France
Ali Traore signs with Byblos
Veteran big man, Ali Traore (207 cm, Southern Idaho’03) will be suiting up for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old French international player who has been a member of the French national team from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2015. Ali heads to Asia after spending the early part…
Read MoreCasper Ware reunites with ASVEL
Casper Ware (178 cm, Long Beach State’12) is making his way back to Europe this 2017 and will be signing with his former team, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France-Pro A). The 27-year-old guard is coming off a stint playing in Australia for Melbourne United (Australia-NBL). Casper played 18 games for Melbourne and proved to be a legitimate scoring…
Read MoreRJ Sims joins Lourdes-Tarbes Pyrenees
RJ Sims (196 cm, E. Mennonite’14) has agreed terms to play for L’union Lourdes-Tarbes Pyrenees Basket in the French NM1 this 2017. Indeed, the American has already made his debut for the club and scored 10 points and pulled in 2 rebounds. The player is in his second season as a professional after leaving E.…
Read MoreTrenton Meacham leaves ASVEL Lyon
Trenton Meacham (190 cm, Illinois’09) is no longer with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (ProA) after parting ways with the defending French champions. The American has been a fixture in the ASVEL roster since joining the club midway through the 2014/2015 season. During the title winning 2015/2016 campaign, Trenton Meacham played 44 ProA games and secured averages…
Read MoreJ.K. Edwards cut by Pau-Lacq-Orthez
J.K. Edwards (202 cm, UNLV’04) has been cut by French club Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (France-Pro A) this 2017. This comes after the veteran tested positive in late 2016. Edwards is still awaiting the decision of the disciplinary committee, but will not be able to play for the team anymore. He played nine games for them…
Read MoreJ.P. Prince moves to Entente Orleans
J.P. Prince (203 cm, Tennessee’10) has agreed a deal to play in the French ProA for Entente Orleans 45 (ProA) during this 2017. The American has featured for Azan University Tehran (Iran, Superleague) and over seventeen games he collected averages of 19.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. J.P. Prince has…
Read MoreGabriel Olaseni switches to Entente Orleans
Gabriel Olaseni (211 cm, Iowa’15) has parted ways with Sardegna Sassari (Italy, Serie A) and signed for French club Orleans (ProA). The British player has played thirteen games this season for the Sassari club and averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds over those contests. Gabriel Olaseni also balled in the Basketball Champions League, playing nine…
Read MoreJerome Randle signs with Limoges
Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A) is bolstering its roster this 2017 with the recent addition of Jerome Randle (175 cm, California’10). He is a 29-year-old American player who also is a naturalized Ukrainian citizen and is a recent addition to the Ukrainian national team in 2015. Randle joins the French club after starting the 2016-17…
Read MorePaul Carter signs with Hyeres-Toulon
Paul Carter (205 cm, Illinois-Chicago ’11) inked a deal to play with Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-Pro A). The 29-year-old forward makes the move after playing with the Breakers (Australia-NBL) for 11 games this season. He also played 12 games with ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL) as well this year. Breakers gave Carter much more playing time…
Read MoreTaquan Dean to Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Taquan Dean (193 cm, Louisville’06) is a newcomer at Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez in the French ProA and will wear the team colours for the rest of the season. The American is coming from his recent stint with Tenerife in the Spanish Liga Endesa and the first FIBA Basketball Champions League. In the domestic league, Taquan…
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