Ukraine
Jurijs Aleksejevs signs with BC Odessa
Latvian Jurijs Aleksejevs (202 cm) has signed with BC Odessa from the Ukraine (Superleague) for the 2013-14 season. He is being added for his presence in the paint and is expected to clean up on the glass. In 2012-13 the 28-year-old played in his home Latvia for BK Jekabpils (LBL). Aleksejevs averaged 11.6 ppg and…
Read MorePaul Delaney signs with Khimik
Paul Delaney (188 cm, UAB’09) is headed to the Ukraine. He is joining Khimik-OPZ Yuzny (Superleague) starting 2013-14. The 26-year-old Delaney is coming over from Russia, after his brief stint with Spartak Primorie Vladivostok (PBL). In 2012-13 he averaged 14.4 ppg and 4.6 apg in 16 games in the Russian PBL. In 2011-12 he played…
Read MoreDerrick Low moves to Azovmash Mariupol
Derrick Low (188 cm, Washington State’08) is moving to another team within Ukraine’s Superleague. He is signing with Azovmash Mariupol, coming from Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk. He was the starting PG for Dnipro in 2012-13 and averaged 15.3 ppg and 6.9 apg in 39 games in the Superleague. This was his second season with Dnipro. In 2011-12…
Read MoreBobby Maze signs with Hoverla
Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine, Superleague) has announced the signing of Bobby Maze (191 cm, Tennessee’10) for the upcoming 2013/2014 season. The American guard has been playing with Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus, Division A) during this season where he played 20 games in the Cypriot league and averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds per game throughout a…
Read MoreAndre Young moves to Hoverla
Andre Young (175 cm, Clemson’12) has been signed by Hoverla Ivano-Frankivsk from Ukraine’s Superleague for the 2013-14 season. Young, who is 23 years of age, played his rookie season as a pro for the Eiffel Towers Den Bosch from the Netherlands’ Eredivisie league in 2012-13. He put up some decent numbers, showing how much potential still…
Read MoreVitaly Potapenko, new Cavaliers assistant
Former NBA center Vitaly Potapenko (208 cm, Wright State’06) will be joining the Cleveland Cavaliers as a player-development coach. He was drafted by the Cavs with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1996 draft. Potapenko played for Cleveland from 1996 to 1999. The 38-year-old Ukrainian has had experience as a coaching assistant in both…
Read MoreBudivelnyk wins Ukraine Superleague
Budivelnyk Kyiv has been crowned the champions of the Ukraine Superleague after concluding a thrilling finals
Read MoreCameron Moore leaves Ferro-ZNTU
American forward Cameron Moore (208 cm, UAB’11) has left Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine, Superleague) after one season with the club. The 22-year old played 53 times for Ferro-ZNTU throughout the season and recorded averages of 13.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game along the way. The forward helped the team to finish second in the…
Read MoreTerry Smith signed by Cherkasy Monkeys
Terry Smith (185 cm, Mercyhurst’08) is joining SK Cherkasy Monkeys from Ukraine (Superleague). Smith spent the 2012-13 season in Bulgaria, playing for Rilski Sportist Samokov (NBL). He led the Balkan league in scoring with 18.8 ppg and in steals with 1.6 spg, propelling his team all the way to the league’s Semifinals this 2013. In…
Read MoreKarlis Muiznieks new head coach of Khimik
Karlis Muiznieks from Latvia will be the new head coach of Ukrainian team Khimik Yuzny. He replaces Serbian coach Zvezdan Mitrovic who took over as recently as past January. Muiznieks already coached another Ukrainian team this year, Kryvbasbasket. Previously the former National Team player also coached in Poland and his native Latvia.
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