France
Zachery Peacock to remain with Bourg
French Pro A club, JL Bourg Basket (France-Pro A) has decided to keep American player Zachery Peacock (203 cm, Georgia Tech’10) for one more season. The big man originally signed with the team at the start of the 2015-16 season and has been an effective cog in their machine. Peacock dropped solid averages in 31…
Read MoreKyle Millings to coach Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) will have a fresh set of eyes overseeing them in the near future and a new tactician at their helm in the form of Kyle Millings, who has been tabbed to be the team’s new head coach. The 42-year-old American coach has had some recent success with another French club,…
Read MoreWillie Solomon departs Antibes
Willie Solomon (187 cm, Clemson’01) has left French Pro A club Sharks Antibes (France-Pro A) this 2017 and is now a free agent. The 39-year-old veteran has spent the last four seasons with Antibes and it is now time for him to move on. He played 25 games for them this 2016/17 season and was…
Read MoreAmath M’Baye to bolster EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) has picked up Amath M’Baye (206 cm, Oklahoma’13) to strengthen their roster for 2017/18. He is a 27-year-old French-Ivorian player who spent his 2016/17 season on the roster of Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A). In 30 games, M’Baye notched solid averages of 17.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Entering his…
Read MoreMarko Sutalo signs with Boulazac
Marko Sutalo (194 cm) is heading to Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro B). The French team adds the Bosnian guard for the end of their Pro B season. Boulazac also plans to keep him around at the start of next year. Currently, the team is fourth in the standings with a 19-14 record. Sutalo will add a proven…
Read MoreSuleiman Braimoh signs with Nanterre
Suleiman Braimoh (203 cm, Rice ’11) is heading to JSF Nanterre (France-Pro A). Braimoh will add a new big man scoring presence to the Nanterre front line. He averaged 13.3 ppg in just 23.6 mpg for the Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTP) in league play. The Russian team kept the big man on the roster for 43…
Read MoreFrench Pro A: big wins at the top
Chalon, Nanterre, and Strasbourg closed the gap on Monaco at the top of the French Pro A on Tuesday, thanks to the league leaders losing in a shock defeat. It was an important Round 32 of the Regular Season. However, despite the loss, with just two rounds to go, Monaco is guaranteed to head to…
Read MoreEkenechukwu Ibekwe moves to Elan Chalon
Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (207 cm, Maryland ’07) is on his way to join ES Chalon-Sur-Saone (France-Pro A). The move to the French league follows a 16-game stretch with Muratbey Usak (Turkey-BSL). Most of his appearances came in the BSL for 13 games. There, he averaged 5.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 1.5 bpg in just 15.6 mpg.…
Read MoreJerry Smith moves to Chalons-Reims
Jerry Smith (188 cm, Louisville’10) has penned a deal to play for Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket until the close of the 2016/2016 French ProA season. The American has been on the roster at Samsunspor DSI in the Turkish TBL this season. With the team, Jerry Smith has played 36 games and collected averages of 20.1 points,…
Read MoreJ.K. Edwards pens with Saint Chamond
J.K. Edwards (202 cm, UNLV’04) has been tabbed by Saint Chamond Basket Valle du Gier (France, ProB) and will see out the season with the club. The American was recently cut Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) after testing positive in 2016. He has since been cleared to play and will resume in the French second…
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