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Okaro White joins Unics Kazan

Okaro White is a new player of Unics Kazan.
The former NBA forward has played 3 games with the Washington Wizards in 2018-2019 before suffering an injury.
White has played in Europe with Virtus Bologna and Aris Thessaloniki.

Matt Milon signs with Starwings Basel

Rookie guard Matt Milon has signed with Starwings Basel in Switzerland, a source told Sportando.

Milon played college basketball at Boston College, William & Mary and UCF. He averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game with the Knights.

Greg Mangano signs with KTP-Basket

Former Yale big man Greg Mangano has signed a deal with KTP-Basket in Finland, the team announced.

Mangano spent last season in Japan’s second division, averaging 21.6 points and 15.1 rebounds per game for Bambitious Nara.

Jordan Swing joins Hamburg Towers

Former UAB forward Jordan Swing has signed a deal with the Hamburg Towers in Germany’s Bundesliga, the team announced.

Swing spent last season in Israel with Maccabi Rishon and Maccabi Haifa. He also played 10 games in the EuroCup with Maccabi Rishon, averaging 11.9 points.

Isaiah Crawley signs with Tigers Tübingen

Rookie forward Isaiah Crawley has signed a deal with Tigers Tübingen in Germany’s second division, the team announced.

Crawley played NCAA Division I basketball at Georgia Southern. He averaged 13.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in his senior year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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