R.T. Guinn signed by Atomeromu
Hungary’s Atomeromu SE Paks (Hungary-A Division) will get an infusion of some veteran experience after signing R.T. Guinn (208 cm, Baylor’04) this 2017. The 36-year-old Baylor product is coming off a 2016-17 season playing for the Hitachi SunRockers (Japan-B League). He logged a total of 62 games for the SunRockers and was able to deliver…
Read MoreYancy Gates inks with Cholet
Yancy Gates (206 cm, Cincinnati’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Cholet Basket (France-Pro A) this 2017-18 season. This will be Gates’ first run with a French team. The Cincinnati product spent most of his recent pro career playing for Israeli clubs. In 2016-17 he lent his talents to Ironi Nahariya…
Read More7DAYS EuroCup: Andorra and Limoges win
Two games opened the fourth week of 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season action, with the rest of the round set to conclude on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the 7DAYS EuroCup spotlight was on Group A and Group C, and particularly on two contests. There were two home wins on the night as MoraBanc Andorra completely outplayed Levallois…
Read MoreDru Joyce III heads to Limoges
Dru Joyce III (182 cm, Akron’07) has switched teams in the French Pro A and is moving to Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) this 2017. He already began the 2017-18 season on the roster of AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). He played a couple of games for Monaco in the Basketball Champions League, where he…
Read MorePanathinaikos Cruising at Home and Abroad
Greek club Panathinaikos Athens is one of Europe’s hottest teams at the moment. The powerhouse recently downed Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champions Fenerbahce Ulker 70-68, over the weekend. They also secured the solo lead in the domestic Greek A1 League yesterday after securing an impressive 96-64 blowout win over AS Promitheas Patras. James Gist (photo…
Read MoreElijah Johnson now with Galil Gilboa
Elijah Johnson (192 cm, Kansas’13) has recently been added to the roster of Hapoel Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League) this 2017. He has already made his debut for them. He played 34 minutes in his first game, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Johnson had originally signed with Vanoli Basket Cremona (Italy-Serie A) but will…
Read MoreJerrelle Benimon signed by Ratiopharm
Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL) has secured the services of Jerrelle Benimon (203 cm, Towson’14) this 2017. This will be a change of pace for the forward, who has spent the last couple of seasons playing in Asia. In 2016-17 the Towson product saw action in the Chinese CBA for the Qingdao Double Star Eagles. It was…
Read MoreKyle Wiltjer pens with Olympiacos
Kyle Wiltjer (208 cm, Gonzaga’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 with a stint in Europe playing for Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1). He is a 25-year-old Canadian basketball player who played for the Canadian National Team in 2015. Wiltjer was released by the Toronto Raptors this October and he has since decided to…
Read MoreEuropean Basketball weekend roundup
It was another busy week of European Basketball. After the mid-week excitement of the various continental competitions, it was time for domestic leagues to take centre stage once again. Looking across the map of European Basketball, there was plenty of action and drama as the Regular Season kicks into full swing. Spain In Spain, surprise…
Read MoreTurkish Airlines Euroleague: big wins on Friday
As Round 4 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague closed on Friday, there were intruiging contest aplenty. In Spain, Valencia destroyed Unicaja Malaga in a repeat of the 2017 EuroCup final. Brose Bamberg capped its solid week with a win over sorry Baskonia, while CSKA Moscow claimed a high-scoring away win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Finally,…
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