August 27, 2014 - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup A
field of 24 national teams loaded with Euroleague and Eurocup talent
will begin the quest to claim the title of best on the planet when the
2014 World Cup tips off on Saturday, August 30. The tournament will be
played in six Spanish cities. Read more here.
August 27, 2014 - Unicaja completes roster with Vasileiadis Unicaja
Malaga completed its roster by inking streak shooter Kostas
Vasileiadis, who signed a two-year deal with the Spanish powerhouse on
Tuesday night. Vasileiadis (2.00 meters, 30 years old) arrives from
Anadolu Efes Istanbul, where he averaged 10.8 points, 2.7 rebounds.
Read more here.
August 27, 2014 - Ventspils brings back Eurocup legend Chatman Latvian
League champion BK Ventspils added firepower to its backcourt by
arranging the return of scoring guard Mire Chatman on a one-year deal,
the club announced on Wednesday. Chatman (1.87 meters, 35 years old),
who missed all of last season, is the Eurocup’s all-time leader. Read
more here.
August 26, 2014 - EA7 Emporio Armani extends Cerella EA7
Emporio Armani Milan reached a new agreement with guard Bruno Cerella
to extend his contract until the end of the 2015-16 season, the club
announced. Cerella (1.94 meters, 27 years old) averaged 2 points on 50%
three-point shooting in 21 Turkish Airlines Euroleague last season.
Read more here.
August 26, 2014 - Ventspils brings back guard Kanbergs Latvian
champion BK Ventspils added depth to its backcourt by signing guard
Kristaps Kanbergs to a two-year deal on Tuesday. Kanbergs (1.90 meters,
26 years old) arrives from BK Jelgava where he spent the past four
years. Read more here.
August 25, 2014 - VEF Riga adds guard Robinson VEF
Riga continues getting ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Qualifying Rounds by inking point guard Gerald Robinson to a one-year
deal on Monday. Robinson (1.85 meters, 24 years old) arrives from
Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa, where he averaged 12.4 points. Read more here.
August 25, 2014 - Galatasaray extends swingman Guler Galatasaray
Liv Hospital istanbul reached a new agreement with swingman Sinan Guler
to keep him in the team until the end of the 2015-16 season, with an
option to extend his contract for one more year. Guler averaged 3.5
points in 26 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games last season. Read more here.
August 25, 2014 - Jerusalem extends Menco through 2018 Hapoel
Jerusalem ensured that promising forward Rafi Menco will be one of the
pillars of the club’s future by signing the player to a four-year
contract extension on Monday. Menco (1.98 meters, 20 years old)
appeared in 14 Eurocup games off the bench last season. Read more here.
August 25, 2014 - Lokomotiv Kuban adds forward Balashov Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar added depth to its roster for its return to the
Eurocup, announcing the deal with forward Nikita Balashov on Monday
morning. Balashov arrives from Khimki Moscow Region where in 12 Eurocup
games he averaged 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds. Read more here.
August 25, 2014 - Reggio Emilia extends small forward Silins Grissin
Bon Reggio Emili announced the extension with small forward Ojars
Silnis, who had contract for the next season but now is signed until
the summer of 2016. Silins (2.00 meters, 21 years old) is a Latvian
native who has spent the past six years with Reggio Emilia. Read more here.
August 23, 2014 - New American in MZT Skopje Aerodrom MZT
Skopje Aerodrom continues to ambitiously build their team for the
forthcoming season. They signed with American guard Jourdan DeMuynck.
Jourdan DeMuynck will be the second American player on the team, after
Milton Jennings has replaced injured Marko Pajic a few days ago. Read
more here.
August 23, 2014 - Galatasaray brings in scoring ace Aradori Galatasaray
Liv Hospital Istanbul tapped Pietro Aradori to fill a need in its
backcourt. Aradori (1.94 meters, 25 years old) heads to play outside of
Italy for the first time. He spent the past two seasons with
Pallacanestro Cantu, for whom he averaged 13.8 points. Read more here.
August 23, 2014 - Neptunas tabs center Dimsa Neptunas
Klaipeda kept getting ready for its Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut
by inking center Egidijus Dimsa to a one-year deal on Friday. Dimsa
arrives from Pieno Zvaigzdes Pasvalys, where he averaged 13.6 points
and 6.6 rebounds in 35 Lithuanian League games last season. Read more here.
