France
Livio Jean-Charles back to ASVEL Lyon
Livio Jean-Charles (202 cm) has signed a deal to play for current French ProA champions ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket for the remainder of the season. The Guyanese player has featured for ASVEL Lyon before, during the 2015/2016 season. Through that stint Livio Jean-Charles played 36 ProA games and secured averages of 6.4 points and 4.7 rebounds…
Read MoreJoakim Noah to begin 20-game suspension
New York Knicks center, Joakim Noah (211 cm, Florida’07) has been cleared by team doctors to play and will begin serving a 20-game suspension. The NBA suspended French-American big man after he tested positive for a banned substance. Noah had been dealing with multiple injuries throughout the 2016-17 season and bought an over-the-counter supplement that…
Read MoreMJ Rhett lands with Cholet
MJ Rhett (206 cm, Mississippi ’15) is heading to Cholet Basket (France-Pro A). This will be the third team for Rhett this season. Previously, he played with Tadamon (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) where he appeared in six games. His time with Tadamon went well as he scored 15.2 ppg with 9.8 rpg and 3.5 apg in 37.0…
Read MoreTomas Kyzlink signs with Bourg
Tomas Kyzlink (195 cm) inked a deal to move to JL Bourg Basket (France-Pro B). The Czech heads to the French league after playing 36 games with Helios (Slovenia- Liga Nova KBM) this season. In the Slovenian league, the 23-year-old guard scored 11.2 ppg while grabbing 3.6 rpg in 28.7 mpg. Helios made it to…
Read MoreDanny Agbelese to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Danny Agbelese (206 cm, Hampton’12) will be strengthening the roster of Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) this 2017. The team is making improvements for the post-season. They are currently in third place in the French Pro A standings with a 17-6 record. Danny is a 27-year-old Nigerian-American international player who started the 2016-17 season playing…
Read MoreNemanja Milosevic picked up by Orleans
Nemanja Milosevic (204 cm, W. Kentucky ’10) is on the move to Entente Orleans (France-Pro A). The Montenegrin big man heads to Orleans comes after playing 34 games with Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier league) this season. There, he participated in the VTB United league, European Cup and the Champions league this season. The VTB is where he performed…
Read MoreDavid Andersen back to ASVEL Lyon
David Andersen (212 cm) has joined forces with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) and will help the reigning ProA club in its pursuit of the league and the FIBA Basketball Champions League. The veteran Australian is making his return to the French outfit. He represented ASVEL Lyon from 2014 to 2016. During the 2015/2016 campaign David…
Read MoreFIBA Europe Cup semi-finals set
French club ES Chalon-Sur-Saone is the fourth and final team to secure its berth in the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals. They secured their seat after defeating KK Cibona Zagreb, 83-78. They join Belgium’s BC Telenet Oostende, German team Telekom Baskets Bonn, and fellow French club JSF Nanterre. Chalon will face Oostende and Nanterre will do…
Read MoreAhmad Nivins let go by Orleans
Ahmad Nivins (206 cm, St. Joseph’s ’09) is being released by Entente Orleans (France-Pro A). The departure for Nivins comes after playing in 17 games. He averaged 4.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg in a career-low 13.2 mpg. The fit was not an ideal one for the French big man as he has shown the ability…
Read MoreShannon Shorter switches to Le Mans
Shannon Shorter (193 cm, North Texas’12) has switched to the French Pro A to play for Le Mans Sarthe Basket during this 2017. The American has been hitting the hardwood with TED Kolijliler Ankara in the Turkish BSL so far this season. Shannon Shorter played 21 games for the club and impressed with numbers of…
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