Jamaica
Samardo Samuels joins EA7 Armani
Former Cleveland Cavalier Samardo Samuels (206 cm, Louisville’10) has been added by EA7 Emporio Armani Milano from Italy’s SerieA. The Jamaican will join the Italian club this 2013-14 season. Samuels began the 2012-13 season as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played 18 games coming off the Cavs’s bench and averaged 3.2 ppg and…
Read MoreAdrian Uter agrees terms with Cantu
Adrian Uter (200 cm, Hofstra’06) has been added to the roster of FoxTown Cantu (Italy Serie A) and the Jamaican will play in Europe again during the upcoming season. Uter had a busy 2012/2013 season where he played with Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion (Israel, Winner League), where he had spent two seasons, before heading to Caciques…
Read MoreRyan Reid stays with Chorale de Roanne
Ryan Reid (203 cm, Florida State’10) will playing one more season with Chorale de Roanne Basket from France’s ProA. The American player who has roots in Jamaica, had his contract renewed by the team for one more season. In 2012-13 Reid played off Roanne’s bench and logged 30 games in the French ProA, averaging 6.5…
Read MoreSherman Gay returns to Fos Quest
Sherman Gay (201 cm, Loyola Mary’04) has been brought back to the roster at Fos Quest (France, ProB) after he previously played for the club for three seasons. The power forward played the 2012/2013 campaign with ESSM Le Portel Cote d’Opale (ProB) where he played 37 games and averaged 16.3ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.1apg and 1.5bpg. Fans…
Read MoreMugabe Thomas added by Tijuana
Zonkeys de Tijuana from Mexico’s CIBACOPA have recently added Jamaican player, Mugabe Thomas (193 cm, Cedarville’06) to their roster. Thomas has already played two games for Tijuana and produced early averages of 8.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg. He’s had a long history of playing in many Mexican teams. In the 2011-12 season he played for…
Read MoreSamardo Samuels joins Hapoel Jerusalem
Samardo Samuels (206 cm, Louisville’10) has signed with Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem of the Winner League. Jamaican born Samuels has been playing with the Reno Bighorns in the D-League (USA) and since joining the franchise in January he has played 17 games and posted averages of 3.4ppg and 1.6rpg. Samardo Samuels will bring plenty of…
Read MoreKimani Ffriend jailed and charged with manslaughter
Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska, born 1977 in Jamaica) has been charged with manslaughter in Serbia and is held in custody in Belgrade. Around 04.30 in the morning Ffriend was driving a vehicle that struck a woman. The woman died immediately and her twin sister was taken to the hospital in shock. The accident happened…
Read MoreMetalac and Kimani Ffriend part ways
Serbian team Metalac Valjevo and Jamaican big man Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska’01) have split ways. In the three Serbian league games that he played for Metalac, Ffriend averaged 6.7 ppg and 1.0 rpg. Last year Ffriend played in the Spanish ACB league. Metalac and Ffriend had agreed on a so called “open contract” which…
Read MoreKimani Ffriend signs with Valjevo
Kimani Ffriend (211 cm, Nebraska’01) has signed in Serbia with Metalac Valjevo. To many this may come as a surprise move for a player who last season played in the Spanish ACB. But Kimani Ffriend, a Jamaican national, is married to a Serbian woman and is expecting his Serbian passport very soon. He has an…
Read MoreDominican Republic wins 2012 Centrobasket
Final Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico 80-72 Dominican Republic wins 2012 Centrobasket in Jose Miguel Agrelot coliseum in Hato Rey. The team overcame the hosts of the tournament in the Final game 80:72. Puerto Rico, meanwhile, won the silver medal and failed in his attempt to repeat the gold won in Santo Domingo 2010. The…
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