Greece
Zsis Sarikopoulos to play for Tsmoki-Minsk
Zsis Sarikopoulos (212 cm, Ohio State’10) will be bolstering the frontcourt of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League) this 2018-19. He is a Greek international player who played for the Greek National Team in 2012. Sarikopoulos spent the 2017-18 season on the roster of Panionios ON Telecoms (Greece-A1). He appeared in a total of 24 games for his…
Read MoreAntonio Ballard joins Kymis
Antonio Ballard (194 cm, Miami-Ohio’12) is taking his game to Greece in 2018-19 by way of a contract with GS Kymis (Greece-A1). Ballard began his 2017-18 campaign playing in Switzerland with the Lugano Tigers (Switzerland-SBL). Ballard ended up leaving the club and headed to Lebanon where he signed with Tadamoun Zouk (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). It was a…
Read MoreChris Horton to bolster Kymis
Chris Horton (203 cm, Austin Peay State’16) is set to reinforce the roster of GS Kymis (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Horton spent the 2017-18 season on the roster of the Hungarian team, Alba Fehervar (Hungary-A Division). Horton played a dozen games in the FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 9.6 ppg and 6.9…
Read MoreMilan Milosevic joins GS Lavrio
Milan Milosevic (203 cm) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for GS Lavrio (Greece-A1) this 2018-19. He is a Bosnian international player who is a 10-year veteran of the Bosnian National Team (2007-17). He is a veteran of the Greek league having spent the last three seasons playing for various Greek clubs.…
Read MoreRyan Harrow joins Peristeri Athens
Ryan Harrow (188 cm, Georgia State’15) will be strengthening the backcourt rotation of Peristeri GS Athens (Greece-A1) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Harrow is a 27-year-old Jamaican-American international basketball player who spent the 2017-18 roster of Rosa Radom (Poland PLK) after logging five games for Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys (Lithuania-LKL) and averaging 15.2 ppg and 4.4 apg.…
Read MoreKevin Bracy-Davis joins Cretan Kings
Kevin Bracy-Davis (201 cm, Davis and Elkins’17) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the Rethymno Cretan Kings (Greece-A1) in 2018-19. The young forward had a busy rookie campaign in 2017-18, playing for two European clubs. Bracy-Davis started with Colegio Los Leones de Quilpue (Chile-Liga Nacional), but soon moved to Spain and…
Read MorePanathinaikos A.O. Repeat As Greek A1 Champions
The 2017-18 Greek A1 season has come to a close. After the dust settled, Panathinaikos A.O. downed league rivals Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus 84-70 in Game 5 of the finals to claim the Greek League championship. As expected, this epic battle between the league’s top Titans went the distance of the full five-game series. This is…
Read MoreAEK Athens Wins 2018 Champions League
AEK Athens have won the 2018 Champions League title after successfully defeating a formidable opponent AS Monaco 100-94 in finals. This is the first BCL crown for the organization and is a significant improvement for the club. They got as far as the round of 16 in 2016-17. AEK finished third in Group B at…
Read MoreHollis Thompson leaves Olympiacos
Hollis Thompson (203 cm, Georgetown’12) has parted ways with Olympiacos SFP Pireus (Greece-A1) this May 2018. The team is looking for a replacement who is able to make a bigger impact for the team’s frontcourt. The former NBA forward played 28 games for the Greek powerhouse in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and dropped averages of…
Read MoreKeron DeShields joins Rethymno
Keron DeShields (190 cm, Tennessee State’16) will be reinforcing the backcourt of the Rethymno Cretan Kings (Greece-A1) for the 2017-18 stretch run. He played eight games for Hapoel Alufa (Israel-National League) and averaged 23.8 ppg and 7.5 apg, so both his scoring and playmaking abilities could prove to be useful for his new team. DeShields…
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