Romania
Ivan Jenkins joins CSU Atlassib Sibiu
Ivan Jenkins (180 cm, Lambuth’07) has signed with CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania-Division A) for the rest of the season. Jenkins played most recently with Al Zamalek (Egypt-Superleague) in 2009-10, but was injured and didn’t finish the season. Prior to that he suited up with Spot Up Medien Baskets Brauschweig (Germany-ProB), where his led the league with a…
Read MoreMarcus Melvin signs with CSS Giurgiu
Marcus Melvin (203 cm, North Carolina State’04) has signed with CSS Giurgiu from Romania. Melvin played in Argentina last season and before that also in Puerto Rico, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Italy, Philippines and Portugal.
Read MoreBryson McKenzie signs with CSS Giurgiu
Bryson McKenzie (211 cm, Northern Illinois’06) has signed in Romania with CSS Giurgiu. McKenzie already played in Romania last season, for CS Municipal Bucuresti, and was the third leading rebounder (8.6 rpg) and shotblocker (1.7 bpg) of the league. Previously McKenzie played in Hungary, the IBL, D-League, Chile, Mexico and Germany.
Read MoreChris Lee agrees to terms with CSU Sibiu
Chris Lee (206 cm, Georgetown College’07) has come to terms with CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania-Division A) to finish out the 2012-13 season. Lee comes to Sibiu from Guerreros de Guerroro Cumple (Mexco-LBBP), where he started the season and compiled a 13.0ppg and 5.7rpg average over 12 games. In 2011-12 he suited up for Ovarense Dolce…
Read MoreKevin Sims returns to CSS Giurgiu
Kevin Sims (178 cm, Tulane’10) has signed a deal with CSS Giurgiu (Romania-Division A), which marks a return to the club from the 2011-12 season. Sims played four years of collegiate basketball at Tulane University where he amassed a career scoring total of 11.6 points per game and 3.6 assist per game over a total…
Read MoreRovinari stuns Timisoara in OT – Romania A
In an early season stunner, Energia Rovinari gave Elba Timisoara their first loss of the Romanian Division A season, outlasting last year’s league runner-up in a 90-89 overtime win at home. Rovinari finished the 2011-12 campaign in the middle of the league at 16-12, while Timisoara was second in the regular season at 21-7. In…
Read MoreJevohn Shepherd signs with Bucuresti
Jevohn Shepherd (1.96m, college: Michigan) signed a new deal with CS Municipal Bucuresti (Romania-Division A). In 2011-12 he played for Zorg and Zekerheid Leiden (Holland-Eredivisie) where he averaged 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 34 Dutch League contests. He also saw court time in 11 EuroChallenge games, contributing 8.5 points per game.
Read MoreMilos Marjanovic penns deal with CSU Sibiu
Milos Marjanovic (2.07m) has signed with CSU Atlassib Sibiu (Romania-Division A) for the upcoming season. Marjanovic comes to the Romania squad from KK Servitium Gradiska (BIH-Division 1), where he averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game.
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Field of 32 is Complete
The field of 32 is set for EuroChallenge 2013 as Gaz Metan Media of Romania, Tofas SC of Estonia, Joensuum Kataja of Finland, and Apollon of Cyprus all earned places with victories in their two-game series yesterday. All four teams will open competition with home contests on November 6th. Ural Ekaterinburg (RUS) – Gaz Metan…
Read MoreEuroChallenge 2013: Qualifying Round 2
On paper, the challenge sounds simple enough, play one opponent two games and either beat them twice or if you split the games with them, beat them by more than they beat you. Today, eight teams square off in round two of their two-game series to determine what four teams will join 28 other pre-determine…
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