DeShawn Painter leaves Sopot

DeShawn Painter (206 cm, ODU’13) has had his time with Trefl Sopot (Poland, TBL) brought to an end after the club decided to release him. The big man has played five games so far this 2014/2015 season and notched numbers of just 4.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Last season the American started the…

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Tautvydas Lydeka moves to Trefl Sopot

Lithuanian big man Tautvydas Lydeka (208 cm) is making his way to Poland’s TBL this 2014-15 to play for Trefl Sopot. He began the season with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). He played three games for them in the Baltic league and was able to average 10.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg. In the domestic Lithuanian league he…

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Willie Kemp signs with Trefl Sopot

Willie Kemp (185 cm, Memphis’10) is set to play for Polish club Trefl Sopot (TBL) this coming 2014-15 season and is already penciled in their starting lineup. Kemp began the 2013-14 season playing for CS Gaz Metan Medias (Romania-Liga Nationala). He played 11 games for them in the EuroChallenge and averaged 12.7 ppg and 5.0…

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Polish TBL: Stelmet ZG bests Trefl Sopot

The top two teams in Poland’s TBL went to battle and Stelmet Zielona Gora, the league leader, came out on top as they bested Trefl Sopot 85-66. The defending champions are still on track for a repeat performance of their 2012-13 run. Montenegrin import Vladimir Dragicevic started things off with a lay-up, but it was…

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Milan Majstorovic to play for Trefl Sopot

Serbian Milan Majstorovic (207 cm) is a new addition to the roster of Poland’s Trefl Sopot this coming 2013-14 season. Milan last played in the 2011-12 season for Germany’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg (BBL). He played 11 games for EWE Baskets in the EuroChallenge and averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.9 rpg. In 31 games in the…

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Lance Jeter to play for Trefl Sopot

Lance Jeter (190 cm, Nebraska’11) is headed to Poland this upcoming 2013-14 season. Jeter has penned a deal with Poland’s Trefl Sopot. He spent the entire 2012-13 season playing for Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany-BBL. Jeter played in only one game for Ratiopharm in the Euroleague and tallied just one point and one assist for the outing.…

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Gadri-Nicholson joins Trefl Sopot

Bertengeh Gadri-Nicholson (207 cm, Denver’06) will be staying in Poland this 2013-14 season, signing with Trefl Sopot. He played for Energa Czarni Slupsk in 2012-13. Bertengeh is an Oregonian native who has a Sierra Leonean father and a Nigerian Mother. In 2012-13 he logged 36 games in the Polish league and averaged 11.8 ppg, 7.6…

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Ronald Davis inks with Sopot

Ronald Davis (190 cm, Wisconsin-Milwaukee’06) has signed with Polish outfit Trefl Sopot (TBL) from Ukrainian Superleague team DniproAzot. In 38 games with Dnipro this season the 29-year old guard recorded averages of 13.1ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg. Davis is well travelled and last season the American played Aris Thessaloniki (Greece, A1) where he played in…

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Žan Tabak new head coach of Caja Laboral

Žan Tabak is the new head coach of Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral. He signed a two year contract and replaces Dusko Ivanovic. This was reported by Tabak’s manager Zoran Savic. What does Croatian Žan Tabak, Montenegrin Dusko Ivanovic, and Bosnian Serb Zoran Savic have in common? Yes, they are all from ex-Yugoslavia, speak the…

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