Brandon Taylor signed a one-year contract with Pallacanestro Reggio Emilia, the italian team announced.
Last year the pointguard averaged over 15 points and 7 assist for LeMans, in Jeep Elite.
🚨 Ingaggiato Brandon Taylor, è lui il nuovo play! ⚪️🔴
👉 Il comunicato stampa: https://t.co/KKjQfwovLj pic.twitter.com/olFrwJX95S
— Pall. Reggiana (@PallacReggiana) July 10, 2020
Former Utah State guard Chris Smith has agreed to a deal with BM Slam Stal of the Polish Energa Basket Liga, sources told Sportando.
Smith is coming off a productive season with Hungarian club PVSK-Veolia. He averaged 15.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in the Hungarian league and FIBA Europe Cup.
Openjobmetis Varese targets Toney Douglas to replace Jason Rich according with La Prealpina.
Former FSU inked in March with Varese before the suspension of the Italian championship without ever being able to play.
Italian Serie A club Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia has signed Brandon Taylor .
The American point guard averaged 15.2 points and 7.1 assists with Le Mans in the Jeep Elite .
The Utah product has already played in Italy with Serie A2’s Bergamo Basket in 2018-19.
DONE DEAL: Brandon Taylor signed in Reggio Emilia, a source told me and @NicolaLupo99.
Taylor comes from Le Mans where he averaged 15.2ppg and 7.1apg in Jeep Elite— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) July 10, 2020
Slovenian Urban Durnik is close to joining Koper Primorska, a source told Sportando. 23-years old forward played for Rogaška last season, averaging 6,7 points and 2,4 rebounds per game in ABA 2 league.
Zalgiris Kaunas is looking for a head coach after Sarunas Jasikevicius’ departure from Barcelona.
One of the names that Zalgiris is considering is Ertugrul Erdogan, as reported by Donatas Urbonas.
The Turkish coach just extended his deal with Galatasaray. He is very close to Jasikevicius.
Ertugrul Erdogan is one of the top names in Zalgiris head coaching search, per sources. Hearing that Erdogan has strong support from Sarunas Jasikevicius.
— Donatas Urbonas (@Urbodo) July 9, 2020
Fenerbahce has reached a two-year agreement with Danilo Barthel, as reported by Nikos Varlas.
The German forward comes from Bayern Munich where he averaged 10.6ppg in Bundesliga and 7.9ppg in EuroLeague.
Roberto Gallinat is a new player of Eurobasket Roma, the italian team announced.
Last year the guard was named MVP of the Danish championship. He averaged 18.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals for Horsens IC.
Fonte: Eurobasket Roma.
Adin Vrabac is close to joining Krka Novo mesto, a source told Sportando. Bosnia and Herzegovina national team player last played for Spars Sarajevo.
He returned to Sarajevo two years ago after a short stint at Tenerife and Hamburg. He played in 22 ABA 2 league games last season, averaging 14 points, 5,5 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
Nacho Arroyo extended his contract with Movistar Estudiantes until 2023, the spanish team announced.
This year the twenty year old Chilean guard played in 6 ACB games.
OFICIAL@movistar_es Estudiantes apuesta por el joven talento de la cantera; y Nacho Arroyo Varela @nachoarroyo24 (base, 1.87m, 2000 🇨🇱 )renueva hasta 2023.
📰 https://t.co/sVmFl8cyAH #Arroyo2023 #LigaEndesa pic.twitter.com/belsYSOD6j
— Movistar Estudiantes (@MovistarEstu) July 9, 2020
Langston Hall signed a two-year contract with KK Crvena Zvedza, the serbian powerhouse announced.
Last year the pointguard out of Mercer averaged 11.3 points and 5.7 assist in Eurocup for ASP Promitheas.
Američki plejmejker Lengston Hol, novo je pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda mts! 🔴⚪️🧬#TogetherWeStand #WeAreTheTeam #kkcz#RedAndWhiteDNA #GameON pic.twitter.com/q9D2VgwMuw
— KK Crvena zvezda (@kkcrvenazvezda) July 9, 2020
Khimki Moscow is negotiating with Jordan Mickey for the return of the American PF/C to the Russian powerhouse, a source told Sportando.
The former LSU spent the last season with Real Madrid, averaging 9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1 block in just 16 minutes per game in EuroLeague.
Last summer Mickey signed a two-year contract with the Blancos.
Dustin Hogue has agreed to return to Enisey Krasnoyarsk for next season, a source told Sportando.
This year the big man out of Iowa State averaged 11.2 points and 6.3 rebounds in FIBA Europe Cup, 11.6 points and 6.9 rebounds in VTB League.
Former Brose Bamberg forward Louis Olinde will sign with ALBA Berlino, Big Basketball reports.
The 22-year-old forward left Bamberg after 4 seasons.
This year Olinde averaged 6 points and 4.9 rebounds over 38 games between BBL and Eurocup.
❗️ Nach unseren Infos: #Olinde wechselt nach #Berlin!
von Kai #Zimmermann
Vor kurzem verkündete Louis #Olinde seinen Abschied von @BroseBamberg – nun steht nach unseren Infos fest, wo der 22-Jährige seine Karriere fortsetzt: Olinde soll sich mit @albaberlin geeinigt haben.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/LiL77CQeok
— BIG Basketball (@BIG_Deutschland) July 9, 2020
D.J. Stephens is a new player of BC prometey, the ukrainian team announced.
The athletic forward spent the last season in France, where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
Fonte: BC Prometey.
Fenerbahce has reached an agreement with Johnny Hamilton, a source told Sportando and Ismail Senol.
Last year the big man out of Texas-Arlington had a breakout season for Darussafaka, averaging 9.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over 40 games between BSL and Eurocup.
