Abdul Gaddy newcomer to VEF Riga
Abdul Gaddy (190 cm, University of Washington’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for VEF Riga (Lavtia-LKL) this 2016-17 season and will be in for a change in scenery. He began his pro career with two seasons under his belt playing in the Italian Serie A for Virtus Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna (Italy-Serie…
Read MoreFilip Zekavicic pens with Kozuv
KK Kozuv Gevgelija from the FYR Macedonian Prva Liga has acquired young Serbian big man Filip Zekavicic (210 cm) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. The 23-year-old Zekavicic started off his 2015-16 season with BC Timisoara (Romania-Liga Nationala). In eight games he posted averages of 2.6 ppg and 1.6 rpg. Filip was released by the team…
Read MoreOrlando Mendez-Valdez to Maccabi Haifa
Orlando Mendez-Valdez (183 cm, Western Kentucky’09) is a recent addition to the roster of Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17. He is a 30-year-old Mexican-American player who has been a member of the Mexican national team since 2010. His 2015-16 season was spent playing in Mexico for the Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun (Mexico-LNBP). Orlando…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers: four more progress
The doors are slowly closing on the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers. Four more nations progressed to next summer’s international event during Day 5 of the qualifiers on Wednesday. Belgium, Slovenia, Montenegro and Hungary all booked their passage to the continental championships. The quartet join Russia, which punched its ticket to the tournament last week. In their…
Read MoreKristjan Kitsing to Estudiantes Concordia
Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina-Liga A) have secured the services of Kristjan Kitsing (205 cm) for the upcoming season. Kristjan is a 25-year-old Estonian player who will be getting his first taste of Argentinian hoops. His entire pro career has thus far been spent in the Estonian Alexela KML. He honed his skills for several seasons with…
Read MoreQuinton Hosley leaves Nanterre
Veteran Quinton Hosley (201 cm, Fresno State’07) has parted ways with French club JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A) and will hit the free agency market. He is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a Georgian passport. He began the 2015-16 season with Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB). Hosley also left them in September that season and…
Read MoreJuwan Staten added by Salon Vilpas
Juwan Staten (185 cm, West Virginia’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a new player for the Salon Vilpas Vikings (Finland-Korisliiga). After his release from the Golden State Warriors at the beginning of the season, Staten moved to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League where he played 13 games and averaged…
Read MoreDamontre Harris signed by Maccabi Ashdod
Damontre Harris (208 cm, Campbellsville’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17. He got some solid experience under his belt in his rookie season in 2015-16. Harris started off his career with PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-TBL). He played six games for them in the FIBA Europe…
Read MoreEuroleague Preseason: split fortunes for Galatasaray and Zalgiris
European hoops fans continued to count down to the Euroleague as preseason friendlies continued on Tuesday evening with two contests. Euroleague stalwarts Zalgiris Kaunas kick-started its preparations with a cruising win over 63-91 win over Apu Gsa Udine. Elsewhere, Galatasaray’s preseason took a dent at the hands of Dinamo Sassari, with the Istanbul falling 86-72.…
Read MoreReger Dowell now with Prievidza
Reger Dowell (185 cm, Texas Arlington’14) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a new addition to BC Prievdza (Slovakia-SBL). The 25-yeard-old Dowell saw action for two teams in 2015-16. He started the season playing for Aries Trikalla BC (Greece-A1). In a dozen games in the Greek league Reger produced averages of 7.6 ppg…
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