Greece
James Gist banned for 8 months
American power forward James Gist (206 cm, Maryland’06) has been hit with an eight month ban from playing Basketball after failing a drugs test. The Panathinaikos player has been one of the key men for The Greens this season and will surely be missed as the club chases another Greek A1 title. However, this is…
Read MoreD.J. Cooper agrees with Panathinaikos
D.J. Cooper (183 cm, Ohio’13) will be joining Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) this 2015. Cooper is an American player who also holds a passport from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began the 2014/15 season playing for Enisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia-VTB). He played 15 games for them during their stint in the EuroChallenge and was able to average 10.1…
Read MoreRaymar Morgan added by Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1) is getting ready for the Greek league postseason and they have decided to strengthen their roster with the addition of Raymar Morgan (202 cm, Michigan State’10). The 26-year-old player is moving to Panathinaikos from BG Goettingen (Germany-BBL). In 33 games for his former club Raymar was able to deliver averages of 16.2…
Read MoreJR Bremer heading back to PAOK
JR Bremer (194 cm, St. Bonaventure’02) will be making his return to Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) at the end of the week. JR is an American player who is also a naturalized citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began the 2014/15 season playing for PAOK. He logged six games for them in the domestic…
Read MoreOlympiacos defeats Panathinaikos in Greek A1 Game of the Week
Another edition of one of sports great rivalries as Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens clashed in “The Derby of the Eternal Enemies” the pick of the action in Round 25. It has been a tough week for Panathinaikos as The Greens waved goodbye to head coach Dusko Ivanovic after an unconvincing season. A…
Read MoreDusko Ivanovic waived by Panathinaikos
Greek giant Panathinaikos Athens has parted company with head coach Dusko Ivanovic after the club decided to waive his contract. The Montenegrin paid the price for an up and down Euroleague campaign, a recent loss to arch rival Olympiacos, and a defeat at the hands of OAKA on the weekend. The Greens have been in…
Read MoreAlexander Lindqvist to Trikalla
Alexander Lindqvist (205 cm) is heading to Greece to play for A1 outfit Aries Trikalla BC for the remainder of the 2014/2015 campaign. The Swedish international will play outside his native country for the first time as a professional Basketball player. This season the forward has been hitting the hardwood for Solna Vikings (Sweden, Basketbligan)…
Read MoreWill Sheehey pens with Panionios Athens
Will Sheehey (201 cm, Indiana’14) has been picked up by Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (A1) and will help the club close out the Greek Basketball season. The American has been playing in the D-League recently for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Los Angeles D-Fenders. With the L.A. franchise he played nine games and…
Read MoreDonnavan Kirk picked up by Koroivos
Donnavan Kirk (206 cm, Miami, Florida’14) has been added to the roster of ASA Koroivos Amliadas (Greece-A1) this 2015. He will be reinforcing the teams frontcourt for the remainder of the season. The 23-year-old Kirk began his rookie season with Michelin Etha Engomis Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A). He played 15 games for Etha and was able…
Read MoreLarry Turner released by Koroivos
Larry Turner (210 cm, Tennessee State’07) has been waived by ASA Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1) this 2015. Turner is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. Before he and the team parted ways, the big man was able to play 10 games for them in the Greek league and averaged 4.6…
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