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Kris Joseph signed by Chalon
ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A) has landed the services of Kris Joseph (201 cm, Syracuse’12) this 2017-18 season. Kris is a Canadian international player who also holds a passport from Trinidad and Tobago. He played for the Canadian National Team in 2009 and 2013. Joseph has had extensive experience playing in the French Pro A, but…
Read MoreBen Bentil pens with Chalons-Reims
Ben Bentil (206 cm, Providence’16) will continue his professional basketball career this 2017-18 on the roster of Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (France-Pro A). Ben is a 23-year-old Ghanian-American international basketball player, who will be playing for a European team for the first time. He had a busy rookie season in 2016-17, seeing stops in the NBA…
Read MoreJerel McNeal signed by Strasbourg
Jerel McNeal (191 cm, Marquette’09) will be bolstering the ranks of the French club, Strasbourg IG Basket (France-Pro A) this 2017-18. He is a 30-year-old veteran who recently played for Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL). He played 15 games for them in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season and delivered averages of 3.9 ppg and 1.1…
Read MoreDanny Gibson added by Limoges
Danny Gibson (177 cm, Southern Indiana’06) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) this 2017-18 season. Gibson is an American-Cameroonian international player who spent the 2016-17 season playing for Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL). He played two games in the Basketball Champions League and averaged 4.0 ppg and…
Read More2017 Eurobasket: France tops Italy in friendly
Helsinki, Finland – France has gained some momentum heading into the FIBA 2017 Eurobasket after defeating Italy, 88-63 in a recent friendly tournament on August 21st. Four nations participated in the preparatory tournament. They were France, Italy, Belgium, and Montenegro. France was a dominant powerhouse in this one, sweeping the competition to finish undefeated. France…
Read MoreRyan Pearson to play for Dijon
Ryan Pearson (198 cm, George Mason’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France-Pro A) this 2017-18. This will be a fresh start for Pearson but he is not coming from very far, having played for Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A) in 2016-17. The 27-year-old George Mason University…
Read MoreA.J. English signed by Limoges
A.J. English (192 cm, Iona’16) will continue his professional career this 2017-18 with French club Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). English had a busy rookie season in 2016-17, seeing action for two different European teams. He initially started off on the roster of Enel Brindisi (Italy-Serie A), where A.J. was able to log eight games…
Read MoreU18 European Championships: Round of 16 set
The group stage of the FIBA U18 European Championships are now in the books and 16 teams remain to face off in the next phase of the tournament. To say that competition is tight in this event would be an understatement. Only one team managed to escape the group stage without having to swallow the…
Read MoreFIBA rivals Rubio and Gobert, future of Utah Jazz
The FIBA Eurobasket 2017 is set to tip off in less than a month from now and many of Europe’s top teams have been ramping up their preparations for the tournament. Meanwhile, in the NBA, the Utah Jazz have found themselves in a unique situation. Starting this 2017-18 the franchise will be building around a…
Read MoreAxel Toupane joins Zalgiris
B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL) has agreed to terms on a deal Axel Toupane (197 cm) and will be adding him to their roster this 2017-18. Axel is a 24-year-old French player who will be getting his first crack at playing for a Lithuanian club. He began 2016-17 on the roster of the Milwaukee Bucks. He…
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