Charles Thomas inks with ASU

Charles Thomas (203 cm, Arkansas’08) will be playing for ASU Sports Club (Jordan-Premier League) this 2014 in time for the Asia Club Championships. The 28-year-old Thomas began the 2013-14 season playing in the French Pro A league for Chorale de Roanne Basket. In five games he was able to average 9.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg.…

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Petrochimi wins 2014 Iranian Championship

Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbor are now back-to-back Iranian Superleague Champions after winning Game 5 of the Finals in overtime, 110-106 against Mahram Tehran. The series was between two of the league’s top teams. Both clubs swept their match-ups in Playoffs en route to their clash in the Finals. Petrochimi had to overcome a monster of…

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Solomon Jones newcomer at Dongguan

Former NBA forward Solomon Jones (208 cm, South Florida’06) is the latest addition to the roster of the Dongguan New Century Leopards (China-CBA). Jones is coming off a stint in the NBA D-League playing for the Eerie Bayhawks. During that run he averaged 8.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg in 17 games. Solomon joined the Bayhawks…

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Philippines sweeps SEABA U18 tournament

After their 124-63 rout of Singapore the Philippines U18 National Team completed their sweep of the SEABA U18 Championships.  The tournament was participated in by the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Philippines finished with a 3-0 record, followed by Malaysia with 2-1, then Indonesia with 1-2 and finally Singapore at 0-3. As the top…

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Alex Legion joins Sagesse

Alex Legion (195 cm, FIU’12) will be playing for an Asian club for the first time in his career as he signs a deal to play for Sagese – Al Hekmeh Beirut this 2014. The 25-year-old player is coming off a 30-game stint in Italy’s Lega Due Silver, suiting up for Mec-Energy Roseto. He had…

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Hassan Whiteside released by Al Moutahed

Hassan Whiteside (213 cm, Marshall’10) has been released by Lebanese Division A team Al Moutahed Tripoli. He played 16 games for them before his departure. During his time with Al Moutahed Hassan put up averages of 20.6 ppg and 14.8 rpg. Whiteside was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round, 33rd overall, during the…

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Samuel Hoskin inks deal with Marinos

Venezuelan LPB team Marinos De Anzoategui has added Samuel Hoskin (206 cm, De Paul’03) to their roster this 2014. The 34-year-old big man has dual citizenship from the United States and Lebanon. He was a former member of the Lebanese National Team in 2011. The De Paul grad is coming from Nift Al-Janoub (Iraq-D1) which…

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Eric Dawson joins Heilongjiang

Eric Dawson (206 cm, Midwestern State’07) will continue his professional career with Heilongjiang Zhaozhou Feng Shen (China-NBL). The forward spent the earlier part of the 2013-14 season playing for the D-League’s Austin Toros after being released by the Atlanta Hawks in October 2013. He played 21 games for the Toros and managed to post averages…

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Tiny Gallon inks with Henan Shedianlaojiu

Tiny Gallon (206 cm, Oklahoma’10) will continue his professional career in China’s NBL after agreeing to terms with Henan Shedianlaojiu. Gallon began the 2013-14 season with the Philadelphia 76ers, but in December 2013 was assigned to their D-League affiliate the Delaware 87ers. Tiny played a total of 34 games in the D-League and averaged 18.9…

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Albert Schweitzer Tournament update

The ongoing Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST) 2014 is in full swing and several future basketball stars are stepping up in the heat of the competition. The 16-nation tournament of U18 teams began on April 19th and will continue until the April 26th. Read more about the AST’s rich history in our tournament preview. So far…

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