August 23, 2014 - Baloncesto Seville adds veteran guard Rodriguez Baloncesto
Seville added experience and defensive skills to its roster by inking
veteran shooting guard Berni Rodriguez to a one-year deal on Friday.
Rodriguez (1.97 meters, 34 years old) arrives from UCAM Murcia, where
he averaged 7.7 points. Read more here.
August 19, 2014 - Galatasaray locks up Aldemir with long-term extension Galatasaray
Liv Hospital ensured one of the Turkish Airlines top young rebounders
will continue to wear its colors for the foreseeable future by signing
Furkan Aldemir to a two-plus-one-year extension. Aldemir has made a
name for himself in the paint across Europe last season. Read more here.
August 19, 2014 - Baloncesto Seville adds size with Oriola Baloncesto
Seville bolstered its frontcourt for the upcoming season by inking big
man Pierre Oriola to a one-year deal on Monday. Oriola (2.06 meters, 21
years old) arrives from CB Lobe Huesca, where he averaged 14 points and
6.1 rebounds in 29 Spanish second division games last season. Read more
here.
August 19, 2014 - Lokomotiv Kuban adds big man Randolph Former
Eurocup winner Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar kept getting ready for its
return to the competition by inking center Anthony Randolph to a
one-year deal on Monday. Lokomotiv keeps an option to extend his
contract until the end of the 2015-16 season. Read more here.
August 19, 2014 - Anadolu Efes brings back Akyol A
familiar face is back to Anadolu Efes Istanbul, none other than sharp
shooter Cenk Akyol, who signed a deal with the Turkish powerhouse on
Monday. Akyol (1.97 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Galatasaray Liv
Hospital Istanbul. Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - CSKA Moscow signs big man Nichols CSKA
Moscow reached an agreement with power forward Demetris Nichols to help
the team next season, the club announced Monday. Nichols (2.03 meters,
29 years old) is on a two-week tryout. He arrives from Krasnye Krilya
Samara, where Nichols averaged 14 points. Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - Krasny Oktyabr inks Ponkrashov, keeps Cousins Krasny
Oktyabr Volgograd made two major moves weeks ahead of its Eurocup debut
by inking combo guard Anton Ponkrashov and re-signing center Marcus
Cousin this weekend. Ponkrashov (2.00 meters, 28 years old) arrives
from Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - Baloncesto Seville re-signs Urtasun Baloncesto
Seville reached a new agreement with shooting guard Alex Urtasun to
keep him in the team next season. Urtasun (1.93 meters, 30 years old)
averaged 4.4 points and a steal in 14 Spanish League games last season.
Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - Union Olimpija signs forward Nikolov Union
Olimpija Ljubljana added depth and experience to its roster by signing
power forward Hristo Nikolov to a one-year deal on Sunday. Nikolov
arrives from Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, where he averaged 8.1
points in 29 French League games last season. Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - Telekom Baskets adds experienced big man Klimavicius Telekom
Baskets Bonn fortified its frontcourt for the upcoming season by inking
power forward Tadas Klimavicius to a one-year deal on Sunday.
Klimavicius arrives from Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 4.2 points
and 3.7 rebounds in 22 Turkish Airlines Euroleague games last season.
Read more here.
August 18, 2014 - Limoges CSP lands guard Curry Limoges
CSP strengthened its roster by inking shooting guard Ramel Curry to a
one-year deal on Sunday. Curry arrives from Panathinaikos Athens, where
he averaged 6.8 points on 40.9 % three-point shooting and 84.2% free
throw accuracy in 25 Euroleague games last season. Read more here.
August 16, 2014 - Galatasaray adds small forward Micov Galatasaray
Liv Hospital Istanbul added another experienced weapon to the mix by
signing small forward Vladimir Micov, who spent the previous two
seasons with CSKA Moscow. Micov (2.01 meters, 29 years old) averaged
7.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 31 Euroleague appearances last season.
Read more here.
August 15, 2014 - CEZ Nymburk tabs veteran forward Barton A
Czech basketball legend returns to his country to try to get CEZ
Basketball Nymburk through the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying
Round, as Lubos Barton penned a one-year deal with his new club on
Thursday night. Read more here.
