Gilbert Arenas to China?

The Artist Formerly Known as Agent Zero is, according to an ESPN report, strongly considering the possibility of taking his talents to China. Arenas hasn’t been able to draw interest from any NBA teams: “L.A. native Gilbert Arenas was playing pickup ball in the Lakers’ practice facility as recently as Thursday, but Arenas has yet…

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Radnicki Kragujevac secures Fiat as main sponsor

Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia has made the headlines for the last couple of weeks, with one signing after the other. According to the club itself, they now have the strongest team in the club’s history and could be a dangerous outsider in the Adriatic League. However, the biggest signing of the club came today, when…

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Basketball making a difference in Venezuela

Following trends in the United States, interest in charity work by basketball teams and those involved with basketball in Venezuela is growing. One example of this is the Hermanos Centeno Foundation established by the players Francisco and Arturo Centeno and coach Daniel Centeno . The foundation will work with the youth of Venezuela to get …

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Euroleague Qualifier: Cantu will join Group A

After three nights of games in the Paladesio Arena in Desio, Italy, the Euroleague Qualifier ended in the host squad, Mapooro Cantu, putting a beating on their French opponents, Le Mans Sarthe Basket, 80-66. The results send Cantu to Group A of the Euroleague and Le Mans to the EuroCup. Cantu – Le Mans 80-66…

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Massimo Bulleri leaves Givova Scafati

Massimo Bulleri (1.88m) has asked Givova Scafati (Italy-Lega2) to be released from his contract and the club has reluctantly agreed. In a statement released on the team’s website, Bulleri thanked the club for the opportunity to play and his teammates, but had to leave the team for family reasons. Team president Rossano Alexander also stated…

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Herve Toure joins Sluc Nancy Basket

Herve Toure (2.02m) had come to terms with Sluc Nancy Basket (France-ProA) for the 2012-13 season. Toure began the 2011-12 campaign with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain-ACB) where he averaged 9.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He’s previously played for the Ivory Coast National Team.

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Jermaine Bucknor to join TTB Trier

Jermaine Bucknor (1.99m, college: Richmond) has agreed to a try-out contract through the end of October with TTB Trier (German-BBL). Bucknor briefly played with the Edmonton Energy of the IBL where he averaged 11.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game over 13 contests.

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Brett Royster signs with Ehingen

Brett Royster (2.03m, college: Florida Atlantic) has inked a contract with the Ehingen Steeples (Germany-ProA). Last season he played in for the Leicester City Riders (England-BBL) and averaged 5.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game over 28 games.

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Will Taylor steps in to help Herten

Will Taylor (2.00m, college: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) has agreed to a contract for the 2012-13 season with Hertener Loewen (German-ProB). Herten released Arthur Steward (1.93m, college: Montana) who wasn’t able to impress the coaches with his rebounding abilities, while they feel Taylor will fit the position. “Arthur Steward was not physically able to…

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