Japan
Michael Fey signs in Japan
Michael Fey (213 cm, UCLA’06) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano. Fey started this season in Hungary, where he played for Falco-Szova and averaged 16.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Last season he played in Venezuela and before that in Hungary, Japan, D-League, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Jordan and…
Read MoreBill Cartwright to coach in Japan
Former NBA player and coach Bill Cartwright has been hired as coach of the Osaka Evessa in Japan’s BJ league. Cartwright coached the Chicago Bulls from 2001-2003. Osaka announced Tuesday he would guide the team for the rest of the 2013 season. Osaka is in ninth place in the 10-team Western Conference with a 5-19…
Read MoreMaurice Hargrow signs in Japan
Maurice Hargrow (193 cm, Minnesota’06) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Sendai 89ers. Hargrow already played in Japan last season when he averaged 21.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg and 3.2 aspg with the Chiba Jets (also BJ League). Before coming to Japan, Hargrow played in Qatar, Luxemburg, Austria and the UK. While playing in…
Read MoreVerdell Jones signs with Oita Devils
Verdell Jones (195 cm, Indiana’12) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Oita Heat Devils. Jones started the season in Greece with Peristeri GS Athens, where he only played 6 games and left in November (averaging 2.3 ppg). Verdell Jones graduated from college in May 2012 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 with Indiana…
Read MoreThomas Granado inks with Oita
Thomas Granado (208 cm, Concordia Irvine ’12) has signed on with the Oita Heat Devils (Japan-BJ League). He was most recently with the Gunma Crane Thunders (Japan-BJ League), where he suited up for 21 games and averaged 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Granado finished he college career with Concordia Irvine, where he averaged…
Read MoreWayne Oliver signs with Saitima
Wayne Oliver (201 cm, Cameron’03) has signed with Japanese BJ League team Saitima Broncos. Wayne Oliver sat out last season but before that played in China (Heilongjiang), Syria (Al Hurriyeh and Al Yarmouk), ABA RE SH (Las Vegas Rattlers), IBL (Tri City Ballers and Tri Valley Titans) and IBA (Los Angeles Lightning).
Read MoreLaShawn Malloy signs with Yokohama
LaShawn Malloy (209 cm, New Orleans’06) has signed with Japanese BJ League team Yokohoma B-Corsairs for the rest of the season. Malloy is a veteran. He has previously played in Mexico (Guerreros), Argentina (Sionista), Bahrain (Muharraq), Jordan (Zain), Lebanon, Syria (Al Jaish), Uruguay and the Dominican Republic (Enriquillo).
Read MoreMarquise Gray released by Niigata Albirex
Marquise Gray (206 cm, Michigan State’09) has been released by Niigata Albirex (Japan-BJ League), where he carried a 7.4ppg average through the first seven games of the 2012-13 season. Last year Gray suited up for Basket Benclik Ankara (Turkey-TBL2) and ended up third on the scoring leaders chart with an 18.9ppg average, fifth in rebounds…
Read MoreKazuya Hatano joins Shimane Magic
Kazuya Hatano (192 cm) has moved from the Oita Heat Devils to the Shimane Susanoo Magic, both of the Japan BJ League. In the first 16 games of the season with the Heat Devils, Hatano averaged 8.1ppg and 5.6rpg. He’s played his entire career, starting in 2005, in the BJ League, having been drafted by…
Read MoreTaj Finger signs with Niigata Albirex
Taj Finger (205 cm, Stanford’08) has signed with Niigata Albirex (Japan-BJ League). He’s moving to the new club from Oita Heat Devils, also of the BJ League in Japan, where he spent the first eight games of the season and the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. During the eight games this season he averaged 13.1ppg, 5.6rpg…
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