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14/03/202117:05

Levi Randolph joining New Zealand Breakers

Levi Randolph has reached an agreement with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian NBL, sources told Sportando. The deal includes an NBA-out clause.

Randolph has played in the NBA G League this season with the Canton Charge, averaging 12.9 points, 4 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

He was called up to the Cleveland Cavaliers last year briefly on Two Way Contract. Has played for the Canton Charge for 3 season and has also played in Avellino, Sassari and Strasbourg, France.

13/03/202116:48

Dominique Sutton re-joins Al-Ahli in Bahrain

Veteran forward Dominique Sutton has signed a contract to return to Al-Ahli in Bahrain. Sutton’s latest Instagram stories reveal he has already landed in Bahrain and started practicing with the team.

Sutton recently parted ways with Italian Serie A club UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia.

13/03/202112:04

William McDowell-White joins New Zealand Breakers

It is expected Star Shooting Guard Corey Webster will be out for four weeks as he continues to recover from a knee problem, but specialists say he will play again for the Sky Sport Breakers this season.

“I feel devastated,” says Webster from the team’s base in Melbourne. “I feel like I’m letting the team down and I don’t feel good about it.”

It is a shock setback for the kiwi sharpshooter who has been dominating the NBL alongside his brother Tai following his successful return from a hand injury at the start of the season.

Even with limited feeling in his left hand’s ring finger, the 32-year-old has been playing nearly 29 minutes a game, averaging 18.1 points, shooting 50 percent from the field, in his nine outings this campaign.

Webster’s injury is the latest setback in a luckless 2021 in which the Breakers have to play all their games away from home in a Covid ravaged season.

Star import Lamar Patterson also remains injured and is still at least three weeks away. At the same time, Tall Back Centre Rob Loe has returned to New Zealand for personal reasons, as has assistant coach Chanel Pompallier.

Breakers Management is now moving quickly to fill player gaps, with two-thirds of the NBL21 regular season still left to play.

Highly regarded Australian Guard William McDowell-White, who has just completed two seasons playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA’s G-League, has signed to cover for Webster.

The 22-year-old is expected to leave Los Angeles in the next 24-hours and will complete the two-week quarantine in Australia before joining up with his new Breakers team-mates.

At 6’5” or 1.96m, McDowell-White is currently in the exceptional Australian Boomers 23-man Tokyo Olympic Squad.

He has previously represented Australia at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

“We are very happy to add Will McDowell-White. He just finished his second season in the G-League and is in good shape,” says Head Coach Dan Shamir. “He’s a very capable player; all the components are there, he’s got size and good court vision.”

“Will’s not replacing Corey, he’s someone who can step on the court straight away and eventually play alongside Corey and Tai (Webster) and Tom (Abercrombie) and the rest of our backcourt.”

Shamir sympathises with Corey Webster, who has already come back from injury this season.

“Corey’s been a little bit unlucky this year”, he says.

“He looked like he was going to lead our team, and now there’s a little setback, but we are hopeful it’s not going to be too long, and he’ll be back on the court. Obviously, it adds up together with Lamar’s injury and the departure of Rob Loe, but we are in the process of solving those problems.”

In another problem solver, former Adelaide 36ers Guard Jeremy Kendle will join the Breakers later today as temporary cover for Lamar Patterson while the All-Star works his way back to full fitness.

13/03/202111:51

Partizan signs Mihailo Petrovic

Partizan signed Mihailo Petrovic to his first professional contract.

The point guard born in 2003 comes from the youth teams of the Serbian team, and will now have the opportunity to make his way into the first team, under the guidance of coach Alexandar Matovic.

12/03/202109:09

Donte DiVincenzo highly unlikely to get Italian passport before Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Donte DiVincenzo will not play for Italy’s National Team in the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade.

The Milwaukee Bucks guard is highly unlikely to get the Italian passport before June when the tournament wil be played.

Italian Basketball Federation is working since months to get the passport for the former NCAA champion but covid pandemic slowed downs things.

Italy will have Paolo Banchero as naturalized player in Belgrade. The five-star prospect has yet to debut with Italy since he got the passport a few months ago.

The news was reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

12/03/202108:51

Paul Eboua to sign back in Pesaro

Paul Eboua is back in Italian Serie A.
The forward has reached an agreement to return to VL Pesaro till 2022, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport and Il Corriere Adriatico.

Eboua spent last season with Pesaro before moving to G League where he wore the jersey of the Long Island Nets in Orlando’s bubble averaging 2.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 10 contests.

12/03/202108:44

Ettore Messina to be back as head coach of Italy’s National Team?

Ettore Messina is expected to become head coach of Italy’s National Team after OQT in Belgrade and Olympics (if Italy qualifies).

Meo Sacchetti, the actual head coach of Italbasket, will leave his role after the tournament in Belgrade scheduled for June and after Tokyo if Italy makes it.

Messina would be at his third stint as head coach of Italbasket. He recently coached Italy’s NT at OQT in Turin in 2016 and at Eurobasket 2017 reaching the quarterfinals.

Messina is also the head coach of Olimpia Milano since the summer of 2019.

Recently FIP changed the staff of coach of Sacchetti hiring Riccardo Fois, Paolo Galbiati and Piero Bucchi as assistants.

If Messina declines the proposal of Italian Basketball Federation, Walter De Raffaele of Reyer Venezia will be the head coach.

The idea of FIP is to have a new coach for Eurobasket 2022 when Italy will host one group in Milano.

The news has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

09/03/202112:56

Maccabi Haifa, Donta Smith part ways

Maccabi Haifa and Donta Smith have agreed to part ways, the Israeli team announced.

This year the veteran guard played 16 games, with averages of 11.9 points (48% FG, 42% 3P, 68% FT), 5.9 rebounds, 5.1 assist and 1.5 steals.

 

09/03/202111:37

Malcolm Bernard joining Leuven Bears

Former Xavier guard/forward Malcolm Bernard has reached an agreement with the Leuven Bears of the Belgian EuroMillions League, a source told Sportando.

Bernard has played in Slovenia this season, averaging 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game for Rogaska.

08/03/202114:56

KK Partizan to part ways with coach Saso Filipovski

KK Partizan is expected to part ways with coach Saso Filipovski, Mozzartsport reported.
After Saturday’s defeat against Cibona, coach Saso Filipovski said he would have talked with the club to find a solution.

Filipovski’s departure will be the second change of the head head coach in the current season. Vlado Scepanovic started as head coach before being fired on October 30 after the defeat by Bourg.

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