Australia
Aleks Maric waived by Maccabi. Signs with Galatasaray
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) has waived veteran Australian player Aleks Maric (211 cm, Nebraska’08) and replaced him by Joe Alexander. The 29-year-old Maric played for Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB) over the last couple of seasons. In 2013-14 he played 23 games for them during their run in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and was able to…
Read MoreNathan Jawai departs Galatasaray
Australian big man Nathan Jawai (208 cm, Midland CC’07) is leaving Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey-Istanbul). He appeared in six Turkish Airlines Euroleague games for the club and averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.2 rpg. Nathan also logged nine games in the domestic Turkish league and there he averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.3 rpg. This was…
Read MoreAter Majok back to the Lakers
Ater Majok (208 cm, Connecticut’10) is heading back to the NBA and the Los Angeles Lakers, three years after he was first drafted by the franchise. Since then the center has played Europe and Asia, but is now making his way back stateside to play in the famous yellow jersey. The Australian last played for…
Read MoreRichie Edwards links with Adelaide
Richie Edwards (201 cm, Arizona State’14) has inked a deal with the Adelaide 36ers in Australia’s NBL for the duration of the season. This is his rookie season in professional Basketball and he has already worn the jersey of Canterbury Rams in the NBL. During that stint he impressed with big averages of 17.8 points,…
Read MoreLarry Daniels to coach Bundaberg Bulls
Larry Daniels will take over the helm of Bundaberg Bulls (Australia-QBL). In a shake up of the coaching team at Bundaberg Basketball Daniels will have Mick Catlin, as his assistant. Former Bundaberg Bulls Coach, Darryn Roche, will call the plays for the Bears (Bundaberg’s women’s team) next season. The 41 year old Daniels has travelled the…
Read MoreWill Hudson leaves Proximus Spirou
Australian big man Will Hudson (206 cm, Oakland’11) is parting ways with Proximus Spirou (Belgium-Scooore League) after playing just four games for the club. The 25-year-old Hudson logged three games for Spirou in the Belgian league and averaged 13.3 ppg and 12.3 rpg. He also averaged a solid 2.0 spg on defense. Will played just…
Read MoreAustralian NBL round 1 recap
The Australian NBL is up and running for the 2014/2015 campaign after the season tipped off in style Down Under with four games across Friday and Saturday. Over the four games the honours were split as two home teams claimed victory, while two teams went on the road and came away with wins. Check out…
Read MoreMatthew Adekponya signs with Nidaros Jets
Matthew Adekponya (186 cm) has signed with Nidaros Jets (Norway-BLNO) and is getting ready for his debut in the Norwegian BNLO opener. The Australian player comes from Mackay Meteors (Australia-QBL). He helped them make it to the finals after they ended the regular season as the second best team. Matthew Adekponya averaged 12.8 ppg and…
Read MoreDavid Andersen now with ASVEL
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (France-ProA) has landed the services of Australian big man David Andersen (212 cm) for the 2014-15 season. Andersen joined Strasbourg IG (France-ProA) in January 2014. He was able to play in three Eurocup games and average 5.3 ppg and 3.7 rpg. He also played 25 games for them in the French league…
Read MoreFIBA to probe Australia vs. Angola game
FIBA has officially launched an investigation regarding suspicions that Australia deliberately lost a game against Angola during the group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2014. Australia rested two of its key players, Aron Baynes and Joe Ingles in their 83-91 loss to Angola. “The on-court behaviour displayed by Australia in that game (against Angola)…
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