Coach Stefanos Dadas extended his contract with Hapoel Holon for one year, the Israeli team announced.
Dados joined the club last season.
ממשיך בסגול 💜! מועדון הכדורסל הפועל יונט קרדיט חולון שמח לבשר על החתמתו של סטפאנוס דדאס לעונה נוספת כמאמן הקבוצה. דדאס שהגיע למועדון במהלך העונה שעברה, זוכה להערכה רבה בקרב כל אנשי הקבוצה והסובבים אותה. בהצלחה גדולה, קואץ’ @StefanosDedas pic.twitter.com/neMVdmsUDf
— Hapoel Holon (@HapoelHolonBC) February 4, 2021
Olimpia Milano tried to sign Josh Nebo from Hapoel Eilat but the Israeli team did not let the player leave to join the EuroLeague team.
Wednesday afternoon was the deadline for the deal to happen but the two sides did not reach an agreement, sources told Sportando.
Nebo is averaging 13.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in Winner League and 16 points and 8.5 rebounds in Balkan League.
Bahcesehir and Thomas Robinson have parted ways.
The former NBA forward has played 8 BSL game with the Turkish team averaging 11.3 points and 8.6 rebounds.
Bahçeşehir Koleji ailesinin bir parçası olan Thomas Robinson’a teşekkür eder, kariyerinin kalan bölümünde başarılar dileriz.
Thank you for being part of our family on Bahçeşehir College, we wish you success in your career @Trobinson0 👊🏿
❤️💙 #FlyHighTogether pic.twitter.com/9WoJ17lUlw
— Bahçeşehir Koleji Spor Kulübü (@BKBasketbol) February 3, 2021
Anwil Wloclawek offered Kyndall Dykes an extension for the rest of the season as his current one-month deal is set to expire soon, a source told Sportando.
Dykes is considering staying but also exploring other options. He has had a good impact so far for Anwil, averaging 14.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the Polish EBL and FIBA Europe Cup.
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg are interested in Eric Mika, according to Mozzartsport.
The big man is averaging 6.4 points and 3.7 rebounds with Partizan Belgrade this season.
Ludwigsburg can’t afford to pay a buyout while Mika is ready to lower his salary to join the German team and have minutes.
Fonte: Mozzartsport.
Khimki Moscow announced the signing of Anton Ponkrashov.
The experienced Russian guard spent last season with Zenit.
.@ponkrash joins Khimki till the end of the season! pic.twitter.com/W4FBt26a2T
— BC Khimki (@Khimkibasket) February 3, 2021
Valerii Likhodei left Anwil to join Legia Warszawa.
The Russian player was averaging 7.8ppg with Anwil.
Fonte: Legia Warszawa.
Vladimir Jovanović is the new head coach of KK Cibona.
Before joining Cibona, Jovanović worked as the head coach of FMP in the past three-and-a-half years. He has also been part of the coaching staff of the Serbian national team since October 2019.
Jovanović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Novi trener Cibone je Vladimir Jovanović!😊💪🏀🎉🐺
Dobro nam došao u Zagreb!!!#HejaHejaCibosi#KKCibona #Zagreb pic.twitter.com/G72xa8x9Ed
— KK Cibona (@kk_cibona) February 2, 2021
Fonte: ABA Liga.
According to Walla.co.il, Maccabi Tel Aviv has already started planning next season.
The Israeli team would have set their sights on Mouhammadou Jaiteh.
The french big man is playing in BSL for Royal Hali Gaziantep. After 17 games he’s averaging 15.4 points (67% FG, 54% FT), 10.9 rebounds, 2.1 assist and 1 block in 31 minutes.
Fonte: Walla.
Josh Owens signed with Metropolitans 92 until the end of the season, the french team announced.
The big man out of Stanford started the season with Bahcesehir Koleji, where he averaged 7.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in 22 games between BSL and Eurocup.
🚨#Recrutement #Metropolitans92
L'intérieur Américain Josh Owens (32 ans, 2,06 m) rejoint les Metropolitans 92 jusqu'à la fin de la saison ! 🇺🇸🏀
➡️ https://t.co/9XccRTpl8E
Welcome @j_cowens !🤝#GoMets92 pic.twitter.com/EZVxtoSXd9— Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (@Metropolitans92) February 2, 2021
UCAM Murcia announced the arrival of James Webb III.
The forward signed a contract until the end of the season.
Webb comes from Larissa, where he was averaging over 13 points (48% from long range on 5.2 attempts per game) and 9 rebounds.
🚨 | OFICIAL | 🚨
🏀 James Webb III se convierte en jugador del @UCAMMurcia.
🗞️ https://t.co/gZOgwNVfQv#CienPorCienCorazón pic.twitter.com/IOhDrE7n14
— UCAM Murcia (@UCAMMurcia) January 31, 2021
Second signing of the day for Bahcesehir.
The Turkish team announced the arrival of Vladimir Stimac.
The Serbian big man comes from Qingdao where he was averaging 9.3ppg and 7.9rpg.
Fonte: Bahçeşehir.
Telekom Baskets Bonn made official the return of Isaiah Philmore.
