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 Ukraine - Azovmash tab Jerome Randle - by Eurobasket NewsAzovmash bolstered their backcourt. They agreed on terms of contract with Jerome Randle (178-G-87, college: California). The guard started the season in Israel. He played for Elitzur Netanya. Jerome Randle tallied 14.9 points, 6.6 assists and 3.0 rebounds per appearance in Premier League. Jerome Randle moved overseas in December. He joined Frisco Texas Legends in D-League. His stats read 7.0 points, 3.0 assists and 1.0 boards per game for the Legends. In January Jerome Randle joined the Maine Red Claws. The guard averaged 14.9 points, 4.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game for the Red Claws.
 ACPBL - Important changes in ACPBL - by Gianni PascucciAccording with a communication received by New York City 524 team owner, Brian Graham , Usbasket.com announces that Mr. Graham the same is the new ACPBL Commisioner, after having took over the position for James R. Schutz . We expect some press releases soon from the new Commissioner, like updated rosters and so on, for now, we can signal that his team, New York City 524 has added to roster is USA-CRO Brian Kortovich (6'2''-G-81, college: Cuyahoga).
 Switzerland - Benetton Fribourg Olympic sign Kenny Thomas - by Luca MaffioliBenetton Fribourg Olympic strengthened their roster with the American player Kenny Thomas (191-G-87, college: Radford). Last season, the 24-years old guard played twelve games with Lions de Geneve. He averaged 14.9 points ( FGP: 54.1%, 3PT: 35.9%, FT: 76.3% ), 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Graduated at Radford University, Thomas started his career in 2009 in Swiss with Lausanne Basket.
 Kuwait - Jones to Al Jahraa - by Ali AhmedAnthony Jones (196-G-77, college: Ohio) is a new member of Al Jahraa. The American Guard signed a deal for rest of the season. Outlook: Wing span of a 68 player. Great competitor.Very strong and mentally tough. Excellent slasher to the hoop. Excellent defender who can guard the 1,2 or 3 positions. Posts up on opposing guards. Very good from the foul lane. Co-captain his senior season in which Ohio University won 19 games and lost 11. Rated one of the MACs best defensive players. Awards/Achievements: Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan 2nd Team -04 Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan Defensive Team -04 Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan Entertainment Team -04 Asia-Basket.com All-Syrian League 1st Team -06 Asia-Basket.com Syrian League All-Imports Team -06, 11 Syrian League Semifinals -06 Bahrain League Semifinals -09, 10 Kuwait League Finalist -10 Bahrain Cup Winner -10 Arab Club Championships -10 Bahrain League Regular Season Runner-Up -10 Asia-Basket.com All-Syrian League Honorable Mention -11 WABA Club Championships -11 Syrian League Regular Season Runner-Up -11 Syrian League Finalist -11
 Eurocup - Siim-Sander Vene heads to Riga - by Eurobasket NewsSiim-Sander Vene (203-F-90) is another newcomer in VEF Riga. Shortly after inking a deal with Donatas Zavackas (203-F-80, college: Pittsburgh) the Latvian powerhouse announced Siim-Sander Vene. The Estonian forward started the season in Lithuania. The youngster played for Baltai Kaunas. He averaged 8.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game in LKL. In Baltic League Siim-Sander Vene notched 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals per appearance. Last season Siim-Sander Vene started in Aisciai Kaunas. Later the forward moved to Ludwigsburg in Germany. Siim-Sander Vene has been the member of Estonian National Team since 2009. He also played for U16, U18 and U20 National Teams.
 Argentina - San Martin target Juan Coronado - by Eurobasket NewsSan Martin Corrientes are close to signing deal with Juan Coronado (196-G-83). The Dominican Republic guard started the season in Mexico. He played for Halcones Xalapa. Juan Coronado averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in LNBP. Juan Coronado is the member of Dominican Republic National Team. He participated at 2011 PanAmerican Games. The guard notched 11.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game in Mexico. Latinbasket.com gave the guard All-PanAmerican Games Honourable Mention. Juan Coronado was named Dominican Republic Moca Reg. League MVP in 2009. He was also trumped La Vega League MVP in 2008. Juan Coronado may replace Devon Beitzel (185-PG-88, college: N.Colorado) on the roster.
