Germany
Christopher Razis signs with SC Rasta Vechta
Christopher Razis (194 cm) inked a deal to join SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL). The skilled point guard joins the German team after a dismal 2016/2017 campaign. They finished second-to-last in the BBL with a horrible 2-30 showing. They will need anything they can get to recover from last season, and maybe Razis is the…
Read MoreAustin Hollins signs with the Giessen 46ers
Austin Hollins (195 cm, Minnesota ’14) is joining the Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). Hollins last played with Karhu Kauhajoki (Finland-Korisliiga). The American swingman was with the Finish team for just one season but made an immediate impact. In 47 Korisliiga appearances, Hollins manged to score 17.2 ppg while shooting 37.5 percent from three. Scoring was a big part…
Read MoreBrose Bamberg claims German BBL three peat
Brose Bamberg continued to dominate Basketball in Germany by winning the title once again. A 76-58 home win over EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Game 3 of the finals series allowed the Bamberg giant to sweep the series and claim a three-peat of titles. Additionally, Brose Baskets has now won seven of the last eight league…
Read MoreVytenis Lipkevicius lands with S. Oliver Wuerzburg
Vytenis Lipkevicius (196 cm) inked a deal with S. Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). The 28-year-old Lithuanian forward is making his first move to the German league in his career. Since the beginning of his career in 2007, Lipkevicius only played in Lithuania with four different teams in the LKL. Last season, Lipkevicius was with Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL) where…
Read MoreOsvaldas Olisevicius joins S. Oliver Wuerzburg
Osvaldas Olisevicius (200 cm) is heading to S. Oliver Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL). This is the first move to Germany for the Lithuanian power forward. Previously, his entire career was spent in Lithuania, most recently with Pieno Zvaigzdez Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL). Olisevicius has been with this Lithuanian team since the 2014/2015 season. Last season in 38 games he played 25.2…
Read MoreDwayne Evans heads to Ludwigsburg
Dwayne Evans (201 cm, St. Louis’14) is taking his game to another team in the easyCredit BBL this 2017-18 after landing a two-year deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). The 25-year-old Evans made a good showing in 2016-17, while on the roster of Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). Dwayne logged 30 games for his former…
Read MoreGerman Bundesliga: three clubs reach semi-finals
The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) now has three clubs sitting in the Final Four after the latest round of Quarter-Finals action. EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Bayern Munich, and Brose Bamberg all reached the last four and are now awaiting the winner between the series of Ratiopharm Ulm and Ludwigsburg. Those two clubs will continue their winner…
Read MoreSkyler Bowlin heads to Jena
Skyler Bowlin (191 cm, Missouri Southern’11) will continue his professional career with Science City Jena (Germany-BBL) in the tail end of 2016/17. Bowlin actually began this season on the roster with the Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). He logged a total of 33 games for his former team and produced averages of 8.8 ppg and 4.0 apg.…
Read MoreKevin Magdowski to coach in Colombia
Kevin Magdowski is heading to pastures new after being named the new head coach of Aguilas de Tunja in the Colombia DirecTV Liga. This will be a significant change for the German coach. Not only has he never coached outside of Europe, he has never left Germany or Luxemburg in his career. Kevin Magdowski has…
Read MoreMBC wins 2016/2017 German Pro A championship
The Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (MBC) have been crowned the 2016/17 German Pro A champions after a smashing two-game sweep of the BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha. They cruised to an easy 84-62 victory in the second game, thanks to a strong effort in the low post. Sergio Kerusch dominated in the paint for MBC with a…
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