-game run in the Liga Americas tournament where he played for Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico-BSN). Carney averaged 15.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg during…
Read MoreTurkey – Restrictions lifted on foreign players
Turkey – The Turkish Basketball Federation is opening up its rules on the number of foreign players allowed on teams in the TBL and how they are utilized. The number of foreign players allowed to be signed by a team shall be raised to eight from the previous limit of six. Previously five of the…
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