Derwin Kitchen added by Trabzonspor
Derwin Kitchen (194 cm, Florida State’11) will continue his professional career with Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) this 2015. Derwin was originally set to play for Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A), but instead wound up on the roster of Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (France-Pro A). He played five games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 11.4 ppg…
Read MoreDarius Johnson-Odom pens with Olympiacos
Darius Johnson-Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) has been picked up by Greek powerhouse Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (Greek-A1) this 2015. Darius is moving to the Greek club after starting the 2015-16 season on the roster of Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). He appeared in 10 games for them during their run in the ongoing Eurocup and there he was…
Read MoreBrandon Heath returns to Apoel
Brandon Heath (191 cm, San Diego State’07) is on his way to Cyprus to reunite with Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (Cyrprus-Division A). Heath previously played for the club earlier in his career, during the 2009-10 season. Brandon is coming over after starting off the 2015-16 season playing for WKS Slask Wroclaw (Poland-TBL). The player managed to…
Read MoreJustin Cobbs joins Bayern Muenchen
Justin Cobbs (191 cm, California’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) this 2015-16. Cobbs began the season playing for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-BSL). He played nine games for his former club before his departure and was able to post averages of 7.8 ppg and 3.4 apg. In…
Read MoreAdriatic League: Partizan Slides Further Down
Two popular Serbian clubs closed out Round 17 of 2015-16 Adriatic League action, but ended up with mixed results. Crvena Zvezda “Red Star” Telekom Beograd continued its winning streak with a 63-73 road victory over Tajfun Setjur. The struggles this season of BC Partizan continued with a tough 66-73 loss at home to KK Igokea…
Read MoreEvan Bruinsma signs with Svitavy
Evan Bruinsma (203 cm, Detroit University’14) has signed a contract with Turi Svitavy from the Czech Republic until the end of the current 2015/2016 season. The 203 cm combo forward came out of Detroit University in 2014 averaging 12,5 ppg and 7,7 rpg. After that, he played in Malta for Virtus (33,4 ppg) for a…
Read MoreVTB United League: win for CSKA
CSKA Moscow will hold top spot of the VTB United League heading into 2016 as the Army Men closed this year with a cruising 94-64 win over Enisey Krasnoyarsk. The victory consolidated CSKA Moscow at the top of the VTB United League standings with a 13-1 record, while Siberian based Enisey stayed ninth with a…
Read MoreJosh Mason signs with Liepaja
Josh Mason (193 cm, Fresno Pacific’14) has signed with Liepaja/Triboet of the Latvian LBL. Mason played last season for KB Besa in the Kosovo super league and in 15 games he averaged 17.4 PPG 5.4 APG 5.5 RPG. This will be his second pro season. Josh Mason played with Alabama State in NCAA D1 before…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Court Side Newspaper
We at Court Side Basketball Newspaper would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year.
Read MoreJeffrey Crockett decides on Massagno
Jeffrey Crockett (201 cm, Texas Tech’14) has decided to link up with Swiss LNA team 5 STELLE SAM Basket Massagno for the rest of this season. The forward has been spending time with Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano in the Japanese BJ League, playing in ten games and impressing with numbers of 14.7 points and 8.0…
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