Grant Jerrett from Turkey to Russia

Grant Jerrett (208 cm, F/C) has signed a 1-year deal with Avtodor Saratov in Russia. Last season Jerrett averaged 12 points, 5.7 rebounds, and a block in 38 games between BSL and BCL. He played in Turkey for Galatasaray. Grant Jerrett was drafted 40th in the 2013 draft after playing one year of college basketball…

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Kenny Chery tabbed by Avtodor

Kenny Chery (180 cm, G) has signed with Avtodor Saratov in Russia. He will play VTB and Europe Cup competitions. Chery played this past season in the Italian Serie A, where he notched 11 ppg and 3.1 assists per contest for Brescia. He also played ten EuroCup games in which he averaged even slightly higher…

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Jaron Johnson to Avtodor

Jaron Johnson (196 cm, G/F) is on the move to Russia. There he will join Avtodor Saratov and coach Emil Rajkovic. Avtodor finished this past VTB season in 9th place. Johnson played in Dijon last season. In 36 French ProA games, he averaged 8.9 ppg and 2.4 rebounds. Johnson also played ChampionsLeague and EuropeCup games…

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Cheick Diallo from NBA to Russia

Cheick Diallo (206 cm, F/C) has signed with Avtodor Saratov. Saratov is currently 7-7 in the VTB league and holds 6th place in the standings. Diallo played in the NBA the past four seasons. Diallo split his 185 career games between playing for the Pelicans and the Suns. Cheick Diallo, 24 years old and born…

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Gian Clavell signs with Avtodor

Puerto Rican player Gian Clavell (193 cm, G) has signed with the Russian team Avtodor Saratov. Clavell left a powerful impression last season in the Turkish league, where he averaged 18.7 ppg for Bursaspor Durmazlar. In college, Gian Clavell was the top scorer for Colorado State University, where he averaged 20.4 ppg and was the…

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CSKA Moscow blows out Avtodor in VTB League

CSKA Moscow continued their early-season tear in the VTB League on Monday, recording a 103-79 blowout victory over Avtodor. They improve to 4-2 and now are closing in on Khimki Moscow Region, who remain the Lords of the League with an unblemished 6-0 record. CSKA denies Avtodor their first win of the season (0-4) CSKA…

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Khimki crushing VTB League, now 4-0

Consider the rest of the VTB League officially put on notice. Khimki Moscow Region is taking no prisoners in 2019-20. So far, the Russian club has blazed a trail in the early rounds of the regular season to find themselves at the top of the standings with an impressive 4-0 record. Their latest victim was…

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Devon Saddler newcomer to Avtodor

Devon Saddler (183 cm, Delaware’14) is a new face on the roster of Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the 2019-20 season. He is an American international basketball player who also has a Belarusian passport. He’s been a member of the Belarusian National Team since 2018. Saddler played for Tsmoki-Minsk in 2018-19. In 22 games in the…

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Jackie Carmichael, newcomer to Avtodor

Jackie Carmichael (206 cm, Illinois State’13) is a recent addition to the roster of Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. The Illinois State product spent the 2017-18 season playing in Turkey. Carmichael began the season with Demir Insaat Buyukcekmece Basket (Turkey-BSL). In October he moved to Muratbey Usak Sportlif Baskebtol (Turkey-BSL). He played 23…

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