Gaston Moliva joins Banska Bystrica

Gaston Moliva (202 cm, Richmond’08) has been picked up by SKP Banska Bystrica from Slovakia’s SBL for the 2014-15 season. Moliva is a Cameroonian player who was a former member of their national team in 2011. The 29-year-old forward’s 2012-13 and  2013-14 seasons were spent playing in Asia for Qatar Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1). In…

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Kresimir Mustapic joins Banska Bystrica

Kresimir Mustapic (206 cm) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season with Slovakian club Banska Bystrica (SBL). Banska Bystrica is off to a poor start for the season and are currently sitting in eighth place with a 2-7 record. Kresimir Mustapic is a Croatian-Bosnian forward who was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina U18…

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Nikko Acosta inks with Nova Ves

Nikko Acosta (205 cm, Lamar’13) will begin a new chapter in his professional career as he signs with a European team for the first time. He penned a deal with BK 04 AC LB Spisska Nova Ves (Slovakia-SBL) this 2014-15. Nikko is an American player who also holds a Puerto Rican passport. In 2013-14 he…

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Dantrell Thomas joins Banska Bystrica

Dantrell Thomas (188 cm, Nicholls State’14) is set to begin his professional career this 2014-15 season in Slovakia, signing with SKP Banska Bystrica (SBL). The guard will get his feet wet in Slovakia’s premier domestic league. Banska Bystrica is off to a poor start for the season and are currently sitting in eighth place with…

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Louis Craft moves to Banska Bystrica

Louis Craft (208 cm, Fayetteville State’14) will continue his professional career with Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-SBL) during the 2014/2015 season. The team is currently sitting at the bottom of the SBL standings with a 2-5 record. Louis Craft is well acquainted with Slovakian Basketball and this will be his third SBL team in the last three…

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Preston Purifoy newcomer at MBK Handlova

Preston Purifoy (196 cm, UAB’14 ) is the  newcomer at  MBK Handlova (Slovakia-Superleague). The 22-year old American forward played at the Universityof Alabama-Birmingham in Conference USA. In his 23 games as a senior he averaged only 1.6 ppg, while that number was 7.7 ppg in his junior season. MBK Handlova started the season with a…

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2014/2015 season starts across Europe

The trickle of leagues starting for the 2014/2015 season is turning into a torrent this weekend as numerous other leagues get underway. On Saturday and Sunday the following leagues will tip off: Croatian A1 Four games opened the 2014/2015 season in Croatia with a final fifth game to take place on Sunday. Kvarner 2010 Rijeka…

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Ray Jones Jr heads to REALPLUS Lucenec

Ray Jones Jr. (188 cm, Southern Utah’12) will be taking his talents back to Slovakia this season after agreeing to terms with REALPLUS Lucenec (1.Liga). This is actually Jones’ second time in Slovakia. His rookie season (2012-13) with MBK Banik Handlova (Slovakia-Extraliga) was cut short by a season-ending ankle injury. He was able to play…

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Louis Munks begins career with Bystrica

Louis Munks (190 cm, Prairie View A&M’14) takes the leap from college to pro hoops as he signs with SKP Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-Extraliga) this 2014-15. This being his rookie season Munks will have the adventure of playing overseas. Bystrica has climbed up the league ranks through the years and made its first significant jump with…

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FIBA 2015 Eurobasket teams decided

After a frenetic night of Basketball action around Europe, we now know the participant nations for next year’s FIBA 2015 Eurobasket tournament. There was plenty of drama along the way as teams fought it out on the court, while others cruised through to the tournament. Group A Iceland will play in a European Championships for…

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