July 31, 2014 - Dinamo Sassari gains rim-protecter in Lawal Dinamo
Banco di Sardegna Sassari added size and defense to its roster by
signing center Shane Lawal to a one-year deal on Thursday. Lawal
arrives from Astana, where he averaged 9.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.9
blocks in 20 VTB League games last season. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - EA7 Milan signs shot-blocking leader James EA7
Emporio Armani Milan fortified its frontline with Turkish Airlines
Euroleague champion Shawn James, who is a former All-Euroleague
selection. The sides agreed to a two-year contract. James is the
Euroleague’s career leader in averaged blocks with 1.55 per game. Read
more here.
July 31, 2014 - FC Barcelona set for week-long Euroleague Basketball Asia Tour in October One
of the most recognizable teams in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, FC
Barcelona, is set to embark on the Euroleague Basketball Asia Tour from
October 6 to 11, in which it will be playing two games in Hangzhou and
Taipei, among other activities. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - Stelmet Zielona Gora lands scoring ace Burtt Stelmet
Zielona Gora kept getting ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Qualifying Rounds by inking scoring guard Steve Burtt on Thursday.
Burtt (1.85 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Spartak St. Petersburg,
where he averaged 16.9 points. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - Herbalife Gran Canaria inks Kuric Herbalife
Gran Canaria added fire power to its roster by inking scoring ace Kyle
Kuric to a two-year deal on Thursday. Kuric (1.93 meters, 24 years old)
arrives from Tuenti Movil Estudiantes Madrid, where he averaged 13.5
points. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - Crvena Zvezda tabs promising Dangubic Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade reached a long-term agreement with top prospect
Nemanja Dangubic, who inked a three-year deal with the Serbian
powerhouse on Thursday. Dangubic (2.04 meters, 21 years old) arrives
from Mega Vizura, where he averaged 9.4 points. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - Unics Kazan lands forward Sanikidze Kazan
bolstered its frontcourt with the signing of power forward Viktor
Sanikidze, who signed a one-year deal, arrives from Spanish side CAI
Zaragoza. Sanikidze (2.03 meters, 28 years old) averaged 8.8 points and
5.3 rebounds in 16 Eurocup games last season. Read more here.
July 31, 2014 - Reggio Emilia lands Lavrinovic Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia added size, range and experience to its roster by
inking veteran big man Darjus Lavrinovic to a two-year deal on
Wednesday. Lavrinovic (2.12 meters, 34 years old) arrives from
Budivelnik Kiev, which he helped reach the Eurocup semifinals. Read
more here.
July 30, 2014 - Zalgiris puts Wayns at point Zalgiris
Kaunas found a new point guard in Maalik Wayns, who penned a one-year
contract with the Lithuanian powerhouse on Wednesday. Wayns (1.85
meters, 23 years old) arrives from Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA,
where he averaged 3.3 points. Read more here.
July 30, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod re-signs Rochestie Turkish
Airlines Euroleague newcomer Nizhny Novgorod reached a new agreement
with playmaker Taylor Rochestie to keep working together next season,
the club announced Wednesday. Rochestie (1.85 meters, 29 years old)
arrives midway through last season. Read more here.
July 30, 2014 - Reds, Mantzaris ink extension through 2017 Olympiacos
Piraeus extended the contract of two-time Euroleague champion and its
starting point guard Vangelis Mantzaris through 2017. Mantzaris joined
the club in 2011 on a four-year deal. Thus the sides moved to extend
the contract by an additional two seasons. Read more here.
July 30, 2014 - Paris Levallois pens playmaker Green Levallois
found a floor general in Mike Green, who was the Eurocup runner up in
assists last season with Khimki Moscow Region. Green averaged 9.2
points, 6.4 assists and was fifth in the Eurocup with 1.65 steals over
17 games last season, which was his first with Khimki. Read more here.
July 30, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza signs swingman Sastre Zaragoza
added more fire power to its roster by inking sharp shooter Joan Sastre
to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Sastre (2.01 meters, 22 years old)
arrives from Baloncesto Sevilla, where he averaged 7.2 points, 2.3
rebounds and 1.1 steals in 24 Spanish League games last season. Read
more here.
July 29, 2014 - Panathinaikos locks up Bochoridis for 5 years Panathinaikos
Athens announced the arrival of playmaker Lefteris Bochoridis, who
inked a five-year deal with the Greek powerhouse on Tuesday. Bochoridis
(1.93 meters, 20 years old) arrives from Aris Thessaloniki, his
lifelong team until now. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Baloncesto Sevilla names Roth new coach Baloncesto
Sevilla made a major off-season move by inking head coach Scott Roth to
a one-year deal on Tuesday. Roth, age 51, arrives from Detroit of the
NBA, where he worked as assistant coach last season. He has also worked
as assistant coach for Toronto, Golden State and Dallas. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Brose Baskets puts Strelnieks at point Baskets
Bamberg found a new point guard in Janis Strelnieks, who inked a
one-year with the German powerhouse on Tuesday. Strelnieks (1.91
meters, 24 years old) arrives from Budivelnik Kiev, to which he helped
reach the Eurocup semifinals. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - JDA Dijon inks forward Gray Dijon
added depth to its roster weeks before its Eurocup debut by inking
small forward Steven Gray to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Gray (1.96
meters, 25 years old) arrives from BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand
Littoral, where he averaged 14.8 points. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Ventspils re-signs big man Grant Ventspils
reached a new agreement with center Jerai Grant to keep working
together next season, the club announced Tuesday. Grant (2.03 meters,
24 years old) averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22 Latvian
League games, helping Ventspils lift the trophy. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Virtus Rome lands Morgan, Sandri Roma
bolstered its roster for the upcoming season by inking center Jordan
Morgan and small forward Daniele Sandri this weekend. Morgan (2.03
meters, 22 years old) arrives from the University of Michigan, where he
just finished his college career. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Krasny Oktyabr tabs forward Travis Krasny
Oktyabr Volgograd reached an agreement with forward Romeo Travis to
work together next season, the club announced. Travis (2.01 meters, 29
years old) arrives from Khimik Yuzhne, to which he helped reach the
Ukrainian League finals and the Eurocup eighthfinals last season. Read
more here.
July 29, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza adds scoring ace Robinson Zaragoza
added fire power to its roster by inking shooting guard Jason Robinson
to a one-year deal this weekend, with a team option to extend it until
the end of the 2015-16 season. Robinson (1.98 meters, 33 years old)
arrives from Gipuzkoa Basket. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Pinar Karsiyaka tabs veteran Altay Karsiyaka
Izmir kept getting ready for the 2014-15 Eurocup season by signing
forward Ceyhun Altay to a one-year deal on Friday. Altay (1.96 meters,
27 years old) arrives from Aliaga Petkim, where he averaged 10.8 points
in 29 Turkish League games last season. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Pallacanestro Cantu signs forward Jones Pallacanestro
Cantu reached an agreement with small forward DeQuan Jones, who signed
a one-year deal with the Italian powerhouse this weekend. Jones (2.03
meters, 24 years old) arrives from Reno Bighorns, where he averaged
13.6 points. Read more here.
July 29, 2014 - Herbalife Gran Canaria adds size with Kendall A
well-rounded veteran will keep playing in the Eurocup next season with
the announcement Tuesday that Herbalife Gran Canaria inked Levon
Kendall to a two-year deal. Kendall (2.08 meters, 30 years old) arrives
from Alba Berlin. Read more here.
July 28, 2014 - Neptunas lands forward Butkevicius Turkish
Airlines Euroleague newcomer Neptunas Klaipeda announced on Monday the
re-signing of young forward Arnas Butkevicius for the next two seasons.
Butkevicius (1.97 meters, 21 years old) played 9 VTB United League
games last season with Neptunas. Read more here.
July 28, 2014 - VEF Riga inks forward Timma In
getting ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in
late September, VEF Riga announced the addition of forward Janis Timma
for the next season. Timma (2.01 meters, 22 years old) arrives frm BK
Venstpils with which he won the Latvian League title last season. Read
more here.
July 28, 2014 - Kolosovskaia heads All-Tournament team Daria
Kolsovskaia added to her gold medal at the U18 European Championship
Women by being crowned MVP of the tournament after helping Russia to
the top of the podium in Matosinhos. The versatile small forward had a
terrific competition. Read more here.
