Lebanon
Ashley Hamilton newcomer to Sagesse
Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) has reached an agreement with British player Ashley Hamilton (201 cm, Loyola Mary’13). The 26-year-old forward has been a member of the British national team in 2011 and again in 2013-14. This will be Hamilton’s first time to play for an Asian club. Ashley began the 2014/15 season on…
Read MoreJulian Khazzouh parts from Sagesse
Julian Khazzouh (209 cm) has called time on his stint with Lebanon club Sagesse Al Hekmeh Beirut (Division A) and has left the club. The Australian (with Lebanese passport) has played eighteen games during the 2014/2015 campaign for Sagesse and logged figures of 15.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. The power forward…
Read MoreTerrence Leather signs with Sagesse
Terrence Leather (204 cm, South Florida’05) is switching teams this 2014/15 and is headed to Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). Terrence originally began the season with Sonic Boom KT (South Korea-KBL), but later ended up signing with Inchon ET Land Elephants (South Korea-KBL) and there he was able to play 62 games and…
Read MoreLeRoy Hurd pens with Amchit
Veteran wing LeRoy Hurd (202 cm, UT San Antonio’04) has penned a deal to play for United Byblos Amchit in the Lebanese Division A. So far during the 2014/2015 season the swingman has been featuring for CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania, Liga Nationala) and over thirteen games he offered solid numbers of 14.7 points and 5.5…
Read MoreHerbert Hill signs with Champville
Herbert Hill (208 cm, Providence’07) has agreed to terms with Lebanese Division A team Champville this 2015. He is moving there from Al Muharraq (Bahrain-Premier League) where he started the 2014/15 season. Before heading to Asia, Hill played a 10-game stint with Caciques de Humacao form Puerto Rico’s BSN in 2014. He averaged 10.1 ppg…
Read MoreKevinn Pinkney to play for Champville
Kevinn Pinkney (207 cm, Nevada’05) has put pen to paper on a deal to play for Champville (Lebanon, Division A) through the remainder of the season. The forward hasn’t played this season and his last action came in the Chinese NBL while playing for Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Feng Chen during the 2013/2014 season. During that spell…
Read MoreJahmar Young agrees with Al Riyadi
Jahmar Young (196 cm, New Mexico State’10) will spend the remainder of the 2014/15 season playing for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). The team is currently tied for first place with Sagesse with identical 7-1 records. Young’s addition will be a much needed reinforcement to their roster. In 2013/14 Young played just one game…
Read MoreZeke Marshall now with Sagesse
Zeke Marshall (213 cm, Akron’13) will continue his professional career this 2015 in Asia as he joins Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). The 24-year-old big man began the 2014/15 season playing in Belgium’s Scooore League for Limburg United. He logged 13 games for them and recorded averages of 4.6 ppg and 3.0 rpg.…
Read MoreMohamed Kone waived by Champville
Lebanese club Champville (Division A) has recently released Mohamed Kone (211 cm, Valparaiso’06) after signing him early this 2014-15. Kone is a 33-year-old French-Ivorian player who has been a member of the Ivory Coast national team from 2009-13. Mohamed played just three games for Champville and averaged 3.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg. He played in…
Read MoreChampville Sanctioned by FIBA
On December 2014 Lebanese Division A club Champville was sanctioned by FIBA for its continued breach to honor an award issued by the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) in October 2014. FIBA imposed a ban on the registration of new players by the club. BAT issued an award in favor of claimant, Nigerian player Jeleel Akindele…
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