Nigeria
Gani Lawal picked up by EA7 Armani
Italian SerieA team EA7 Emporio Armani Milano have picked up Gani Lawal (2o5 cm, Georgia Tech’10). Lawal is a Nigerian-American player who recently joined the Nigerian National Team. The 24-year-old represented them in Afrobasket 2013, which was held in the Ivory Coast. He’s already had a busy 2013-14, starting it off with VEF Riga from…
Read MoreRob Anshila added by Nuwaidrat
Nuwaidrat from Bahrain’s Premier League has added Nigerian-American player, Rob Anshila (201 cm, Fort Hays State’09) to their ranks for the upcoming season. The 27-year-old Anshila played in Qatar in 2012-13 for Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (D1). He played 10 games for Al Ahli and averaged 15.8 ppg and 8.6 rpg. In 2011-12 he…
Read MoreTemi Adebayo picked up by Vitoria SC
Nigerian big man Temi Adebayo (213 cm, Philadelphia’12) will be playing in Portugal this season for Vitoria SC/M.Couto Alves Guimaraes. The 25-year-old is entering his sophomore year as a pro. He spent his rookie season in Romania’s Division A where he played for BC Mures Targu-Mures. He notched 14 games for them and averaged 4.9…
Read MoreIke Joseph Udanoh to Raiffeisen Wels
Ike Joseph Udanoh (203 cm, Wayne State University´12) will play in Austria this season after agreeing terms with WBC Raiffeisen Wels (A Bundesliga). The Nigerian is coming off a stint in Qatar where he played for Al Ahli Sports Club Doha (Division 1). He made just one appearance for Doha and scored seven points and…
Read MoreJosh-Emmanuel Akognon leaves Memphis
Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton´09) has been cut by the Memphis Grizzlies (USA, NBA) after joining the franchise earlier in the summer. The Nigerian native who also holds an American passport recently played the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas for the Dallas Mavericks where he proved to be in fine form. Over…
Read MoreGani 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 MoreBenson Egemonye to La Banda
Benson Egemonye (207 cm, Niagara´09) will play in South America this season after signing for Ciclista Olimpico de La Banda (Argentina, LigaA). It will be the first time the Nigerian has played in Latin America as he has spent his professional career in Europe and China. Last season the center played for Soproni in the…
Read MoreChukwudinma Odiakosa leaves Le Zion
Chukwudinma Odiakosa (203 cm, Illinois State´10) has been released by Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (Israel, Winner League) before the season starts. The Nigerian joined Le Zion in the summer but he has now departed the team before the campaign gets under way. The power forward/center played in Israel last season for National League outfit Maccabi…
Read MoreKieron Achara heads to Bulgaria
Kieron Achara (208 cm, Duquesne´08) will add Bulgaria to his long CV after signing a deal to play for Lukoil Academic Sofia (NBL) during this season. The Scottish/Nigerian player has plenty of experience in European Basketball and has played top flight Basketball in the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, and Spain. Last season the power forward…
Read MoreAlade Aminu inked by Enel Brindisi
Italian SerieA team Enel Basket Brindisi has added Nigerian big man Alade Aminu (210 cm, Georgia Tech’09) to strengthen their frontcourt for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Aminu has been a member of the Nigerian National team from 2012-2013 and represented Nigeria in the recently concluded Afrobasket 2013. He played seven games in the tournament and…
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