Jahmar Young waived by Novgorod

Jahmar Young (196 cm, New Mexico State’10) has been waived by Russian club BC Nizhny Novgorod (PBL and VTB United League) a month after joining the team. During his short stay with Novgorod the guard played one VTB United League game and picked up 3 points and 1 rebound. The American is coming off a…

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Dijon Thompson returns to Novgorod

Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA´05) has rejoined BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, PBL and VTB United League).The swingman represented Novgorod last season and impressed enough to be tabbed by the Russian team again. Over nine PBL games last season the American picked up the second best scoring averages in the league 15.6 points per game, while…

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Jahmar Young joins Novgorod

Jahmar Young (196 cm, New Mexico’10) has penned a deal to play for BC Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian PBL during the 2013/2014 campaign. The American was in action in the French ProA and the Eurocup last season representing Entente Orleans 45. The guard made twenty league appearances for Orleans and picked up averages of…

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Luke Babbitt moves to Novgorod

Luke Babbitt (206 cm, Nevada’10) will play for a team outside of the USA for the first time this season after agreeing terms with BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, PBL). Last season the forward played in the NBA for the Portland Trailblazers where he featured in 62 games from the bench with averages of 3.9 points…

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Primoz Brezec remains with Nizhny Novgorod

Primoz Brezec (216 cm) is staying with BC Nizhny Novgorod from Russia PBL for one more season. He joined the team in March 2012. The Slovenian was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2000 draft. In 2012-13 he played 12 games for Nizhyny Novgorod in the VTB United…

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Zoran Lukic extends with Novgorod

Zoran Lukic will be staying in Russia after PBL and VTB United League team BC Nizhny Novgorod extended his contract as head coach. The Serbian guided Novgorod to a lowly 8th in the Russian PBL this season with a record 8-10. The tactician will now stay at the helm of the club after extending his…

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Filip Videnov leaves Russia for Turkey

Filip Videnov (196 cm, W. Kentucky’03) leaves his Russian team BC Nizhny Novgorod and signs a deal with Turkish team Olin Edirne. He already played for Edirne last year and had averages of 14.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 3.1 apg in 23 games. As stated before, He started the season playing in Russia for Novgorod, where he…

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Dragan Labovic out for the season

Serbian player Dragan Labovic (208 cm) is out for the season with an injury. He tore off his Achilles tendon when he played for his Russian team Nizhny Novgorod against Neptunas from Lithuania in the VTB league. Labovic was operated today in Munich, Germany.

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