August 15, 2014 - Crvena Zvezda puts Williams at point Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade keeps adding to its roster for club’s second
consecutive Turkish Airlines Euroleague season, announcing the signing
of point guard Marcus Williams on a one year deal. Williams (1.91
meters, 28 years old) arrives from Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. Read more
here.
August 14, 2014 - Real Madrid extends All-Euroleague swingman Fernandez through 2018 Madrid
reached a new agreement with two-time All-Euroleague first team
selection Rudy Fernandez to keep him in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
powerhouse until the end of the 2017-18 season, the club announced
Thursday. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - PAOK Thessaloniki adds forward Saloustros PAOK
Thessaloniki made another off-season move by inking forward Christos
Saloustros to a three-year deal on Thursday. Saloustros (2.01 meters,
23 years old) arrives from Panionios Athens, where he averaged 1.8
points and 3.1 rebounds in 16 Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - FC Bayern Munich adds big men Stimac and Jagla FC
Bayern Munich completed its frontcourt for the upcoming Turkish
Airlines Euroleague season, with the signings of centers Vladimir
Stimac and Jan-Hendrick Jagla to a respective one-year deals on
Thursday. While Jagla is returning to the club after a one-year stint
with Alba Berlin. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - CSU Asesoft re-signs Mohammed CSU
Asesoft Ploiesti reached a new agreement with guard Alhaji Mohammed,
who re-signed his contract until the end of the 2014-15 season.
Mohammed (1.92 meters, 32 years old) shined in the Eurocup last season,
averaging 14.3 points on 43.2% three-point shooting. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - Artland Dragons keep Graves Artland
Dragons Quakenbruck re-signed veteran guard Antonio Graves and
completed its roster for the upcoming Eurocup season. Graves (1.91
meters, 29 years old) is the eighth player from last season that
Artland kept on its roster. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - Laboral Kutxa brings in swingman Johnson Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria added more scoring power to its roster, announcing the
addition of swingman Orlando Johnson on a one year deal on Thursday.
Johnson arrives from the NBA where he played for the Indiana Pacers and
the Sacramento Kings in the last two seasons. Read more here.
August 14, 2014 - Alba Berlin re-signs Stojanovski Alba
Berlin reached a new agreement with sharpshooter Vojdan Stojanovski to
keep working together next season, the club announced Tuesday.
Stojanovski (1.94 meters, 26 years old) averaged 9.8 points on 88.2%
free throw shooting in 20 Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - PAOK adds Langford to its frontcourt PAOK
Thessaloniki continued building its roster for the upcoming Eurocup
campaign by signing power forward Kevin Langford to a one-year deal on
Wednesday. Langford (2.04 meters, 28 years old) arrived from Panionios
Athens, where he made his Eurocup debut last season. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Galatasaray Liv Hospital adds Gonlum to frontline Galatasaray
Liv Hospital added a presence inside and leadership for the locker room
by signing big man Kerem Gonlum to a one-year contract, with an option
to extend it until the end of the 2015-16 season. Gonlum is one of the
greatest rebounders in Euroleague history. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Cedevita gets prospect Arapovic One
of the most promising young players is set to make his Turkish Airlines
Euroleague debut next season with the announcement Tuesday that
Cedevita Zagreb inked Marko Arapovic to a four-year deal. Arapovic
(2.07 meters, 18 years old) arrives from Cibona Zagreb. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Union Olimpija signs big man Kanacevic Union
Olimpija Ljubljana kept getting ready for its second consecutive
Eurocup season by inking big man Halil Kanacevic to a one-year deal on
Tuesday. Kanacevic (2.03 meters, 22 years old) arrives from Virtus
Rome, where he averaged 5.1 points. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Herbalife Gran Canaria signs forward Summers Herbalife
Gran Canaria Las Palmas bolstered its frontcourt weeks ahead of the
Eurocup return by inking versatile forward DaJuan Summers to a one-year
deal on Tuesday night. Summers (2.03 meters, 26 years old) arrives from
Budivelnik Kiev. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Fenerbahce Ulker: Onan retires, becomes team manager Turkish
basketball legend Omer Onan has decided to put his outstanding playing
career behind him. Onan announced his retirement on Tuesday to take the
team manager position with Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, where he played
in each of the last nine seasons. Read more here.