 Hungary - Enrique Gutierrez hired by Atomeromu - by Eurobasket NewsAtomeromu hired a new head coach. Enrique Gutierrez will take over the Hungarian team. The Spaniard will replace Peter Volgyi in the office. Enrique Gutierrez was at helm of CB Movimientos Puente Genil in EBA last season. Previously he worked as head coach in Algeciras, Ejido, Club Granada, Club Oximeca, Motril. He also had stints with Granada, Sevilla and Huelva as sports director.
Ukraine - Mykolaiv release Anton Rozhkov and Yuri Zozulia - by Eurobasket NewsMykolaiv have parted ways with Anton Rozhkov (198-G/F-88) and Yuri Zozulia (189-PG-81). Anton Rozhkov joined the team at the start of the season. The guard tallied 0.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per in just over two minutes per game in Superleague. Last season Anton Rozhkov spent with Striba Chernivci. He also played for Poltava Basket earlier in his career. Yuri Zozulia tipped off the season with Cherkasy. The guard averaged 1.5 points and 1.0 assist per game in Superleague. Yuri Zozulia joined Mykolaiv in October. He posted 1.0 point and 1.0 board per appearance. Previously Yuri Zozulia had spells for BC Donetsk, DniproAzot, Sumikhimprom, Dnipro and Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk.
Ukraine - Zeljko Lukajic replaces Valentin Voronin in Halychyna - by Eurobasket NewsPolitekhnika Halychyna changed their head coach. Valentin Voronin decided to leave the position. The sides have reached an agreement on terms of contract termination. Zeljko Lukajic (agency: Beo Basket ) will replace the Belarusian specialist on the bridge. Zeljko Lukajic (agency: Beo Basket ) was at helm of Hemofarm since 2010. He left the Serbian powerhouse earlier this year. The Serbian specialist also worked with Universitet-Surgut, Lukoil Akademik, KK Igokea, PAOK Thessaloniki, Borovica, Partizan, KK Kikinda, KK Zeleznicar, Igman and Flamos. Eurobasket.com named Zeljko Lukajic (agency: Beo Basket ) All-Adriatic League Coach of the Year in 2005. He led his teams to Adriatic League, Bulgarian League and Cup and Bosnian Cup titles. Dusan Gvozdic will be assistant coach.
 VTB United League - Azovmash tab Jerome Randle - by Eurobasket NewsAzovmash bolstered their backcourt. They agreed on terms of contract with Jerome Randle (178-G-87, college: California). The guard started the season in Israel. He played for Elitzur Netanya. Jerome Randle tallied 14.9 points, 6.6 assists and 3.0 rebounds per appearance in Premier League. Jerome Randle moved overseas in December. He joined Frisco Texas Legends in D-League. His stats read 7.0 points, 3.0 assists and 1.0 boards per game for the Legends. In January Jerome Randle joined the Maine Red Claws. The guard averaged 14.9 points, 4.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game for the Red Claws.
 Euroleague - Ilona Korstin joins Perfumerias Avenida - by Eurobasket NewsPerfumerias Avenida have bolstered their roster before the start of Euroleague eighth-final round. The Spanish team landed Russian international Ilona Korstin (183-G/F-80, agency: Josep and Nicolas). The guard started the season in Besiktas. Ilona Korstin averaged 10.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.5 assists per game in EuroCup. In TKBL the guard notched 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per appearance. Financial issues became the reason for Ilona Korstin to leave the Turkish team. Previously Ilona Korstin had stints with Spartak Moscow Region. Ilona Korstin has been the member of Russian National Team since 2001. Eurobasket.com named Ilona Korstin on All-Euroleague All-Defensive Team in 2006. She was also named into Russian Superleague All-Domestic Team in 2010 and 2011.
