Trey Thompkins to Nizhny Novgorod
Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) is welcoming Trey Thompkins (208 cm, Georgia’11) into their fold for the 2014-15 season. The 24-year-old Thompkins is embarking on becoming an international player after playing two seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2012-13 Thompkins’ career took a big blow when he missed the season with a bone…
Read MoreTurkey bags gold at U18 Championships
Konya, Turkey – The host nation of the U18 Championships rolled to victory with Turkey blazing through Serbia, 85-68. The future is looking bright for Turkish basketball with their U18 team bagging back-to-back championships. They made the most of their homecourt advantage and the momentum they built from their stunning upset over the previously undefeated…
Read MoreDevin Taylor heads to Jekabpils
BK Jekabpils (Latvia, LKL) has unveiled a new addition to the team roster in the form of Devin Taylor (198 cm, Slippery Rock’13) for the 2014/2015 term. The forward is arriving at the club from Luxembourg, where he played for Etzella Ettelbruck (Total League). Over thirty games for the club he was one of the…
Read MoreAndrew Kelly goes pro with Sindir
Andrew Kelly (201 cm, Alaska Fairbanks’14) has signed on the dotted line for Sindir in the Icelandic Division 2, his first post in professional Basketball. The American will play in Iceland during the 2014/2015 season after completing his time with Alaska Fairbanks in the NCAA earlier in the summer. The forward took to the court…
Read MoreJeremy Ingram inks with Adanaspor
Jeremy Ingram (190 cm, North Carolina Central’14) will spend his first season in professional Basketball in Turkey after inking a contract with Adanaspor (TB3L). The rookie will link up with the Turkish club at the start of the 2014/2015 campaign and will try to make his mark during his first season. The guard is coming…
Read MoreChukwudinma Odiakosa to Dordogne
Chukwudinma Odiakosa (203 cm, Illinois State´10) has decided to join Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France, ProB) and will play in the French league for the first time. Last season the Nigerian had a busy 2013/2014 campaign in Israel and Lithuania. The forward started the season on the roster at Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel, Winner League) before…
Read MoreMarcellus Sommerville added by Corrientes
Marcellus Sommerville (200 cm, Bradley’06) will head to Argentina for the 2014/2015 campaign after penning a deal with LigaA outfit Regatas Corrientes. The American completed last season playing for S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg in the German BBL. He featured in fifteen games through the season and collected solid averages 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists…
Read MoreU18 European Championship semis set
An exhilarating quarter-final stage saw four teams’ progress to the semi-final of the U18 European Championships, with hosts Turkey and unbeaten Croatia among them. Turkey vs. Latvia, 78-53 Host nation Turkey swept into the semi-finals with an impressive showing against Latvia. The Turks built on a storming first half to hold off a slight Latvian…
Read MoreWalter Herrmann switches to Flamengo
Walter Herrmann (203 cm) has made a move to Club de Regata do Flamengo, the current double champions of the Brazilian top flight NBB. The Argentine with a Spanish dual citizenship spent the 2013/2014 season wearing the colours of Atenas Cordoba in the Argentinian LigaA. The forward featured in 43 games for the club and…
Read MoreBrandon Givens links with Bogota
Brandon Givens (198 cm, NC Wesleyan’13) has been picked up by Piratas de Bogota and will play in the Colombian DirecTV Liga next season. The guard turned professional in the summer of 2013 but had a difficult rookie season in Basketball, playing through a stop start campaign with GIE Maile Matrix (USA, UBA) after being…
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