July 28, 2014 - Russia reign supreme after late show Jubilant
Russia rode their way to the top of the U18 European Championship Women
podium in Matosinhos after a super late show carried them to a 57-53
success against France. Daria Kolosovskaia had another highly
productive outing with 19 points. Read more here.
July 28, 2014 - MZT extends Lucic, brings in Tsintsadze and Pajic MZT
Skopje Aerodrom fans have a reason to be optimistic as of this weekend,
since their club announced the signing of two newcomers, both
internationals of their countries and the extension of contact of Uros
Lucic. Read more here.
July 28, 2014 - Marko Sutalo left Zadar Marko
Sutalo will no longer wear the blue and white Zadar jersey, since he
decided to continue his career in Romania, where he signed with BCM U
Pitesti. Last season he appeared in 22 games for the Dalmatian pride
after he joined the club late in October. Read more here.
July 26, 2014 - Real Madrid lands forward Maciulis Continuing
to add experience to its roster, Turkish Airlines Euroleague runner-up
Real Madrid announced on Saturday the addition of veteran forward Jonas
Maciulis to a two-year contract. Maciulis (1.98 meters, 29 years old)
arrives from Panathinaikos Athens. Read more here.
July 26, 2014 - Maccabi signs forward Randle for two years Turkish
Airlines Euroleague champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv added another
piece to its frontline with the signing of power forward Brian Randle,
who has played nearly his entire professional career in Israel. The
sides agreed to a two-year deal. Read more here.
July 25, 2014 - Westermann returns to France to play for Limoges Leo
Westermann will make his return to action this season in his home
country after signing a one-year deal with Limoges CSP. He will play
there on loan this season after agreeing to a multi-year deal with FC
Barcelona earlier in the summer. Read more here.
July 25, 2014 - Banvit Bandirma tabs forward Candan One
of the most promising young forwards in Turkey is changing Eurocup
clubs as Banvit Bandirma on Friday announced the signing of Berkay
Candan on loan from Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul for one season. Candan
also played on loan last season with Aykon TED Ankara. Read more here.
July 25, 2014 - Real Madrid makes Nocioni its first new addition Turkish
Airlines Euroleague runner-up Real Madrid got even stronger on Friday
by making one of the competition's top performers last season, veteran
forward Andres Nocioni, its first new roster addition. Nocioni (2.03
meters, 33 years old) joins Madrid for the next two seasons. Read more here.
July 25, 2014 - Telekom Bonn grabs forward Caloiaro Telekom
Baskets Bonn continued adding to its roster Friday by announcing the
addition of power forward Angelo Caloiaro for the coming season.
Caloiaro (2.03 meters, 24 years old) comes of a solid first German
League debut with Mitteldeutscher BC. Read more here.
July 25, 2014 - Valencia Basket brings on Buycks In
preparation for its Turkish Airlines Euroleague return, Eurocup champ
Valencia Basket Club added a new face to its backcourt by signing point
guard Dwight Buycks to a one-year deal. Buycks (1.91 meters, 25 years
old) will make his Euroleague debut with Valencia. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Maccabi brings Pargo back on two-year deal Turkish
Airlines Euroleague champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv brought back one
of the dominant pieces in its run to the 2011 Euroleague Championship
Game by signing point guard Jeremy Pargo to a two-year deal. Pargo
(1.88 meters, 28 years old) arrives from CSKA Moscow. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Strasbourg fortifies frontline with Traore Strasbourg
strengthened its frontcourt by signing veteran big man Ali Traore, who
is one of France’s best interior players. Traore played for JSF
Nanterre last season and averaged 8.7 points on 62.5% shooting plus 3
rebounds in nine Turkish Airlines Euroleague games off the bench. Read
more here.
July 24, 2014 - Olympiacos inks veteran forward Darden to 2-year deal Olympiacos
Piraeus signed veteran small forward Tremmell Darden to a two-year
deal, the club announced Thursday. Darden (1.94 meters, 32 years old)
arrives from Turkish Airlines Euroleague runner-up Real Madrid, for
whom he played the past season and a half. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Panathinaikos gets guard prospect Koniaris Panathinaikos
Athens put some promising talent in the pipeline for the future by
signing guard Antonis Koniaris to a five-year contract on Thursday.
Koniaris (1.96 meters, 17 years old) arrives from PAOK Thessaloniki,
where he played from youth level until now. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Neptunas inks one-year deal with Girdziunas Turkish
Airlines Euroleague newcomer Neptunas Klaipeda announced on Thursday
the re-signing of guard Mindaugas Girdziunas for the upcoming season.
Girdziunas (1.88 meters, 25 years old) averaged 4.3 points and 2.2
assists in 10 Eurocup games last season as a part-time starter. Read
more here.
July 24, 2014 - Virtus Rome lands Ejim Virtus
Rome signed rookie forward Melvin Ejim, a talented forward who was
named the Big 12 Player of the Year last season. Ejim was a four-year
starter at Iowa State University and set the Big 12 Conference
single-game scoring record with a 48-point outburst last season. Read
more here.
July 24, 2014 - Ostend extends Salumu for two years Telenet
Ostend keeps building its roster looking towards the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Qualifying Rounds it will be hosting in late September, as
on Thursday the club announced that shooting guard Jean Salumu has
extended his contract until the end of the 2016-17 season. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Stelmet Zielona Gora reaches Down Under for big man Johnson The
flow of players to Europe from Australia continued Thursday when
Stelmet Zielona Gora signed big man Daniel Johnson to beef up its
frontline for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds.
Johnson (2.12 meters, 26 years old) has played the last six seasons in
the Australia. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - PGE Turow Zgorzelec re-signs promising guard Jaramaz Polish
champion PGE Turow Zgorzelec ensured that promising guard Nemanja
Jaramaz will remain with the club as it embarks on a season in the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague by re-signing the player. Jaramaz (2.00
meters, 23 years old) missed a chunk of last season due to injuries.
Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Reggio Emilia pens scorer Diener to multi-year deal Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia bolstered its attack by signing guard Drake Diener to
a multi-year contract, the club announced Wednesday. Diener (1.96
meters, 32 years old) arrives from Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari,
where last season he averaged 16.6 points. Read more here.
July 24, 2014 - Virtus Rome brings aboard guard Triche Virtus
Rome continued building its backcourt for the 2014-15 Eurocup season
with the addition Wednesday of guard Brandon Triche. Triche (1.93
meters, 23 years old) made his pro debut last season by lifting Aquila
Basket Trento to the the Italian second-division title. Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Ulm, Brindisi bolster frontcourt Enel
Brindisi and ratiopharm Ulm, two teams that will cross swords in Group
A of the EuroChallenge regular season, have taken important steps to
strengthen their frontline. Maarten Leunen is the latest addition to
the roster of EuroChallenge club ratiopharm Ulm. Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Milovanovic from Mega Vizura to Balkan Power
forward Milan Milovanovic will not continue playing for Mega Vizura.
The next destination in player's career is Bulgaria. He moves to Balkan
Botevgrad, the semi-finalist of Bulgarian League and Balkan League in
the previous season. Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Oldenburg lands Leo Niebuhr EWE
Baskets Oldenburg kept finishing up its roster for the next campaign
with the announcement Wednesday of the addition of Leo Niebuhr for the
next season. Niebuhr (2.08 meters, 27 years old) arrives from the
Rockets Gotha of the German second division. Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Neptunas, Galdikas stay together Neptunas
Klaipeda made its bet to try to keep the core of last season's team for
its debut in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, and on Wednesday it
announced the re-signing of forward Simas Galdikas for one more season.
Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Lietuvos Rytas nabs Travis Leslie Lithuanian
squad Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius announced on Tuesday the addition of
shooting guard Travis Leslie to a one-year deal with an option to
another. Leslie (1.93 meters, 24 years old) arrives from Siauliai of
Lithuania. He started last season with ASVEL Basket. Read more here.
