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David DiLeo signs with UCAM Murcia

Rookie forward David DiLeo has signed his first professional deal with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB, the team announced.

DiLeo played college basketball at Central Michigan. In his senior year, he averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 40% from three.

Ladarien Griffin signs with Vilpas Vikings

Former St. Bonaventure forward Ladarien Griffin signed with the Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga, the team announced.

Griffin spent his rookie season in Sweden with the Norrkoping Dolphins.

Top prospect Emoni Bates commits to Michigan State

Emoni Bates, ESPN’s No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2022, announced he has committed to Michigan State.

However, there’s the expectation that Bates may back out of his commitment if the NBA takes out the one-and-done rule by the time of his high school graduation.

Crvena Zvezda announces deal with Landry Nnoko

KK Crvena Zvezda announced the signing of center Landry Nnoko, who spent this past season with ALBA Berlin.

Winston Shepard signs with Atomeromu

Former San Diego State forward Winston Shepard has signed with Atomeromu SE in Hungary, a source told Sportando.

Shepard most recently played in Mexico. He will return to Hungary where he spent the 2016-17 season with Alba Fehervar.

Trae Bell-Haynes signs with Merlins Crailsheim

Trae Bell-Haynes is returning to Germany: the former Vermont guard has signed with Bundesliga club HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim, sources told Sportando.

Bell-Haynes played for the Fraport Skyliners in Germany as a rookie. Last season, he played in Finland with the Helsinki Seagulls, averaging 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

Antun Maricevic signs with Kozuv

4.58 PM CET: Antun Maricevic’s agency, CSA Sports Management, officially announced the deal with Kozuv.

4.19 PM CET: Croatian big man Antun Maricevic has signed with Kozuv in North Macedonia, a source told Sportando.

Maricevic returns to Europe after playing NCAA Division I basketball at South Florida. Maricevic averaged 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game in his senior year.

Jason Rich signs with Varese

Jason Rich is officially a new player of Pallacanestro Varese. The guard is back to Italy after two seasons in Turkey with Besiktas and Gaziantep.

Rich has been Serie A mvp with Avellino in 2017-2018.

Malik Newman inks with Bursaspor

Bursaspor announced the signing of Malik Newman.
The guard has played with Canton Charge this season averaging 16 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Olimpia Milano pursuing Zach Leday

Olimpia Milano is pursuing Zach Leday to close the roster for the next season, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The American forward has one year left on his contract with Zalgiris Kaunas and the Lithuanian powerhouse would like to retain the player as he is a part of their core.

Leday is drawing serious interest also from Japanese and South Korean teams and from Lokomotiv Kuban and other EuroLeague clubs.

The teams interested are monitoring situation with Zalgiris to see if the player could possibly become available.

Troy Barnies signs with Lietkabelis

Former Maine forward Troy Barnies has signed with EuroCup team Lietkabelis (Lithuania).

Barnies spent last season in the Estonian/Latvian league and in Russia.

Real Madrid to part ways with Jordan Mickey?

Despite Jordan Mickey having a contract with Real Madrid, there’s no guarantee that he will return next season, according to Chema de Lucas. Both sides are considering parting ways.

In the event Mickey and the Spanish powerhouse do part ways, two names emerge as potential replacements: Arturas Gudaitis and Ante Zizic, Chema de Lucas reports.

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