Von Wafer signs with Krasny Oktyabr

Von Wafer (196 cm, Florida State’05) is joining his third team for the season after agreeing to terms with Russian club Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd. The former NBA guard was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers 39th overall in the 2005 draft. He began the 2013-14 season playing for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks (China-CBA). Wafer played…

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VTB League: Khimky stuns CSKA with late three

There were only two games on tap in the VTB League this Sunday, but fans were not short-changed as far as action was concerned. CSKA Moscow (11-2) lost to undefeated group leader, BC Khimky Moscow Region (13-0), 87-90. Meanwhile Kazakhstan’s BC Astana (5-8) steamrolled over Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (4-8) in what ended up as a…

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Derrick Byars joins Krasny Oktyabr

Russian VTB club Krasny Oktyabr Volograd has added Derrick Byars (201 cm, Vanderbilt’07) for the remainder of the 2013-14 season. The Tennessee native began the season with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, but was waived by the club after the preseason. Bryars had a brief stint in Puerto Rico’s BSN in June 2013, after signing with…

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Marcus Cousin signs with Krasny Oktyabr

Marcus Cousin (211 cm, Houston’09) has signed a deal to play for Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd from Russia’s VTB this 2013-14 season. The former San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets big man played the 2012-13 season in Japan’s BJ League for the Kyoto Hannaryz. Cousin logged a total of 57 games for them and racked up…

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Cuthbert Victor inks with Volgograd

Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia, Superleague) has announced the signing of Cuthbert Victor (197 cm, Murray State’04) for the coming season. The experienced forward played in France last season for Le Mans (Pro A) where he featured in the Euroleague qualifiers with averages of 9.0ppg and 4.3rpg from 3 games. The U.S. Virgin Islands native also…

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Hasan Rizvic inks with Volgograd

Hasan Rizvic (212 cm) has been added to the roster of Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia, Superleague) and will feature for the team during the upcoming campaign. The Slovenian center who also owns a Bosnia and Herzegovina passport is no stranger to Russian Basketball having played in the country during the 2010/2011 season (Unics Kazan, PBL)…

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