Alando Tucker to Boulogne
Alando Tucker (198 cm, Wisconsin’07) will play in France this season after opting to suit up for SO Maritime Boulogne in the ProA. The former NBA forward featured for Bulgarian heavyweight Lukoil Academic Sofia in the NBL and Eurocup last season. On the continent he played ten games for the Sofia based team and recorded…
Read MoreIzzet Turkyilmaz inks with Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France, ProA) unveiled a new player on the roster in the form of Izzet Turkyilmaz (214 cm) and the big man will hit the hardwood for the club this season. The Turkish player has been on the roster at Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague) this season, but has not…
Read MoreMoussa Gueye decides on Qadisiya
Moussa Gueye (213 cm, Valparaiso’14) is heading to the Middle East to play for Al Qadisiya in the Saudi Arabia Premier League this season. The Senegalese player has struggled to nail down a place this season after flirting with Montevideo Basketball Club (Uruguay, LUB) and Al Karkh (Iraq, Superleauge) but not staying with either club.…
Read MoreJarvis Garner inks with Marso NYKK
Jarvis Garner (201 cm, Central Arkansas’13) has put pen to paper with Marso Nyiregyhazi KK in the Hungarian A Division for the 2014/2015 season. The American has already made his debut for the club, playing in the 66-96 home loss to Falco KC in the Hungarian league. It was a tough opening game for Garner,…
Read MoreTsmoki Minsk opens Eurochallenge account
There was just a single game in the Eurochallenge this week as Tsmoki Minsk defeated USAK Sportif at home to potentially ignite its season. The rest of Round 4 will be played on December 2nd and 3rd next week. Tsmoki Minsk vs. USAK Sportif, 85-73 Belarussian club Tsmoki Minsk picked up its first win of…
Read MoreEttore Messina guides Spurs to win
The sight of Ettore Messina marauding the line for the San Antonio Spurs was big news and an historic first, but it was business as usual for the metronome like franchise on the court. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has undergone what the organization calls a “minor medical procedure” and missed last night’s cruising victory…
Read MoreJapanese Basketball Association suspended by FIBA
FIBA announced on Wednesday that the Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) has been suspended from all FIBA related competitions for an unspecified amount of time. The decision was reached after the JBA failed to meet several FIBA requested stipulations, such as restructuring the association to meet FIBA regulations, merge the NBL and the BJ-League into one…
Read MoreDeShawn Painter leaves Sopot
DeShawn Painter (206 cm, ODU’13) has had his time with Trefl Sopot (Poland, TBL) brought to an end after the club decided to release him. The big man has played five games so far this 2014/2015 season and notched numbers of just 4.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Last season the American started the…
Read MoreMiljan Pupovic returns to Varna
Miljan Pupovic (210 cm) is returning to former club Cherno More Port Varna in the Bulgarian NBL, making the switch from fellow NBL team Levski Sofia. The Serbian player has already played in six NBL games for Levski this campaign and recorded averages of 10.0ppg, 4.2rob, and 2.8apg, while over eight Adriatic League games he…
Read MoreMarcus Eriksson extends with Barcelona
Marcus Eriksson (200 cm) has put pen to paper on a new deal with FC Barcelona Regal (Spain, Liga Endesa and Euroleague) that will keep with the club through the 2017/2018 season. The Swedish player is currently off the court for some time after rupturing his ACL at the start of the season. The shooting…
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