August 13, 2014 - Krasny Oktyabr brings back former champ Likholitov Krasny
Oktyabr Volgograd added experience and size to its roster for its
upcoming Eurocup debut season with the return of Fedor Likholitov.
Likholitov arrives from Saratov Avtodor, but has previously spent time
with the team from Volgograd, helping it in club’s inaugural 2012-13
season. Read more here.
August 12, 2014 - PAOK inks young center Kottas PAOK
Thessaloniki signed a three-year deal with a promising young
centerThomas Kottas on Tuesday. For Kottas (20.4 meters, 18 years old)
this is the first professional contract, after spending the past three
years with PAOK's youth categories. Read more here.
August 12, 2014 - Galatasaray Liv Hospital keeps Arslan Galatasaray
Liv Hospital Istanbul reached a new agreement with veteran playmaker
Ender Arslan to keep working together for one more season, the club
announced Tuesday. Galatasaray keeps an option to extend the deal until
the end of the 2015-16 season. Read more here.
August 12, 2014 - Laboral Kutxa gets center Iverson Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria bolstered its frontcourt by inking center Colton Iverson
to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Iverson (2.13 meters, 25 years old)
arrives from Besiktas Integral Forex Istanbul, where he averaged 8.8
points and 5.5 rebounds in 18 Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
August 12, 2014 - Pinar Karsiyaka keeps Senturk Karsiyaka
Izmir reached a new agreement with guard Soner Senturk to keep him in
the team for one more season, the club announced Tuesday. Senturk (1.94
meters, 28 years old) averaged 2.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in 36
Turkish League games last season. Read more here.
August 12, 2014 - VEF Riga tabs point guard Skele While
getting ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in
late September, VEF Riga added depth to its backcourt by signing young
point guard Aigars Skele to a one year contract on Monday. Skele (1.92
meters, 21 years old) arrives from Latvian side Jurmala. Read more here.
August 11, 2014 - FC Barcelona lands Pleiss FC
Barcelona found a cornerstone by signing two-year contract with center
Tibor Pleiss, who arrives from Laboral Kutxa Vitoria. The German center
comes off the best season of his career, in which he got better and
better as time progressed. Read more here.
August 11, 2014 - Telenet Ostend adds guard Mihailovic Telenet
Ostend kept getting ready for the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Qualifying Rounds by inking guard Vladimir Mihailovic to on Monday.
Mihailovic (1.93 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Buducnost Voli
Podgorica, where he averaged 10.4 points. Read more here.
August 11, 2014 - Neptunas re-signs sharp shooter Sinica Neptunas
Klaipeda reached a new agreement with three-point threat Justas Sinica
to keep working together next season, in which his team will make its
Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut. Sinica averaged 11.4 points on 53.5%
three-point shooting (23-of-43) in 9 Eurocup games last season. Read
more here.
August 11, 2014 - Telekom Baskets adds guard McConnell Telekom
Baskets Bonn completed its backcourt for the upcoming 2014-15 season by
inking guard Mickey McConnell to a one-year deal on Monday. McConnell
(1.89 meters, 25 years old) arrives from Frisco Texas of the D-League,
where he averaged 10.2 points. Read more here.
August 11, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza adds veteran big man Veremeenko CAI
Zaragoza completed its frontcourt by inking power forward Vladimir
Veremeenko to a one-year deal this weekend. Veremeenko (2.08 meters, 30
years old) arrives from Unics Kazan, where he played in each of the
last six seasons. Read more here.
August 9, 2014 - Record-setting winner Sarunas Jasikevicius retires Sarunas
Jasikevicius, has decided to put his glorious playing career behind
him. The legendary point guard -- known by fans all over Europe as
Saras - announced his retirement on Tuesday to take an assistant
coaching position with his hometown club, Zalgiris Kaunas. Read more here.
August 9, 2014 - Olympiacos pens young guard Mouratos to 5-year deal Greek
powerhouse Olympiacos Piraeus has put the wraps on another tall point
guard for the future by signing Vasilis Mouratos to a five-year
contract on Friday. Mouratos arrives from Agioi Anargyroi after playing
the FIBA Under-18 European Championship for Greece this summer. Read
more here.
