Switzerland
Daishon Knight to Geneva
Daishon Knight (185 cm, G) is on the move to Switzerland. There he will join Lions de Geneve and coach Andrej Stimac. Geneve is enjoying a 2-1 start to the SBL season. Knight played for four (!) clubs in three countries last season. He finished with the Manawatu Jets in New Zealand, where he averaged…
Read MoreCinderella story of Starwings ends, and Fribourg wins the Swiss title
Fribourg Olympic beat Starwings Basket Regio Basel 85-76 in the 3rd game of the best of five series. As a result, this is their third Swiss title in a row. Sounds like a dull championship? Boring playoff series that ended in 3-0? Not really. On the contrary. The end of the Swiss series was sensational.…
Read MoreAndre Williamson tabbed by Geneve
Andre Williamson (202 cm, F) has signed with Lions de Geneve in the Swiss SBL. Geneve is atop of the standings with a 20-2 record. Williamson finished his season in Cyprus, where he played both the local OPAP League and the ChampionsLeague. In eight international games, he averaged 9.4 ppg and 7.6 rebounds, playing for…
Read MoreEric Carter inks with Neuchatel
Eric Carter (206 cm, F/C) has signed in the Swiss SBL with Neuchatel. Last season Carter played in Hungary. There he averaged 15.2 ppg and 9.1 rebounds for Sopron. Eric Carter is in his second year as a pro. The 25-year-old played four years of college basketball at Delaware. His senior year he contributed 15.7…
Read MoreAmir Williams on his way to Switzerland
Amir Williams (211 cm, C) has signed with BBC Nyon in the Swiss SBL. Nyon has gotten off to a rough start and is at the bottom of the standings with an 0-7 record. Coach Alain Attallah is surely looking for Williams to step in immediately and add presence in the middle. Amir Williams has…
Read MoreJonathan Galloway parts ways with his Croatian team and signs in Switzerland
Jonathan Galloway (210 cm, F/C) has parted ways with his Croatian team KK Zadar and signed in Switzerland with BBC Monthey. Galloway got limited playing time in Croatia and hoped to play a greater role at BBC Monthey. Last season Jonathan Galloway played with Danish powerhouse Bakken Bears, where his role was to play defense,…
Read MoreSam Basket Massagno lands Ben Richardson.
Ben Richardson (190 cm, G) will play in Switzerland this season, as he signed for SAM Massagno. His first game will be this weekend when the Swiss league starts. Ben Richardson was a defensive specialist during his college career at Loyola Chicago and was the defensive player of the year’s conference in 2018. Even though…
Read MoreEric Nottage accepts offer from Masaagno
Eric Nottage (187, G) has accepted an offer from Swiss team SAM Basket Massagno. Nottage is already an experienced pro. After graduating from Florida International University (12 ppg and 3.3 aspg) he played his rookie season in Slovakia and then in Georgia. Last season, Nottage played in Slovakia again for Spisska Nova Ves where he…
Read MoreMarin Bavcevic returns to Monthey
Marin Bavcevic (185 cm, TCU’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BBC Monthey (Switzerland-SBSL) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. He is a Swiss-Croatian international player who has spent his entire pro career playing in the Swiss League. He played for Monthey from 2015 to 2017. Bavcevic signed with Union Neuchatel Basket…
Read MoreKarl Cochran now with Monthey
Karl Cochran (185 cm, Wofford’15) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018-19 on the roster of BBC Monthey (Switzerland-SBL). The 25-year-old American guard spent his 2017-18 season playing in Argentina for Penarol Mar del Plata (Argentina-Liga A). He played 10 games for them and recorded averages of 11.5 ppg and 2.6 apg.
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