VTB United League - VEF Riga land Donatas Zavackas - by Eurobasket NewsVEF Riga strengthened their roster. They announced the signing of Donatas Zavackas (203-F-80, college: Pittsburgh). The Lithuanian forward started the season in Germany. He played for EnBW Ludwigsburg. Donatas Zavackas tallied 11.6 points, 5.5 rebounds per game in Bundesliga. Previously Donatas Zavackas had stints in Poland, Italy, France, Belgium, Spain and Lithuania. Eurobasket.com named Donatas Zavackas All-Lithuanian LKL Player of the Year in 2008. He was also trumped All-German Bundesliga Bosman Player of the Year in 2011. Donatas Zavackas was the member of Lithuanian U20 and U21 National Teams. He may debut for VEF Riga on February 4 against BC Astana in VTB League. Switzerland - Elfic Fribourg profit and loss at a same time - by Melanie NussbaumerBCF Elfic Fribourg Basket announced the departure of their american forward Jerica Watson (183-F-80, college: Iowa) who was averaging 20.3ppg, 10.3rpg and 3.3apg. For replacement they signed Maria Villarroel (174-G-78, agency: LBM Management, college: Oklahoma) who is a well-known figure of swiss women basketball since she has been playing there since 2005. She will be qualified for the game of the weekend in the League Cup Finale where BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket will play against Sdent Helios. Maria Villarroel played for Helios last season where she averaged 25.9ppg, 7.7rpg, 4.1apg, 4.1spg. She also had a great performance during the Finale of the Swiss Cup last year, where she scored 36pts, 7rbs, 5ast and 4stls.
 Georgia - Basco Batumi lands Revazashvili - by Eurobasket NewsBasco Batumi strengthened their roster with addition of 21-year old center Giorgi Revazashvili (208-C-91). In his first game he scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Despite his good performance his new team lost to MIA Academy 56-96. Revazashvili played most recently at Maccabi Brinkford Tbilisi (Superleague). By Eurobasket Data Center
 Czech Republic - BK Decin Brings in Former NBL All-Star Dwight Burke - by Surujh RoopnarineLooking to strengthen their frontcourt for the upcoming A1 stage of regular season play, BK Decin has announced that they have agreed to terms with former NH Ostrava star Dwight Burke (202-C/F-86, college: Marquette). Burke, 25, began this season in France with Hermine Nantes Atlantique before heading to Austria to play with Allianz Swans Gmunden for a brief stretch in January. While this season abroad has not gone as well as his first two professional seasons, the Brooklyn, New York native may have found a chance for rejuvenation with Decin. The club agreed to bring in Burke on a two week try-out basis, but if all goes hell, he would form a formidable duo with reigning MVP Pavel Houska in the frontcourt. Last season with Ostrava, Burke was named a Mattoni NBL All-Star while averaging 13.5 points, 7.6 rebounds (fifth in the league) and 1.0 assists while shooting 43.8% from the field and 36.1% from three. Burke helped Ostrava to a fifth place regular season finish, their best the last 10 years. After beginning his rookie 2009-10 season in Uruguay, Burke joined Ostrava for the second half of the NBL campaign, appearing in 16 games and averaging 12.3 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 50.1% from the field. With the final points of an agreement being finalized, there is still a chance that Burke will be able to suit up for tomorrow's final game of the basic stage, at home against BK JIP Pardubice. BK Decin currently sits in fourth place in the standings with a 18-7 record, one game behind third place Pardubice.