August 9, 2014 - PAOK picks up rookie guard Odum PAOK
Thessaloniki signed rookie guard Jake Odum for the coming season, the
club announced Friday. Odum (1.93 meters, 23 years old) will make his
professional debut in Greece after a stellar college basketball career
at Indiana State University. Read more here.
August 9, 2014 - Ventspils re-signs team captain Vairogs Ventspils
reached a new agreement with team captain Akselis Vairogs to stay
together in the club's Eurocup return this season. Vairogs (1.95
meters, 28 years old) has played for Ventspils for the best part of his
career. He joined the club's vinculated team Ventspils augstskola in
2002. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - EA7 Milan brings aboard scorer Brooks Emporio
Armani Milan continued adding talent to its roster by signing swingman
MarShon Brooks to make his Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut next
season. Brooks (1.96 meters, 25 years old) split last season playing 35
games for three NBA teams. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - CSU Asesoft puts Brown at point CSU
Asesoft Ploiest found a new floor general in playmaker Dee Brown, who
inked a one-year deal with the Romanian powerhouse on Friday. Brown
(1.85 meters, 29 years old) arrives from VEF Riga, where he averaged
12.2 points and 5.5 assists in 10 Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Zadar extends captain and signs Segaric Zadar
have extended their captain Ive Ivanov for another season and
strengthened their squad by bringing in talented point guard Juraj
Segarić, who arrived from former ABA League side Zagreb. Ivanov was an
important piece in the puzzle of Zadar last season. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Cantu re-signed scoring ace Feldeine Pallacanestro
Cantu added more fire power to its roster by inking shooting guard
James Feldeine to a one-year deal on Friday. Feldeine (1.93 meters, 26
years old) arrives from Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, where he played for the
last two seasons. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Laboral Kutxa dismisses Scariolo, hires Crespi Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria replaced one Italian head coach with another, hiring
Marco Crespi to take charge of the team in place of Sergio Scarioli.
The club announced both moves on Thursday. Crespi, 52, arrives from
Montepaschi Siena, which he led to the Italian League finals last
season. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Busy Neptunas signs Anisimov, too Neptunas
Klaipeda added size and experience to its roster by inking center
Michail Anisimov to a one-year deal on Thursday. Anisimov (2.16 meters,
29 years old) arrives from Budivelnik Kiev, where he played in each of
the last four seasons. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Real Madrid tabs swingman Rivers Turkish
Airlines Euroleague runner-up Real Madrid added to its backcourt by
signing swingman K.C. Rivers to a one-year deal on Thursday. Rivers
(1.96 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Reno of the NBA D-League,
where he averaged 15.8 points. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Sevilla re-signs, promotes Gallardo Baloncesto
Sevilla continued building up its roster for its Eurocup return in the
2014-15 season by re-signing young guard Diego Gallardo to a two-year
deal, promoting him to its first team. Gallardo (1.94 meters, 18 years
old) was born in Sevilla and raised in the club since age 9. Read more here.
August 8, 2014 - Reggio Emilia invests in teenage forward Pechacek Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia agreed to a three-year contract with Adam Pechacek,
who has dominated the Italian junior divisions in recent years with
Virtus Bologna. Pechacek, first came to Bologna in 2011 and led the
team to junior titles in both the Under-17 and U-19 divisions. Read
more here.
August 7, 2014 - Unics Kazan signs high flier White Kazan
improved its roster weeks before the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Qualifying Rounds by inking small forward James White to a one-year on
Thursday. White (2.01 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Grissin Bon
Reggio Emilia. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Maccabi Electra inks forward Linhart Reigning
Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv continued
building a new-look squad with the signing of small forward Nate
Linhart to a three-year deal on Thursday. Linhart (1.97 meters, 27
years old) spent last season at Umana Venezia. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Neptunas brings back sharp shooter Gailius Neptunas
Klaipeda added fire power to its roster weeks ahead of its Turkish
Airlines Euroleague debut by inking small forward Deividas Gailius to a
one-year deal on Thursday. Gailius (2.00 meters, 26 years old) arrives
from Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija Ljubljana. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Szolnoki Olaj adds center Brkic Hungarian
powerhouse Szolnoki Olaj kept getting ready for its Eurocup debut next
season by inking big man Marko Brkic to a one-year deal on Wednesday.
