Asia
Shahrdari Qazvin tabs Waverly Austin
Iranian team Shahrdari Qazvin has signed Waverly Austin (211 cm, C). The American Center, who also has a German passport, is no stranger to Iran since he also played there last season (Chemidor). Back in the days, Waverly Austin was one of the best junior college players in the US before moving on to the…
Read MoreMalique Trent will play in Iran
Malique Trent (189 cm, G) has signed with Mahram Tehran from Iran. Trent graduated from Hampton University in 2018, where he posted 13.4 ppg and 3.3 aspg. He then landed his first professional job in Ukraine with BC Zaporizhye. Last season Malique Trent moved to another Ukrainian club (SC Prometey Kamianske) but left in March…
Read MoreJoe Salerno appointed Syria national team coach
The Syrian Basketball Federation has hired American coach Joe Salerno to lead its men’s national team. The 39–year-old Salerno will begin his tenure in charge for Syria’s FIBA Asia Cup qualifying games next month, according to published reports. Syria faces Qatar and Iran on November 27 and 30 in Qatar, as FIBA Asia stages games…
Read MoreNorville Carey on his way to Iran
Norville Carey (200 cm, F) will be playing in Iran this season. He has signed with Mes Kerman, a newcomer in the Superleague (top tier league in Iran). Norville Carey was born in the British Virgin Islands but went to the US early on and played college basketball there for the University of Southern Mississippi.…
Read MoreZhejiang routs Guangdong in Chinese Basketball Association opener
The Chinese Basketball Association opened its 2020-21 season on Saturday, and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls routed the reigning champion Guangdong Southern Tigers 138-113. Wu Qian paced the Golden Bulls with 39 points and 14 assists. Teammates Liu Zeyi and Cheng Shuaipeng scored 25 points apiece. Liu had a game-high 13 rebounds to complete the double-double…
Read MoreDevyn Marble will play in Kazakhstan
Devyn Marble (198 cm, F) has signed with BK Astana, the defending champion of Kazakhstan. That team also plays in the VTB league. Marble had an impressive college career with the University of Iowa, where he averaged 17 ppg and was an All-Big Ten 1st Team selection. Consequently, he was drafted in the second round…
Read MoreKyle Collinsworth signs with a Japanese team
Kyle Collinsworth (198 cm, G/F) will try his luck overseas and make his international debut in Japan. He is getting ready to play for the SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japanese B1 League. After graduating from Brigham Young in 2016 with 15.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 7.4 aspg he had hoped to be drafted. Unfortunately, that…
Read MoreJerry Evans signs with Qatar Club
Jerry Evans (203 cm, F) is heading to the Middle East, where he will play for Qatar Club. Evans comes off a strong 2019-20 season in which he started in Finland and averaged 19.7 ppg and 7.5 rpg. Then he transferred to Israel in January and played for Hapoel Upper Galilee Safed. There he averaged…
Read MoreChina ends TV boycott of NBA games
Chinese state television broke its yearlong ban of NBA games to air Game 5 of the Finals yesterday night. It comes one year and one day after broadcaster CCTV quit airing games following tweets by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey that supported pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CCTV stopped airing NBA games after Morey tweeted in support of Hong…
Read MoreJonathon Simmons leaves G League for China.
Jonathon Simmons (198 cm, G/F) has signed with the Chinese team Liaoning Flying Leopards and will make his overseas debut at age 31! Simmons was an early entry draft candidate in 2012 but went undrafted even though he had averaged 14.7 ppg and 5 rpg for the University of Houston. But Simmons kept chasing the…
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