Thomas van der Mars heads to Kalev/Cramo

BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML) has picked up Dutch big man, Thomas van der Mars (208 cm, Portland’15) for the 2017-18 season. He is coming off a productive 2016-17 season playing for AVIS Utilitas Rapla (Estonia-Alexela KML), so Thomas is no stranger to Estonian hoops. He logged 14 games in the Baltic League, where van…

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Luke Sikma inks with ALBA Berlin

Luke Sikma (203 cm, Portland’11) will be a new face on the roster of ALBA Berlin (Germany-BBL) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. The 27-year-old Sikma is coming off a two-season stint playing for 2017 Spanish ACB champions, Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa). Luke played 22 games for them in the Eurocup, where he delivered averages of…

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Thomas Van Den Mars to Sagesse

Thomas Van Den Mars (208 cm, Portland’15) will continue his professional career this 2017 as a fresh addition to the roster of Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). He is a 26-year-old Dutch player who spent the 2016-17 season playing for AVIS Rapla (Estonia-Alexela KML). Thomas played 14 games for them during their run in…

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Eugene Jeter lands with Besiktas

Eugene Jeter (180 cm, Portland ’06) agreed to join Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (Turkey-BSL). Jeter makes his first move to Turkey after being a part of the Shandong Golden Stars (China-CBA) for five years. He’s been a scoring machine for the Chinese team with averages of 25 ppg or higher since the 2012/2013 season. The three point…

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Porter Troupe signs with Lietkabelis

Porter Troupe (196 cm, Portland ’02) inked a deal to play with Panevezys Lietkabelis (Lithuania-LKL). The 33-year-old veteran is making the move from Stal Ostrow (Poland-TBL) after being released this month. He did not play his best basketball with the Polish team as he averaged a career-low 6.7 ppg while shooting 29.6 percent from three.…

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Ryan Nicholas added by Residence

Residence Walferdange (Luxembourg-Total League) has strengthened its ranks this 2017 with the signing of Ryan Nicholas (201 cm, Portland’14). In his debut for Residence, the 25-year-old forward exploded for 40 points and six rebounds, making a big splash for his new team. Nicholas joined Residence after starting the 2016-17 playing for the Gladiators Trier (Germany-Pro…

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Volodymyr Gerun will join Barcelona Lassa II

Volodymyr Gerun (208 cm, Portland ’15) is on the move to play for FC Barcelona Lassa II (Spain-LEB Gold). The Ukranian is moving there after playing for CB Clavijo (Spain-LEB Gold) earlier this season. Gerun averaged 14.7ppg and 6.7rpg with Clavijo and will look to continue his scoring ways for Barcelona. This is the third team Gerun will be…

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Eugene Jeter signs with TianJin Steel

Eugene Jeter (180 cm, Portland’06) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for the TianJin Steel (China-CBA) this 2016-17 season. Jeter is a 32-year-old American international player who also holds a Ukrainian passport. He was a former member of the Ukrainian national team in 2013 and 2014. Eugene is moving to TianJin Steel…

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