Canada
Andrew Rautins signed by Royal Hali
Andrew Rautins (193 cm, Syracuse’10) will be strengthening the roster of Royal Hali Gaziantep (Turkey-TBL) for the 2015/16 season. Andrew is a Canadian-American player who was a member of the Canadian national team in 2006 to 2011 and again in 2013. He is coming off a stint playing in the Italian Serie A for Openjobmetis…
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 MoreKris Joseph pens with Orleans 45
Kris Joseph (201 cm, Syracuse’12) will once again play in France after agreeing terms with Entente Orleans 45 (ProA) for next season. The Canadian/Trinidadian already has experience in the French top flight after he penned a deal with JDA Dijon Bourgogne during the 2014/2015 season, playing 24 ProA games and averaging 6.7 points and 2.3…
Read MoreBrady Heslip pens with AV Cantu
Brady Heslip (188 cm, Baylor’14) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A). Heslip is a Canadian player who has been a member of the Canadian national team since 2011. Heslip began the 2014/15 season playing in the NBA D-League for the Reno Bighorns, after failing to secure a deal with…
Read MoreHernst Laroche signed by Sopron KC
Hernst Laroche (185 cm, New Mexico State’12) will be reinforcing the backcourt of Sopron KC (Hungary-A Division) this coming 2015/16. Laroche is a 26-year-old Canadian player who spent his 2014/15 season playing for SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (Czech Republic-NBL). He played 45 games for his former club and was able to produce averages of 15.6…
Read MoreNBL franchise Halifax Rainmen could be saved
While the NBL plays second fiddle to ice hockey in Canada, Basketball is still an important part of the community in some provinces. Take Nova Scotia for example, where the Halifax Rainmen have been going through plenty of woe. However, the business community in Halifax is refusing to let its NBL franchise die and a…
Read MoreEvaldas Zabas headed to TU/Rock
Evaldas Zabas (188 cm) has agreed to terms with Estonian club Tartu Ulikool/Rock (Alexela KML) and will be joining them this 2015/16. He is a 27-year-old Canadian-Lithuanian player who was a former member of the Canadian U18 national team and the Lithuanian U20 national team. In 2014/15 Zabas played for Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). He played…
Read MoreJevohn Shepherd pens with Varese
Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) has landed Jevohn Shepherd (196 cm, Michigan’09) to reinforce their roster this 2015/16. Jevohn is a 29-year-old Canadian-Jamaican player who has been a member of the Canadian national team in 2006, 2009-11, 2013-14. He is moving up from Italy’s A2 Gold league, where he played for Sigma Barcellona in 2014/15. In…
Read MoreHalifax Rainmen file for Bankruptcy
The ownership of the Halifax Rainmen from Canada’s NBL has filed for bankcruptcy. It’s a bitter end to an already sour 2014/15 season for the franchise. The team, which joined the league in 2011, forfeited the final game of the league finals series in April. The players from the Windsor Express and the Halifax Rainmen…
Read MoreRoss Bekkering retained by Groningen
Donar Groningen (Netherlands-Eredivisie) has retained the services of Canadian player, Ross Bekkering (203 cm) for yet another season this 2015. Bekkering has been with Groningen since 2013, but has played his entire pro career in the Netherlands. In 2014/15 Ross was able to play 9.8 ppg and 5.3 rpg for Groningen over the course of…
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