Ireland
Brian Fitzpatrick to Odessa
Brian Fitzpatrick (202 cm, F) is on the move to Ukraine. There he will join BC Odessa and coach Oleg Yushkin. Odessa was 9-31 in the Superleague last season and ended in 10th place of the standings. Fitzpatrick, who holds both an American and an Irish passport, played last season in Iceland. He averaged 14…
Read MoreJoe Alexander inks with Besiktas
Joe Alexander (203 cm, West Virginia’08) has recently been signed to a deal by Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey-BSL) in 2018-19. Alexander is a 31-year-old American international basketball player who also holds an Israeli passport. In 2017-18 Alexander lent his talents to Hapoel Unet Holon (Israel-Winner League). He played a dozen games in the basketball…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy to Azad
Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) will be bolstering the frontcourt of Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague) this 2017. Andrew is an Irish-Australian international player who is coming off a stint playing for the Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL). In 34 games, the big man was able to record averages of 11.1 ppg and 7.6 rpg. In 2016…
Read MoreDonnie McGrath joins Lietuvos Rytas
Donnie McGrath (193 cm, Providence’06) is set to strengthen the backcourt of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL) this 2016-17. McGrath is an Irish-American international player who was a former member of the Irish national team in 2006 and 2008. The 32-year-old veteran journeyman suited up for Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2015-16. He…
Read MoreLevon Kendall pens with Estudiantes
Levon Kendall (209 cm, Pittsburgh’07) will continue his professional career this 2016 with Spanish club Movil Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa). Levon is a 31-year-old Canadian player who also holds an Irish passport. He has been a member of the Canadian national team from 2005 to 2011 and again in 2013. He is moving to Estudiantes after…
Read MoreFIBA Announces New Euro Competition
FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…
Read MoreBrian Fitzpatrick joins Horsens IC
Brian Fitzpatrick (203 cm, Bucknell’14) will be playing for his third team this 2014/15 season as he signs with Horsens IC (Denmark-Ligaen). Fitzpatrick is a 25-year-old American player who also holds an Irish passport. He started his rookie season playing for A.G.O Rethymno Aegean (Greece-A1). Brian moved to Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1) where he logged…
Read MoreDonnie McGrath switches to Efes
Donnie McGrath (193 cm, Providence’06) will join Turkish team Anadolu Efes from Istanbul. Initially, he had signed a short term “open contract” in Spain with La Bruixa d’Or Manresa but playing with Efes in the Euroleague probably sounded more appealing in the end. The American-Irish guard is a veteran of the European fields. In the…
Read MoreOrlando Parker joins Limerick
Orlando Parker (203 cm, Wagner’14) has inked a deal with Irish Premier League side UL Eagles Limerick it has been announced. The American is entering his first season as a professional Basketball season after graduating from Wagner earlier in the summer. It was thought that the forward would play for Tayronas de Santa Marta (Colombia,…
Read More2014/2015 season starts across Europe
The trickle of leagues starting for the 2014/2015 season is turning into a torrent this weekend as numerous other leagues get underway. On Saturday and Sunday the following leagues will tip off: Croatian A1 Four games opened the 2014/2015 season in Croatia with a final fifth game to take place on Sunday. Kvarner 2010 Rijeka…
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