July 23, 2014 - Cedevita inks the best player of Croatia U20 team Cedevita
Zagreb signed an agreement with a new big man. The deal is reached with
one of the biggest prospects of Croatian basketball, power forward
Karlo Zganec. The two sides agreed on a four year contract. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Unicaja Malaga adds power in Thomas Unicaja
Malaga has added new inside presence to its frontcourt by hiring power
forward Will Thomas for at least one season. Thomas (2.03 meters, 28
years old) arrives from Avellino of the Italian League, for whom he
averaged 15.3 points and 7.4 rebounds last season. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Neptunas Klapieda retains captain Mazeika Turkish
Airlines Euroleague newcomer Neptunas Klapieda showed its loyalty on
Tuesday by signing team captain Martynas Mazeika to a new contract that
will allows them to debut together in Europe's top competition
together. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Telekom Baskets Bonn re-signs Lawrence After
a half-season together, Telekom Baskets Bonn and point guard Eugene
Lawrence have agreed to give it a go for a full one in 2014-15, the
club announced Tuesday. Lawrence (1.84 meters, 28 years old) played 16
games for Bonn last season in the German League only. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - VEF Riga brings back big man Zakis To
help in its quest to reach the Turkish Airlines Euroleague through the
qualifying rounds, VEF Riga has brought back veteran big man Ronalds
Zakis, who once spent half a season with the club, for the next one.
Zakis (2.06 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Riga's rival in Latvia,
Ventspils. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Panathinaikos lands DeMarcus Nelson Greek
champ Panathinaikos Athens announced on Tuesday the addition of guard
DeMarcus Nelson to a one-year deal with an option for another. Nelson
(1.93 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Crvena Zvezda Telekom
Belgrade. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Zalgiris Kaunas announces Songaila Lithuanian
champ Zalgiris Kaunas announced on Tuesday the addition of forward
Darius Songaila to a one-year deal. Songaila (2.06 meters, 36 years
old) arrives from archrival Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, where he managed to
appear in 10 Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular season games. Read
more here.
July 22, 2014 - Nikola Kalinic, new player for Crvena Zvezda Crvena
Zvezda Telekom Belgrade announced on Tuesday afternoon the addition of
young forward Nikola Kalinic for the next three seasons. Kalinic (2.02
meters, 22 years old) arrives from Radnicki Kragujevac where last
season he averaged 10.2 points. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Valencia Basket, Lishchuk together one more year As
announced by the club on Tuesday, Eurocup champs Valencia Basket Club
made official the re-signing of big man Serhiy Lishchuk for one more
season. Lishchuk (2.10 meters, 32 years old) played 11 Eurocup games
last season. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Bayern Munich gets veteran guard Gavel German
League champion FC Bayern Munich has made the first addition to its
roster for the next Turkish Airlines Euroleague season with the
announcement of a two-year deal with point guard Anton Gavel. Gavel
(1.89 meters, 29 years old) arrives from a German rival Brose Baskets
Bamberg. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Lietuvos Rytas welcomes rookie Baron Lietuvos
Rytas Vilnius made official on Tuesday the addition of rookie Billy
Baron for the next season. Baron (1.90 meters, 23 years old) arrives
from Canisius of the NCAA where he averaged 24.4 points per game in his
senior year. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza lands Chris Goulding CAI
Zaragoza and shooting guard Chris Goulding reached an agreement on
Tuesday for the player to play with the team next season. Goulding
(1.92 meters, 25 years old) arrives from the Melbourne Tigers of his
native Australia. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Oldenburg re-signs Nemanja Aleksandrov EWE
Baskets Oldenburg went a step further into completing its roster for
the upcoming Eurocup season with the re-signing on Tuesday of big man
Nemanja Aleksandrov for the next campaign. Aleksandrov (2.11 meters, 27
years old) played 9 Eurocup regular season games last year. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Achille Polonara signs with Reggio Emilia Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia made official on Tuesday a three-year deal with
Achille Polonara, also a forward of he Italian national team. Polonara
(2.05 meters, 22 years old) arrives from Varese, where he spent the
last two seasons. Read more here.
July 22, 2014 - Lukovic switches Mega Vizura for Trier Forward
Marko Lukovic will not play for Mega Vizura anymore, as he has agreed
with German Bundesliga side TBB Trier on a three year deal. One season
in the ABA League was enough for Marko Lukovic to find a new club and
move abroad. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - Telenet Ostend extends Wes Wilkinson Belgian
champ Telenet Ostend announced on Monday that Wess Wilkinson will stay
with the team for the third consecutive season. Wilkinson (2.06 meters,
30 years old) averaged 5.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11 Eurocup games
last season. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan lands Kleiza for one season EA7
Emporio Armani Milan added a frontcourt scorer to its lineup on Monday
with the signing of Linas Kleiza, the 2010 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer
Trophy winner, to a one-year deal. Kleiza (2.03 meters, 29 years old)
arrives from Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - Turkey conquer maiden Gold Turkey
edged out Spain 65-57 in the final minute of the U20 European
Championship gold medal game to be crowned champions for the first time
in the history of the competition. Spain assumed the initiative during
the opening exchanges of the final. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - Tomaz Bolcina invited to Slovenia senior national team Krka's
center Tomaz Bolcina, who played for Slovenia U20 national team at this
year's U20 European Championship in Crete, was invited by head coach
Jure Zdovc to join Slovenia senior national team's training camp ahead
of 2014 World Cup in Spain. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - Jusuf Nurkic took Bosnia and Herzegovina to the U20 Division B title Bosnia
and Herzegovina has become the champion of U20 European Championship
Division B, which took place in Sarajevo this summer. In the final,
they were better than Belgium thanks to 34 points and 13 rebounds by
the MVP of the tournament Jusuf Nurkic. Read more here.
July 21, 2014 - Serbia claimed European U20 bronze 11
players that were members of ABA League teams last season in the
semi-finals of European competition and no less than five of them with
the medals around their necks – this is what happened at the U20
European Championship in Crete this week. Read more here.
July 20, 2014 - FC Bayern Munich extents guard Taylor FC
Bayern Munich will keep swingman Bryce Taylor around for several more
seasons. The two sides signed a contract extension that adds the
2015-16 season to his existing contract and includes an option for the
2016-17 season, as well. Read more here.
July 19, 2014 - EA7 Milan extends captain Gentile through 2017 One
of the biggest talents and youngest captains in elite world basketball
is staying put for at least two more years after EA7 Emporio Armani
Milan on Saturday announced a contract extension for swingman
Alessandro Gentile through the end of the 2016-17 season. Read more here.
July 19, 2014 - Laboral Kutxa Vitoria adds shooter Bertans One
of the most intriguing young shooters in the world, power forward Davis
Bertans, has found a new Turkish Airlines Euroleague home with the
announcement Saturday that Laboral Kutxa Vitoria has signed him to a
three-year contract. Read more here.
July 19, 2014 - EA7 Milan, Banchi agree to two more years EA7
Emporio Armani Milan and head coach Luca Banchi committed to two more
with the signing of a new contract. Banchi, led Milan back to
prominence last season by guiding the team to the Euroleague playoffs
and the team’s first Italian League championship in 18 years. Read more
here.
July 18, 2014 - JDA Dijon adds guard Kevin Joss-Rauze JDA
Dijon has added Kevin Jozz-Rauze, who got only a short taste of the
competition almost seven years ago, but will return looking for a
bigger experience now. Joss-Rauze played 3 scoreless minutes in a
single Eurocup game as a teenager for Asvel Lyon-Villuerbanne way back
in 2007. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - CSU Asesoft Ploiesti tabs shooter Runkauskas Romanian
League champion CSU Asesoft Ploiesti moved to add firepower on the
perimeter by inking combo guard Marius Runkauskas for next season.
