Europe
Nemanja Maric to play for Tarvas
Nemanja Maric (199 cm) has signed on to play for BC Rakvere Tarvas (Estonia-Alexela KML) for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Maric is a 31-year-old Serbian player who has spent much of his professional career playing in Romania. He played five seasons for CSM Oradea (Romania-Liga Nationala). In 2014-15 Nemanja played for KK Mladost Mrkonjic Grad (Bosnia-Division…
Read MoreIvan Johnson added by Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian (Spain-Liga Endesa) has agreed to terms with NBA veteran Ivan Johnson (203 cm, CS San Bernandino’07) and will be bringing him to reinforce their roster for the upcoming season. Johnson is coming off an 18-game run in the Philippine PBA as the import for Talk n’ Text Tropang Texters for the…
Read MoreRay Willis, newcomer to Sundsvall
The Sundsvall Dragons of Sweden’s Basketligan are pleased to welcome Ray Willis (198 cm, N.C. Central’13) to their organization this 2015/16. Willis joins Jordan Downing as the two American imports on the team’s roster for the season. The 25-year-old Willis had a brief 2014/15 season, managing to play only six games for the Elitzur Yavne…
Read MoreKeaton Nankivil pens with VEF Riga
Keaton Nankivil (203 cm, Wisconsin’11) will continue his professional career this 2015-16 season as a member of VEF Riga (Latvia-LBL). The 26-year-old Nankivil played the 2014-15 season on the roster of Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro CAB (Spain-Liga Endesa). He logged a total of 32 games in the Spanish league and registered averages of 5.6 ppg…
Read MoreBrandon Paul joins FIATC Joventut
Brandon Paul (193 cm, Illinois’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Spanish club FIATC Joventut Badalona (Liga Endesa) this 2015-16 season. Brandon spent the 2014-15 season playing in the NBA D-League for the Canton Charge. He logged 43 games for them and was able to post averages of 15.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015 Quarterfinals Preview
The EuroBasket 2015 tournament is down to eight teams and as the herd is thinned, the competition becomes stiffer and the stakes even higher. As the say the creme has truly risen to the top. The best of the best of Europe’s basketball elite have come this far and eight nations have their eyes and…
Read MoreAkeem Wright now with Pyrinto
Akeem Wright (200 cm, Kansas State’07) is a recent addition to the roster of Pyrinto Tampere from Finland’s Korisliiga this 2015/16. The 30-year-old Wright spent the 2014/15 season playing for the Sundsvall Dragons (Sweden-Basketligan). He posted solid numbers that year, averaging close to a double-double with 16.6 ppg and 9.1 rpg through 41 games. Akeem…
Read MoreJason Westrol signs with Le Mans
Jason Westrol (191 cm, Bentley’10) has agreed to terms with Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-Pro A) for the upcoming 2015-16 season. This will be the first time Jason will be playing for a franchise from the France. He spent the last couple of seasons on the roster of the Stella Artois Leuven Bears (Belgium-Scooore League).…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015: Last 4 Teams Advance to Top 8
The last four games in the Round of 16 in EuroBasket 2015 are in the books and four teams advance to complete the Top 8. Action was fast and furious as teams played their hearts out. In the end, it was Serbia, Italy, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic that prevailed over their respective opponents to…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2015, record crowd sees Last 16 tip off
The Last 16 of the EuroBasket 2015 tournament tipped off on Saturday with four contests, which in turn produced four nations punching their tickets to the quarterfinals. The remaining round of sixteen games will be played out during Sunday. The fans are certainly loving the action as Saturday set a new attendance record for an…
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