Zaccheus Darko-Kelly starts pro career in Germany

Zaccheus Darko-Kelly (198 cm, F/G) has signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Coach John Patrick is known for scouting unusual talent, and it seems he has done so again. Darko-Kelly played NAIA basketball last season. He averaged impressive numbers at Providence, MT college, his senior year (18.4 and 9.4), yet it remains a step few NAIA…

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Jamel McLean to Ludwigsburg

Jamel McLean (202 cm, F) is on the move to Germany. There he will join MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and coach John Patrick. Ludwigsburg is on top of the BBL standings with a 17-1 record. McLean played last season in Japan and Italy. In 16 SerieA games for Sassari, he averaged 6.7 ppg and 3.9 rebounds.…

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Eric Mika to Ludwigsburg

Eric Mika (209 cm, F/C) played in the German BBL during the 18/19 season. He played for Bayreuth and averaged 12 ppg and 5 rebounds in 15 BBL contest. He will also play the remainder of this season in Germany. Mika has signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. The John Patrick led squad leads the BBL…

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ALBA Berlin capture German League title

ALBA Berlin topped MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 75-74 in Game 2 of the German League championship series on Sunday, taking the title with a total aggregate advantage of 163-139. In Friday’s series opener, ALBA Berlin manhandled MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 88-65, with seven players scoring in double figures in the rout in Munich. It was ALBA Berlin’s…

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Clint Chapman added by Ludwigsburg

 Clint Chapman (208 cm, Texas’12) is switching teams within the German League this season and moves from ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL) to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). The University of Texas product appeared in eight games for ALBA in the 7Days EuroCup, where he registered averages of 10.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg. In eight games in the…

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Trevor Mbakwe landed by Ludwigsburg

 Trevor Mbakwe (207 cm, Minnesota’13) has recently inked a deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) in 2018-19. He is a Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2016. This is not his first time around the German Bundesliga, having seen action for Brose Baskets Bamberg in the 2014-15…

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ALBA Berlin Climbs to 2nd Place in German BBL

 ALBA Berlin has been making waves recently in Germany’s Easycredit BBL. On January 7th they came away with a crucial blowout win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, 86-67. The home win allowed ALBA Berlin (13-4) to swap places with Ludwigsburg (13-4) in the standings. Both clubs still trail league-leaders, FC Bayern Muenchen three games. The Berliners…

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Elgin Cook joins Ludwigsburg

 Elgin Cook (198 cm, Oregon’16) is bound of Europe this 2017-18 after landing a deal to play for the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). This will be the first pro team he will be playing for outside of the USA, marking a new chapter in his professional career. In 2016-17 Elgin was a participant in the…

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Kelvin Martin exits Ludwigsburg

Kelvin Martin (195 cm, Charleston Southern’12) has parted ways with German outfit MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL) this 2017 and is now a free agent. Martin signed with the team at the beginning of the 2016-17 season and was able to play for them in two different leagues. He appeared in 19 games in the Basketball…

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Dwayne Evans heads to Ludwigsburg

Dwayne Evans (201 cm, St. Louis’14) is taking his game to another team in the easyCredit BBL this 2017-18 after landing a two-year deal to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany-BBL). The 25-year-old Evans made a good showing in 2016-17, while on the roster of Giessen 46ers (Germany-BBL). Dwayne logged 30 games for his former…

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