Runkauskas (1.89 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Lithuanian League
runner-up Neptunas Klaipeda. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Luka Lapornik will undergo surgery Krka's
shooting guard Luka Lapornik will have to undergo a surgery due to a
wrist injury, that he is suffering from for a longer period of time
now, but got worse during the training camps of Slovenia senior
national teams. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - PGE Turow Zgorzelec adds big man Moldoveanu Turkish
Airlines Euroleague newcomer PGE Turow Zgorzelec added some bulk to its
frontcourt Friday by signing big man Vlad Moldoveanu, the recent MVP of
the Estonian League finals. Moldoveanu (2.06 meters, 26 years old)
arrives from BC Kalev/Cramo. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Cedevita keeps Bilan two more years Cedevita
Zagreb will head back to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague with size on
its side after re-signing big man Miro Bilan to a new two-year deal on
Friday. Bilan has been a full-time starter with Cedevita since 2011 and
made both his Euroleague and Eurocup debuts with the club. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Bayern brings Savanovic on board German
champion FC Bayern Munich bolstered its attack by signing Dusko
Savanovic, a former All-Euroleague forward. Savanovic (2.04 meters, 30
year old) arrives from Turkish side Anadolu Efes Istanbul, for whom he
spent the past three seasons. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Panathinaikos, Batista sign one-year deal Greek
champ Panathinaikos Athens announced on Friday afternoon a one-year
deal with big man Esteban Batista for the upcoming season. Batista
(2.08 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir, where
last season he was a starter. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Virtus Rome inks Kyle Gibson Virtus
Rome keeps putting together a competitive roster for the next Eurocup
season as on Friday it announced the acquisition of guard Kyle Gibson
for the upcoming campaign. Gibson (1.96 meters, 27 years old) arrives
from Pistoia of Italy. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - EA7 Emporio Armani, Melli together one more year EA7
Emporio Armani Milan and forward Nicolo Melli reached an agreement to
stay together one more year. Melli (2.05 meters, 23 years old) averaged
5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds last season in 27 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague games, 20 of them as a starter. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Besiktas, Lofton one more year On
Friday morning, Besiktas Integral Forex announced that the club and
guard Chris Lofton have reched an agreement to stay together one more
year. Lofton (1.88 meters, 28 years old) arrived in Besiktas last
summer. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Pallacanestro Cantu, Williams reunite Pallacanestro
Cantu is getting its roster together and added a new face to the team
for the new campaign by bringing big man Eric Williams back after his
first stint with the team in 2006-07. Williams (2.06 meters, 30 years
old) started last season with Limoges CSP of France. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Bracey Wright, Hapoel together until 2017 As
confirmed by the club on Friday, Hapoel Jerusalem and shooting guard
Bracey Wright will remain together until 2017 after having signed a
three-year contract extension. Wright (1.91 meters, 30 years old)
arrived in Hapoel midway through last season. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Laboral Kutxa, Kim Tillie agree Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria announced on Friday an agreement with Kim Tillie for the
big man to play with the team next season, pending medical tests.
Tillie (2.11 meters, 26 years old) arrives from UCAM Murcia of Spain,
where last season he averaged 12.4 points and 5.2 rebounds in 30 games.
Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Artland Dragons, center King agree to another extension Artland
Dragons Quakenbrueck and center Anthony King agreed to terms to remain
together for another season, which will be his fourth with the club.
King (2.06 meters, 28 years old) averaged 10.4 points and 5.1 rebounds
for Artland in the Eurocup last season. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season calendar dates, times You
can now make your plans to see the best in international basketball
with the release Thursday of the exact dates and times for the 2014-15
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season, starting Wednesday, October
15! Check out the calendar! Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia, Rimantas Kaukenas stay together Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia has come to terms with Lithuanian guard Rimantas
Kaukenas to remain with the club for one more season. Kaukenas (1.92
meters, 37 years old) arrived in Reggio Emilia in December of 2013 and
led the team to the FIBA EuroChallenge title. Read more here.
July 18, 2014 - Rome pens deal with guard Petty Virtus
Rome signed point guard Perry Petty to a one-year contract, the club
announced Thursday. Petty (1.85 meters, 26 years old) arrives from
fellow Italian club Victoria Libertas Pesaro. He averaged 11.4 points,
3.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in half a season for Pesaro. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Bayern Munich ties up young talent Mayr FC
Bayern Munich added a young talent to its roster on Thursday with the
addition of big man Daniel Mayr until 2018. Mayr (2.16 meters, 18 years
old) arrives from Science City Jena of the German League second
division, where last season he averaged 5.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per
game. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Stelmet Zielona Gora signs Chevon Troutman Stelmet
Zielona Gora started reinforcing its roster in getting ready to face
Unics Kazan in the first round of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Qualifying Rounds, with the announcement on Thursday of forward Chevon
Troutman. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - PAOK signs Kostas Kakaroudis PAOK
Thessaloniki is keeping busy these last days as on Thursday it also
announced the signing of forward Kostas Kakaroudis to a one-year deal.
Kakaroudis (2.04 meters, 31 years old) arrives from Kolossos Rhodes,
but he had started the season with Energia Rovinari of Romania. Read
more here.
July 17, 2014 - Asesoft signs center Chris Cooper CSU
Asesoft Ploiesti keeps building a roster to have an important role into
the next Eurocup season. The club from Ploiești announced American
center Christopher Cooper (2.05 meters, 24 years old) as new player of
the team. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - EA7 Emporio Armani adds point guard Ragland Fresh
off its Italian League title, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan has moved to
reinforce its backcourt by signing point guard Joe Ragland to a
two-year contract. Ragland (1.82 meters, 24 years old) was the top
performer for Foxtown Cantu in his Eurocup debut last season. Read more
here.
July 17, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod signs young talent Popov In
getting ready for its Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut this season,
Nizhny Novgorod of Russia announced on Thursday the signing of young
big man Ilya Popov for the next three seasons. Popov (2.08 meters, 19
years old) arrives from Spartak St. Petersburg. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Luca Dalmonte to remain on Rome bench Virtus
Rome announced on Thursday that head coach Luca Dalmonte will stay with
the team for one more season after the contract extensions both parties
agreed on. Dalmonte, 50, coached Virtus last season and took the team
to the Italian League semifinals. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Strasbourg brings in Anthony Dobbins Strasbourg
of France added small forward Anthony Dobbins to its roster for the
next season. Dobbins (1.93 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Dijon of
the French League, where last season he averaged 10.3 points, 6.6
rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29 regular season games. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Brose lands scorer Brown, big man Kramer German
powerhouse Brose Baskets Bamberg on Thursday added scoring punch in
combo guard Carlon Brown, who signed for one season, and size in Dennis
Kramer, who signed for two ahead of the team's return to the Eurocup
next season. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - Telenet Ostend signs Poland MVP J.P. Prince The
hosting team of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in
late September, Telenet Ostend, announced on Wednesday the addition of
small forward J.P. Prince for the upcoming season. Prince (1.93 meters,
27 years old) was the Polish League MVP last season. Read more here.
July 17, 2014 - ASVEL keeps Edwin Jackson ASVEL
Lyon Villeurbanne made sure to keep one of its main weapons for the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds as it announced on
Wednesday a contract extension with Edwin Jackson for the next season.
Jackson was the best scorer of the French League last season. Read more
here.
July 17, 2014 - Long-time PAOK coach Markopoulos signs with club through 2019 Long-time
PAOK Thessaloniki head coach Soulis Markopoulos will remain on the
club’s bench for years to come after the sides signed a contract
extension for an additional five season that will keep him in
Thessaloniki through 2019. Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - Herbalife Gran Canaria names Aito head coach One
of Europe’s best-known coaches, Aito Garcia Reneses, returns to the
Eurocup sidelines this season after taking over as head coach at
Herbalife Gran Canaria, the club announced Wednesday. The sides agreed
to a two-year contract. Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - Stelmet Zielona Gora signs veterans Hrycaniuk, Hosley Ahead
of playing the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in
September, Polish League runner-up Stelmet Zielona Gora kept a veteran,
big man Adam Hrycaniuk, and brought back a scorer, Quinton Hosley, who
had been with the team two years ago. Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - Panathinaikos signs Slaughter at guard Panathinaikos
Athens has added talent to its backcourt with the signing of guard A.J.
Slaughter for the next two seaons. Slaughter (1.91 meters, 26 years
old) arrives from Elan Chalon of France, for whom he averaged 17.1
points, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 10 Eurocup games last season.
Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod tabs forward Krivosheev Nizhny
Novgorod continued adding to the roster for its Turkish Airlines
Euroleague debut with the siging Wednesday of power forward Maksim
Krivosheev for next season. Krivosheev (2.02 meters, 25 years old)
arrives from Enisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia. Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - PAOK re-signs Charalampidis, Dedas PAOK
Thessaloniki is working towards retaining the core of players from last
season as it announced on a couple of re-signings with Kostas
Charalampidis and Georgios Dedas. Charalampidis started in all 10
regular season games he played with PAOK in the Eurocup last season.
Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - ALBA Berlin brings home Giffey Four
years after he left to play university basketball, Alba Berlin has
brought home forward Niels Giffey on a three-year contract. Giffey
(2.01 meters, 23 years old) became a two-time NCAA champion at the
University of Connecticut, winning titles in 2011 and 2014. Read more here.
