Marko Simonovic added by Zenit
Marko Simonovic (201 cm) is a newcomer to Russian club, Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Marko is an experienced 31-year-old Serbian player who has been a member of the Serbian National Team since 2014. He has spent most of his recent pro career playing for Serbian powerhouse, Crvena Zvezda MTS Beograd…
Read MoreWorld Cup U19 Day 3 recap
Day 3 of the World Cup U19 in Cairo largely went to form and there are still four nations holding undefeated records in the competition. All teams now progress to the play-offs, where knockout hoops begins. Group A France continued to dominate Group A with a 55-87 win over South Korea in the Egypt capital.…
Read MoreBraydon Hobbs lands with Bayern Muenchen
Braydon Hobbs (196 cm, Bellarmine’12) has been picked up by FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) for the 2017-18 season. He caught the organization’s eye in 2016-17 while he was suiting up for Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL). Hobbs played 14 games for them in the Eurocup, where he produced averages of 7.3 ppg and 4.7 apg. He also…
Read MoreLawrence Gilbert now with BC Nokia
Lawrence Gilbert (200 cm, University of Louisiana-Monroe’11) is taking his game to Finland this 2017-18 after agreeing to terms with BC Nokia (Finland-Korisliiga). The 30-year-old forward will be getting a change in scenery next season after having spent 2016-17 on the roster of Atomeromu SE Paks (Hungary-A Division). He moved there after initially signing with…
Read MoreNBA Summer League: Tatum and Fultz face off
Some exciting action took place in the ongoing NBA Summer League in Utah. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics took to the hardwood and faced off. Both teams were involved in the megadeal that took place just days before the 2017 NBA Draft, where the Philadelphia received the first-overall pick from Boston in exchange…
Read MoreRasid Mahalbasic joins EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Rasid Mahalbasic (210 cm) agreed to terms with EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany-BBL). Mahalbasic’s new team is coming off an above-average regular season as they finished fifth in the BBL with an 18-14 record. However, they found much more success in the postseason. Oldenburg made a deep run all the way to the finals. Their run came…
Read MoreDru Joyce moving to AS Monaco
Dru Joyce (185 cm, Akron ’07) will now suit up for AS Monaco (France-Pro A). He heads to France next season which will be a first for Joyce in his career. Since going pro in 2007, the point guard has only seen action in Germany, Poland, and in Belarus for a portion of last season.…
Read MoreDragan Milosavljevic inks with Unicaja Malaga
Dragan Milosavljevic (198 cm) has agreed to team-up next season with Unicaja Malaga (Spain-Liga Endesa). Milosavljevic has yet to see action in Spain over his ten-year career. The majority of his playing days came in his home country of Serbia. He then ventured out to Germany in 2015 when he signed with ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL). The…
Read MoreBrandon Rozzell re-signs with BC Lulea
Brandon Rozzell (188 cm, VCU’11) has been retained by reigning Swedish Basketligan champions, BC Lulea (Sweden-Basketligan) for the 2017-18 season. Rozzell logged 42 games for BC Lulea in 2016-17 and managed to drop averages of 17.3 ppg and 4.2 apg. He was an important member of the team and proved to be effective on both…
Read MoreCourtney Fortson sticks with Guangsha Lions
Courtney Fortson (180 cm, Arkansas’10) has been given a contract extension by the Zhejiang Guansha Lions (China-CBA) and will remain with the team for the 2017-18 season. The University of Arkansas product was able to deliver a solid season for the team in 2016-17, posting impressive averages of 29.0 ppg and 8.5 apg in 42…
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