Bulgaria
AJ Hess to Rilski
AJ Hess (201 cm, F/G) is on the move to Bulgaria. There he will join Rilski Sportist Samokov and coach Ludmil Hadjisotirov. The Bulgarian Champions will play Europe Cup alongside the national NBL. Hess played the past two seasons in the GLeague, both for the Wisconsin Herd. The season before that, he played his sole…
Read MoreAnton Cook to Beroe
Anton Cook (189 cm, G) is on the move to Bulgaria. There he will join BC Beroe in the NBL. Beroe finished 6th in the standings with an 11-13 record. Cook played last season in the Brazilian NBB. He averaged 18.7 ppg and 2.8 rebounds in 23 games. He played for Korihait in Finland during…
Read MoreLevski Lukoil claims Bulgarian title
Levski Lukoil won on the road yesterday, beating Rilski Sport 84-69. Consequently, they won the best of seven final series 4-1 and claimed the Bulgarian title. The last time Levski Lukoil was the champion of Bulgaria was in 2018, and before that, they had won it 18 times. However, most of those titles are from…
Read MoreKeith Benson from Lithuania to Bulgaria
Keith Benson (211 cm, C) signed with Levski Lukoil. Benson, a 32-year-old veteran, had a short stint with Rytas Vilnius earlier this season, where he played both in the LKL and in the ChampionsLeague. Benson played for Lukoil last night, recording seven points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes in a win over Balkan Botevgrad.…
Read MoreSiyani Chambers added by Balkan Botevgrad
Siyani Chambers (183 cm, G) is moving to the Bulgarian NBL league. Chambers is to play for coach Jovica Arsic. Siyani Chambers, 27 years old, played last season for Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch DBL. He averaged 8.6 ppg and 5.8 assists. He has played previously in Austria and Germany for Wels and Giessen,…
Read MoreEric McGill headed to Bulgaria
Eric McGill will start his professional basketball career in Bulgaria. Last season was his senior year with Southern Illinois University where he averaged 11.2 ppg and 2.7 aspg. McGill is originally from Memphis Tennessee and started his college career at Southeast Missouri State before moving to JUCO (Panola College). The name of his new Bulgarian…
Read MoreKwan Cheatham Jr. joins Levski Lukoil
Kwan Cheatham Jr. (208 cm, Akron’17) has inked a deal with Bulgarian club Levski Lukoil Sofia (Bulgaria – NBL) and will be playing for them in the 2019-20 season. Cheatham Jr. began his pro career playing two seasons for the Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (Belgium-Euromillions League). In 2018-19, he played 36 games for his former club…
Read MoreBalkan Botevgrad celebrates Bulgarian League title
Balkan Botevgrad made basketball history on Wednesday night by winning the organization’s first Bulgarian League championship in 30 years. They defeated none other than league powerhouse Levski Lukoil Sofia 90-75 in Game 4 of the finals. This was indeed a stunning surprise for followers of Bulgarian hoops. Levski Sofia ended the 2018-19 regular season with…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Second Round Underway
The second round of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers opened on September 13th and it was a bang! The opening night of this phase of the event had its fair share of upsets, but several teams managed to stay the course and remained undefeated. Bulgaria 74 – 68 France Bulgaria came up with one of…
Read MoreRussell Robinson now with Levski Sofia
Russell Robinson (185 cm) will be a new face in the backcourt rotation of Levski Lukoil Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Robinson spent the 2017-18 season suiting up for KK Rabotnicki AD Skopje (FYR Macedonia-Prva Liga). He logged 36 games for his former team and registered averages of 9.2 ppg and 3.6 apg.…
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