Chester Simmons inks with Sharks Antibes
The Sharks Antibes from France’s Pro A league have signed veteran player Chester Simmons (196 cm, University of Washington’05) for the 2016-17 season. The 34-year-old Simmons spent his 2015-16 season on the roster of Hapoel Tel-Aviv, joining the club in November 2015. He played a total of 27 games for them and was able to…
Read MoreDonnie McGrath joins Lietuvos Rytas
Donnie McGrath (193 cm, Providence’06) is set to strengthen the backcourt of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL) this 2016-17. McGrath is an Irish-American international player who was a former member of the Irish national team in 2006 and 2008. The 32-year-old veteran journeyman suited up for Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2015-16. He…
Read MoreDerrick Low extends with Pieno Zvaigzdes
Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL) has decided to re-sign Derrick Low (191 cm, Washington State’08) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. The 30-year-old Low had a productive first outing with the club in the 2015-16 season and they likely wanted to build on his experience with the team. He played four games for them in the Baltic…
Read MoreAnthony Hilliard now with Maccabi Rishon
Anthony Hilliard (193 cm, Elizabeth City’09) has agreed to terms with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-Winner League) and will join the team this 2016-17. He most recently saw action for Belarusian club Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League) in 2015-16. Anthony played a dozen games for them in the maiden season of the FIBA Europe Cup and registered averages…
Read More2016 Olympic Games Quarterfinals Preview
The Quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympic Games Basketball tournament were locked on Monday evening. As we reported yesterday, the closing of contest in Group B ended a frantic and hugely entertaining group stage. Eight teams proved themselves over the first week and were rewarded with a berth in the final eight. Now that the tournament…
Read MoreShane Gibson signs with Beroe
Shane Gibson (188 cm, Sacred Heart’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a new player for BC Beroe from Bulgaria’s NBL. The 26-year-old Gibson began the 2015-16 season playing for U.S. Basket Recanati (Italy-Serie A2). He played three games for them before being released in October 2015. During his brief stay with the…
Read MoreKyrylo Fesenko to Scandone Avellino
Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) will strengthen its frontcourt rotation this 2016-17 with the addition of Ukrainian big man Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm). The 29-year-old veteran had a busy 2015-16 season, seeing action for three different teams. He started off with Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB). Fesenko played 10 games for them in the Euroleague and averaged 6.1…
Read MorePetteri Koponen joins FC Barcelona
Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) has signed Finnish guard Petteri Koponen (194 cm) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. The 28-year-old Finn has seen stints for the Finnish national team in 2006 to 2009 and again in 2012 up to the present. He heads to FC Barcelona after spending the last three seasons on…
Read More2016 Olympic Games: Quarterfinals Set
And then there were eight.. The cream has truly risen to the top. The elite eight teams competing in the knockout rounds of the basketball competition of the 2016 Olympic Games are locked in. The last games of the group phase finalized the standings. Hosts Brazil were able to put up a win on the…
Read MoreMarshon Brooks remains with Jiangsu
Former NBA guard Marshon Brooks (196 cm, Providence’11) has been retained by the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons Nanjing (China-CBA) for the 2016-17 season. Brooks had a very productive debut season for the Chinese club in 2015-16. In 36 games Marshon was able to post impressive averages of 35.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, and 4.2 apg. He was…
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