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Joe Alexander to South Korea, KCC Egis
Joe Alexander (203 cm, F/C) has signed with Egis in the Korean KBL. Egis is atop of the standings with a 33-15 record. Alexander, who also holds an Israeli passport, started this season in the Israeli Winner League. There he played 14 games for Nahariya. He averaged 12.5 ppg and 5 rpg in almost 29…
Read MoreTerrico White to LG Sakers
Terrico White (196 cm, G) is on the move to South Korea. There he will join LG Sakers and coach Sung-wo Cho. The Sakers are 9th in the KBL with an 11-19 record. He played the last two seasons with the Perth Wildcats in Australia, where he averaged 14.7 ppg and 2.1 assists in 31…
Read MoreYante Maten signs in Korea, DB Promy
Yante Maten (204 cm, PF) is on the move to Asia. In Korea, he joins coach Sang-Bum Lee and a 6-15 squad that holds the last place in the KBL standings. It will be Maten’s first basketball job overseas as he has played in the G-League the past two seasons. Yante Maten averaged an impressive…
Read MoreCliff Alexander now with Sonic Boom
Cliff Alexander (203, C) has found a new team in South Korea, the KT Sonic Boom. It will be Alexander’s first season in Asia, as he spent his pro career in the US and Europe until now. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 2015, Alexander played eight games in the NBA for the…
Read MoreJohn Egbunu on his way to Korea
John Egbunu (211 cm, C) will play for KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League this coming 2020/2021 season. Nigerian born Egbunu never really lived up to the hype. With a 40 inch vertical plus 211 cm and 120 kg, everybody’s expectations where heigh when he moved to the US in 2009. Egbunu played for…
Read MoreNorth and South Korea Play Goodwill Basketball Games
Players from North and South Korea trooped to Pyongyang on July 4th to play in a series of goodwill basketball games. There was a festive atmosphere that filled a Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium that was filled to its 12,000 person capacity. This is the first time the countries will play against each other since 2003.…
Read MoreS. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read MoreJustin Edwards now with Goyang Orions
Justin Edwards (190 cm, Kansas State’16) will continue his professional basketball career with the Goyang Orions (South Korea-KBL). Edwards is a 24-year-old Canadian basketball player. He has already made his debut for the Orions and was productive in his first game for his new club with 19 points and six assists in 25 minutes. Edwards…
Read MoreJames Mays joins Inchon Elephants
James Mays (206 cm, Clemson’08) will be suiting up for the Inchon ET Land Elephants (South Korea-KBL) this 2017-18. The Clemson alum recently played 25 games in China for Guizhou (China-NBL). During his brief run, James was able to deliver impressive averages of 30.1 ppg and 15.2 rpg. Mays is no stranger to South Korean…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup 2017: China and Iran faces new challenges
The group phase of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 begins today and excitement is bubbling among fans of Asian hoops. Lebanon is hosting the event this year and the tournament will run from August 8-20. Since 1999 every Asian Championship has been won by either China or Iran. China is the defending champion from 2015. This…
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