Brkic (2.06 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Radnicki Kragujevac.
Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Cedevita puts Ukic at point An
elite point guard switched Turkish Airlines Euroleague sides with the
announcement late Wednesday that Cedevita Zagreb inked Roko Ukic for
the coming season. Ukic (1.96 meters, 29 years old) arrives from
Panathinaikos Athens. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Telenet Ostend keeps forward Gillet Telenet
Ostend fortified its froncourt by re-signing power forward
Pierre-Antoine Gillet to a two-year deal on Wednesday. Gillet (2.01
meters, 23 years old) joined the team last season, in which he averaged
6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 16 Eurocup games. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - Buducnost adds experienced guard Reynolds Buducnost
Voli Podgorica improved its backcourt by adding guard J.R. Reynolds,
who penned a one-year deal with the perennial Montenegrin League
champion on Wednesday. Reynolds (1.88 meters, 30 years old) arrives
from Limoges CSP. Read more here.
August 7, 2014 - JDA Dijon re-signs Harris JDA
Dijon Basket reached a new agreement with power forward Andre Harris to
keep working together next season, the club announced Wednesday. Harris
(2.01 meters, 28 years old) averaged 14.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 37
French League games last season. Read more here.
August 6, 2014 - Zalgiris brings back two, sends Kupsas on loan Zalgiris
Kaunas made some roster moves with the announcement that small forward
Edgaras Ulanovas and point guard Vaidas Kariniauskas will return to the
team next season. Zalgiris also announced that center Mindaugas Kupsas
was sent on loan to Kalev/Cramo Tallinn. Read more here.
August 6, 2014 - Hapoel Jerusalem signs guard Timor Hapoel
Jerusalem will head into the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying
Rounds with tall, young point guard Bar Timor added to its backcourt,
the club announced Wednesday.Timor (1.90 meters, 22 years old) arrives
from Alba Berlin. Read more here.
August 6, 2014 - Unicaja brings in All-Eurocup forward Green Unicaja
Malaga bolstered its roster with the signing of versatile forward Caleb
Green to a one-year deal. Green (2.03 meters, 29 years old) arrives
from Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari, where he averaged 19.3 points,
5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 18 Eurocup games this season. Read more here.
August 6, 2014 - Besiktas Integral Forex goes big with Armstrong Besiktas
Integral Forex added experience and size to its roster by signing
veteran big man Hilton Armstrong for the upcoming Eurocup season.
Armstrong (2.08 meters, 29 years old) spent last season with Golden
State of the NBA. Read more here.
August 6, 2014 - PAOK Thessaloniki picks up Carter at guard A
solid veteran is changing Eurocup teams within Greece with PAOK
Thessaloniki's announcement that guard Marc Antonio Carter will join
the team for next season. Carter averaged 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and
1.7 assists over 16 Eurocup games last season with Panionios. Read more
here.
August 6, 2014 - Sevilla chooses Thames at point guard Baloncesto
Sevilla has a new point guard for its return to the Eurocup after
signing Xavier Thames on Wednesday for next season. Thames (1.91
meters, 23 years old) will make his pro debut with Sevilla after
spending the last three years at San Diego State University. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Partizan re-signs team captain Milosavljevic Seven
months after his season ended due to injury, team captain Dragan
Milosavljevic has re-signed with Partizan NIS to play in their first
Eurocup season together. Milosavljevic was enjoying the best of his
four Euroleague seasons with Partizan when he tore his anterior
cruciate knee ligament, Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Herbalife Gran Canaria inks Urtasun Herbalife
Gran Canaria improved its roster by signing sharpshooter Txemi Urtasun.
Urtasun arrives from Unicaja Malaga, where he played for the last two
seasons. He averaged 5.8 points on 85% free throw shooting in nine
Turkish Airlines Euroleague games last season. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Alba Berlin inks power forward McLean Alba
Berlin stayed in the German League to find its next power forward,
signing Jamel McLean from Telekom Baskets Bonn for the coming season.
