Okaro White signs with Olympiacos
Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greece-A1) has secured the services of Okaro White (206 cm, Florida State’14) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. White is coming over after playing the 2015-16 season for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played 16 games for them during their run in the Eurocup and he posted averages of 11.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg.…
Read MoreWalter Baxley moves to Atenas
Walter Baxley (193 cm, Mars Hill’06) will continue his professional career with Atenas Cordoba (Argentina-Liga A) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Baxley can roughly be regarded as a veteran of Argentinian hoops at this point. Prior to signing on with Atenas, Walter played the last two seasons for Quilmes Mar del Plata (Argentina-Liga A). In…
Read MoreDerrick Allen renews with Vechta
Veteran player Derrick Allen (203 cm, Mississipi’03) is set to enter a second season with SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-Pro A) this coming 2016-17 season. In 2015-17 the 35-year-old Allen played a total of 36 games for them and managed to deliver averages of 9.1 ppg and 4.4 rpg. In the 2014-15 season the forward was…
Read MoreMyles Hesson newcomer to Gravelines
Myles Hesson (198 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) and will be joining the club for the 2016-17 season. Hesson is a 26-year-old British player who has been a member of the British player, who has been a member of the British national team since…
Read MoreHelios Suns Secure 2nd Slovenian League Crown
It’s been almost a decade, but well worth the wait as the Helios Suns Domzale win their second Slovenian Telemach League title after defeating Zlatorog Lasko in Game 4 of the league Finals. The last time the organization held the gold trophy over their heads was in 2007. They locked down the Best-of-Five series with…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow a step closer to VTB success
CSKA Moscow is once again on the verge of being champions of the VTB League after thwarting Unics Kazan’s in leg 2 of the best of 5 finals run. The Army Men are capping a wonderful season which of course included the Euroleague title back in May. The finals run is looking increasingly like a…
Read MoreCedevita Zagreb records three-peat of A1 titles
Cedevita Zagreb completed a clean sweep over city rival Cibona Zagreb to clinch the Croatian A1 league title for 2016. A 84-77 victory at home in Game 3 was enough to seal the league crown for another season and capped what has been an impressive final run for Cedevita. The victory enhanced the position of…
Read MoreCSM Oradea clinches historic Romanian title
CSM Oradea clinched the Liga Nationala title in Romania with a 79-73 victory over BC Targu Mures in Round 5 of the 2015/2016 finals series. The home win allowed CSM Oradea to clinch the LNBM league in front of its own fans. Whoever the champions was this season it would be an historic campaign as…
Read MoreAlex Urtasun secured by Nancy
SLUC Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A) has continued its building process for 2016-17. They have recently added Alex Urtasun (193 cm) to their roster. Alex is a 32-year-old Spanish player who has played most of his career at home in Spain for various clubs. In 2015-16 he suited up for Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) after…
Read MorePhillip Hopson moves to Quimsa
Phillip Hopson (188 cm, Idaho’10) will be donning the colors of Assocacion Quimsa Santiago del Estero (Argentina-Liga A) this 2016-17 season. Hopson is a American-Argentinian player who was born in Argentina and the son of an American pro player. He dealt with some injuries in 2015-16 and ended up playing 19 games for Libertad Sunchales…
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