He played with Bonn for the first time in 2015-16.
Philmore recently parted ways with CSU Sibiu after spending the last two seasons and a half with the Romanian team. Earlier this season he averaged 16.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the Romanian league and 14 points and 5.7 rebounds in the FIBA Europe Cup “bubble”.
Avtodor Saratov announced the singing of Cheick Diallo.
The player spent four seasons in the NBA averaging 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds with Suns last season.
Diallo has appeared in 187 NBA games.
Fonte: Avtodor Saratov.
Courtney Fortson is back in Europe.
The guard has signed a deal with Monaco as the EuroCup website announced.
Fortson spent the past four seasons in China with Zhejiang and Sichuan averaging always more than 23ppg.
A|X Armani Exchange Milan is finalizing a deal with Polish center Jakub Wojciechowski, Sportando can confirm. The news was first reported by Fabrizio Lorenzi.
Wojciechowski has been playing in the Serie A2 (the Italian second division) this season, averaging 10.3 points and 7.5 rebounds for Biella.
Fonte: Fabrizio Lorenzi.
American/German power forward Isaiah Philmore has reached an agreement to return to Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany’s Bundesliga, a source told Sportando. He played with Bonn for the first time in 2015-16.
Philmore recently parted ways with CSU Sibiu after spending the last two seasons and a half with the Romanian team. Earlier this season he averaged 16.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in the Romanian league and 14 points and 5.7 rebounds in the FIBA Europe Cup “bubble”.
Serbian veteran big man Vladimir Stimac is closing in on a deal with Bahcesehir Koleji, according to Mozzart Sport.
Stimac had a brief stint in China with the Qingdao Eagles earlier this season.
Fonte: Mozzart Sport.
Bryon Allen is expected to leave Braunschweig this week. The guard is averaging 12.2ppg in German Bundsliga. The news was anticipated by BIG and confirmed to Sportando.
Georgian international Duda Sanadze has signed with the ABA league team Borac Cacak, a source told Sportando. Sanadze last played for Al Khor, averaging 24.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest.
Galatasaray announced the release of Daryl Macon.
The former NBA guard is headed to AEK Athens.
Macon was averaging 15.7ppg and 5.5apg in BSL and 19.5ppg, 3.8rpg and 3.2apg in BCL.
ZZ Leiden announced the signing Riley LaChance after Carrington Love left the team. The guard played last season in Belgium for Okapi Aalstar and had an average of 29.5 minutes, 16.7 points, threepointers 42.1% and 2.5 assists.
(Official press release) As Cibona have announced after the Round 17 win over Krka, they have ended their cooperation with their head coach Ivan Velić, that has been at the helm of the Zagreb club for the past two seasons and a half.
As the club has announced, they are expected to name the coach’s replacement soon.
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As reported by Mozzartsport former FMP Vladimir Jovanovic should be the main target of Cibona to replace Ivan Velić.
Dolomiti Energia Trento announced the firing of coach Nicola Brienza.
Brienza has been head coach of Trento since the summer of 2019.
Trento is 1-2 in EuroCup Top 16 and has a 6-11 record in Serie A.
His assistant Lele Molin has been appointed head coach.
In the wake of the recent reports about Ivica Radic possibly going to Pesaro in Italy, the player himself went on the record and said that the rumors are not true.
“That’s bull—-! Typical fake news. Everyone asks me about a transfer to Italy, but I’m not going anywhere. I have not spoken to anyone from Pesaro. I am very upset with the whole situation,” Radic told Polish website Sportowefakty.
Radic is under contract with Anwil Wloclawek in Poland.
Fonte: Sportowefakty.
Luka Babic signed until the end of the season with KK Split.
The forward played for all youth selections of the croatian side, and debuted with the first team in 2008.
Babic spent last year in BSL with Ormanspor Genc Ankara, where he produced 6.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assist per game.
OFFICIAL: Luka Babić returns to his hometown club @kksplit_
Welcome back to #ABALiga!
Read more at: https://t.co/ypl9nLMGXq pic.twitter.com/aTfD5x7gYL
— ABA Liga (@ABA_League) January 30, 2021
Charilaos Trikoupis announced the arrival of A.J. Davis.
The forward out of UCF started the season in Sweden with BC Lulea, where he averaged over 11 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Allerik Freeman is transferring from ASVEL Villeurbanne to Chinese CBA team Qingdao Eagles, his agent Charles Misuraca told Sportando.
Freeman played 18 games in the EuroLeague with the French team this season, averaging 7.4 points on 42-percent shooting from beyond the arc over 20.8 minutes.
He is making his return to China where he had a brief stint during the 2019-20 season.
Anwil Wloclawek center Ivica Radic is expected to leave the team and join Italian side Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro, according to journalist Wojciech Malinowski.
Radic is averaging 11.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg for Anwil this season.
Fonte: Wojciech Malinowski.
Tough blow for CSKA Moscow, according to SDNA and Eurohoops: Serbian center Nikola Milutinov could be out for the rest of the season after a shoulder injury suffered last night against Bayern Munich.
Russian powerhouse has later confirmed the anticipation, as the player will undergo surgery.
