Netherlands
Giddy Potts to The Netherlands, ZZ Leiden
Giddy Potts (188 cm, G) is flying to The Netherlands this Sunday. There he will join ZZ Leiden and coach Geert Hammink. The Dutch DBL has been on a forced hiatus implemented by a government Covid-19 ruling. Tomorrow the league will decide whether to continue the season that was two rounds in and was cut…
Read MoreShaquille Doorson newcomer at Rapla
Shaquille Doorson (213 cm, C) is moving north. The Dutch big man is headed to the Estonian side AVIS UTILITAS Rapla and joins the squad of coach Toomas Annuk. Doorson is in his second year as a pro and started this season in the LEB Gold. In six games for Melilla Baloncesto, he averaged 4…
Read MoreShane Hammink heads to Spirou Charleroi
Shane Hammink (199 cm, G) is moving across the border. The tall Dutch guard played the previous two seasons for Donar Groningen both in the Dutch league and the Europe Cup. Hammink averaged close to 11 ppg whilst shooting 35% from beyond the arc in both competitions last season. Before Donar Groningen, Hammink played for…
Read MoreCharlon Kloof signs with Fuenlabrada
Dutch National Team player Charlon Kloof (190 cm, G) has signed with the Spanish ACB team Urbas Fuenlabrada. It is a one-month deal with an option to extend. Kloof had started the season with another ACB team, MoraBanc Andorra. That too was a short-term deal, but ultimately the team didn’t have any more room on…
Read MoreCarrington Love comes back to Leiden
Carrington Love (185 cm, G) is returning to his former team Zorg & Zekerheid Leiden. He will replace Desure Buie, who left the team because of health concerns as the CODIV-19 pandemic has hit the second wave in Europe, and some leagues have even been put on hold. The Dutch basketball league is one of…
Read MoreDutch basketball league suspended
The Dutch basketball league has been suspended for at least four weeks. This is the result of the new government measures which in essence comes down to a partial lockdown. The number of newly notified positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands soared by a further 7,393 cases in the 24 hours to Tuesday at 10…
Read MoreDesure Buie signs with Leiden
Desure Buie (180 cm) has signed his first professional contract with Dutch team ZZ Leiden. The point guard from the Bronx (NY) was an impressive defensive player in college, where he played for Hofstra University. During the 2018/2019 season, Desure Buie was even named the Colonial Conference Defensive Player of the year. This past season…
Read MoreElijah Wilson added by Den Bosch
Elijah Wilson (193 cm, Coastal’17) will continue his professional basketball career with the New Heroes Basketball Den Bosch (Netherlands-Eredivisie) for the 2019-20 season. Wilson is coming off a productive 2018-19 campaign, lending his talents to the Kapfenberg Bulls (Austria-A Bundesliga). He played 46 games for them last season and produced averages of 18.6 ppg and…
Read MoreLithuania Grinds Out 2OT Win, Qualifies For FIBA World Cup
Lithuania completed a clean sweep of their first eight games in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers on Monday to punch their tickets to China in 2019. The win was against the Netherlands and the Dutch were in no mood to serve the win on a silver platter. It was a critical game for the Netherlands…
Read MoreNicolas de Jong added by Boulazac
Nicolas de Jong (210 cm) will continue his professional basketball career in 2018-19 wearing the colors of Boulazac Basket Dordogne (France-Pro A). He is a 29-year-old Dutch international basketball player who has been a member of the Dutch National Team since 2015. NDJ has spent most of his pro career playing in the French Pro…
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