Europe
Damion James signed by Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket from the French Pro A league has acquired the services of Damion James (201 cm, Texas’10) this 2015/16. The 27-year-old player is coming off a stint in Asia, where he served as the import of the Alaska Aces (Philippines-PBA) for the Commissioner’s Cup. He played nine games for them and put…
Read MoreJames Crowder signed by UU-Korihait
James Crowder (198 cm, Pfeiffer’10) is a recent addition to the roster of UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki (Finland-Korisliiga) this 2015/16 season. The 28-year-old Crowder played for two clubs in the 2014/15 season. He initially was with SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL). In a dozen games in the Czech Republic league he posted averages of 4.1 ppg…
Read MoreGoran Suton stays with FIATC Joventut
Spanish Liga Endesa club FIATC Joventut Badalona has re-signed Goran Suton (208 cm, Michigan State’09) for the 2015/16 season. Goran is an international basketball player who has dual citizenship from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a member of the Croatian national team in 2009 and 2012. Suton had a productive 2014/15 maiden season…
Read MoreKeaton Grant landed by Braunschweig
Keaton Grant (193 cm, Purdue’10) is headed back to Germany’s BBL this 2015/16 season. This time he will play for Basketball Loewen Brauschweig. In 2014/15 he played for Dolomiti Energia Trento (Italy-Serie A). In 32 games Grant posted averages of 7.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg. The last time he suited up for a German club…
Read MoreBrock Motum inks with Zalgiris
Lithuanian powerhouse B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas has added Brock Motum (208 cm, Washington State’13) to their roster for the upcoming 2015/16 season. He is expected to play a major role as a starter for the team. Brock is a 24-year-old Australian player who has been a member of the of the Australian national team in 2009…
Read MoreJulian Wright to Dolomiti Trento
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Italian Serie A club Dolomiti Energia Trento. The 28-year-old veteran most recently played for Cagrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2015. He played 13 games for them in the Puerto Rican league and averaged 9.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Wright played for…
Read MoreDontaye Draper now with Lokomotiv
Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) is reinforcing its roster for the 2015/16 season with the addition of Dontaye Draper (180 cm, Charleston’07). He is a Croatian-American player who has been a member of the Croatian national team in 2011 and 2013-14. Draper spent his 2014/15 season with Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). He played 28 games for them…
Read MoreFIBA Announces New Euro Competition
FIBA announced via a press release that 56 clubs are confirmed to play in a new men’s second-tier club competition which is set to kick-off on October 28. The teams will be geographically placed in two conferences which also takes into account the number of participating teams from each nation. Each conference will consist of seven…
Read MorePhilip Scrubb pens with AEK Athens
Philip Scrubb (190 cm, Carleton’15) will begin his professional career this 2015/16 season with Greek club AEK Athens (A1). Philip is a 22-year-old Canadian player who also holds a British passport. He was a former member of Canadian national team in 2011 and 2014. He is already being penciled in as AEK Athens’ starting point…
Read MoreBilly Baron added by Spirou
Billy Baron (188 cm, Canisius’14) has agreed to terms on a contract with Proximus Spirou Charleroi (Belgium-Scooore League) this 2015/16. The 24-year-old Baron played his rookie season as a pro (2014/15) with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania-LKL). He was able to play 17 games for them in the Eurocup and he averaged 6.1 ppg and 0.8…
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