McLean (2.03 meters, 26 years old) scored in double figures in every
Eurocup game he appeared in for Bonn last season. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Neptunas hangs onto forward Vasylius Neptunas
Klapieda will have the services of its top Eurocup performer last
season, veteran forward Valdas Vasylius, for the club's Turkish
Airlines Euroleague debut after signing him to a new one-year contract
on Tuesday. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Crvena Zvezda lands big man Zirbes Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade improved its frontcourt by signing big man Maik
Zirbes to a two-year deal on Tuesday. Zirbes (2.08 meters, 24 years
old) arrives from Brose Baskets Bamberg, for whom he played in each of
the last two seasons. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Fenerbahce Ulker lands high flier Vesely Fenerbahce
Ulker continued piling up talent for the new Euroleague season with the
signing on Tuesday of high-flying forward Jan Vesely to a two-year
contract. Vesely was a teenaged starter when he helped Partizan
Belgrade reach its first Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs. Read
more here.
August 5, 2014 - Batuk out for Anadolu Efes til 2015 Anadolu
Efes Istanbul will likely have to reach the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Top 16 without one of its top young talents after forward Birkan Batuk
suffered an injury while playing for the Turkish national team over the
weekend. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Zalgiris adds swingman Anderson Lithuanian
League champion Zalgiris Kaunas added some firepower on the perimeter
by signing swingman James Anderson to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
Anderson (1.98 meters, 25 years old) arrives from Philadelphia of the
NBA to make his pro debut in Europe. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod adds veteran swingman Kinsey Nizhny
Novgorod added a defensive presence and some leadership by signing
veteran swingman Tarence Kinsey on Monday to a one-year deal. Kinsey
(2.00 meters, 30 years old) comes off a stellar season with Partizan
NIS Belgrade, which was fifth Euroleague campaign. Read more here.
August 5, 2014 - Limoges signs sweet-shooting Smith Limoges
CSP added some scoring punch to its lineup by signing Jamar Smith to a
two-year contract, the club announced Monday. Smith (1.91 meters, 27
years old) arrives Brose Baskets Bamberg, which he led in scoring with
12.5 points. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Alba Berlin adds Tabu at point German
League runner-up Alba Berlin added experience to its backcourt by
signing playmaker Jonathan Tabu to a one-year deal on Monday. Tabu
(1.90 meters, 28 years old) arrives from CAI Zaragoza, where he
averaged 8.1 points. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - FC Bayern Munich lands young guard Micic German
League champions FC Bayern Munich has signed one of the most
talked-about young players on the continent, tall guard Vasilije Micic,
to a two-year contract that lets him make his Turkish Airlines
Euroleague debut next season. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Neptunas brings back Zavackas A
well-rounded veteran returned home with the announcement Monday that
Neptunas Klaipeda inked forward Donatas Zavackas to a two-year deal.
Zavackas (2.03 meters, 34 years old) arrives from Vanoli Cremona, where
he averaged 5.9 points. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Sevilla adds McNeal at point Baloncesto
Sevilla brought in its first new player by inking playmaker Jerel
McNeal on Monday. McNeal (1.91 meters, 27 years old) arrives from
Bakersfield of the D-League, where he averaged 17.7 points, 3.4
rebounds and 6.3 assists in 18 games last season. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - PGE Turow tabs forward Eyenga PGE
Turow Zgorzelec improved its team weeks ahead to its Turkish Airlines
Euroleague debut by adding small forward Christian Eyenga, who penned a
one-year deal with the Polish League champions on Monday. Eyenga (2.03
meters, 25 years old) arrives from Stelmet Zielona Gora. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Abos steps down as Zaragoza coach due to health problems Zaragoza
announced Monday that Joaquin Ruiz will coach the team in the 2014-15
season. Ruiz, age 48, replaces longtime head coach Jose Luis Abos, who
steps down due to a health problem. Abos coached Zaragoza each of the
last six seasons. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod adds size with Thompkins Nizhny
Novgorod bolstered its frontcourt before its Turkish Airlines
Euroleague debut by inking forward Trey Thompkins to a one-year deal on
Monday. Thompkins (2.08 meters, 24 years old) arrives from the Los
Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Cantu tabs guard Johnson-Odom Pallacanestro
Cantu found a new combo guard for the upcoming season, none other than
Darius Johnson-Odom, who inked a one-year deal with the Italian
powerhouse this weekend. Johnson-Odom (1.87 meters, 24 years old)
arrives from Philadelphia of the NBA. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - Unics adds veteran center Fischer Turkish
Airlines Euroleague hopeful Unics Kazan added size and experience to
its roster by inking center D'or Fischer to a one-year deal on Sunday.
