Former North Carolina guard Jalek Felton signed a contract with Jindrichuv Hradec in the Czech Republic, a source told Sportando.
This is the team that was rumored to sign former NBA guard Raymond Felton back in March, but it never happened. Now they’ve signed Raymond’s nephew, Jalek.
Felton has played in Slovenia, Finland and Mexico in his two-year professional career.
Jorge Garbajosa has been re-elected as Spanish Basketball Federation president.
Garbajosa, FEB president since 2016, will be the head of Spanish basketball through 2024.
He got 66 votes out of 68.
Fonte: FEB.
Juventus Utena signs Jamel Artis.
Former Orlando Magic played last season with Metropolitans 92 averaging 13.3 points in ProA.
Juventus Utena signing former Orlando Magic F Jamel Artis, who was one of the top scorers of Metropolitans 92 in France last season (13.3PPG).
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) September 21, 2020
Lithuanian team left the negotiation with DeAndre Kane after the EuroCup picked Mornar Bar over Juventus to replace Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the tournament.
DeAndre Kane was close to signing with Juventus Utena, but the negotiations broke down after the EuroCup picked Mornar Bar over Juventus to replace Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the tournament.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) September 21, 2020
Greek forward Ioannis Kouzeloglou has signed a deal with Aris Thessaloniki, the team announced.
Kouzeloglou played for Lavrio last year.
Fonte: Aris BC.
Raymond Cowels III has reached an agreement to return to Spojnia Stargard and is already on the flight to Poland, a source told Sportando. Karol Wasiek first reported that the two sides were in advanced talks on a deal.
Cowels, who averaged 18.3 points and 5.3 rebounds last season, has an out for VTB League and EuroCup through December.
Slovenian swingman Gregor Hrovat has signed a contract with Cholet Basket, the team announced.
Hrovat played in Turkey with Afyon Belediye last season, averaging 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
Fonte: Cholet.
The Memphis Grizzlies announced that Neven Spahija is leaving the team to become the new head coach of the Shanghai Sharks in the CBA.
The Grizzlies hired Darko Rajakovic to replace Spahija in their coaching staff.
Fonte: Memphis Grizzlies.
Assem Marei is signing with Metropolitans 92, bebasket reports.
The Egyptian big man will replace the injured Miralem Halilovic.
Last year Marei played for Brose Bamberg, averaging 9.9 points and 5.9 rebounds between BBL and BCL.
Fonte: BeBasket.
CSM Galati signed Ken’Darrius Hamilton and Josh Brown, baschet.ro reports.
Hamilton spent last year in Cyprus with Proteas. He averaged over 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assist in 18 games.
Brown, a guard out of Temple, played his rookie year in the Czech Republic, averaging 8.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds.
Fonte: baschet.ro.
Kyle Collinsworth has reached an agreement with the Seahorses Mikawa, Tony Jones reports.
The versatile swingman out of BYU spent last season in G League with the Salt Lake City Stars, averaging 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3 assist.
Former BYU star and former Dallas Maverick Kyle Collinsworth has signed to play in Japan with the Mikawa Seahorses, sources tell The Athletic
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) September 19, 2020
Leicester Riders today announced the signing of American guard Geno Crandall.
Crandall, who spent last season in the Czech Republic with Turi Svitavy averaging 13.9 points per game and 3.7 assists, played for both North Dakota and Gonzaga in college.
Crandall averaged 14.3 points and 4 assists over three seasons at North Dakota, leading the side to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore. Geno left North Dakota after his third year, transferring to American basketball powerhouse Gonzaga.
Described as a leader and high-level communicator in his one season with the Zags, Geno will give Coach Paternostro great options at the guard spot in the Riders roster.
Crandall spoke to Riders.Basketball: “I’m very excited to get to Leicester and help the Riders compete for a championship.”
“I’m looking forward to working with the staff and the players in Leicester.”
“I can’t wait to get on court and show what I can do.”
Coach Rob Paternostro commented on the signing:
“We are very happy to sign a player like Geno, he is a very talented player with pro experience who can play either guard position. Geno is a guy that has shown that he can fit into any team or situation thrown his way.”
“After a great career at North Dakota it was very impressive to see how he fit in with Gonzaga, one of the best teams in college basketball. It’s never easy to go to a new team with a different style of play but Geno was able to adapt very quickly.”
“He has good size , is very athletic, and has great quickness. He has a high basketball IQ and good feel for the game which is evident when you watch him play.”
“He can score , we have seen that at the collegiate level and the pro level but he also impacts the game in many other ways which makes him a very well rounded player.”
Fonte: Leicester.
Darion Atkins reached an agreement with Aek Athens, SDNA reports.
The former Virginia big man spent last season between Tenerife and Brose Bamberg (5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 bpg in BBL).
Fonte: SDNA.
Unics Kazan announced that Kostas Kaimakoglou will remain with the team one more year.
The veteran big man plays for Unics since the 2012/13 season.
Last year Kaimakoglou averaged 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assist per game between VTB League and Eurocup.
Fonte: Unics.
Russian young prospect Maksim Karvanen has signed a two-year deal with Zenit St. Petersburg, the team announced.
Karvanen played for Zenit’s B team last season. He represented Russia at the U20 level and was named the best power forward of the 2019 U20 Euro Championship Division B.
Fonte: Zenit.
Former NBA guard Ty Lawson has been banned for life from the Chinese Basketball Association after posting these inappropriate stories on Instagram.
