United Kingdom
Darren Phillip signs deal with Sionista
Veteran Darren Phillip (201 cm, Fairfield’00) has been added by Centro Juventud Sionista de Parana (Argentina-LigaA) for the 2014-15 season. Darren is an American player who also holds a British passport. This will not be his first time around the block in Argentina’s premier league. In fact, in 2013-14 Phillip played for Associacion Quimsa Santiago…
Read MoreMatthew Bryan-Amaning joins Ludwigsburg
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) has agreed to terms with Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205 cm, Washington’11) for the 2014-15 season. Matthew has dual citizenship from both Ghana and the United Kingdom. He has also been a member of the British national team from 2009 to the present. In 2013-14 Bryan-Amaning started off at home with the London…
Read MoreMyles Hesson heads to Bremerhaven
British basketball player Myles Hesson (198 cm) will be playing for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (Germany-BBL) this 2014-15 season. Bremerhaven will be the fourth German club the 24-year-old Hesson will be playing for since departing the UK’s BBL in 2012. He has also been a member of the British national team from 2012 up to the present.…
Read MoreDaniel Clark signed by Fuenlabrada
Daniel Clark (210 cm) has signed on with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa) for the 2014-15 season. Clark, a forward from the United Kingdom, was briefly on the roster of Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) in 2013-14. He managed to play only one game before being released by the team. In 17 minutes of action in…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 5
After five days of exciting action in the Eurobasket 2015 second qualifying round, we have our first few teams who have booked their tickets, signed and sealed. Latvia’s impeccable 5-0 record allows them to cruise on through, while Bosnia and Herzegovina managed a 3-0 slate in their smaller three-team group to secure their berth as…
Read MoreNik Cochran pens deal with Groningen
The GasTerra Flames Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) are bringing in Nik Cochran (190 cm, Davidson’13) to bolster their backcourt this 2014-15. Cochran is a Canadian player who also holds a British passport. The 26-year-old player spent his rookie season as a pro in 2013-14 with FIATC Juventut Baladona from Spain’s Liga Endesa. He played 31 games for…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read More2015 EuroBasket qualifiers day 2
Day 2 of the 2015 Eurobasket qualifiers took place last night and the groups are now starting to take shape after twelve games took place. Group A The United Kingdom continued to struggle as they fell to defeat against Bosnia 67-80 to slip to the bottom of Group A after also losing to Iceland in…
Read MoreLaurence Ekperigin joins Nanterre
British-American forward Laurence Ekperigin (201 cm, Le Moyne’10) is taking his game to another level by signing with JSF Nanterre (France-ProA) this 2014-15. Laurence will be a solid addition to the team’s frontcourt. He was a former member of the British National Team in 2010. In 2013-14 Ekperigin played in France’s Pro B league for…
Read MoreTommy Freeman joins Glasgow Rocks
Tommy Freeman (195 cm, Ohio’11) is returning to the United Kingdom BBL with inking a deal with Scottish franchise Glasgow Rocks. The American spent the 2011/2012 season in the BBL playing for the Worcester Wolves and made an impression during the campaign. Over 35 games Freeman secured impressive averages of 19.7 points (5th in the…
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