Lithuania
Porter Troupe signs with Lietkabelis
Porter Troupe (196 cm, Portland ’02) inked a deal to play with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). The 33-year-old veteran is making the move from Stal Ostrow (Poland-TBL) after being released this month. He did not play his best basketball with the Polish team as he averaged a career-low 6.7 ppg while shooting 29.6 percent from three.…
Read MoreRamone Moore heads to Lietkabelis
Ramone Moore (193 cm, Temple’12) will be a new face on the roster of Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017. The 27-year-old Moore heads back to Europe after starting the 2016-17 season playing Down Under for Melbourne United (Australia-NBL). He appeared in a total of 20 games for them before his departure and delivered averages of…
Read MoreRolandas Alijevas inks with Azad
Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague) is reinforcing its roster this 2017 with the addition of Rolandas Alijevas (192 cm). He is a 32-year-old Lithuanian player who also holds a Swiss passport. This will be his first signing of the 2016-17 season. In 2015-16, Rolandas lent his talents to Juventus-LKSK Utenos from his home Lithuania’s LKL. He…
Read MoreTaylor Brown joins Lietuvos Rytas
Taylor Brown (200 cm, Bradley’12) has agreed to terms on a deal with Lithuanian club, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017. Brown is expected to strengthen their frontcourt rotation moving forward. He is coming off a productive stint with King Szczecin (Poland-TBL), where Taylor began the 2016-17 season. Brown appeared in a total of 20…
Read MoreDaiquan Walker added by Nevezis
Daiquan Walker (188 cm, Central Florida’16) is a recent addition to the roster of Nevezis Kedainiai (Lithuania-LKL). Walker failed to score in his first game for Nevezis, but he will get more chances to get acclimated to his new club. Daiquan began the 2016-17 season donning the colors of Michelin Etha Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). Before…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing reunites with Neptunas
Daniel Ewing (191 cm, Duke’05) is set to make his return to Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL) this 2017. He began the 2016-17 season donning the colors of Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). In 19 games, the veteran notched averages of 9.5 ppg and 4.5 apg. Ewing previously played for Neptunas back in 2015-16. In 15 Eurocup games…
Read MoreNational Basketball Cup Roundup
It was a busy weekend for basketball all over the world. The NBA held its annual All-Star weekend in the United States, while many National Basketball Cups were played all over Europe. Here is a quick roundup of some of aforementioned Cups. Russia BC Novosibirsk defeated PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 69-67 to claim the Russian National…
Read MoreDeividas Kumelis joins CAB Madeira
Deividas Kumelis (188 cm) is heading to CAB Madeira (Portugal-LPB). This will be the first move for Kumelis outside of his home country of Lithuania. Previously, he played with Nevezis (Lithuania-LKL) but did not see much playing time with just 8.4 mpg. The 21-year-old shooting guard started playing professionally in Lithuania in 2015 with Silute where he…
Read MoreRimas Kurtinaitis returns as head coach of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius has pulled the trigger and brought Rimas Kurtinaitis to be the head coach for at least the remainder of the season. The Lithuanian LKL and EuroCup club was stunned yesterday when Tomas Pacesas announced he was stepping down from his role as head coach. Pacesas left his position after the club failed…
Read MoreJimmy Baron switches to Lietuvos Rytas
Jimmy Baron (191 cm, Rhode Island’09) has found a new team within the Lithuanian LKL. He has signed on to play for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL) after starting the season on the roster of Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL). The 30-year-old Baron played 14 games for Neptunas in the Basketball Champions League where he averaged 14.9 ppg…
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