David Holston reunites with Dijon

 David Holston (168 cm, Chicago State’09) is returning to his former team, JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) this 2017-18 season. He played two seasons for them from 2015 to 2017, so there’s some history between him and the franchise. Holston began this season on the roster of Samunspor DSI (Turkey-TBL). In 16 games Holston produced averages…

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Northwestern Sets Crazy 55-8 Lead at Halftime

 Northwestern University notched a record-breaking final score 96-31 in their win over Chicago State on Monday night. The tone for the lopsided victory was set early on, with the Wildcats rushing to a dominating 55-8 lead at halftime. That, by the way, is the fewest points allowed in a half since the shot clock has…

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Tony Weeden newcomer to Mayrouba

Tony Weeden (183 cm, Chicago State’05) is a recent addition to the roster of Mayrouba (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. The veteran made his debut and was able to score 19 points and grab four rebounds. The 33-year-old Weeden spent 2016 lending his talents to Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague). Tony appeared in a total of 25…

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Jeleel Akindele switches to Vaqueros

The Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) are strengthening their roster this 2017 with the addition of veteran big man, Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05). He was a former member of the Nigerian national team from 2006 to 2009. The Chicago State alum is coming off a stint playing in Mexico for Fuerza Regia Monterrey…

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Jeleel Akindele pens with Fuerza Regia

Jeleel Akindele (216 cm, Chicago State’05) will be suiting up for Fuerza Regia Monterrey (Mexico-LNBP) this 2016-17 season. “Deji” is a Nigerian international player who is coming off a successful campaign playing for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN) in 2016. He played 52 games for them and produced averages of 14.7 ppg and 8.8…

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