Nick Okorie renews with Island Storm
Nick Okorie (185 cm, Texas Tech’10) has signed on to play another season with the Island Storm (Canada-NBL). He joined them in 2015-16 and ended up playing a total of 48 games for the club and was able to register averages of 12.6 ppg and 3.8 apg. He helped them bag the NBL Canada Central…
Read MoreDerrick Rose Cleared by Jury in Rape Case
New York Knicks point guard, Derrick Rose can now breathe a sigh of relief. A federal jury in Los Angeles, California has found that a woman’s claim of rape by Rose and his two friends not to be credible. The former NBA Most Valuable player and his friends were accused of breaking into the woman’s…
Read MoreEuroCup: Round 2 recap
Round 2 of the 2016/2017 EuroCup Regular Season played out on Wednesday with a complete schedule across Groups A through D. ALBA Berlin, Lietkabelis Panevezys, and Gran Canaria Las Palmas stayed unbeaten through two games. We also saw Bayern Munich go bucket crazy in the first half of its contest against Murcia, while Malaga opened…
Read MoreJordan Hamilton parts ways with Tofas
Jordan Hamilton (201 cm, Texas’11) has left Turkish club Tofas Bursa (Turkey-BSL) this 2016 and is now a free agent. Hamilton played a single game for them this season where he scored two points and pulled down three rebounds in 23 minutes on the floor. Jordan had a busy 2015-16 season. He last played eight…
Read MoreClay Tucker continues career with Byblos
Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) has landed the services of veteran player Clay Tucker (196 cm, University of Wisconsin’03) this 2016. The 36-year-old Tucker is coming off a stint playing in Puerto Rico for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN). In 32 games he registered averages of 14.0 ppg and 4.7 apg. His team reached…
Read MoreViacheslav Kravtsov added by Valencia
Viacheslav Kravtsov (211 cm) will be strengthening the frontcourt of Spanish club Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17. He is a 29-year-old Ukrainian player who has been a member of the Ukrainian national team since 2006. The big man started the 2015-16 season playing for Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). He played seven games for…
Read MoreFIBA Basketball Champions League season starts
Tuesday presented an historic moment in European hoops as the FIBA Basketball Champions League opened for business. The 2016/2017 season is the first of FIBA’s new continental competition and twenty clubs lined up for the debut evening of the competition. There were ten games on Tuesday, with the remaining twenty clubs playing out ten games…
Read MoreTrevor Releford signs with Kolossos
Trevor Releford (183 cm, Alabama’14) is a recent addition to the roster of VAP Kolossos Rodou (Greece-A1) and is set to reinforce their backcourt this season. Releford was originally slated to play for Maccabi Kiryat Gat (Israel-Winner League). Trevor spent the 2015-16 playing for Kolossos so there is some continuity here. Last season Releford managed…
Read MoreGregg Thondique departs Kouvot
Gregg Thondique (201 cm, Virginia Union’09) has parted ways with Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) after playing three games for the team this 2016. The separation was reportedly amicable and the player is now a new addition to the free agent market. Gregg posted impressive averages, notching a double-double of 14.7 ppg and 10.3 rpg during his…
Read MoreDiamon Simpson lands with CEZ Nymburk
Diamon Simpson (204 cm, St. Mary’s’09) will continue his pro career this 2016-17 with Czech powerhouse CEZ Basketball Nymburk (Czech Republic-NBL). The 29-year-old Simpson spent his 2015-16 season playing for two teams. He started off with Ironi Nes-Ziona (Israel-Winner League). Diamon played 21 games for the Israeli club and averaged 15.6 ppg and 10.7 rpg.…
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