Orlando Johnson signs with Al Riyadi Beirut

Orlando Johnson (196 cm, UCSB ’12) inked a deal to head to Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The 28-year-old guard moves to Lebanon after playing this season with the Austin Spurs (USA-D-League). The Austin Spurs signed Johnson in February and listed him on their roster for 13 games. He played well in his time in…

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Mile Ilic joins Tadamon Zouk

Mile Ilic (215 cm) signed a deal to join Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The 32-year-old veteran heads to the Pepsi LBL for the first time after playing with  Nuwaidrat (Bahrain-Premier League) to start the season. His team made it to the Bahrain league championship. His run with Nuwaidrat comes to an end for this season. Now…

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Donald Cole heads to Hoops Club

Donald Cole (203 cm, Sam Houston ’03) is making the move to Hoops club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The highly experienced 35-year-old forward heads to Lebanon to join a struggling Hoops team. Right now, they are 3-15 on the season which is tied for last in the Pepsi LBL. The team adds Cole for his scoring and…

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Tony Weeden newcomer to Mayrouba

Tony Weeden (183 cm, Chicago State’05) is a recent addition to the roster of Mayrouba (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. The veteran made his debut and was able to score 19 points and grab four rebounds. The 33-year-old Weeden spent 2016 lending his talents to Azad University Tehran (Iran-Superleague). Tony appeared in a total of 25…

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Zvonko Buljan now with Hoops

 Zvonko Buljan (206 cm, TCU’10) is a recent addition to the roster of Hoops Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LB) this 2017. He has already made his debut for his new team and Buljan dropped 16 points and nine boards. He is a 30-year-old Croatian player who is coming from Shahrdary Kashan (Iran-Superleague). Buljan played a dozen games for…

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Edgar Sosa lands with Al Riyadi

 Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) will continue his professional career this 2017 with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). Edgar is a 29-year-old Dominican-American player who has been a long-time member of the Dominican Republic national team since 2005. He recently parted ways with Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A). Sosa played 22 games for the…

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Ali Traore signs with Byblos

 Veteran big man, Ali Traore (207 cm, Southern Idaho’03) will be suiting up for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old French international player who has been a member of the French national team from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2015. Ali heads to Asia after spending the early part…

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Deng Deng signs with Tadamon Zouk

Deng Deng (203 cm, Baylor ’15) has inked a deal to play with Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). Deng previously played with Al Shamal Doha (Qatar-D1) in five games earlier this season. There he averaged 19.8 ppg with 12.2 rpg as well as 4.0 bpg in 37.2 mpg. His ability to score, rebound and defend in the…

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Courtney Pigram joins Tadamon Zouk

Courtney Pigram (185 cm, E. Tennesse State ’09) is on the move to Tadamon Zouk (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The move for Pigram comes after a season with Petrolina AEK Larnaca (Cyprus-Division A) where he played 15 games. He averaged 11.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg while shooting 41.2 percent from three. Tadamon will hope his strong three-point…

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Jarrid Famous added by Humacao

 Jarrid Famous (209 cm, Southern Florida’11) will continue his pro career this 2017 as a fresh addition to the roster of Caciques de Humacao (Puerto Rico-BSN). Jarrid is a 28-year-old American player who also holds a Lebanese passport. He was a one-time member of the Lebanese national team in 2012. He was released by Maccabi Hunter…

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