July 16, 2014 - Ante Nazor returned to Zadar Coach
Ante Nazor is back at the bench of KK Zadar, after one year of absence,
that he had spent in his hometown of Split. He will replace Rajko
Vidakovic, that managed to avoid relegation from ABA League with his
team last season, at the head coach position. Read more here.
July 15, 2014 - Vazquez stays at Unicaja Unicaja
Malaga will remain the home of the Euroleague’s career shot-blocking
king and after Fran Vazquez agreed to a new deal with the club. Vazquez
(2.09 meters, 31 years old) has blocked 223 shots in his Euroleague
career, which is a whopping 83 more than the next player on the list.
Read more here.
July 15, 2014 - VEF Riga announces Mareks Mejeris VEF
Riga keeps getting ready for its Euroleague Qualifying Rounds debut
against Strasbourg with the announcement of forward Mareks Mejeris for
the next season. Mejeris (2.07 meters, 22 years old) arrives from the
Spanish League, where last season he played with Fuenlabrada. Read more
here.
July 15, 2014 - PGE Turow brings back Filip Dylewicz Polish
champ PGE Turow geared up for its Turkish Airlines Euroleague comeback
by announcing Tuesday the re-signing of veteran forward Filip Dylewicz
for the next two seasons. Dylewicz (2.02 meters, 34 years old) had a
great season with PGE Turow last year. Read more here.
July 15, 2014 - Dinamo Sassari puts Sanders in backcourt Dinamo
Banco di Sardegna Sassari of Italy put a shot of athleticism in its
backcourt on Tuesday by signing swingman Rakim Sanders for the team's
first-ever Turkish Airlines Euroleague season. Sanders made a solid
Euroleague debut last season with Brose Baskets Bamberg. Read more here.
July 15, 2014 - CSU Asesoft Ploiesti adds Labovic to frontline CSU
Asesoft Ploiesti showed its intentions this season with the signing of
power forward Dragan Labovic. The contract is for one season. Labovic
(2.07 meters, 27 years old) is a veteran of the Eurocup havinf taken
part in six editions of the competition and reaching the semifinals in
2007. Read more here.
July 15, 2014 - CSU Asesoft Ploiesti tabs veteran Pelekanos Romanian
champion CSU Asesoft Ploiesti added veteran leadership and a lockdown
defender at once by signing swingman Michalis Pelekanos to a one-year
deal. Pelekanos is a former Euroleague champion with nine seasons and
105 games in Europe’s top competition under his belt. Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - CSKA Moscow lands forward Korobkov for three years Perennial
Turkish Airlines Euroleague title contender CSKA Moscow announced on
Monday the addition of forward Pavel Korobkov for the next three
seasons. Korobkov (2.06 meters, 23 years old) arrives from Nizhny
Novgorod of Russia. Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - Echenique stays in Ostend As
announced by the club on Monday, big man Gregory Echenique will stay
with Telenet Ostend for the upcoming season. Echenique (2.06 meters, 23
years old) arrived to Ostend last season and debuted in the Eurocup by
averaging 4.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 16 minutes over six games.
Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - Lapornik and Rojc added to Slovenia preliminary squad Jure
Zdovc has extended the preliminary squad of Slovenia senior national
team from 12 to 16 players. Two members of Krka, that played for B
national team this summer, are now among the candidates to wear the
green jersey also in Spain. Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - Epoupa headlines All-Tournament team France
point guard Olivia Epoupa has been named MVP of the U20 European
Championship Women after inspiring France to their first title at this
level since 2009, in Udine on Sunday. She had 12 points and seven
rebounds in the final, including some clutch free throws. Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - France dethrone Spain France
rallied in overtime to overcome three-time reigning champions Spain
47-42 and win a thrilling U20 European Championship Women final in
Udine on Sunday. Mousdandy Djaldi-Tabdi's exemplary rebounding was a
big factor in Spain's win. Read more here.
July 14, 2014 - Italy bag Bronze on Home soil Italy
delighted their home crowd by earning the bronze medal at the U20
European Championship Women with a 68-63 victory over Serbia following
a dramatic finale in Udine. Francesca Gambarini was a livewire for the
Italian backcourt, finishing with 16 points and five assists. Read more
here.
July 13, 2014 - Maccabi makes combo guard Haynes its first new addition Turkish
Airlines Euroleague champion Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv has added its
first new player for next season, combo guard MarQuez Haynes, on a
two-year contract announced Sunday. Haynes (1.91 meters, 27 years old)
arrives from Montepaschi Siena. Read more here.
July 13, 2014 - Harangody heading to Valencia A
few moths after meeting him in the Eurocup Finals, Valencia Basket Club
has signed stretch forward Luke Harangody for the next two seasons.
Harangody (2.03 meters, 25 years old) made his European debut last
season with Unics Kazan. Read more here.
July 12, 2014 - Krka completed their roster by extending Booker Krka
announced hat they have extended the cooperation with Christopher
Booker, although the club has previously communicated that the player
is leaving the club. This move by the club from Novo mesto means that
they have completed their young and talented roster. Read more here.
July 11, 2014 - Valencia inks young point guard Vives Valencia
Basket Club has made a second addition to the roster for its Turkish
Airlines Euroleague return, announcing Friday an agreement with point
guard Guillem Vives for the next three seasons. Guillem (1.92 meters,
21 years old) arrives from Joventut Badalona, club he grew up with.
Read more here.
July 11, 2014 - Pinar Karsiyaka extends forward Hersek Pinar
Karsiyaka Izmir announced extension of contract with forward Baris
Hersek for another year. Hersek (2.07 meters, 26 years old) arrived to
the club last summer. Coming off the bench in the Eurocup Regular
Season, Hersek averaged posted 5.9 points and 4.3 rebounds. Read more here.
July 11, 2014 - Fenerbahce lands Rising Star Bogdanovic Fenerbahce
Ulker Istanbul reinforced its backcourt by signing one of the most
prolific young scorers in the game, 2014 Euroleague Rising Star trophy
winner Bogdan Bogdanovic to a multi-year contract. The combo-guard
arrives from perennial Serbian champion Partizan NIS Belgrade. Read
more here.
July 11, 2014 - Schedule for 2014-15 ABA league regular season determined The
session of annual Assembly of ABA League clubs was held in Zagreb
Panorama Hotel on Friday, where the draw for the 2014/15 season took
place. The regular part of 14th ABA League season will start on 4
October 2014 and will last 21 March. Read more here.
July 11, 2014 - FC Barcelona lands guard Satoransky One
of the most exciting and experienced young combo guards in Europe is
set to make his Turkish Airlines Euroleague debut next season after FC
Barcleona announced on Friday the arrival of Tomas Satoransky on a
two-year deal. Read more here.
July 11, 2014 - CSKA adds veteran Markoishvili at small forward CSKA
Moscow signed veteran small forward Manuchar Markoishvili to a two-year
deal. Markoishvili (1.97 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Galatasaray
Liv Hospital, which he helped reach the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
playoffs and the Turkish League finals last season. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - EWE Oldenburg re-signs Jenkins EWE
Baskets Oldenburg extended its relationship with shooting guard Julius
Jenkins (1.87 meters, 33 years old) on Thursday, re-signing the player
for what will be a third consecutive season together with an option for
the 2015-16 season. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - Eurocup Assembly reviews teams, looks to future The
Eurocup Clubs Meeting, which took place in Barcelona on Wednesday, set
the stage for an exciting 2014-15 season and discussed a future that
stands to make the competition both more stable and more important.
Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - Jusuf Nurkic goes to Denver Nuggets One
of the six ABA League players that were selected at the 2014 NBA Draft,
Jusuf Nurkic of Cedevita, will continue his career in the NBA with the
Denver Nuggets. Also, Miro Bilan, Goran Suton, Ivo Baltic and Marino
Bazdaric will not continue playing for the Zagreb team. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - Unics extends versatile forward Kaimakoglou Unics
Kazan extended its contract with a versatile forward Kostas Kaimakoglou
for two more years, the club announced Thursday. Kaimakoglou spent the
past two seasons with Unics, helping it reach the Eurocup Quarterfinals
in 2013 and Eurocup Finals last season. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Draw results From
Ostend to Madrid, the roadmap for 31 teams dreaming of Turkish Airlines
Euroleague glory was unveiled at a pair of draws on Thursday in
Barcelona. The 23 teams qualified for the 2014-15 Euroleague Regular
Season were drawn into four groups of six teams. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - CSU Asesoft extends with center Lee Romanian
champion CSU Asesoft Ploiesti continued working on its roster for their
second season in Eurocup, announcing on Thursday morning extension of
contract with center Gerald Lee. He is the fourth player club re-signed
this summer. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - Anadolu Efes inks sharpshooter Janning Anadolu
Efes continued stockpiling weapons by signing sharpshooter Matt Janning
on a two-year deal. The shooting guard split time last season between
Cibona Zagreb and Montepaschi Siena. Janning averaged 9.1 points and
2.7 assists in 10 Eurocup Regular Season games. Read more here.
