Ukraine
Shaquille Goodwin to MBC Mykolaiv
Shaq Goodwin (206 cm, F/C) has signed in the Ukrainian Superleague. There he will join MBC Mykolaiv and coach Denis Rozdobudko. Mykolaiv is last in the standings with a 3-19 record. Goodwin started this season in the Greek A1. There he played six games for Larisa. Goodwin averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 22…
Read MoreRyan Pearson signs with Kyiv
Ryan Pearson (198 cm, George Mason’12) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for BC Kyiv Basket for the remainder of the 20/21 season. This will be a fresh start for Pearson. He is not coming from very far, having played for Boulazac (France-Pro A) in 2019-20. The 30-year-old George Mason University product…
Read MoreTerik Bridgeman to BC Odessa
Terik Bridgeman (198 cm, F) is on the move to Ukraine. There he will join Odessa and coach Oleg Yushkin. Odessa sits in 8th place of the Superleague with a 6-13 record. Bridgeman started this season in the second Turkish league. There he played 13 TBL games for Ankara. Bridgeman averaged 12 ppg and 6.9…
Read MoreJaylen Johnson pens with SK Cherkasy Monkeys
Jaylen Johnson (206 cm, F/C) has signed with Cherkasy in the Ukrainian Superleague. Johnson played for three teams last year, Byblos in Lebanon, Iowa Wolves in the G-league, and Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Winner League. The 24-year-old big man played most of his games for Iowa, where he averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.8 rebounds…
Read MoreEugene “Pooh” Jeter back to Europe, BC Dnipro
Pooh Jeter (180 cm, G) is on the move to Ukraine. Jeter brings loads of experience as he has played in the EuroLeague and the NBA. The past five seasons he has made his money in China. Pooh Jeter will return to the Ukrainian side and play in the local Superleague and the Fiba Europe…
Read MoreTyler Flack moves to Ukraine, Budivelnyk Kyiv
Tyler Flack (202 cm, F) will join Lithuanian coach Valdemaras Chomicius and a 4-4 Budivelnyk squad that sits at 7th place in the Superleague. Tyler Flack the last couple of seasons in Scandinavia. Last season he played in Finland for BC Nokia, where he averaged 9.8 ppg and 5 rebounds. The season before, he helped…
Read MoreOmar Calhoun signs with Ternopil-TNEU in Ukraine
Omar Calhoun (198 cm, G) averaged a cool 21.8 ppg, and 6.8 rebounds in Europe Cup play last season. He did so in six-game for Joensuun Kataja Basket. He also played that season for Stal Ostrow in Poland and Atomeromu SE Paks in Hungary. After a busy year, Calhoun seems to settle in Ukraine. Omar…
Read MoreSteven Burtt back to Ukraine
Steven Burtt (189 cm, G) has signed with the Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kyiv. Although Burtt has not played in Ukraine since the 2011-12 season, you can still talk about a “comeback” because Ukraine is where his career got a real boost. This was not only because of his impressive statistics in both the Ukrainian Superleague…
Read MoreZach Thomas inks with Budivelnyk Kyiv
Zach Thomas (201 cm, F) has signed with the Ukrainian team Budivelnyk Kyiv for the upcoming season. Last season Thomas played in the Italian Serie A, where he averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.2 rpg for Consultinvest VL Pesaro. Zach Thomas had a tremendous college career. When he played for Bucknell University, he averaged 20.6 ppg…
Read MoreBrice Johnson signs with Budivelnyk Kiev
Brice Johnson (206, F/C) has signed with Budivelnyk Kiev from the Ukraine. Johnson started last season in the Italian Serie A 2, where he played for Capo D’Orlando and averaged 17.4 ppg and was second-best in the league in rebounds with 11.2 per game. In January, he moved to France and the Pro A team…
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