Switzerland
Mark Holmes goes pro with BC Winterthur
Mark Holmes (198 cm, North Park University’13) has begun his professional basketball career this 2014/15 with the BC Winterthur (Switzerland-LNB). He has already logged his first game with the team under his belt. The American player tallied eighteen points, six rebounds, and two assists of action on the court against Swiss Central Basket in the…
Read MoreRobbie Sihota inks with Fribourg
Swiss Fribourg Olympic (LNA) landed Robbie Sihota (201 cm, University of Calgary’10) for 2014-15 season. The 27-year old Canadian forward with roots in India, moved to Switzerland after two seasons in a row (3 in total) in the Netherlands. During the 2010/2011 season the 198 cm forward wass even top rebounder of the Dutch Basketball…
Read MoreJeremy Robinson links with Luzern
Jeremy Robinson (206 cm, Chicago State’13) has opted to play for Swiss Central Basket Luzern (Switzerland, LNB) during the coming 2014/2015 season. The American is familiar with the LNB after representing Basketballclub Kuesnacht-Erlenbach for a short stint last season, playing four games and averaging impressively with a double-double 18.5 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.…
Read MoreFIBA 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…
Read MoreEurobasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round Day 4
Latvia is the only team in the Eurobasket 2015 2nd qualifying round that has played in all four days and has come out with as many wins. Only Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina can lay claim to being undefeated as well, but both countries are in three-team groups and have only played twice putting them…
Read MoreJaime Smith pens deal with Fribourg
Jaime Smith (190 cm, Alabama-Huntsville’13) will ply his trade with Fribourg Olympic in the Swiss LNA during the 2014/2015 campaign. The point guard is entering his second season in professional Basketball after leaving Alabama Huntsville in 2013. During his rookie year as a pro he started the campaign with Quilmes Mar del Plata in the…
Read MoreDavid Ramseier parts with Boulazac
David Ramseier (202 cm) is parting ways with French Pro B club Boulazac Basket Dordogne after two seasons. David is a Swiss player who also holds a French passport. He was a former member of the Swiss National Team from 2006 to 2012. Ramseier has spent majority of his professional career playing for various French…
Read MoreDrew Neitzel wins arbitration vs. BBC Monthey
American guard Drew Neitzel (183 cm, Michigan State’08) sought arbitration versus his former team BBC Monthey (Switzerland-LNA) at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT). Neitzel played for BBC Monthey during the 2012-13 season. He played 10 games for them and averaged 5.9 ppg and 3.7 apg. Drew left the club in January 2013. Neitzel was seeking…
Read MoreBrian Morris pens with Boncourt
Brian Morris (205 cm, Humboldt State’11) has joined up with BC Boncourt Red Team of the Swiss LNA for the rest of the campaign. The forward has been inactive so far this season but during the 2012/2013 campaign he was busy. The American started the season playing for Atletico Cordon in the Uruguay LUB where…
Read MoreEmmanuel Holloway moves to Boncourt
Emmanuel Holloway (185 cm, Illinois State’09) has switched from Lions de Geneve (Switzerland, LNA) to BC Boncourt Red Team also of the LNA. The guard joined the Lions at the start of the season and secured averages of 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists over six games for the club. The American played last…
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