Polk waived by Riga

Christian Polk (190 cm, UTEP’11) has been released by VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL and VTB League) after just one month with the club. The American has started two games in the LBL and averaged 5.5 points and 1.0 board per game, while in the VTB United League he also played two games and collected an…

Read More

Derrick Nix to try out with Riga

Derrick Nix (206 cm, Michigan State´13) is heading to VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL, Eurocup and VTB League) to have a two week trial with the club. The rookie center has recently been on try out for Krka Novo Mesto in the Slovenian Telemach League but was not picked up by the club. The American played…

Read More

Kenan Bajramovic heads to Riga

Latvian giants VEF Riga (LBL, Eurocup, and VTB League) agreed terms with Bosnian native Kenan Bajramovic (205 cm) to play for the club over the coming season. The center has spent the last two seasons in Turkey playing for Banvit Basketbol Kulubu in the TBL and Eurocup. Last year he played eleven Eurocup games and…

Read More

Gani Lawal leaves Riga

VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL) waived the contract of Nigerian player Gani Lawal (205 cm, Georgia Tech´10) today just weeks after he joined the club. There is speculation that the power forward will return to the NBA, although for the time being he is a free agent. Last season the player who also holds an American…

Read More

Tomas Delininkaitis agrees with Riga

Tomas Delininkaitis (190 cm) will bring his experience to VEF Riga (Latvia, VTB, LBL and Euroleague) after penning a one year deal with the club. The veteran guard will join the club in a bid to strengthen the backcourt and the 32-year old will look to build on a solid season during 2012/2013. The Lithuanian…

Read More

VEF Riga are three-time Latvian champs!

Latvian basketball has now officially entered a “VEF Riga Dynasty” as the team has now won its third-straight Latvian League Championship. VEF Riga defeated BK Ventspils 100-81 in Game 5 of the finals. Even though they finished the regular season third overall, they pushed hard in the post-season and made it all the way through…

Read More

Justin Hamilton moves to Riga, but…..

– VEF Riga (Latvia, LBL and VTB United League) have captured American center Justin Hamilton (210 cm, Louisiana State’2012), he had left Adriatic league team Cibona Zagreb from Croatia this week. Hamilton had joined Zagreb for the 2012-13 season, he played a total of 21 games for Zagreb in the Adriatic League, and the Eurocup.…

Read More

Luke Loucks signs with Apollon

Luke Loucks (196 cm, Florida State’12) has signed with Pizza Express Apollon Limassol from Cyprus. He replaces Majic Dorsey who left the team recently and is rumored to have some lucrative offers from Mexico where he played before. Luke Loucks started the season in Latvia with VEF Riga and also played for them in the…

Read More