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French Pro A Tips Off 2018-19 Season
The French Pro A League capped off Round 1 of the 2018-19 season on Sunday, September 23rd with a game between AS Monaco and ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. Monaco hosted ASVEL but unfortunately, their homecourt advantage was not enough to give them a decisive edge and ASVEL took the win 63-66. ASVEL got off on the right…
Read MoreLazaric Jones to play for Monaco
Lazeric Jones (182 cm, UCLA’12) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 as a new face on the roster of AS Monaco Basket (France-Pro A). Jones is coming off a productive 2017-18 campaign playing for Sakarya Buyuksehir Basketbol (Turkey-BSL). He logged 31 games for his former team and was able to put together averages…
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 MoreBoris Diaw Retires From Basketball
Boris Diaw (203 cm) has bid goodbye to basketball and has announced his retirement from the game via his Twitter account on Friday. Diaw is a 36-year-old French-Senegalese international basketball player who has been a member of the French National Team since 2002. He, Nicolas Batum, and Tony Parker were at the core of the team…
Read MoreJulian Wright signed by Levallois
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) has been signed to a deal for the 2018-19 season by the Levallois Metropolitans (France-Pro A). The American big man heads to France after lending his talents to Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy-Serie A) in 2017-18. Wright appeared in 21 games in the 7Days EuroCup and posted averages of 11.0…
Read MoreCameron Clark now with Le Mans
Cameron Clark (201 cm, Oklahoma’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A) in 2018-19. He was not signed by Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkey-BSL) in 2017-18. Clark’s last stint was in 2016-17 when he played for ES Chalon Sur-Saone (France-Pro A). In 20 games in the FIBA Europe…
Read MoreNicolas de Jong added by Boulazac
Nicolas de Jong (210 cm) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 wearing the colors of Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro A). He is a 29-year-old Dutch international basketball player who has been a member of the Dutch National Team since 2015. NDJ has spent most of his pro career playing in the French Pro…
Read MoreMalik Hairston joins Fos-Provence
Malik Hairston (198 cm, Oregon’08) is the latest veteran to be added to the roster of FOS Provence Basket (France-Pro A) for the 2018-19 season. Hairston is coming off a two-season stint with AEK Athens (Greece-A1), so he does come with a wealth of experience with him. In the 2017-18 season, Hairston was released by…
Read MoreMike Green, newcomer to Strasbourg
Mike Green (185 cm, Butler’08) has been added by SIG Strasbourg (France-Pro A) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Green is a 33-year-old American player who spent the 2017-18 season on the roster of AEK Athens (Greece-A1). He played 20 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he produced averages of 11.5 ppg and…
Read MoreScott Wood joins Gravelines
Scott Wood (198 cm, NC State’13) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-Pro A) in 2018-19. The 28-year-old NC State product lent his talents to Turkish club Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-BSL). Wood played 20 games for Pinar Karsiyaka in the Basketball Champions League and registered…
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