Posts Tagged ‘Okapi Aalstar’
Tyren Johnson makes return Aalstar
Tyren Johnson (202 cm, La-Lafayette’10) will be making his return to Okapi Aalstar (Belgium-Ethias League) this 2014-15 season. He played for them back in 2010-11. Johnson has spent the last two seasons playing in France. In 2013-14 he played for Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (Pro B), logging a total of 30 games and posting averages of…
Read MoreRotnei Clarke newcomer at Aalstar
Butler alum Rotnei Clarke (183 cm, Butler’13) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with Belgian team Okapi Aalstar. The 24-year-old Clarke is coming off a successful rookie campaign with the Wollongong Hawks from Australia’s NBL. In 30 games Rotnei managed to produce averages of 21.1 ppg and 3.4 apg, helping lead his team…
Read MoreTelenet Oostende three-peat as Belgian champs
Telenet Oostende has won its third-straight Belgian Ethias league championship after knocking out Okapi Aalstar, 98-61, in the decisive fifth game of the Finals. The club that once dominated the league in the 80s with a dynasty that stretched from 1981 to 1986, could be ushering a new reign in Belgium. Even though the 2014…
Read MoreBelgium: No undefeated teams in Ethias League
Belgium – Competition is heating up in Belgium’s Ethias League as no team stands with an unblemished record. Even last season’s back-to-back Champions Base Oostende are 2-1 to start the regular season. They were downed in the third round match against the Antwerp Giants. Six teams have formed a pack with identical 2-1 records. They…
Read MoreDa’Sean Butler signs for Okapi
Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium, Ethias League) have confirmed the signing of American Da’Sean Butler (201 cm, West Virginia’10) for the coming campaign. The forward will surely be raring to go after having to sit out the entire 2012/2013 season due to injury and he will be looking to get his young career back on track.…
Read MoreIan Hanavan heads to Aalstar
Ian Hanavan (202 cm, Evansville’03) will be playing for Generali Okapi Aalstar from Belgium’s Ethias league this 2013-14 season. The American-born Hanavan received his Belgian citizenship in 2009. The 32-year-old veteran spent the last two seasons playing for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears (Belgium-Ethias League). He’s been added to fortify Aalstar’s frontcourt and is expected…
Read MoreTravis Releford signs with Aalstar
Rookie Travis Releford (198 cm, Kansas’13) is embarking on his professional career by signing a deal with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium’s Ethias League. The versatile guard is leaving Kansas and college Basketball this summer and will start the 2013/2014 season with Aalstar. The American has been playing in the NCAA this season with Kansas and…
Read MoreAlex Ruoff returns to Belgium
Alex Ruoff (198 cm, West Virginia’09) is returning to Belgium to play in the Ethias League after a stint playing for a couple of teams in the NBA’s D-League. He has been signed by Generali Okapi Aalstar, the same team he played for in the 2011-12 season, but had to leave in November 2011 as…
Read MoreBrad Tinsley departs Okapi Aalstar
Generali Okapi Aalstar (Belgium, Ethias League, Eurochallenge) has announced that American Guard Brad Tinsley (190 cm, Vanderbilt,’12) has been released. Tinsley was added to the Aalstar roster to replace fellow injured American Jason Clark (188 cm, Georgetown’11) in December. Okapi are 3rd in the Ethias League standings, boasting an 8-6 record. Tinsley is in his…
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