July 10, 2014 - Ostend to host Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in September The
path to the final ticket for the 2014-15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Regular Season will run through Sleuyter Arena in Ostend, Belgium, the
host site for this season’s qualifying rounds tournament. Eight teams
from seven countries, will meet for the single-elimination tournament.
Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Barcelona tabs Eurocup Finals MVP Doellman FC
Barcelona reached an agreement with All-Eurocup First Team forward
Justin Doellman, the club announced Wednesday. Doellman (2.06 meters,
29 years old) arrives from Valencia Basket Club, which he led to its
third Eurocup title last season. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Joksimovic from Olimpija to Krka Guard
Nebojsa Joksimovic will stay in ABA League, but will still switch from
one club to another, as he is moving from Union Olimpija to the other
finalist of Slovenian national championship – Krka from Novo mesto.
Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - EWE Baskets lands Zwiener EWE
Baskets Oldenburg announced the addition of forward Philip Zwiener for
the next season. Zwiener (2.01 meters, 28 years old) arrives from
Bremerhaven where he averaged 10.1 points and 3.7 rebounds. Zwiener had
already played in four Eurocup editions with ALBA Berlin. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Gran Canaria and Newley, together one more year Swingman
Brad Newley will continue wearing the jersey of Herbalife Gran Canaria,
after the player and the club reached an agreement on Wednesday to
renew the contract for another year. For Newley (2.01 meters, 29 years
old) this will be his third campaign with Gran Canaria. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Anadolu Efes keeps Bjelica for two more years Anadolu
Efes Istanbul continues as one of the most active Turkish Airlines
Euroleague clubs this offseason, announcing on Wednesday an extension
of the contract with veteran center Milko Bjelica for another two
years. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Lokomotiv Kuban signs Aaron Miles Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar took another step in getting ready for the Eurocup on
Wednesday with the addition of point guard Aaron Miles for the upcoming
campaign. Miles (1.86 meters, 31 years old) arrives from Krasnye Krylya
of Russia. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Artland Dragons have new face in Schwartz Artland
Dragons remained one of the busiest teams in the early offseason by
adding a nother name to their roster, Tim Schwartz, for a one-year
deal. Schwartz arrives from BG Karlsruhe, where last season he averaged
8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in over 25 minutes per game. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Sava Lesic moved to Enisey Power
forward Sava Lesic, who was one of the most efficient individuals last
season in ABA League, has agreed with Russian VTB League Enisey
Krasnoyarsk side on cooperation in the forthcoming season. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Fenerbahce Ulker brings in Altintig Fenerbahce
Ulker Istanbul made official on Wednesday the addition of guard Can
Altintig for the next three campaigns. Altintig (1.95 meters, 27 years
old) arrives from Pinar Karsiyaka, where last season he played 9
Eurocup games averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in over 22 minutes.
Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Besiktas brings in rookie Tyler Stone Besiktas
Integral Forex announced the addition of rookie power forward Tyler
Stone for the next season. Stone played college ball in Southeast
Missouri State and averaged 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0
steals and 1.5 blocks in his senior year last season. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Banvit adds sharpshooter Mutaf Banvit
Bandirma added a dangerous shooter to its backcourt ahead of its
Eurocup campaign, announcing a signing of Can Maxim Mutaf to a two-year
deal on Tuesday. Mutaf (1.93 meters, 23 year old) arrives from
Trabzonspor. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Marko Mugosa left Buducnost VOLI A
big prospect of Montenegrin basketball, who spent previous season with
Buducnost VOLI Marko Mugosa (195, 1993) will no longer play in the blue
and white jersey, the club from Montenegrin capital announced on
Tuesday. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - CSKA Moscow snags De Colo on two-year deal CSKA
Moscow found a go-to scorer in Nando De Colo, who signed a two-year
deal with the VTB United League champions. De Colo (1.95 meters, 27
years old) returns for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague for the first
time since the 2010-11 season. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Unicaja extends with Dragic for two more years Unicaja
Malaga extended contract of one of its key players, announcing Tuesday
night an agreement that keeps swingman Zoran Dragic in Malaga for the
next two years. Dragic (1.96 meters, 25 years old) has been one of
team’s best performers last season. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Ventspils brings back center Meiers Latvian
champion BK Ventspils announced on Tuesday return of a center Martins
Meiers, who signed a two-year deal. Meiers (2.08 meters, 23 years old)
has last played with Ventspils two seasons ago when he helped the team
to the Baltic League title, and Latvian League finals. Read more here.
July 9, 2014 - Repesa selected 17 players for Croatia national team There
is no rest for Cedevita head coach Jasmin Repesa, who won Croatian
national championship and cup trophies last season and also led his
team to the ABA League final. During the summer, he will coach Croatia
national team at the World Cup in Spain. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Olympiacos, Printezis together until 2017 Olympiacos
Piraeus captain Georgios Printezis will remain the face of the
franchise for three more years after agreeing to terms on a multi-year
extension until 2017 with his boyhood club. Printezis joined Olympiacos
when he was 15. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Fenerbahce Ulker signs deal with Serhat Cetin Turkish
champ Fenerbahce Ulker announced on Tuesday afternoon the comeback of
guard Serhat Cetin for the next three seasons. Cetin (1.97 meters, 27
years old) arrives from Tofas of the Turkish League where he averaged
11.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 30 games. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Besiktas adds rookie point guard Miller Besiktaş
İntegral Forex Istanbul continues building its roster for the upcoming
Eurocup campaign, adding a rookie point guard Patrick Miller to the
team on Tuesday. Miller (1.82 meters, 22 years old) finished his
four-year college career at the Tennessee State University. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Cantu plans future with Lagana Pallacanestro
Cantu made an announcement on Tuesday it signed shooting guard Marco
Lagana to a three-year deal. Lagana (1.97 meters, 21 years old) comes
from Angelico Biella where he spent the past four years. He made his
Italian League debut in 2010-11. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Khimki lands Honeycutt Khimki
Moscow Region keeps building a roster to have a shot at the Eurocup
title, as on Tuesday afternoon it announced the addition of Tyler
Honeycutt for the next two seasons. Honeycutt arrives from the
Israeli League, where last season he played with Ironi Nes Ziona. Read
more here.
July 8, 2014 - Bamberg tabs Ryan Thompson Brose
Baskets Bamberg brought in some significant scoring punch with the
addition of Ryan Thompson. The small forward arrives from Telenet
Ostend. Thompson averaged 12.9 points on 47.4% three-point shooting in
15 Eurocup games for Ostend last season, his first with the team. Read
more here.
July 8, 2014 - Olympiacos brings in rebounder Hunter Olympiacos
Piraeus continued to be active early in the off-season, announcing a
deal with power forward Othello Hunter. The Reds brought Hunter in
(2.03 meters, 28 years old), who arrives from Montepaschi Siena.
Hunter, made his Turkish Airlines Euroleague last season. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - ASVEL lands shooting forward Bader Getting
ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds, ASVEL Lyon
Villeurbanne announced on Tuesday the addition of rookie forward Travis
Bader for the upcoming season. Bader (1.96 meters, 23 years old)
arrives from the NCAA where he played with Oakland. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Unics Kazan extends Pavel Antipov for one more year In
getting ready for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds,
Unics Kazan added a new name to its roster by extending the contract of
forward Pavel Antipov for one more season. Antipov (2.02 meters, 22
years old) played only two Eurocup games last season with Unics. Read
more here.
