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29/08/202013:58

Kevin Yebo signs with Eisbären Bremerhaven

German forward/center Kevin Yebo has signed a deal with Eisbären Bremerhaven in the Pro A (second division), the team announced.

Yebo spent last season in the Bundesliga with the Hamburg Towers, averaging 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game.

29/08/202013:43

Demonte Flannigan signs with KK Pirot

Former Cleveland State forward Demonte Flannigan has signed a contract with KK Pirot of the Serbian KLS, the team announced.

Flannigan spent last season in the British Basketball League with Cheshire Phoenix, averaging 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.

28/08/202023:01

Deondre Burns to sign with Starwings Basel

Rookie guard Deondre Burns has reached an agreement on a deal with Starwings Basel in Switzerland, a source told Sportando.

Burns played college basketball at Little Rock and Oral Roberts. He averaged 15.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists for ORU and was named to the All-Summit League Second Team in his senior year.

28/08/202021:28

Evan McGaughey signs with MLP Heidelberg

Evan McGaughey, forward from NCAA D2 school Quincy, has signed a deal to return to MLP Heidelberg in Germany’s Pro A, the team announced. The deal includes an opt-out clause for the Bundesliga, a source told Sportando.

McGaughey played 12 games for Latina Basket in the Italian Serie A2 last season, averaging 9.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

28/08/202019:45

Justinian Jessup signs with The Hawks

The Hawks announced the signing of rookie forward Justinian Jessup as part of the NBL Next Stars program.

Jessup just finished up his college career at Boise State. He averaged 16 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his senior year, shooting 40 percent from three.

28/08/202015:44

Polski Cukier Torun close to sign Keyshawn Woods and Stephen Zimmerman

Polski Cukier close to sign Keyshawn Woods and Stephen Zimmerman.

Woods averaged last season averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in Eredivisie with Feyenoord.

Former NBA Zimmerman played last season with Bonn averaging in BCL 8 points and 4 rebounds.

27/08/202023:03

Tyree Griffin moving to ZTE

Tyree Griffin will continue his career in Hungary.

The point guard has reached an agreement with ZTE, a source tells Sportando.

Griffin spent his rookie season as a pro in Serbia with KK Mladost Zemun averaging 13.2ppg and 5apg in the domestic league.

27/08/202021:19

KK Borac sign Derryck Thornton, Aleksa Novakovic

KK Borac announced the arrival of two players, rookie pointguard Derryck Thornton and 23-year-old guard Aleksa Novakovic.

Thornton played for Duke, USC and Boston College during his college career. In his senior year at BC, he averaged 12.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Novakovic, who signed for two years, spent last season in the serbian league, averaging over 11 points and 4 rebounds per game for OKK Novi Pazar.

27/08/202019:48

Darel Poirier, JL Bourg parting ways

French big man Darel Poirier and EuroCup team JL Bourg-en-Bresse are parting ways, a source told Sportando.

The 23-year-old Poirier played 12 minutes in the team’s first (and only one so far) preseason game against a 3rd-division side.

Poirier averaged 8.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in five games in the NBA G League last season with the Windy City Bulls.

27/08/202019:25

BC Kalev/Cramo sign Marcus Keene, Devin Thomas

BC Kalev/Cramo announced the arrival of two players, Marcus Keene and Devin Thomas.
Keene spent the past two seasons in KBL for KCC Egis (19 ppg, 2.2 apg last year), while Thomas played the 2019/20 season for Penarol, in the Uruguayan league, where he averaged over 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assist per game.

27/08/202018:45

Avi Ben-Chimol returns to Maccabi Haifa

Maccabi Haifa announced today the signing of Avi Ben-Chimol for the 2020-21 season.
The veteran pointguard played for Maccabi Haifa during the 2011-12 season.

Last year Ben-Chimol averaged 7.2 points and 5.7 assist per game for Hapoel Eilat.

26/08/202021:15

Derryck Thornton signing with KK Borac

Rookie guard Derryck Thornton has reached an agreement on a deal with Serbian club KK Borac Čačak of the ABA Liga, sources told Sportando.

Thornton played for Duke, USC and Boston College during his college career. In his senior year at BC, he averaged 12.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

25/08/202021:44

BC Larissa sign Spiros Mourtos, Kostantinos Papadakis

Spiros Mourtos and Kostantinos Papadakis are new players of BC Larissa, the greek team announced.
Mourtos spent the past two year with Ifestos Limnou, while Papadakis last year played for Panathinaikos, scoring 3.6 points per game.

25/08/202020:36

Rakim Sanders, Hapoel Be’er Sheva BC part ways

Rakim Sanders has informed Hapoel Be’er Sheva BC that due to personal issues personal matters he will not be able to arrive in israel in the near future and honor his contract.
The Israeli team announced that a replacement will be signed in the coming days.

25/08/202020:05

Wes Clark will not play with SIG Strasbourg

SIG Strasbourg announced that Wes Clark will not wear the club’s colors for the 2020/21 season.
On Monday the player passed the usual medical examinations. In view of the results of these tests, the doctors decided not to issue him with a medical certificate. Therefore, the contract cannot begin and the player will not wear the club colors for the coming season.
The french team is already looking for a new playmaker to replace him.

25/08/202019:01

Deng Geu joins Horsens IC

HIC adds national team player from Uganda

Another important piece is added to the HIC roster for the upcoming season.

Deng Geu is the latest addition. A 203 centimeter power forward, who has a double citizenship for Uganda and USA.

Deng graduated this year from NCAA 1 school North Texas. In 2019/2020 he scored 7.5 points and grabbed 5.7 rebounds.

Prior to North Texas, Deng played for North Dakota State where he scored 9.6 points and grabbed 4.9 rebounds. Ex HIC player Lawrence Alexander also played for North Dakota State.

Moreover he has represented Uganda in the world cup qualifier, where he recorded 13.3 points and 11.3 rebounds.

Deng is supposed to play a major role in HIC, where he, with his energy and hustle, should be the cornerstone in the HIC defence.

25/08/202015:28

Shevon Thompson reportedly close to sign with Alba Berlin

Shevon Thompson is close to sign a deal with Alba Berlin.

Jamaican big man played the last seasοn in Belgium with Oostende averaging 12.1 points and 7.6 rebound.

24/08/202022:29

Benedikt Turudic joins BG Göttingen

Croatian/German center Benedikt Turudic has signed a 3-month deal with BG Göttingen, the team announced. The deal includes an option for the remainder of the season.

Turudic joins the BBL team to replace the injured Dennis Kramer.

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