 WNBA - Mercury acquire Hornbuckle in sign-and-trade - by Eurobasket NewsThe Phoenix Mercury has acquired restricted free agent Alexis Hornbuckle (5'11''-G-85, college: Tennessee) in a sign-and-trade deal that sent the teams 2013 second round draft pick to the Minnesota Lynx, the club announced today. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Free agents could begin signing contracts Wednesday. The 5-10 guard is entering her fifth year in the league and has already won two WNBA championships, in 2011 with the Minnesota Lynx and 2008 with the Detroit Shock. Originally selected fourth overall by Detroit in the 2008 draft after winning back-to-back NCAA national championships at the University of Tennessee (2007, 2008), Hornbuckle is the only player to win a NCAA title and WNBA title in the same year. Alexis joins our team with a championship pedigree, having won at every stop, Mercury Head Coach and General Manager Corey Gaines said. We expect her versatility at the guard position to be a great asset to our team. She can defend, she can rebound, she can play multiple positions and she can score when called upon. Hornbuckle had the best statistical season of her career in 2009 with the Shock when she averaged 6.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, while starting 21 games for the defending champions. The following year she averaged 5.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists through 15 games for the relocated Tulsa Shock before being traded to Minnesota midway through the 2010 season. She has since served primarily in a reserve role behind All-Star guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen. At the conclusion of her junior season at Tennessee, the do-it-all guard joined Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings as the only three Lady Vols to amass over 900 points, 500 rebounds, 350 assists, 250 steals and 50 blocks. Hornbuckle will make her first return to Minnesota when the Mercury opens the 2012 WNBA season against the Lynx on Sunday, May 20 at 9:30 a.m. PT. The game will be nationally televised on ABC. The Mercury makes its home debut on May 26 against Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks, who own the first pick in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. Courtesy of www.foxsportsarizona.com
 PBL - Lewis leaves Drive to play in Australia - by Eurobasket NewsHow one plays in the Premier Basketball League can open doors or result in one being shown the door. The Central Illinois Drive made that clear this week as star forward Tony Lewis (6'7''-F-89, college: Illinois St.) accepted a chance to play professionally in Australia while fellow forward Deonta Black was released. Its a big loss, but also a great opportunity for other guys, said Drive coach A.J. Guyton referring to the 6-foot-6 Lewis, an Illinois State grad who averaged 13.8 points on 58.1 percent shooting. Its good for the league for a guy to go on and play at another level and it shows that if you work hard enough, youll get noticed. Winning also gets noticed. Lewis helped the Drive, the PBLs only unbeaten team, build a 6-0 record ahead of Saturdays 3 p.m. (Central) game against the Indiana Diesels (1-4) at Whiteland (Ind.) High School. The Drive and Diesels play again at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. For $10, fans can attend the Drive Tailgate at 12:30 p.m. for all-you-can-eat food, a ticket to the game and a ticket to the Bloomington Edge home football opener. Lewiss playing time will likely be split among Matt Salley, Anthony Slack, Bryan Mokeski and new acquisition Terrence Green. The 6-foot-10 Green, a Chicago King product, is a former Augustana College reserve who averaged 2.0 points as a senior in 2009-10. Hes super athletic and physical, said guard Rodney Edgerson, who leads the Drive in scoring at 16.0 per game. Hell bring us rebounding and he can finish at the rim. Courtesy of www.pantagraph.com
