Joe Trapani signed by Rouen

SPO Rouen Basket from France’s Pro A league has agreed to terms with Joe Trapani (203 cm, Boston College’11) and will add him to their roster this 2014-15. Joe is 26-year-old American player who also holds an Italian passport. In 2013-14 Trapani signed with Belgacom Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Ethias League). He played seven games for them…

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Daequan Cook lands with Rouen

Daequan Cook (195 cm, Ohio State’07) has been added by SPO Rouen Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. The 27-year-old shooter played for Budivelnyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague) to start the 2013-14 season, signing with the club in November 2013. He played four games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and he averaged 9.0 ppg and 1.8…

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Michael Thompson moves to Rouen

Michael Thompson (177 cm, Northwestern’11) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with SPO Rouen Basket (France-ProA). Thompson has spent the last two seasons playing in the French Pro A. In 2013-14 he was on the roster of Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-ProA). Michael played a total of 30 games for his club and averaged…

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Tyrone Nash heads to Rouen

Tyrone Nash (203 cm, Notre Dame’11) will continue his professional career in France’s Pro B league this 2014-15 season after signing a deal with SPO Rouen Basket. Tyrone has played for only one other team during his pro career. The 25-year-old Nasht spent three seasons with German BBL team, the Walter Tigers Tuebingen. In the…

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Tubbs extends with Rouen

Justin Tubbs (190 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’11) has extended his contract with French Pro B team SPO Rouen Basket until the end of the current 2013/2014 season. The guard joined Rouen early in March on a short term deal, but has impressed enough to be offered a longer stay with the French club. The American…

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Justin Tubbs signed by Rouen

Justin Tubbs (190 cm, Eastern Tennessee State’11) has been added by French Pro B team SPO Rouen Basket this 2013-14. Rouen is currently 15th in the Pro B standings with a record of 11-21. The 26-year-old guard began the season with the Ottawa SkyHawks from Canada’s NBL. Tubbs played 39 games for them and produced…

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Marvin Phillips leaves Lightning for Rouen

French Pro B team SPO Rouen Basket has bought out the contract of Marvin Phillips (201 cm, Claflin’04) from the London Lightning (Canada-NBL). Phillips played 30 games for the Lightning and averaged an impressive double-double with 15.6 ppg and 10.0 rpg. He joined the Canadian club in December of 2012 and helped them win the…

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Kyle Spain moves to Rouen

Kyle Spain (196 cm, San Diego State’09) will return to European Basketball for the coming season after agreeing terms with SPO Rouen Basket of the French Pro B. The forward played in Europe for Passe-Partout (Belgium, D1) during the 2009/2010 season, he played 21 games with averages of 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and…

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LaMarshall Corbett inks with Rouen

LaMarshall Corbett (190 cm, Angelo State’11) is staying in France’s ProB for the 2013-14 season, but will be playing for another team. He is moving to SPO Rouen Basket from Hermine Nantes Atlantique. The 24-year-old Corbett played 34 games for Nantes in the French ProB, managing averages of 12.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg. He played…

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Coach interferes in game and causes loss!

Laurent Sciarra, the coach of Rouen in the second-tier of France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket was at the centre of a bizarre incident on the court as his team played fellow France Pro B team Boulogne Sur Mer on the weekend. With the game tied at 84-84 and Rouen defending, Sciarra decided to take matters…

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