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10/11/202008:00

Ben Moore signs with South East Melbourne Phoenix

Former San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers forward Ben Moore has signed with South East Melbourne Phoenix for the NBL21 season.

The 25-year-old American has signed a one-year deal as an import player.

Moore played four years of college basketball at Southern Methodist University (SMU) before spending the last three years splitting time between NBA and NBA G-League opportunities at San Antonio and Indiana.

At 203cm (6-8) and possessing a versatile skillset on both ends of the floor, Moore will spend time at both forward spots and the centre position for the Phoenix.

He says his assets will help turn the Phoenix into a tough, hard-edged team.

“It just sounded like a great opportunity for me and I think I could bring some things to the team that are really going to help them out, so I’m really excited about getting there. I heard the culture is already really good there so it should be a great fit,” Moore said.

“I’m going to play as hard as I can every game. Defensively, I’m going bring a lot to the team and I’m going to try to embody the (team) culture.

09/11/202022:55

Askia Booker joins Shenzhen Aviators

Askia Booker is a new player of the Shenzhen Aviators.

The guard out of Colorado spent last season in Spain with UCAM Murcia, where he averaged 21.2 points and 3.6 assist per game in ACB.

Booker debuted with 37 points and 8 assist in the 104-106 loss against Zhejiang

09/11/202020:40

Dwight Buycks, Nanterre 92 part ways

Dwight Buycks and Nanterre 92 have agreed to part ways, the french team announced.
The former Marquette guard averaged 6.4 points and 3 assist over 9 game between Jeep Elite and Eurocup.

09/11/202016:49

Openjobmetis Varese announces Jalen Jones

Italian side Openjobmetis Varese has announced the signing, until the end of the season, of American forward, and former NBAer, Jalen Jones.

Jones, who has played in Euroleague with Baskonia in 2019, comes off a season in G-League with Capital City Go-Go in which he averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game.

09/11/202016:39

Bursaspor reportedly without 3 important players

Tonight, Cedevita Olimpija and Bursaspor will play a rescheduled round 2 EuroCup’s fixture. For logistics reasons, the game will take place in Turkey, despite Olimpija officially being the home team.

Per the announcement on Frutti Extra Bursaspor’s official Twitter account, the Turkish side will play without Malik Newman, Metin Turen and Can Maxim Mutaf.

09/11/202009:24

Roberts Stumbris joining HydroTruck Radom

Latvian forward Roberts Stumbris has reached an agreement on a deal with HydroTruck Radom of the Polish EBL, sources told Sportando.

Stumbris played briefly in Iceland to start the 2020-21 season, scoring 21 points in his one and only appearance for KR Reykjavik. He spent last season in his home country with VEF Riga, averaging 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in the Basketball Champions League and Estonian/Latvian League.

08/11/202017:22

John Bryant signs with Uni Baskets Paderborn

Veteran center John Bryant signed a deal with Uni Baskets Paderborn in the German second division, the team announced.

Bryant, a 2-time Bundesliga MVP and 3-year EuroLeague veteran, played for the Giessen 46ers last season in the Bundesliga, averaging 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

08/11/202014:25

Wes Clark signs with Niners Chemnitz

German BBL newcomer Niners Chemnitz announced the signing of Wes Clark.

Clark, a point guard from Buffalo, is coming off his first two seasons as a pro in Italy where he played for Brindisi and Cantù in the Italian Serie A.

In 2019-20, he averaged 14.7 points per game for Cantù.

08/11/202011:01

AJ Slaughter close to return to Gran Canaria

American-Polish guard AJ Slaughter is close to return to Herbalife Gran Canaria, a source told Sportando and Chema De Lucas.

Slaughter had originally signed a contract with the ACB and Eurocup side during the summer, but the deal was waived after the player had not passed his medical tests.

07/11/202010:14

Panathinaikos expected to sign Shelvin Mack on a 2-month deal

Panathinaikos has reportedly an agreement in place with former NBA guard Shelvin Mack for a 2-month contract, as reported first by SDNA’s George Zakkas. Mack will replace Keifer Sykes, who in his turn replaced Pierre Jackson.

Former Butler alumnus and NBA veteran has split his 2019-20 season, the first in Europe, between Olimpia Milano and Hapoel Jerusalem. Mack will reconvene with two teammates in Milano last season in Nemanja Nedovic and Aaron White.

06/11/202008:41

Xavier Cannefax joining KB Ponte Prizren

Former Warner Pacific guard Xavier Cannefax has signed a deal with KB Ponte Prizren in Kosovo’s Superliga, a source told Sportando.

Cannefax spent the 2019-20 season in the Netherlands, leading the Dutch Basketball League in scoring with 21.9 points per game for Apollo Amsterdam.

Cannefax, 31, has also played in Qatar and Sweden.

05/11/202022:54

Gary McGhee signs with Leyma Básquet Coruña

American center Gary McGhee signed a contract with Leyma Básquet Coruña in Spain’s second division, the team announced.

McGhee spent last season with Benfica in Portugal, averaging 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the FIBA Europe Cup and Portuguese league.

05/11/202011:57

Alba Berlin expected to be short-handed against Barcelona

Alba Berlin is hosting Barcelona tonight, in what will be the first game for the Berliners after the 16. October and win against CSKA Moscow. The German team was hit with covid cases after that match and they have returned to the training facilities just this Monday.

Per reports in German media, only 7 players were training on Monday, which included youngsters Malte Delow and Lorenz Brenneke, who did not play yet this season in the Euroleague. German team prioritizes health at the moment, so some of the covid convalescents may be protected and not take the floor today.

On top of that, Johannes Thiemann and Louis Olinde are dealing with the injuries and are also not expected to play tonight.

04/11/202014:27

Sources: Kyle Gibson to join Slask Wroclaw

Kyle Gibson agreed to terms with Slask Wroclaw and is expected to travel tomorrow to Poland, a source told Sportando.

The veteran guard spent last season with Boulazac in Jeep Elite, where he averaged 11.8 points and 2.6 assist per game.

03/11/202019:07

Dorados de Chihuahua ink DJ Cooper and Julian Washburn

Dorados de Chihuahua announced the arrivals of two players, DJ Cooper and Julian Washburn.
Cooper started this season in Jeep Elite for Chalon, while Washburn spent last year with Delaware Blue Coats in G League with averages of 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds.

03/11/202008:44

Maccabi Haifa signs Davon Jefferson

Maccabi Haifa announced the signing of Davon Jefferson.
The American big man has spent the past two seasons in Italy with Cantù and Roma.

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