Ahmad Nivins heads to Orleans

Ahmad Nivins (206 cm, St. Joseph’s’09) has opted to take his game to Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) this 2016-17. He is a veteran of the French Pro A, having joined the league in 2012. Ahmad spent the last two seasons on the roster of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A). In 2015-16 Nivins appeared in…

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Kyle McAlarney stays with Orleans

It is clear at this point that Kyle McAlarney (183 cm, Notre Dame’09) has truly found a home with Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A). The organization has signed the veteran to another two-year contract extension this 2016. Kyle has been with Orleans since 2013 and has fit right in their backcourt rotation. As a starting…

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David Noel returns to Orleans

David Noel (201 cm, North Carolina’06) will be coming aboard the roster of Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) this 2016. David is a 31-year-old American player who started the 2015-16 season with Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB). He played six games for them in the Liga Sudamericana and averaged 7.0 ppg and 2.2 rpg. In January…

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Christopher Booker pens with Orleans

Entente Orleans 45 (France-Pro A) is bolstering its lineup for the 2015/16 season with the recent addition of Christopher Booker (208 cm, Purdue’04). He spent the last couple of seasons as a member of Slovenian club Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League). In 2014/15 Booker played 25 games for them in Adriatic league action and recorded…

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Kris Joseph pens with Orleans 45

Kris Joseph (201 cm, Syracuse’12) will once again play in France after agreeing terms with Entente Orleans 45 (ProA) for next season. The Canadian/Trinidadian already has experience in the French top flight after he penned a deal with JDA Dijon Bourgogne during the 2014/2015 season, playing 24 ProA games and averaging 6.7 points and 2.3…

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Sean May pens with Orleans

Orleans Loiret Basket (France, ProA) raised the curtain on new signing Sean May (206 cm, North Carolina’05) for the rest of the season. The forward has plenty of experience in the French top flight and he is coming to Orleans from Rouen Basket. So far this season the American played eight times for Orleans and…

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French ProA Round 2 recap

The French Pro A is still only getting warmed up, but Round 2 of the regular season brought plenty of action over the last three days. It is still early days for determining which are the teams to watch this season, but take a look at how the clubs got on over the weekend: Rouen…

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Pau-Lacq-Orthez opens ProA with a win

The French ProA got underway on Friday evening as Pau-Lacq-Orthez welcomed Entente Orleans and took a 72-60 home win. As meaningless as it is at this stage of the campaign, Pau are now sitting pretty at the top of the league while the downed visitors are rooted to the bottom. That is likely to change…

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Max Kouguere inks deal with Orleans

Entente Orleans 45 (France-ProA) has strengthened their roster this 2014-15 season with the addition of Max Kouguere (198 cm). He is a Congolese-Central African player who was a former member of the Central African national team from 2009 to 2013. In 2013-14 Max played in Spain’s Liga Endesa for La Bruixa d’Or Manresa. He logged…

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Derrick Nix pens deal with Orleans

Derrick Nix (206 cm, Michigan State’13) is set to continue his career with Entente Orleans 45 (France-ProA) this coming 2014-15 season. The 23-year-old big man began the 2013-14 season with Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia-Telemach League), but moved to VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL). Derrick played in three leagues for VEF Riga and delivered some solid performances. In…

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