Former NBA guard Ty Lawson has been banned for life from Chinese CBA after posting a couple of stories on Instagram pic.twitter.com/XcSNIAC06Y
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) September 19, 2020
Lawson spent the last three seasons playing in the CBA with Shandong and Fujian.
Former Maryland big man Robert Carter Jr. signed a contract with the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan, the team announced.
Carter spent last season with the Shimane Susanoo Magic, in Japan, averaging over 21 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Fonte: Yokohama B-Corsairs.
Belgian forward Maxime De Zeeuw has signed with Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora, the team announced.
De Zeeuw spent last season with Obradoiro, averaging 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 21 Liga ACB games.
Fonte: Stelmet Zielona Gora.
NBA veteran Joe Johnson is not calling a career yet. In an interview with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, the 7-time NBA All-Star said some NBA teams reached out to him after a good showing at The Basketball Tournament.
He also said playing overseas for a couple of seasons is an option he’s considering.
“I still have that itch to hoop,” the 39-year-old Johnson said. “I still love the game. I just can’t give it up right now.”
LKL team Prienai has completed its roster with the returns of Tom Digbeu and Egidijus Dimsa.
Digbeu, a 2001-born French guard, was on Prienai’s roster last season but he did not play after suffering an injury in the preseason.
Dimsa, a veteran 35-year-old big man, played for Prienai in 2017-18. He spent the last two seasons with Dzukija.
Fonte: Prienai.
Slovenian swingman Gregor Hrovat has opted out of his open agreement with Helios Suns Domzale to sign a contract with Cholet Basket in the French Jeep Elite and Basketball Champions League, sources told Sportando.
Hrovat spent last season in the Turkish BSL, averaging 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game for Afyon Belediye.
Polish side Polski Cukier Torun is expected to add Carlton Bragg to replace Stephen Zimmerman, a source told Sportando.
Zimmerman moved from Torun to Nymburk while Bragg is moving from the Czech team to the Polish team. Bragg is a rookie out of New Mexico.
Belgian forward Maxime De Zeeuw is finalizing an agreement with Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora, as reported by Adam Romanski and confirmed to Sportando.
De Zeeuw comes off two seasons with Obradoiro, averaging 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 21 games last season.
Giulio Griccioli will be Simone Pianigiani assistant coach in Beijing Ducks, a source tells Sportando.
Griccioli has already served as Pianigiani assistant coach a decade ago at Montepaschi Siena. Beijing will be his first coaching experience outside Italy.
17-year old Nigerian/Turkish big man Adem Bona will spend the next two seasons in the United States at Prolific Prep, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
Bona will graduate in 2022 and become NBA draft-eligible in 2023 when he’s a year removed from his high school graduating class. Givony adds that before entering the draft, Bona may consider following Prolific Prep alum Jalen Green at the G League Ignite team, or could elect to return to Europe.
Bona played a total of eight games in the Turkish BSL and FIBA Europe Cup last season with Pinar Karsiyaka. He averaged 14.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4 blocks per game for Turkey in the 2019 U16 European Championship.
Fonte: Jonathan Givony.
According to Moshe Barda, Lokomotiv Kuban is closing in on a deal with forward Kevin Hervey to replace Johnny O’Bryant, who left the team for personal reasons.
Hervey was a second-round pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He spent his first two professional seasons primarily in the NBA G League with the OKC Blue, but he also played 10 games with the Thunder in 2019-20 as a two-way contract player.
Fonte: Moshe Barda.
O.D. Anosike re-signed with Fuerza Regia.
The big man spent last year with the mexican team, averaging over 12 points and 8 rebounds per game. Anosike ended the season in the South Korean KBL league, playing just one games for KCC Egis.
⚙️ | Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre nuestro refuerzo O.D. Anosike.💯#RegresamosConMásFuerza 🟡⚫️@LNBPoficial 🏀 pic.twitter.com/WzQ3t5pK9h
— Fuerza Regia (@Fuerza_Regia) September 17, 2020
Dez Wells is in talks with Jiangsu, a source told Sportando.
Last year the swingman out of Maryland averaged 31 points, 7.6 boards, 5 assist and 3.2 steals per game with Zhejiang Guangsha.
Stephen Zimmerman is a new player of Nymburk, the Czech team announced.
The big man left Polski Cukier Torun to return in BCL.
Zimmerman played last season with Telekom Bonn averaging 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in BCL
Fonte: Nymburk.
Nanterre announced the arrival of Johnny Berhanemeskel.
The guard will replace the injured Lucas Dussoulier.
Last year Berhanemeskel played 8 games for Boulazac, scoring over 14 points per game (59% FG, 51% 3p, 94% FT)
‼️ Nouveau joueur ‼️
Pour palier à l’absence de @Delassebat, le club vient de recruter le shooteur Johnny Berhanemeskel @JohnnyBerhane jusqu’à la fin de saison 🔥🏀
+ d’infos sur https://t.co/A15BiHtb9w#WeAreJSF pic.twitter.com/tnO8rwiDjz
— Nanterre 92 (@Nanterre92) September 17, 2020
Lokomotiv Kuban announced that Johnny O’Bryant left the team due to family issues demanding him to come back home to the USA.
Last year the big man out of LSU was the team’s most productive player, both in the Eurocup – 13.8 points per game-, and in VTB United League – 16.4 points (7th in the League)-.
👋 Спасибо, Джонни!
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👋 Thank you, Johnny.
Johnny O’Bryant leaves Loko due to family issues demanding him to come back home to the USA. pic.twitter.com/h5bmU9tTKR— LOKO ЛокомотивКубань (@lokobasket) September 18, 2020