Fenerbahce has reached an agreement with Johnny Hamilton, a source told me and @Ismailsenol.
Hamilton is joining Fenerbahce after a strong season with Darussafaka (11.3ppg and 8rpg in EuroCup and 8.2ppg and 6.5rpg in BSL)— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) July 9, 2020
beIN SPORTS SON DAKİKA: Fenerbahçe Beko, Darüşşafaka Tekfen’den pivot Johnny Hamilton ile anlaşmaya vardı. Haber, @Carchia ile ortak hazırlandı.
— İsmail Şenol (@ismailsenol) July 9, 2020
Korean side Goyang Orions announced the signing of two former Kansas players, Dedric Lawson and Jeff Withey.
Lawson spent his rookie year averaging over 13 points and 8 rebounds per game in G League, while Withey was a force under the boards for Ironi Nes Ziona.
Withey averaged 14.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks over 28 games between the israeli BSL and FIBA Europe Cup.
Tre Demps signed a deal with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Bundesliga.
Demps is coming off a season in the Italian Serie A2 where he averaged 18.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for San Severo.
Fonte: MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Former Washington center Malik Dime signed a deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the EuroCup and Spanish Liga ACB, the team announced.
Last season, Dime averaged 8.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in less than 20 minutes per game for Lavrio in Greece.
Fonte: MoraBanc Andorra.
Baskonia is getting close to a deal with big man Tonye Jekiri, according to SDNA.
Jekiri averaged 8.7 points and 7.5 rebounds in his first EuroLeague season with ASVEL.
Fonte: SDNA.
Hungarian big man György Golomán signed a contract with Spirou Basket of the Belgian league, the team announced.
The former UCLA Bruin will return to Europe after a season in Japan.
Fonte: Spirou Basket.
Jason Rich will not join Varese for the 2020-21 season because he has decided to retire, a source told Sportando.
Rich, the MVP of the 2017-18 Serie A season, had already been announced by the Italian team as their new player for the upcoming campaign. Instead, he will retire at 34 years old.
Fenerbahce has officially announced the signing of Edgaras Ulanovas, who’s joining the Turkish powerhouse after six seasons with Zalgiris Kaunas.
Edgaras Ulanovas Fenerbahçe Beko’da!
🔗 https://t.co/GdsjYJwIzO pic.twitter.com/31F3aKJ94C
— Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) July 9, 2020
Movistar Estudiantes is showing interest in Lithuanian 23-year-old forward Martynas Echodas, according to Chema de Lucas.
Echodas, the winner of the 2018-19 EuroCup Rising Star trophy, has spent the past three seasons with Rytas Vilnius.
Fonte: Chema de Lucas.
Coen Stolk signed a two-year contract extension with Feyenoord Rotterdam, the team announced.
The Dutch power forward averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game last season.
Fonte: Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Partizan Belgrade announced that Vlado Scepanovic will take over as the new head coach of the team.
Scepanovic had been Andrea Trinchieri’s assistant coach and has now been promoted after Trinchieri’s departure.
Vlado Šćepanović je novi trener #KKPartizan
Video sa promocije, pogledajte na BC Partizan TV od 15:00#ABALiga #7DaysEuroCup pic.twitter.com/SbO9xOiOzc
— KK Partizan NIS (@PartizanBC) July 9, 2020
Olimpia Milan has reached a two-year deal with Shavon Shields, born in Overland Park, Kansas, on June 5, 1994, 2.01 mt. tall, small forward and guard, from Kirolbet Baskonia. “I wish to thank Mr. Giorgio Armani, our President Mr. Leo Dell’Orco, Coach Messina and everyone at Olimpia Milano for this opportunity. I’m excited to get to work with my teammates and be a part of this historic club,”, Shields said. “Shavon is a player in his prime, experienced and still young, with the ideal characteristics to be part of our team,” Olimpia’s general manager Christos Stavropoulos said.
HIS CAREER – Raised in Olathe, Kansas, where he attended the Northwest High School, Shields has been the Sunflower conference MVP as a senior at the end of a career in which he finished as the first in school history for points, rebounds and steals. In 2012, he landed at the University of Nebraska, where he stayed four years and finished as the all-time fifth scorer. In 2015/16, he averaged 16.8 points per game and was selected in the All-Big Ten Conference second team. In 2016/17, he played for the Frankfurt Skyliners, before moving to Trento for the playoffs. He played two seasons in Trento, playing the Italian league finals twice. In 2017/18, he averaged 14.3 points per game in Italy. In 2018 he signed for Vitoria, where he made his EuroLeague debut. He averaged 9.6 points per game in 59 appearances. He won the 2020 Spanish championship.
NOTES – Shields ia a Danish National Team member, because of his mother origin. His father, Will Shields, has been a 12-time Pro Bowl NFL selection and is a Hall of Famer after a 14-year pro career with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Fonte: Olimpia Milano.
Former Colorado big man Wesley Gordon has signed a deal with ESSM Le Portel of the French Jeep Elite, the team announced.
Gordon spent this past season in Greece with Rethymno, averaging 8.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
Fonte: ESSM Le Portel.
British forward/center Ovie Soko signed a deal with Le Mans Sarthe of the French Jeep Elite, the team announced.
Soko played 12 games for the London Lions in the British Basketball League last season, averaging 20.2 points and 8.2 rebounds.
Fonte: Le Mans Sarthe Basket.
Valencia re-signs Sam Van Rossom.
Belgian guard inks a contract for the next season with an option until 2022.
Van Rossom averaged 6.9 points and 4.6 assists this season in EuroLeague.
Valencia Basket is signing Sam Van Rossom to a 1+1 contract extension, a source told @Sportando.
The Belgian guard is in Valencia since 2013— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) July 9, 2020