France
Nando de Colo bids adieu to CSKA
Nando de Colo (196 cm) has parted ways with CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB) after four seasons with the team. He 32-year-old French international basketball player who is a 10-year veteran of the French National Team (since 2008). de Colo was instrumental in CSKA’s run this 2018-19 and an important piece in helping them capture both the…
Read MoreTony Parker retiring from the NBA after 18 seasons
The NBA had already seen two of its key stars hang up the sneakers following the 2018-19 campaign. And now, Tony Parker is retiring from the NBA as well. Parker was the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. And he spent the first 17 years of his career with the San Antonio Spurs.…
Read MoreSasa Obradovic new coach of AS Monaco
AS Monaco (France-Pro A) has made a drastic change and signed experienced Serbian coach Sasa Obradovic to take over the head coaching duties of the team for the remainder of the season. Obradovic left Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) in November 2018. He will be bringing a fresh perspective and a wealth of experience to the team…
Read MoreASVEL Stands Tall Atop LNB Pro A Standings
The LNB Pro A league closed out Round 12 of its 2018-19 regular season yesterday with an 88-95 win by Pau-Lacq-Orthez over Chalons-Reims. The win propels Pau-Lacq-Orthez to sixth place in the league standings on the merits of their 7-5 record. They share identical records with Bourg and Levallois in a middle-of-the-pack kind of race.…
Read MoreEric Buckner switches to Monaco
Eric Buckner (208 cm, Georgia State’12) will be bolstering the frontcourt of AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A) switching over from ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-Pro A), where he started the 2018-19 season. Buckner played seven games in the 7Days EuroCup for his former team and recorded averages of 7.7 ppg and 3.9 rpg. He also played…
Read MoreZabian Dowdell joins Chalons-Reims
Zabian Dowdell (191 cm, Virginia Tech’07) will be adding some experience to the backcourt rotation of Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (France-Pro A) for the 2018-19 season. The 34-year-old veteran has played for many throughout his professional basketball career. His last stint was in 2017-18 for Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). He played 10 games in the Basketball Champions…
Read MoreJarell Eddie inks with Strasbourg
Jarell Eddie 201 cm, Virginia Tech’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Strasbourg IG (France-Pro A) for the 2018-19 season. This marks a new chapter in his professional basketball career, leaving the USA to try his luck with a stint in Europe. In 2017-18 Eddie bounced around the NBA and the…
Read MoreCorey Fisher now with Fos-Provence
Corey Fisher (186 cm, Villanova’11) is a recent addition to the roster of Fos-Provence Basket (France-Pro A) for the 2018-19 season. Fisher is a 30-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Georgian passport. He played for the Georgian National Team in 2012. He’s already had a busy 2018, logging one game for the…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: Pau-Lacq-Orthez Closes Round 5 with Win
The French Pro A closed out Round 5 of the 2018-19 regular season with one game. Pau-Lacq-Orthez surprised many with a huge upset over the Levallois Metropolitans 84-69. The win takes them to 2-3 and jump up in the standings to 14th place. Levallois is 3-2 and they slip to ninth place. ASVEL (5-0) takes the…
Read MoreLeo Westermann reunites with Zalgiris
French international player Leo Westermann (198 cm) is back with his former team, BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) for the 2018-19 season. Westermann suited up for the Lithuanian Powerhouse back in the 2016-17 season. He returns to the Green Machine after spending the 2017-18 season on the roster of CSKA Moscow (Russia-VTB). Westermann played 17 games for…
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