Archive for October 21, 2014
Matthew Wright inks with Quimper
Matthew Wright (193 cm,St.Bonaventure’ 14) inks with Quimper (France-NM1) for the rest of the season. The Canadian guard heads to France straight from St.Bonaventure University. Last season he averaged 16.3 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 32 games. He helped his NCAA team reach the Atlantic 10 Semifinals. In 2012 Matthew Wright and his St.Bonaventure University…
Read MoreGareth Murray pens with Challans
Gareth Murray (201 cm, Kalamazoo Valley CC’05) will play in French Basketball this season after inking with Vendee Challans Basket (NM1). The Scottish player has spent much of his career in the United Kingdom BBL, although he did have a brief stint Malaysia on the roster of Perak Farmcochem (NBL). The forward started this season…
Read MoreJuan Carlos Navarro out indefinitely
Juan Carlos Navarro will miss a part of Barcelona’s season after picking up a hamstring injury the club has announced. The veteran guard suffered the injury during the weekend victory over Gran Canaria in the Spanish Liga Endesa, it is thought to be serious although further tests are needed. The club has announced that Navarro…
Read MoreRamel Bradley on try-out with Riga
Ramel Bradley (188 cm, Kentucky’08) is heading to Latvia for a try-out period with LBL powerhouse VEF Riga with a view to staying with the club. The American missed much of last season due to injury and is making his comeback with Riga. Bradley’s last game time came right at the start of last season…
Read MoreTrayvon Lathan returns to Moncton
Trayvon Lathan (201 cm, Chowan’07) is making his return to the Moncton Miracles in the Canadian NBL for his third stint with the franchise. The American first played for the Miracles through the 2011/2012 season and then re-joined the outfit for the start of the 2013/2014 term. During his second visit to Moncton the guard…
Read MoreBlaz Mahkovic repeats freak shot
Slovenian Blaz Mahkovic (201 cm) pulled off an incredible shot last Monday when his team Olimpija Ljubljana beat Partizan Belgrade in the Adriatic League 87-58. During next day’s morning practice he proved that he could repeat the same shot. Believe it or not.
Read MoreRyan Richards departs Zepter Vienna
British player, Ryan Richards (212 cm) is now a free agent after parting ways with Zepter Vienna from Austria’ A Bundesliga. Richards played five games for the Austrian team and averaged a high 20.2 ppg and 6.8 rpg. The 2013-2014 season he finished for Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece-A1) where he posted averages of 9.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 19 games. Richards…
Read MoreMladen Sljivancanin leaves Timisoara
Mladen Sljivancanin (200 cm) has been released by Romanian club BC Timba Timisoara (Liga Nationala) after a couple of months with the club. The Serbian player has spent the last two seasons playing for KK Borac Mozzart Cacak (Serbia, KLS). During the 2013/2014 campaign the swingman featured in nine games and averaged 8.1 points and…
Read MoreBenfica wins Portugal SuperCup
Current Portuguese LPB champions Benfica laid down a marker for the league season by defeating Galitos – Tley 82-63 in the SuperCup. The LPB will be one of the last European league’s to get underway this season, tipping off this weekend, and the SuperCup served as an exciting curtain raiser. Benfica showed why the club…
Read MoreKevin Foster decides on Interclube
Desportivo Interclube from Angola have signed Kevin Foster (188 cm, Santa Clara’13). During the 2013/2014 season he was on the roster of three consecutive teams, but only actually played for one of them. He first appeared in Turkey where he played for Besiktas Integral Forex from Istanbul (TBL). There, he averaged 1.5 ppg in two EuroCup…
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