Asia
Antonio Haymon pens with Hoops
Antonio Haymon (198 cm, Lee’11) is a newcomer to the roster of Hoops Club from Lebanon’s Pepsi LBL this 2017. This will be his first team this 2016-17 season. In 2015-16 the 29-year-old Haymon spent his time playing in Saudia Arabia for two different clubs. He began the season suiting up for Al Salam (Saudi…
Read MoreCorday Sims heads to Al Karkh
Corday Sims (195 cm, Peru State’16) will continue his rookie season as a professional this 2017 playing in Asia after signing a deal with Al Karkh (Iraq-Superleague). The 25-year-old Sims began the 2016-17 playing in Europe where he suited up for BBC Arantia Larochette (Luxembourg-Total League). He played 13 games for them before parting ways…
Read MoreZachary Andrews cut by Sagesse
Zachary Andrews (203 cm, Bradley’07) has been cut by Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) this 2017. He signed with them earlier this month, but things did not work out. Andrews came over from Japan where he began the season playing for the Earthfriends Tokyo Z (Japan-B League). Zachary appeared in 18 games for…
Read MoreDuke Crews joins Al Ittihad
Duke Crews (203 cm, Bowie State’10) will continue his pro career this 2017 as a member of Al Ittihad (Bahrain-Premier League). He last saw action on the court in 2015-16 when he suited up for the Toyama Grouses from Japan’s BJ League. He appeared in a total of 53 games for the Japanese club and…
Read MoreZachary Andrews heads to Sagesse
Zachary Andrews (203 cm, Bradley’07) is heading to Lebanon where he will play for Sagesse. Andrews started the season with Earth friends Tokyo Z (Japan, B-League D2). In the land of the rising sun, he averaged 11,4 ppg and an impressive 11,8 rpg. Zachary Andrews played in Japan on two other occasions in his career…
Read MoreHamady N’Diaye to Bnei Hertzeliyya
Hamady N’Diaye (213 cm, Rutgers’10) will be strengthening the roster of Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) this 2017. He is a 30-year-old Senegalese international player who also holds a Philippine passport. N’Diaye was a member of the Senegalese national team from 2013 to 2016. He also played for the Philippine contingent in the Jones Cup in…
Read MoreImmigration ban backlash: American players stuck in Dubai
It did not take too long, but Donald Trump’s 90-day immigration ban from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen has already caused a backlash. Iran has responded in kind with their own ban. This “reaction” has resulted in two American players, J.P. Prince (203 cm, Tennessee’10) and Joseph Jones (206 cm, Texas A&M’08),…
Read MoreTravele Jones moves to Al-Janoub
Travele Jones (203 cm, Texas Southern’11) is a newcomer on the roster at Nift Al-Janoub (Superleague) in Iraq. The power forward spent the holiday in Uruguay after signing for Atletico Welcome (Uruguay, LUB) in December. During that stay, Travele Jones only played three games but impressed with averages of 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per…
Read MoreM.J. Rhett going to Tadamon Zouk
M.J. Rhett (206 cm, Mississippi ’15) is joining Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The move comes after Rhett agreed to a buyout of his contract from Sigal Prishtina (Kosovo-Superleague). The power forward played in 10 games for Sigal Prishtina where he averaged 14.9 ppg while shooting 75% from inside the arch. His averages also include 9.6…
Read MoreEvan Ravenel inks with Akita Happinets
Evan Ravenel (203 cm, Ohio State’13) is Asia-bound after landing a deal to play for the Akita Northern Happinets (Japan-B League) this 2017. He began the 2016-17 season with Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). He was released in October 2016, without logging a game for them and was later signed by betFirst Liege Basket (Belgium-Euromillions…
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