Germany
Nikolaos Zisis extends with Brose Baskets
Nikolaos Zisis (197 cm) was recently signed to a contract extension by Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL) and will remain with the team until 2019. Zisis is a talented 33-year-old Greek player who was a former member of the Greek national team from 2002 to 2015. He first joined Brose Baskets in the 2015-16 season and…
Read MoreAndreas Wagner leaves Vechta
Andreas Wagner will no longer be the head coach of SC Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL) this 2017. Wagner has coached Rasta Vechta since the beginning of the 2015-16 season when the club was still with the German Pro A league. Vechta is having an underwhelming 2016-17 season. They are currently in 17th place in the German…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce tops CSKA Moscow 77-71
Turkish Airlines Euroleague action heated up in Round 21 with some amazing and exciting basketball taking place. Five of the eight games were on tap yesterday and the hardwood was chock-full of jaw-dropping plays. Fenerbahce Istanbul vs. CSKA Moscow, 77-71 The rematch from last year’s Finals pairing did not disappoint. Injuries played a role in…
Read MoreJamarr Sanders to join Telekom Basket
Jamaar Sanders (193 cm, UAB ’11) is on his way to play for Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany-BBL). This will be the first appearance in Germany for Sanders. He most recently played with Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) where he averaged 8.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 2.9 apg in 27.6 mpg. The guard played three seasons in…
Read MoreKevin Larsen heading to Mitteldeutscher BC
Kevin Larsen (207 cm, George Washington ’16) is on the move to Mitteldeutscher BC (Germany-ProA). This will be the second team for Larsen in his debut season in Europe since graduation. He played for Lille Metropole Basket (France-ProB) earlier this season with averages of 7.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg in 19.7 mpg. Mitteldeutscher is currently in…
Read MoreJermaine Bucknor returns to TBB Trier
Jermaine Bucknor (199 cm, Richmond ’06) is on the move to TBB Trier (Germany-BBL). Bucknor played with Trier from 2012-2015. There, he played some of the best basketball of his career. He scored 9.3 ppg while shooting 60.8 percent from inside the arch in the 2014/2015 season while putting up similar numbers the year prior.…
Read MoreMichael Cobbins added by Wuerzburg
Michael Cobbins (203 cm, Oklahoma State’15) has reached an agreement with S.Oliver Baskets Wuerzburg (Germany-BBL) and will be joining them this 2017. The 24-year-old product of Oklahoma State started the 2016-17 season playing in Greece for AS Apollon Patras (Greece-A1). In a dozen games Michael was able to record averages of 6.7 ppg and 4.8…
Read MoreBayern Munchen replaces Ondrej Balvin with Maik Zirbes
Maik Zirbes (208 cm) is on the move to FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL). The German player will be making his return back home to play basketball for the first time since the 2013/2014 season where he played for Brose Baskets Bamberg. Prior to the move to Bayern, Zirbes played with Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). The center averaged…
Read MoreRoderick Trice signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Roderick Trice (185 cm, South Carolina ’06) is coming back to Ludwigsburg (Germany- BBL). Roderick, also known as Rocky, last suited up for Ludwigsburg in the 2015/2016 season. The 32-year-old shooting guard averaged 11.9 ppg, with 4.3 rpg in 29 games for the German club. Before the move back to Germany, Rocky played in only…
Read MoreMustafa Shakur heading to S. Oliver Wurzburg
Mustafa Shakur (192 cm, Arizona ’07) is on the move to play for S. Oliver Wurzburg (Germany-BBL). The 32-year-old shooting guard started the season playing for Afyon (Turkey-TBL). He averaged 10.8 ppg and 5.3 aspg while playing 26.7 mpg in ten games. Shakur already played in Germany last year where he played for Ludwigsburg (Germany- BBL).…
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