Fabien Fond (177-PG-71) may be a 41 year old guard from France, but when you witness him walking around the Audi dome in Munich, one notices quickly that he is still in top shape, but that he is still playing organized basketball making a living is something one would not expect even though his smile and jest for basketball is as interesting to watch as his battles with Steffen Hamann which he had in preseason as he was practicing with FC Bayern Munich as many of the Germans were with the German national team. Fond signed his first pro-contract as the youngest Player in France at the age of 17 years old. He has always been a very smart player, fast play, excellent touch for the ball, very good sense and vision of the game, his strength lies in one-on-one play penetration, he uses more rarely in a game but has good quality on three-point shoot. He is a team player and strong character of a winner that gave him a long career as a basketball player that played for the biggest Clubs in France and Europe with Villeurbanne (for 7 years), Brest, Sabel, and Gravelines.
Fond also had experience playing In Germany for teams like BG Karlsruhe and FC Schalke 04. He then got experience playing for Sdent BBC Nyon (Switzerland-LNA, Meyrin Grand-Saconnex Basket (Switzerland-LNA) and Basquet Mallorca (Spain-LEB Gold) before heading back to Germany to play for the Deutsche Bank Skyliners PRO B team in 2009-2010. There the French man was a super mentor for young guards Willis Gardner and Nico Anders while still being able to play the game he loves. Since 2010-2011, he has been in Bavaria still showcasing his skills for FC Bayern Muenchen II (Germany-2.Regionalliga). There he helps young Germans like Janosch Koegler and Jakob Sperber.He has had the ideal task of helping young players on the team as well as doing other basketball duties for Germanys most famous sports club. However he still hasnt lost his zeal for basketball as he is slowly approaching 42 and currently has offers from some PRO A and PRO B clubs in France. For one team, he could use his age and experience to perfection helping two young playmakers develop. The question is will the gregarious Fond go back to his home country to give back or stay in Munich? He has a conflict of interest, but it isnt difficult to see that his heart also has red/white colors.
TBB Trier and 1993 NCCA champion North Carolina Tar Heel head coach Henrik Rodel keep up their focus of bringing in young Germans and devloping them further and have done it again by bringing in Anthony Canty (183-PG-91). Canty is a 22 year old 191cm guard that will be playing his first season on the Mosel with TBB Trier and he got a three year deal. Canty had played his whole career in Bremerhaven. He started his basketball career in 2007 with BSG Bremerhaven (Oberliga): 15 games: 6 [read more]
TBB Trier and 1993 NCCA champion North Carolina Tar Heel head coach Henrik Rodel keep up their focus of bringing in young Germans and devloping them further and have done it again by bringing in Anthony Canty (183-PG-91). Canty is a 22 year old 191cm guard that will be playing his first season on the Mosel with TBB Trier and he got a three year deal. Canty had played his whole career in Bremerhaven. He started his basketball career in 2007 with BSG Bremerhaven (Oberliga): 15 games: 6.1ppg. He got his first Beko BBL experience with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (1.Bundesliga) in teh 2009-2010 season playing 4 games: 0pts; played mostly for junior team: Score-4 (22.7ppg), 6.4rpg, 4.1apg, also played at BSG Bremerhaven (2.Regionalliga): 13 games: 15.0ppg. In the 2010-2011 season for Bremerhaven he played 15 games: 2.2ppg; played also at Cuxhaven BasCats (ProA): 22 games: 5.6ppg, 1.5rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 42.4%, 3PT: 35.6%, FT: 74.3%. In 2011-2012, he played : 20 games: 1.8ppg. Last season, he played 24 games: 2.0ppg, 1.2apg.Awards/Achievements in his basketball career have been German U18 National Team -09, European Championships U18 in Metz (France) -09: 8 games: 4.8ppg, 2.1rpg, 1.1apg, German NBBL All-Star Game -10, Eurobasket.com German 2.Bundesliga Pro A All-Newcomers Team -11, and German 2nd National Team -12-13.