July 8, 2014 - Luksa Andric is a new central of Astana Basketball
club Astana officially announced the signing of a contract with the
Croatian player Luksa Andric. Luksha Andric is Croatian national team
basketball player. Luksa was born on January 29, 1985, his height is
208 cm. His playing position - center. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Jovanovic stays in Laktasi Igokea
head coach reached an agreement with club from Laktaši to continue
their cooperation. The contract is signed, so Serbian tactician can
continue his work, that gave Igokea a national championship title this
year. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Zalgiris Kaunas confirms coach Krapikas As
the club announced on Tuesday morning, Zalgiris Kaunas confirmed coach
Gintaras Krapikas for the upcoming season on the head coach position.
Krapikas, age 53, became head coach of the team last April as he
stepped in for waived Saulius Stombergas. Read more here.
July 8, 2014 - Valencia keeps Captain Martinez through 2016 Valencia
Basket Club announced on Monday a contract extension with shooting
guard Rafa Martinez, which will keep him with the club through the
summer of 2016. Martinez (1.90 meters, 32 years old) helped Valencia
win the Eurocup last season. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - CSKA locks up prospects Gudumak and Komolov long term Russian
powerhouse CSKA Moscow announced the signings of two of its top
prospects, forward Alexander Gudumak and shooting guard Artem Komolov,
to five-year deals. Both players spent most of the last season with
CSKA’s youth team. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Euroleague Basketball to host first European Basketball Clubs Convention this week More
than 90 representatives from European clubs and national leagues will
participate in discussions about the future of professional basketball.
Future of European professional basketball will take center stage when
Euroleague Basketball hosts first European Basketball Clubs Convention.
Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - David Blatt voted Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year After
leading Maccabi Electra to a pair of dramatic victories at Euroleague
Final Four and bringing title back to Israel for the first time in
eight seasons, David Blatt has been voted by his peers in competition
as 2013-14 Euroleague Basketball Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year.
Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Ostend extends veteran point guard Djordjevic Belgian
champion BC Telenet Ostend made its first offseason move, announcing on
Monday the extension of its contract with its long-time floor general
Dusan Djordjevic, keeping him in the club for another two years. Read
more here.
July 7, 2014 - Strasbourg tabs big man Howard Turkish
Airlines Euroleague hopeful Strasbourg fortified its frontline with the
signing of big man Matt Howard. Strasbourg will compete in the
qualifying rounds hoping to win three games and advance to European
basketball’s highest level competition for the second season in a row.
Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Bamberg puts Mbakwe in the paint Brose
Baskets Bamberg bolstered its frontcourt by signing center Trevor
Mbakwe to a one-year deal. Mbakwe (2.07 meters, 25 years old) is coming
off a great European rookie season, during which he made a name for
himself as a rebounding and shot-blocking force playing with Virtus
Roma. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Asesoft extends swingman Flowers, guard Szijarto Perennial
Romanian League champion CSU Asesoft Ploiesti made its first offseason
moves by extending contracts with swingman Jonte Flowers and guard
Levente Szijarto for one more year. Flowers (1.96 meters, 29 years old)
missed most of the last season with a torn Achilles tendon. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - CAI Zaragoza tabs forward Jelovac CAI
Zaragoza strengthened its frontcourt with the addition of forward
Stevan Jelovac, who signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club.
Jelovac turns 25 this week, and arrives from Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
where he made his Eurocup and Turkish Airlines Euroleague debuts last
season. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Cantu brings back point guard Bloise Pallacanestro
Cantu added depth to its backcourt with the addition of point guard
Giacomo Bloise, who returns to the club he grew up with after four
seasons. Bloise made his professional debut in 2007-08 season, but has
had only 10 appearances in three campaigns with the team. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Unics fortifies backcourt with Jerrells Unics
Kazan added another valuable piece to its backcourt ahead of the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds, announcing the signing
of combo-guard Curtis Jerrells (1.85 meters, 27 years old) to a
two-year deal on Monday morning. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - Sassari adds scorer Sosa, big man Todic Dinamo
Banco di Sardegna made couple more additions ahead of its Turkish
Airlines Euroleague debut, announcing the signings of guard Edgar Sosa
and big forward Miroslav Todic to one-year deals on Monday morning.
Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - CSKA Moscow re-signs Zozulin Russian
powerhouse CSKA Moscow announced on Monday that it signed a new
contract with veteran forward Alexey Zozulin for one more season and an
option for another. Zozulin (1.99 meters, 31 years old) appeared in 4
Turkish Airlines Euroleague games last season. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - EuroChallenge 2014-15 Drawn The
draw for EuroChallenge 2014-15 has concluded in Munich, Germany. The 32
clubs which are registered for the upcoming season were divided in two
Conferences based on geographical criteria and eight First Round groups
of four teams each. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - EuroLeague Women season 2014-15 drawn The
EuroLeague Women draw for the 2014-15 season has concluded in Munich,
Germany. The clubs were divided into two Regular Season groups with the
top four teams from each group advancing to the best-of-three
Quarter-Final play-offs. Read more here.
July 7, 2014 - EuroCup Women 2014-15 drawn The
draw for EuroCup Women 2014-15 has concluded in Munich. The 31 clubs
registered for the upcoming season were divided in two Conferences
based on geographical criteria and eight First Round groups. The top
two teams from each group will advance to the Eighth-Finals play-offs.
Read more here.
July 5, 2014 - Dinamo Sassari tabs veteran guard Logan For
its Turkish Airlines debut, Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari has added
another solid and experienced player to its backcourt with the signing
of combo guard David Logan. Logan arrives from Alba Berlin, a team that
met Sassari in the Eurocup eightfinals last season. Read more here.
July 5, 2014 - UNICS Kazan adds Ford Trophy winner Langford UNICS
Kazan added some potent firepower to its roster with the signing of
scoring machine Keith Langford to a two-year deal. Langford (1.93
meters, 30 years old) arrives from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, where he
played in each of the last two years. Read more here.
July 5, 2014 - Sagadin has two new assistant coaches MZT
Skopje Aerodrom has announced that they have reached the agreement for
cooperation with two new coaches, that will assist their new chief
tactician Zmago Sagadin at the bench of their senior team. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - Pinar Karsiyaka inks scorer Strawberry, extends Demir Pinar
Karsiyaka Izmir made another addition to its roster, announcing the
signing of reliable veteran scorer D.J. Strawberry for the upcoming
season. Turkish side also announced one-year contract extension with
Mutlu Demir. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - Artland Dragons re-sign sweet-shooting Hill Artland
Dragons Quakenbrueck announced a contract extension with one of its key
players from last season, forward Lawrence Hill. The two sides agreed
to a new one-year contract. In his Eurocup debut, Hill started in eight
of nine games and posted 9.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Read
more here.
July 4, 2014 - Cantu adds power forward Hollis Pallacanestro
Cantu continues building the team for the upcoming season, bolstering
its frontcourt with the addition of power forward Damian Hollis, who
signed a one-year deal on Friday. Hollis (2.03 meters, 25 years old)
arrives after a great season with Angelico Biella in Italian second
division. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - Union Olimpija tabs forward Mahkovic Union
Olimpija Ljubljana made its first offseason roster addition, inking a
two-year contract with forward Blaz Mahkovic on Friday. Mahkovic (2.01
meters, 24-years old) is a tall versatile player who spent last two
seasons in Helios Domzale. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - Banvit puts Lukic in charge BK
Banvit Bandirma hired Zoran Lukic as its new head coach. Lukic, 43,
arrives from Nizhny Novgorod, where he spent the last five years and
led the team from the second division to a berth in the Turkish
Airlines Euroleague. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - VEF Riga lands Kevin Dillard Qualifying
Round team VEF Riga announced on Friday the addition of guard Kevin
Dillard for the upcoming season. Dillard (1.83 meters, 24 years old)
arrives directly from Novipiu Casale of the Italian second division,
where last season he averaged 15.7 points per game. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - CSKA extends All-Euroleague forward Weems Russian
powerhouse CSKA Moscow has locked up long-term another one of its key
players, announcing Friday morning the extension of its contract with
All-Euroleague forward Sonny Weems by two more years. Accordingly, the
sides will remain together through the summer of 2017. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - Reggio Emilia extends point guard Cinciarini Grissin
Bon Reggio Emilia announced that it is extending its relationship with
point guard Andrea Cinciarini by adding another year to his existing
contract. Accordingly, the sides will remain together through the
summer of 2016. Read more here.
July 4, 2014 - New start for Belarus under Gvozdic Dusan
Gvozdic, who conducted on Thursday in Minsk his first practice session
in charge of the Belarus national team, is poised to be the youngest
head coach in the upcoming EuroBasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round. Read
more here.
