Poland
Stelmet Zielona Gora claims Polish Supercup
Polish TBL champions Stelmet Zielona Gora continued to stamp its authority on Basketball in the country with a 66-67 victory over Rosa Radom in the Supercup. Radom headed into the contest as holders of the Polish Cup and proved why they could not be underestimated as they run the champs close. Indeed, Stelmet Zielona Gora…
Read MoreAleksander Czyz added by Giorgio Tesi PT
Giorgio Tesi Group Pisotia (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to a short-term deal with Aleksander Czyz (201 cm, Nevada’12) who is coming in as a replacement for an injured Marcus Thornton. Aleksander is a 25-year-old Polish player who has been a member of the Polish national team since 2013. He played the 2014/15 preseason with Enel…
Read MoreNick Kellogg decides on Lublin
Nick Kellogg (190 cm, Ohio’14) will continue his career by playing in Poland for TBL team MKS Start Lublin during the 2015/2016 season. The guard played in Georgia during the 2014/2015 campaign, putting on the colors of Basketball Club Batumi (Superleague). It was a solid season for the American on a personal level as he…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015 Day 3 Highlights
Day 3 of EuroBasket 2015 saw some thrilling upsets take place as well as France’s Tony Parker set a new record, becoming the new all-time scorer of the competition. Parker achieved the milestone as he led France to a victory over Poland, 69-66. He overtook Greek star Nikos Galis for the honor of holding the…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, Group Stage Day 2
Day 2 of the Group stage of EuroBasket 2015 was filled with all sorts of great basketball action and developing storylines. Some Day 1 winners built on their momentum and remained undefeated, while other teams found redemption, and others faced heartbreaking losses. Overall, there was no shortage of excellent basketball play. Group A Russia vs.…
Read MoreTyreek Duren deals with Trefl Sopot
Tyreek Duren (186 cm, La Salle’14) is making his way to the Polish TBL where he will be suiting up with Trefl Sopot at the start of the coming season. The point guard is coming off a season in the Cyprus top flight playing for Petrolina AEK Larnaca. It was actually his first season in…
Read MoreMichael Fraser now with Polfarmex Kutno
AZS Polfarmex Kutno (Poland-TBL) has added Canadian player Michael Fraser (203 cm, Oklahoma Baptist’07) for the 2015/16 season. This will be his first time to play in Poland. The 31-year-old Fraser played in Lebanon’s Division A in 2014/15 for Homenetmen Beirut. He played 28 games for them and delivered averages of 18.9 ppg and 14.8…
Read MoreAter Majok signed by Trefl Sopot
Trefl Sopot of Poland’s TBL has acquired the services of Sudanese big man, Ater Majok (208 cm, Connecticut’10) for the upcoming season. In December 2014 Ater signed with the Los Angeles D-Fenders (USA-D-League). He played 23 games for them before departing the team in February 2015. During his run Majok was able to put together…
Read MoreDavid Jelinek signed by Anwil
David Jelinek (196 cm) is set to reinforce the starting backcourt of Anwil Wloclawek from Poland’s TBL this 2015/16 season. David is a 24-year-old player who is from the Czech Republic and has been a member of the Czech Republic national team in 2009-10 and 2012 up to the present. In 2014/15 David played for…
Read MoreNemanja Djurisic inks with Gora
Nemanja Djurisic (203 cm, Georgia’15) has been tabbed by Stelmet Zielona Gora (Poland, TBL and Euroleague) to play for the club through the 2015/2016 season. The Montenegrin player is coming off his final season at Georgia University, where he played in the NCAA for four seasons. This will be a rookie season for Nemanja Djurisic…
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