Brose Baskets agree terms with Jamar Smith - Jun 19, 2013
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The BBL champions have already started building the roster for the next season. They agreed on terms of contract with Jamar Smith (191-G-87, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: S.Indiana). The guard spent the last season in Israel. He played for Galil Gilboa. Jamar Smith posted 14.4 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game in Winner League. He also notched 16.5 points, 3.7 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in Balkan League [read more]
The BBL champions have already started building the roster for the next season. They agreed on terms of contract with Jamar Smith (191-G-87, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: S.Indiana). The guard spent the last season in Israel. He played for Galil Gilboa. Jamar Smith posted 14.4 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game in Winner League. He also notched 16.5 points, 3.7 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in Balkan League. Jamar Smith was named into All-Balkan League 2nd Team. Previously the guard had stints in Czech Republic, Venezuela, NBA and D-League. He made it into All-Czech Republic League 2nd Team in 2012. Jamar Smith participated at the NBL All-Star Game last year.
According to sportando, six time Beko BBL winner Brose Baskets Bamberg will sign Jamar Smith (191-G-87, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: S.Indiana). The possibility of this signing happening has been circulating for weeks and now it seems like it will come true. Bamberg announced today as well that guard Alex Renfroe wouldnt be returning. Smith is a 26 year old 191cm guard from Peroria, Illionos that will be starting his fourth professional season in freak city [read more]
According to sportando, six time Beko BBL winner Brose Baskets Bamberg will sign Jamar Smith (191-G-87, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: S.Indiana). The possibility of this signing happening has been circulating for weeks and now it seems like it will come true. Bamberg announced today as well that guard Alex Renfroe wouldnt be returning. Smith is a 26 year old 191cm guard from Peroria, Illionos that will be starting his fourth professional season in freak city. Last season he played for the Boston Celtics (NBA), only pre-season, in Oct.'12 signed at Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa (Israel-Winner League): 26 games: 14.4ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.4apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 56.9%, 3PT: 41.3%, FT: 68.2%; Balkan League: 11 games: Score-4 (16.5ppg), 3.1rpg, 3.7apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT-2 (58.1%), FT: 86.7%. He played two seasons with : Illinois (NCAA) before finishing up at S.Indiana (NCAA2) where in his senior year he played 26 games: 21.6ppg, 4.1rpg, 3.7apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 46.5%, 3PT: 42.7%, FT: 79.2%. He has always been very close to reaching the NBA as he started his rookie season with the Boston Celtics (NBA), only pre-season, then moved to Maine Red Claws (D-League, starting five): 48 games: 13.6ppg, 2.8rpg, 5.0apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 49.7%, 3PT: 43.2%, FT: 88.9%. In 2011-2012, he played for BK Prostejov (Czech Rep.-NBL, starting five): EuroCup Qualifications: 2 games: 15.5ppg, 1.0rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0spg; EuroChallenge: 6 games: 12.8ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.8apg, FGP: 43.6%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 87.5%; Czech Rep. League: 43 games: 14.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.4apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 57.5%, 3PT: 39.3%, FT: 76.5%. Awards/Achievements in his basketball career have been Big Ten Tournament Semifinals -07, GLVC West Division Regular Season Champion -09, GLVC Tournament Semifinals -09, All-GLVC 1st Team -09, 10, GLVC All-Tournament Team -09, NCAA D2 All-America Honorable Mention (by Division II Bulletin) -09, Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Midwest Region Player of the Year -10, Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Midwest Region 1st Team -10 GLVC East Division Regular Season Runner-Up -10, All-GLVC Player of the Year -10, NABC Division II All-Midwest Region 1st Team -10, NABC Division II All-America Team -10, Daktronics Division II All-America 2nd Team -10, Division II Player of the Year by Basketball Times -10, All-NBA Development League All-Rookie Second Team -11, Czech Rep. NBL All-Star Game -12, Czech Rep. Cup Semifinals -12, Czech Rep. League Regular Season Runner-Up -12 Czech Rep. League Finalist -12, Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League 2nd Team -12, Eurobasket.com All-Balkan League 2nd Team -13, and Eurobasket.com Balkan League All-Imports Team
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place (3-3) in Group L of the Top16, lost to Gescrap BB in the Quarterfinals 1-1
(-19) !!!
s.Oliver Baskets: took 3rd place (3-3) in Group D of the Regular Season
EWE Baskets: took 1st place (6-0) in Group F of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (5-1) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Karsiyaka (TUR) 62-66 in the
Semifinals, beat Gravelines (FRA) 84-76 in the 3rd place game !!!
Telekom Baskets: took 1st place (4-2) in Group H of the Regular Season, took
2nd place (4-2) in Group L of the Top16, lost to Krasnye Krylia (RUS) 0-2 in the
Quarterfinals !!!
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