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James Southerland inks with Limoges
James Southerland (203 cm, Syracuse’13 ) has signed with Limoges (France-ProA) for the rest of the season. The 24-year old American forward was recently waived by the Portland Trail Blazers, before he ending up in France. Southerland has NBA experience. Both with the New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Bobcats. In 3 games last season for the Pelicans…
Read MoreJames Mathis gets 6-week deal from Lille
American forward James Mathis (200 cm, Niagra’06) received a six week replacement contract from French Pro B team Lille Metropole Basket. The 30-year-old veteran played for BBC Monthey from Switzerland’s LNA in 2013-14. Mathis played 28 games for the Swiss club and was able to post averages of 16.0 ppg and 9.3 rpg. He is…
Read MoreTony Parker is FIBA Europe P.O.Y. 2013
Frenchman Tony Parker is the 2013 FIBA Europe Player of the Year. The 32-year-old San Antonio Spurs point guard will receive the trophy when his team faces ALBA Berlin during the NBA Global Games. Parker is in elite company. Former recipients of the award include German legend Dirk Nowitzki and Russian phenom Andrei Kirilenko. The…
Read MoreFrench ProA Round 2 recap
The French Pro A is still only getting warmed up, but Round 2 of the regular season brought plenty of action over the last three days. It is still early days for determining which are the teams to watch this season, but take a look at how the clubs got on over the weekend: Rouen…
Read MoreLawrence Roberts added by Gravelines
Veteran journeyman Lawrence Roberts (206 cm, Mississippi State’05) is a new addition to the roster of BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (France-ProA) this 2014-15. The 31-year-old American forward played in Turkey’s TB2L in 2013-14, suiting up for Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul. In 28 games Lawrence delivered averages of 9.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg. He helped his…
Read MoreAdrian Uter signs with Rouen
Veteran forward Adrian Uter (200 cm, Hofstra’06) has signed a deal to play for SPO Rouen Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. Adrian is a 29-year-old Jamaican-American player who was a one-time member of the Jamaican national team in 2013. The big man took his talents to the Italian Serie A for the 2013-14 season, suiting…
Read MoreDaniel Ewing signs with Le Mans
Daniel Ewing (191 cm, Duke’05) will be joining Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France-ProA) this 2014-15 season. He is familiar with the league having played for Paris-Levallois (France-ProA) in 2013-14. The Florida native played eight games for Paris-Levallois in the Eurocup that season and was able to average 11.6 ppg and 4.6 apg. Ewing also played…
Read MoreArtur Drozdov returns to Pau
French ProA outfit Pau-Lacq-Orthez announced the return of Artur Drozdov (199 cm) and confirmed the former Ukraine international has signed a deal until the end of the season. The player is no stranger to the French club after he represented them between 2000 and 2006, a six season stint. Since then the small forward left…
Read More2014-15 Eurocup Draw Results
Barcelona, Spain – The 36 clubs that qualified for the Eurocup have now been divided into six groups during the recent 2014-15 Eurocup Draw. The Eurocup regular season is set to begin on October 15 and will end on December 17. The top four teams from each group will then advance to the next round.…
Read MorePau-Lacq-Orthez opens ProA with a win
The French ProA got underway on Friday evening as Pau-Lacq-Orthez welcomed Entente Orleans and took a 72-60 home win. As meaningless as it is at this stage of the campaign, Pau are now sitting pretty at the top of the league while the downed visitors are rooted to the bottom. That is likely to change…
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