Australia & Oceania
Andrej Lemanis to coach Australian National Team
Andrej Lemanis will be replacing Brett Brown as the head coach of the Australian National Team. Lemanis was Brown’s assistant as the team competed in the 2012 London Olympics. Lemanis is currently the head coach of the New Zealand Breakers from Australia’s NBL. The Breakers had a dominant season as they finished as the Australian…
Read MoreNew Zealand Breakers win third NBL title
The New Zealand Breakers have proven themselves to be the kings of Australian Basketball by once again winning the NBL championships, the franchises third in succession. The Breakers tied a record with their three-peat of NBL crowns, equalling the hat-trick of titles won by the Sydney Kings, making them the only two franchises in the…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy signs with Sydney
Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) is returning to his native Australia after penning a deal with the Sydney Kings (NBL). The 24-year old center has been playing this season with Brose Baskets Bamberg in the German BBL where he managed to play 15 Euroleague games and 5 BBL games. Unfortunately minutes on the court…
Read MoreDaniel Kickert signs with Kyiv
Australian power forward Daniel Kickert (208 cm, St. Marys’06) has signed with Ukrainian outfit Budivelnyk Kyiv (Superleague, Eurocup) until the end of the season. Kickert started this season in the Ukraine with Superleague team Dnipro where he played 28 games and recorded impressive averages of 17.6ppg, 5.7rpg and 1.5apg. Daniel Kickert will join up with…
Read MoreAndrew Warren signs with Wellington
The Wellington Saints (New Zealand, NBL) has bolstered its roster with Andrew Warren (195 cm, Bradley’10) and Mike Homik (204 cm, Albertson College of Idaho’02). Guard Andrew Warren gained some media coverage last year thanks to his impersonations of Barack Obama (see below) but he will be looking to kick-start his career after a stuttering…
Read MoreMark Worthington leaves Kragujevac
Mark Worthington (202 cm, Metropolitan State’05) has left Radnicki Kragujevac (Serbia, Adriatic League) after failing to recover from a recent injury. Australian born Worthington picked up a shoulder injury during his teams loss to Olimpija Ljubljana in the Adriatic League on December 20th. The injury was at first thought to be minor but it has…
Read MoreZach Henifin signed by Brisbane Spartans
Zach Henifin (195 cm, Western Washington’12) has been signed by the Brisbane Spartans from Australia’s State League. The 25-year-old Henifin started the 2012-13 season playing for BC Perla Harghitei Miercurea Ciuc from Romania’s Liga Nationala. He played 15 games for them and averaged 11.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg. He left the team in December 2012…
Read MoreMalcolm Grant heads to the Wollongong Hawks
The Wollongong Hawks (Australia, NBL) have taken 24-year old American guard Malcolm Grant (185 cm, Miami’12) onto the roster for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. Grant will be joining a Wollongong team ravaged by injury in the guard position, with regular starters Rhys Martin and Lance Hurdle both having the misfortune of rupturing ACL’s…
Read MoreAron Baynes leaves Europe for the NBA?
Aaron Baynes (208 cm, Washington State’09) is rumored to be leaving Adriatic League team Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia, and move to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. The Spurs would have to buy him out of his contract with Olimpija. Nobody has confirmed anything yet, but the rumors from the US are very…
Read MoreScott Christopherson signs with Adelaide
Scott Christopherson (190 cm, Iowa State’12) has signed in Australia with NBL team Adelaide 36ers. Christopherson just recently parted ways with VTB League participant Tsmoki-Minsk from Belarus.
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