Bulgaria
Veselin Veselinov joins Swiss Central
Veselin Veselinov (202 cm, West Virginia State’07) will be getting a change in scenery as he moves to Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland-LNA) this 2016. Veselinov is a 33-year-old Bulgarian player who was a two-time member of the Bulgarian national team in 2000 and 2013. He had a lackluster start to the 2016-17 season. Veselin…
Read MoreKeydren Clark joins Promitheas
Keydren Clark (180 cm, St. Peter’s’06) has been picked up by Greek club ASP Promitheas Patras (Greece-A1) this 2016 and will be tasked to strengthen their backcourt rotation moving forward. Clark is a 32-year-old American player who also holds a Bulgarian passport. In 2015-16 the veteran guard lent his talents to Acibadem Universitesi (Turkey-TBL). In…
Read MoreAaron Jones inks with Beroe
Aaron Jones (206 cm, Mississippi’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with BC Beroe, from Bulgaria’s NBL. This will be a new chapter for him, and with it come new challenges for him to face. The 23-year-old Jones put together some solid numbers in his rookie campaign in 2015-16. He suited up for Rhein…
Read MoreIvan Lilov signed by Szedeak
Ivan Lilov (194 cm) is a recent addition to the roster of Naturetex-SZTE-Szedeak Szeged (Hungary-A Division) this 2016-17. Ivan is a 28-year-old Bulgarian player who has been representing his country as a member of the national team since 2009. His 2015-16 began playing for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A), but on October 2015 he…
Read MoreEarl Rowland inks with Khimky
Earl Rowland (188 cm, St. Mary’s’05) is set to strengthen the backcourt of BC Khimky Moscow Region (Russia-VTB) this 2016-17. Rowland is a 33-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from the USA and Bulgaria. He was a former member of the Bulgarian national team from 2009 to 2011. Earl joins the Russian outfit after…
Read MoreKelvin Parker signs with Rilski
Kelvin Parker (184 cm, Northwestern Missiouri State’04) has signed a deal to play for Rilski Sportist Samokov (Bulgaria-NBL) this season. His 2015-16 season started off late, with him landing with the VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium-Scooore League) in January 2016. Kelvin managed to play a dozen games for Verviers-Pepinster and recorded averages of 14.5 ppg and…
Read MoreCedric Simmons landed by Buducnost
Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) has landed a deal to play for Montenegrin juggernaut KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga) this 2016-17. Simmons has dual citizenship from the USA and Bulgaria. He was a former member of the Bulgarian national team from 2011 to 2012. It was a rough 2015-16 for Cedric and…
Read MoreShane Gibson signs with Beroe
Shane Gibson (188 cm, Sacred Heart’13) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 as a new player for BC Beroe from Bulgaria’s NBL. The 26-year-old Gibson began the 2015-16 season playing for U.S. Basket Recanati (Italy-Serie A2). He played three games for them before being released in October 2015. During his brief stay with the…
Read MorePavel Marinov added by Pitesti
BCM U Pitesti of Romania’s Liga Nationala has signed Bulgarian player Pavel Marinov (199 cm) for the upcoming 2016-17 season. This isn’t the first time around the Romanian block for Marinov. In fact, in 2015-16 he played for CS Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania-Liga Nationala). In 36 games Pavel recorded averages of 12.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg.…
Read MoreLukoil Academic sweeps Balkan for 13th NBL title
Lukoil Academic Sofia has swept their Bulgarian NBL Finals series against Balkan 3-0, and have gone on to claim their 13th Bulgarian championship. The franchise has been dominating the domestic league since the early 2000s. They have won every NBL crown since 2003, with the exception of 2014 when Levski Sofia took home the gold.…
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