PBL - Steamers add high-scoring guard - by Eurobasket NewsThe Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers signed guard Lionel Armstead (5'11''-G-80, college: W.Virginia) Wednesday and placed Daniel Miller (6'5''-F) on the injured reserve list. Armstead started the season with the Charleston Gunners, who were dismissed by the Premier Basketball League. The Steamers selected Armstead in a dispersal draft last week, brought him in Tuesday and agreed to a contract Wednesday. The former West Virginia University guard still ranks third in the PBL in 3-pointers made per game while ranking sixth in scoring and 3-point percentage. The addition of Armstead gives the first-year Steamers (3-3) three of the top six scorers in the league. Chris Commons is second to Desmond Hollaway of the Sauk Valley Predators with a 24.0 points per game average. Hollaway leads the league with 27.2 per game. Vinny Simpson ranks fourth at 22.2 points per game and leads the league with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game. Miller, a 6-foot-5 forward, made his only appearance with the team in Saturday's 114-108 loss to the Dayton Air Strikers. He was scoreless. The Steamers return to action Saturday at 3:05 against the Lake Michigan Admirals at the Lackawanna College Student Union. Courtesy of www.timesleader.com
 D-League - Mad Ants acquire guard - by Eurobasket NewsThe Mad Ants have acquired Devan Downey (5'9''-G-87, college: S.Carolina) from the available player pool and have waived point guard Tory Jackson due to an injury suffered this week in practice. Downey is a 5-foot-9 point guard out of the University of South Carolina. He played overseas last season in Turkey, Croatia, and France. As a senior at South Carolina he averaged 22.5 points and 3.5 assists per game. He was selected to the 1st Team All-SEC all three years at South Carolina and started his career at Cincinnati where he was named to the Big East All-Rookie team. Courtesy of www.journalgazette.net
D-League - Derrick Byars returns to Bakersfield - by Eurobasket NewsThe Bakersfield Jam announced today that they have acquired shooting guard/small forward Derrick Byars (6'7''-G/F-84, agency: Beo Basket, college: Vanderbilt). A first round selection (5th overall) by the Bakersfield Jam in the 2008 NBA Development League Draft, Byars played 49 games in the 2008-2009 season averaging 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. He returned two seasons later to the Jam in January 2011, where he played in 33 games and averaged 17.5 points and 5.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. Most recently, Byars participated in the Miami Heat's 2011-12 training camp. Byars was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft, and was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. He has played overseas in Greece, Germany, and France. Byars has participated in the NBA Summer League with the Philadelphia 76ers (2007), New Orleans Hornets (2008), Oklahoma City Thunder (2008-2009), Indiana Pacers (2009) and the Chicago Bulls (2010). As a senior at Vanderbilt, Byars averaged 17.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals. He was named All-SEC Player of the Year in 2007. David Palmer has been re-acquired and Chu Maduabum has been waived due to injury. The roster now stands at 10. Courtesy of www.oursportscentral.com
 Lithuania - Changes in Naglis roster - by Eurobasket NewsNaglis decided to make some changes in the roster. They released Nikita Barinov (200-F-91) and Paul Davis (205-F-88, college: Winston Salem). Paul Davis joined the team in December. He averaged 7.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 block per LKL game. In Baltic League the forward appeared just once scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Nikita Barinov joined Naglis at the start of the season. The Russian forward averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in LKL. He also notched 16.5 points, 7.1 boards and 1.6 assists in Baltic League. Nikita Barinov used to be the member of U16, U18 and U20 Russian National Teams. Meanwhile Naglis signed Vaidotas Peciukas (199-G-82, college: Hawaii). The guard tallied 6.8 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game in LKL. Previously Vaidotas Peciukas had stints with Neptunas, Reggio Emilia, Zalgiris, Antibes, Targu Mures and Novy Jicin.
 Slovenia - Jure Mocnik leaves Peristeri - by Eurobasket NewsJure Mocnik (185-G-85) is no longer a member of Peristeri. The Slovenian point guard decided to leave the club. Richard Roby (198-G-85) and Ernest Scott (201-F-82, agency: VVG Sports, college: Valdosta St.) did the same recently. Mocnik signed with Peristeri in 2010. He had 5.4 ppg, 3 apg and 1.8 rpg for 28 games last season. In this one, Mocnik averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds (14 games). Jure Mocnik spent more than ten years with Helios Domzale, before he moved to Greece. In his last season with Helios he had 8.4 ppg, 5.5 apg and 3.7 rpg for 22 games in Adriatic league. They won the Slovenian Cup together in 2007. Jure Mocnik played for Slovenian U20, U18 and U16 National Teams in the past.
