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Tarik Black joins Zenith St. Petersburg

Tarik Black signed a contract until the end of the season with Zenith St. Petersburg, the russian team announced.

The center out of Kansas spent the past two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Last year Black averaged 9.1 points (62% FG, 69% FT) and 4.8 rebounds in Euroleague.

Panathinaikos announces Oded Katash

Panathinaikos OPAP announces the 1,5 year agreement with coach Oded Kattash. Lior Lubin is added as the assistant coach.

Oded Kattash was born on October 10nth, 1974 is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6′ 4 ​1⁄2″) tall, he played at the point guard position. He was the 1998 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. He is currently working as the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem and the senior Israel men’s national team. As a player, he won the EuroLeague title in the 1999–2000 season, while playing with Panathinaikos.

After Kattash retired from playing basketball, he took up basketball coaching, and he first coached Hapoel Galil Elyon. He was the head coach of Macabbi Tel Aviv, from summer of 2007, until January 1, 2008, when he resigned.

Shortly after, he returned to Galil Elyon, and helped the team stay in the Israeli first division. In 2009, he remained with Galil, leading them against the odds, to the Israeli League Final Four, and coming within a last shot of knocking out Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semifinals. In 2010, he won the Israeli League championship with Galil, after a win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the league finals.

In June 2010, Kattash was appointed as Hapoel Jerusalem’s head coach, signing a three-year contract.

On June 21, 2012, Kattash was appointed the head coach of Hapoel Eilat, as the team was re-included into the Israeli Premier League, for the 2012-13 season.

On June 27, 2014, at the end of his contract, Kattash signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv. On November 3, 2015, he was dismissed, after only four games, after three consecutive losses. He subsequently returned to Hapoel Eilat. However, On July 18, 2017, Hapoel Eilat and Kattash decided to part ways. During that summer, Kattash led the Israel national under-20 basketball team to a silver medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

On October 10, 2017, The Basketball Federation of Israel, named Kattash the new head coach of the senior Israeli national team, for the next four years. On February 22, 2018, Kattash returned for a second stint to Hapoel Jerusalem, signing a one-and-a-half year deal.

Maurice Ndour to sign with Zhejiang Chouzhou

Maurice Ndour is headed in China and is signing with Zhejiang Golden Bulls, sources told Sportando.
The former Knicks forward started the season in Lithuania with Rytas Vilnius averaging 17.4ppg and 6rpg in LKL while in Basketball Champions League he was averaging 9.7 points with 4.7 rebounds.

Kyle Fogg agreed to terms with Liaoning

Kyle Fogg is returning to China.
The American has reached an agreement with Liaoning, sources tell Sportando.
Fogg has spent the past three seasons in CBA.

The Chinese team has also parted ways with Jonathon Simmons who was averaging 9.6ppg in 15 contests.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul interested in Dzanan Musa

Dzanan Musa is expected to return to Europe after two seasons in the NBA, as announced by his agent Misko Raznatovic.
The Bosnian spent the past two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets averaging 4.3 points in 49 contests.
One of the teams that is considering the addition of Musa is Anadolu Efes Istanbul, source told Sportando.

Before joining the NBA Musa was playing with Cedevita Zagreb.

Dzanan Musa backs in Europe

Dzanan Musa backs in Europe as reported by his agent Misko Raznatovic.

After two years in NBA with Brooklyn Nets former Cedevita will ink with an European club in few days.

Dzanan Musa averaged 4.3 points in 12.3’ last season in NBA and 19.5 with 8.4 rebounds in G League.

Petteri Koponen arrived in Reggio Emilia yesterday

Petteri Koponen arrived in Reggio Emilia yesterday.

There would be cautious optimism about the closing of the deal as reported by Gazzetta di Reggio.

Koponen is in talks with Bayern Munich to terminate their contract after the club’s decision  to exclude the finnish player from the team’s plans in summer.

Devin Searcy joins Start Lublin

MKS Start Lublin announced the signing of Devin Searcy.
The player comes from Falco in Hungary where he was averaging 11.1ppg and 5.9rpg.

Justin Watts join Donar

Donar signed an extra player: Justin Watts. The last team of the guard/forward was MKS Dabrowa Gornicza from Poland. He had an average of 27.6 minutes, 14.7 points, three pointers 41.1% and 1.7 assists.

Oded Katash to leave Israeli NT

Oded Katash is leaving Israeli NT as reported by Eurohoops.

Former Panathinakos player will ink in Athens a deal until 2022 and he should be announced by the team next Thursday.

Katash will coach his last game with Hapoel Jerusalem on Wednesday in BCL.

Trey Kell, Mark Ogden signing with Arged BMSlam Stal

Polish club Arged BMSlam Stal has agreed to sign guard Trey Kell and big man Mark Ogden, according to Sportowefakty.

Kell, a San Diego State alum, averaged 34.5 points in two games with the Syrian national team in the November window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Ogden began the season in the German BBL with s.Oliver Wuerzburg where he averaged 11.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in three games.

Kay Felder signs with Zhejiang Lions

Former NBA point guard Kay Felder announced on Chinese social media that he has signed a contract with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions.

Felder returns to China where he spent the last two seasons with Xinjiang. He averaged around 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists last season.

Dainius Adomaitis reportedly the frontrunner for Hapoel Jerusalem head coaching job

According to Donatas Urbonas and Roi Cohen, Dainius Adomaitis is the frontrunner for the Hapoel Jerusalem head coaching vacancy.

Urbonas adds that also Alexsandar Dzikic is among the top names on the list of the Israeli team, who must replace the departing Oded Katash.

Last June Adomaitis and Rytas Vilnius agreed to mutually part ways after both sides could not agree on a contract extension.

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