July 3, 2014 - Bayern signs Djedovic for two more years German
champion FC Bayern Munich made the first move in putting together a
roster for their second consecutive Turkish Airlines Euroleague season,
signing a new two-year contract with all-round forward Nihad Djedovic
on Thursday. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - ALBA Berlin brings back big man Seiferth ALBA
Berlin made its first signing for the 2014-15 Turkish Airlines
Euroleague season, bringing back center Martin Seiferth on a two-year
deal on Thursday. Seiferth (2.08 meters, 23 years old) spent last four
years in the United States college. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Artland inks point guard Doreth Artland
Dragons announced signing point guard Bastian Doreth to a two-year
deal. Doreth (1.82 meters, 25 years old) was with Artland last season
on-loan from FC Bayern Munich, and in a roll off the bench averaged 3.7
points, 3.3 assists and 1.4 rebounds in his first full Eurocup
campaign. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Levski will not participate in Euroleague QR Levski
will not participate in the Euroleague Qualifying Round, Euroleague
Basketball decided on Thursday. The club has previously earned the
right to participate in the qualifyers by winning the Bulgarian
Championship title. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Regular Season and Qualyfying Rounds draws, criteria and procedure The
Qualifying Rounds will consist of three rounds, QR1, QR2 and QR3. There
will be a seeded draw, placing teams into an eight-team bracket. Teams
will be separated into four seeds according to the Club Ranking
described in the Euroleague Bylaws. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - VEF Riga to play Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds Euroleague
Basketball on Thursday has approved a change of teams in the 2014-15
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds due to a previously
announced participant not meeting the requirements to complete their
registration. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Krasnoyarsk, Trabzonspor join list FIBA
Europe announced that Enisey Krasnoyarsk and Trabzonspor Medical Park
have joined the list of the EuroChallenge 2014-15 teams. The two clubs
will replace Szolnoki Olaj and VEF Riga who are moving to Eurocup as a
replacement for two late withdrawals in that competition. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Buducnost extends coach Jovovic, brings back Dasic Perennial
Montenegrin champion Buducnost VOLI Podgorica announced a deal that
will keep head coach Igor Jovovic for at least another year at the
bench, and will bring back forward Vladimir Dasic for the next season,
too. Head coach Jovovic, 31, grew up with the team first as a player.
Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Valencia adds veteran big man Loncar Valencia
Basket Club added size and experience in the frontcourt with the
signing of veteran big man Kresimir Loncar to a two-year deal. Loncar
(2.10 meters, 31 years old) spent the past eight seasons in Russia and
the last four with Khimki Moscow Region. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Anadolu Efes picks Draper at point The
new-look 2014-15 Anadolu Efes Istanbul squad will have Dontaye Draper
running the show after the sides agreed on a two-year deal. Draper
(1.81 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Turkish Airlines Euroleague
runner-up Real Madrid. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Hrovat out for at least six weeks Ten
days ago, the newcomer at Union Olimpija Gregor Hrovat suffered an
injury at the game of his Slovenia U20 national team against Lithuania
B in Kranjska Gora. The detailed examinations have shown that he will
have to rest for at least six weeks. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - Djordjevic shortened Serbia preliminary squad for WC Serbia
national team head coach and Basketball legend Aleksandar Djordjevic
shortened his preliminary squad for 2014 World Cup in Spain to 20
names. No less than 9 players from ABA League teams are still on the
list. Read more here.
July 3, 2014 - EuroLeague Women lineup announced FIBA
Europe announced Wednesday the clubs that will compete in the upcoming
EuroLeague Women 2014-15 season. The announcement at this stage regards
15 clubs who are confirmed to enter the Regular Season Draw, on Sunday
6 July. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Fenerbahce inks Eurocup MVP Goudelock Fenerbahce
Ulker Istanbul continued its offseason roster building on Wednesday by
reinforcing its backcourt with the reigning Eurocup MVP, shooting guard
Andrew Goudelock, who signed a two-year deal. A true scoring machine,
Goudelock had a fantastic rookie campaign. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Lokomotiv Kuban inks proven winner Delaney Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar added a true scoring weapon and a lot of quickness to
its backcourt by signing combo guard Malcolm Delaney. Former Eurocup
star returns to the competition after making a splash in a stellar
Euroleague debut with FC Bayern Munich last season. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Khimki keeps big man Davis Perennial
Eurocup contender Khimki Moscow Region has kept its most productive
player of the past two seasons, singing a new one-year contract with
former All-Eurocup center Paul Davis on Wednesday. Davis (2.11 meters,
30 years old) has spent the past two seasons with Khimki. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Bamberg strenghtens roster with Duncan and Wanamaker Brose
Baskets Bamberg continued building its roster for the upcoming 2014-15
Eurocup season, signing power forward Josh Duncan and point guard Brad
Wanamaker on Wednesday. Bamberg bolstered its frontcourt with the
signing of Duncan. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Team captains debut at EBI Annual Workshops A
first-time gathering of Turkish Airlines Euroleague team captains on
Tuesday tipped off two weeks' worth of meetings and discussions to mark
the third edition of the Euroleague Basketball Institute Annual
Workshops in Barcelona. Read more here.
July 2, 2014 - Fenerbahce lands All-Euroleague guard Hickman Fenerbahce
Ulker added more firepower to its backcourt with the addition of
All-Euroleague guard and Euroleague champion Ricky Hickman on a
two-year contract Tuesday. A proven scorer and clutch game-changer,
Hickman is coming off the most memorable season of his career. Read
more here.
July 2, 2014 - EuroChallenge 2014-15 field confirmed FIBA
Europe announced on Tuesday the 32 clubs which will participate in the
EuroChallenge 2014-15 season. The list includes teams from 19 European
countries as well as Kazakhstan's BC Astana who have received special
dispensation to participate in European club competitions. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Playoffs already in 2014-15 season In
accordance with the proposal of clubs, the assembly of ABA Sidro
d.o.o., which had its session in Ljubljana on Tuesday, 1 July,
unanimously confirmed an important change in competition format of ABA
League, which will happen already in the 2014-15 season. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Nizhny Novgorod appoints Bagatskis as boss Nizhny
Novgorod announced on Tuesday that the new head coach for its Turkish
Airlines Euroleague debut will be Ainars Bagatskis, who has signed a
one-year deal with the Russian club. Bagatskis, 47, arrives from
Budivelnik Kiev. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Bosnia and Herzegovina Wait On Djedovic There
were smiling faces all around on Monday at the Bosnia and Herzegovina
national team's first gathering, which raised the curtain on their
training camp for the EuroBasket 2015 2nd Qualifying Round. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - New wild card system in ABA League At
its 27th session, in Ljubljana on Tuesday, 1 July, the assembly of ABA
Sidro d.o.o. unanimously confirmed the new system of determining the
number of participating teams from individual countries in ABA League
2015/16 season. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Romain Sato will stay in Valencia two more years Eurocup
defending champ Valencia Basket, getting ready for its comeback to the
Turkish Airlines Euroleague next season, announced on Tuesday the
re-signing of Romain Sato (1.94 meters, 33 years old) for the next two
campaigns. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - SLUC Nancy lands Darius Adams As
announced by the club on Tuesday, SLUC Nancy has signed point guard
Darius Adams to a one-year deal. Adams (25 years old, 1.83 meters)
arrives from Bremerhaven of Germany, where last season he was the best
scorer of the league averaging 18.0 points per game. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Artland Dragons keep Topper As
announced by the club on Tuesday, the Artland Dragons announced that
they will hold onto Chad Topper for one more season. Topper (28 years
old, 1.99 meters) averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds last season in 9
Eurocup appearances with the team in his first season there. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Tir hopeful ahead of Matosinhos test Zoran
Tir is hopeful Serbia can make another splash at the U18 European
Championship Women in Portugal and is not too concerned that some of
his players have had to deal with the bitter disappointment of
relegation in the past. Read more here.
July 1, 2014 - Dynamo Moscow snap up Russian trio EuroCup
Women champions Dynamo Moscow have made a trio of new signings after
penning deals with Anna Petrakova, Yulia Kiseleva and Anna Ostroukhova.
Petrakova arrives from UMMC Ekaterinburg where she has played two
season in EuroLeague Women. Read more here.
