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23/07/202008:42

Tyler Ennis and Sam Dekker sign with Turk Telekom Ankara

Two big signings for BSL and Basket Champions League Turk Telekom Ankara.
The Turkish team signed Tyler Ennis and Sam Dekker, his agent Andy Shiffman of Priority Sports told Sportando.

Dekker spent his first season overseas with Lokomotiv Kuban averaging

Averaging 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in VTB League while in EuroCup he averaged 13.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Dekker has played four seasons in the NBA averaging 5.5 points and 3 rebounds in 200 games.

Tyler Ennis has played 186 games in the NBA at 4.2 points. The guard has played with Fenerbahce in 2018-2019 averaging 6.3ppg in EuroLeague before suffering a season ending injury.

22/07/202021:17

Rauno Nurger to join Kalev/Cramo

Rauno Nurger agreed to terms with Kalev/Cramo, a source tells Emiliano Carchia of Sportando.

The Estonian big man comes from Leche Rio Breogan, where he averaged over 7 points and 4 rebounds per game.

22/07/202021:11

RASTA Vechta sign Tim Hasbargen, Jordan Barnett

RASTA Vechta announced the arrivals of Tim Hasbargen and Jordan Barnett.
Hasbargen last year averaged over 11 points and 4 rebounds in ProA.
Barnett, a forward out of Missouri, spent last season with Giessen 46ers, with averages of 9.6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block over 17 BBL games.

22/07/202020:01

BG Gottingen officially signs Tai Odiase

Tai Odiase is a new player of BG Gottingen, the German team announced.
The big man out of Illinois-Chicago spent last season with Greensboro in G League, where he averaged 4.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

22/07/202019:37

Orleans Loiret sign LaMonte Ulmer

Orleans Loiret announces the arrival of LaMonte Ulmer.
The swingman comes from JDA Dijon Basket, where last season he averaged over 10 points and 4 rebounds between Jeep Elite and BCL.

22/07/202019:30

Syntainics MBC ink Shavon Coleman

Shavon Coleman signed a contract for the upcoming 2020/21 season with Syntainics MBC, the German team announced.

The former LSU forward is currently playing the Winner League playoffs for Hapoel Holon.

He started the season with Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek, where he averaged over 16 points and 7 rebounds in the top Belgian division.

22/07/202018:53

Adelaide 36ers Sign Sunday Dech

The Adelaide 36ers are proud to announce the signing of versatile guard Sunday Dech for a three-year contract.

The 26-year-old, 195cm emerging star joins the Sixers after the 2019-20 NBL season with the Illawarra Hawks which saw him average 9.19 points, 3.74 rebounds and 1.48 assists per game and earn nominations for both the NBL’s Most Improved Player and Best Defensive Player.
Sunday Dech joins the Sixers roster that includes Isaac Humphries, Keanu Pinder, Josh Giddey, Jack McVeigh, Daniel Dillon, Brendan Teys, Obi Kyei, Alex Mudronja and Daniel Johnson.

22/07/202018:42

Igor Volkhin joins Zenit on two-year contract

Igor Volkhin is a new player of Zenit St. Petersburg, as announced by the russian team.
The forward spent last year with Khimki.
Zenit GM said that Volkhin ‘is currently the most promising small forward among Russian players’.

22/07/202015:03

Baskonia to re-sign Zoran Dragic

Baskonia reached an agreement to re-sign Zoran Dragic one more season.
The Slovenian averaged 8.4ppg in ACB Fase Final won by Baskonia.

22/07/202014:48

Artem Komolov stays at Nizhny for one more season

The basketball club “Nizhny Novgorod” retained the Russian defender Artem Komolov (27 years old, 193 cm) until the end of the 2020-2021 season. 

For Artyom this year will be the fourth in the BC “NN”. The career of a CSKA graduate in our club began in the summer of 2017. Previously, he played on loan at Avtodor (Saratov), ​​Zenit (St. Petersburg), Ural (Yekaterinburg) and Sakhalin. With the latter, he became the champion of the Super League (2016) and the silver medalist of the Russian Cup (2017). 

Already being a player of Nizhny, the Russian defender was remembered throughout the League as a decisive buzz in the ring of Astana, which became the best moment of the 2017-2018 regular season. In the last two years, Artem has become a real specialist in Polish Zelene Gora. In March 2019, he set a personal best with 24 points (6 3s) for the Poles. A year later, in Hala Zielona Gora, our player scored 23 points (6 out of 11 three-pointers) and 24 points for efficiency. 

22/07/202014:20

DeAndre Liggins signs with London Lions

The London Lions can confirm the addition of five-year NBA veteran, DeAndre Liggins to the 2020-21 squad.

The 6’7” Liggins will play the small forward and guard roles for the Lions.  The last time Liggins played in the NBA was during the 2018 playoffs as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, but also played 64 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers and had his longest stay with the Miami Heat and their G-League affiliate, Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Achievements include being the G-League Champion in 2016 also an All-Star and two-time G-League Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Liggins appeared in 34 games (33 starts) for Sioux Falls during its 2016 championship season and averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 2.06 steals per game.

2018-19 saw the Kentucky Wildcats graduate play in 25 G-League games – including 21 starts – Liggins averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Liggins had this to say about the Lions forthcoming season in BBL and the Basketball Champions League, “I am very excited to join such a winning and upcoming organisation. My competitive edge and winning mentality will certainly be effective immediately in the London Lions’ organisation, I’m excited and can’t wait.”

Lions Head Coach, Vince Macaulay was pleased to add, “This is a great opportunity for us all in British basketball, Deandre is an unbelievable hard worker, we wanted someone that would nullify the highest of European talent and we think we have him, His experience, his team ethos will no doubt spread into our team, I’m delighted we could sign him and I’m sure all our fans will take him to their hearts.”

Fans will get to see the team for the first time on the 15th of September, when Basketball Champions League opponents, Neptunas Klaipeda will be the visitors

Tickets and details of television coverage will come out nearer the date as we follow Government guidelines on indoor sports.

22/07/202013:43

Trefl Sopot inks TJ Haws

Rookie TJ Haws will start his pro career in Poland with Trefl Sopot.

Hawks comes from Brigham Young where he averaged 14 points per game with 5.8 assists as a senior in NCAA.

22/07/202013:39

MHP Riesen Luwdisburg pursuing AJ Brodeur

German team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg is showing serious interest in AJ Brodeur and the two sides are in talks, a source told Sportando.
The rookie comes from Pennsylvania Quackers where he averaged 17.3ppg, 8.9rpg and 5.2apg as a senior in NCAA.

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