Fischer (2.11 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Brose Baskets Bamberg,
where he averaged 9 points. Read more here.
August 4, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza gets Landry CAI
Zaragoza reached an agreement with versatile forward Marcus Landry to
work together next season, the club announced Saturday. Landry (2.01
meters, 28 years old) arrives from Baloncesto Sevilla, where he
averaged 13 points. Read more here.
August 2, 2014 - PAOK picks up big man Vaughn PAOK
Thessaloniki found itself a force in the middle with the signing of
Julian Vaughn, who remains in Greece after playing for KAO Dramas.
Vaughn (2.08 meters, 23 years old) averaged 9.2 points on 62.2%
shooting plus 5.4 rebounds in 26 Greek League games last season. Read
more here.
August 2, 2014 - Fenerbahce puts Erden in the paint again Fenerbahce
Ulker Istanbul bolstered its frontcourt with one of the Turkish
Airlines Euroleague’s top rebounders and shot-blockers from the past
couple of seasons, center Semih Erden, who returns to the club after
four years away on a one-year deal signed Friday. Read more here.
August 2, 2014 - EWE Baskets pens playmaker McKee EWE
Baskets Oldenburg turned to Tywain McKee to man the point guard
position, signing him to a one-year contract on Friday. McKee (1.88
meters, 28 years old) spent last season with Unics Kazan, which he
helped to the Eurocup Finals with 7.3 points. Read more here.
August 2, 2014 - Banvit bags big man Benson Banvit
Bandirma found an anchor for its frontline in center Keith Benson Jr.,
who was one of the top players in last season’s FIBA EuroChallenge. The
sides agreed to a two-year deal. Benson (2.10 meters, 25 years old) led
the EuroChallenge in offensive rebounding. Read more here.
August 2, 2014 - Buducnost brings aboard two more: Sheehey and Rikic Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica continued its roster building Friday by signing two more
players, Will Sheehey and Robert Rikic. Sheehey (2.01 meters, 22 years
old) is a rookie small forward who has spent the past four seasons at
Indiana University. Read more here.
August 1, 2014 - CEZ Nymburk adds size with Burns Turkish
Airlines Euroleague hopeful CEZ Basketball Nymburk bolstered its
frontcourt weeks before the Qualifying Round by inking big man
Christian Burns to a one-year deal on Thursday. Burns (2.03 meters, 28
years old) arrives from Enisey Krasnoyarsk. Read more here.
August 1, 2014 - Virtus Rome adds forward De Zeeuw Virtus
Roma improved its roster by inking power forward Maxime De Zeeuw, the
club announced. De Zeeuw (2.04 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Port
of Antwerp Giants, where he averaged 14.2 points, a competition-best 8
rebounds and 1.4 steals in 11 EuroChallenge games last season. Read
more here.
August 1, 2014 - Partizan brings in Milutinovic Partizan
NIS Belgrade announced the signing of guard Andreja Milutinovic, who
inked a two-year deal returns to his native country after spending last
season abroad. Milutinovic (1.99 meters, 23 years old) arrives from
Apollon Patras, where he averaged 7.3 points. Read more here.
August 1, 2014 - Artland Dragons brings back Horner Artland
Dragons Quakenbrueck reached an agreement with forward Dennis Horner to
work together next season, the club announced Friday. Horner (2.06
meters, 26 years old) arrives from Bakersfield of the D-League, where
he averaged 12.6 points. Read more here.
August 1, 2014 - Buducnost pegs Planinic into center hole Buducnost
VOLI Podgorica found a center to build around in Darko Planinic, who
signed a two-year deal with the club. Planinic (2.11 meters, 23 years
old) arrives from Cibona Zagreb, where he played on loan from Maccabi
Electra Tel Aviv last season. Read more here.