 NBLCanada - Oshawa Power sign Canadian forward Shawn Gray, release David Collins - by Eurobasket NewsDurham's Team the Oshawa Power have added Canadian forward Shawn Gray to the roster. The Power have released centre David Collins (7'0''-C-85, college: Bradley). Gray is a 6'7' Forward from Toronto, Canada. Gray played his collegiate basketball at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba. Gray has played professionally in Belgium and the Netherlands. The Power organization is very pleased to add the veteran Gray to the team. The Power have 5 Canadian players on their roster, the most in the NBL Canada. Courtesy of www.oursportscentral.com
 Spain - Caja Laboral keeps Matt Walsh for Copa del Rey tournament - by Eurobasket NewsCaja Laboral announced signing of contract extension with Matt Walsh (197-F/G-82, college: Florida). It will keep the player in Vitoria team until the end of the Copa del Rey tournament, which will be held from February 16-19 in Barcelona. Matt Walsh joined Caja Laboral last month. He appeared 3 times in Liga Endesa, but with limited playing time (1.7 ppg). Walsh started this season with UCAM Murcia. There he had 10 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 3 apg for 6 games. Matt Walsh spent last season with ASVEL. He shined with 17.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 6 apg for 6 EuroCup games. The player also added 13.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 4.9 apg for 27 games in France. In the past, Walsh was a member of Aris, Union Olimpija, Charleroi, Manresa and Larissa. With Manresa in 2007/08 season he had 11.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 1.3 spg for 18 games. Slovenia - Zlatorog and Popovic part ways - by Zeljko ZuleZlatorog parted ways with Marko Popovic (193-G-84) after only two games with the team. Popovic played one game in Teleamch League, scoring 8 points and tallying 3 assists and one game in Adriatic League, pulling 2 rebounds. He is the fourth player this season, which left Zlatorog. Popovic was hired in mid January. Zlatorog is bottom placed in Adriatic League and ranked third in domestic championship.  Croatia - Aleksandar Petrovic takes over Bosnian National Team - by Eurobasket NewsBosnian National Team got a new Head Coach. It is Croatian specialist Aleksandar Petrovic (agency: Interperformances). The 52-year-old coach will try to help Bosnians to reach the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. Most recently Petrovic worked with Cedevita Zagreb. Before Cedevita he worked with Zadar and helped them win the Croatian league title in 2008. In 2005 and 2006, Aleksandar Petrovic worked with Italian teams Scafati and Fabriano. He also has experience from Spanish Leida and San Fernando Sevilla. He coached Polish Anwil in 2001/02. In the past, Aleksandar Petrovic spent several years with Cibona Zagreb and also coached Croatian National Team. He will be promoted by the Bosnian Basketball Federation tomorrow.  Adriatic League - Zlatorog and Popovic part ways - by Zeljko ZuleZlatorog parted ways with Marko Popovic (193-G-84) after only two games with the team. Popovic played one game in Teleamch League, scoring 8 points and tallying 3 assists and one game in Adriatic League, pulling 2 rebounds. He is the fourth player this season, which left Zlatorog. Popovic was hired in mid January. Zlatorog is bottom placed in Adriatic League and ranked third in domestic championship. Croatia - Brod Svjetlost signs deal with Marko Batina - by Eurobasket NewsMarko Batina (198-G-86) is a new member of Brod Svjetlost. Two sides penned a deal for rest of the season. Batina left Bosna ASA BHT to join the club from Slavonski Brod. Marko Batina played for Bosna also in 2010/11. He appeared 28 times in the league averaging 6.7 points, 1.5 assists and 1.2 rebounds. From 2007 to 2000, Batina played for Split. He shined with 11.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 1.3 apg in the last season together. Batina also has experience from Hermes Analitica Zagreb, where he played in the past. Marko Batina participated at the Croatian league All-Star Game in 2010. He played for their U21 and U20 National Teams in the past.  France - Clermont add Marcus Jackson - by Eurobasket NewsClermont bolstered their frontcourt. They landed Marcus Jackson (202-F-82, agency: Court Side, college: Marquette). The forward is expected to replace Jonathan McClark (200-F-77, college: Rider). McClark got injured and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Marcus Jackson started the season in Mexico. He played for Abejas de Guanajuato. His stats read 9.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in LNBP. Last season Marcus Jackson also spent in Mexico. He played for Lechegueros de Leon. He posted 11.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per appearance. Marcus Jackson also had stints in Finland, Netherlands, Sweden and Germany before. Eurobasket.com named the forward into All-Finnish Korisliiga 2nd Team in 2007. Marcus Jackson is expected to join Clermont as soon as Friday.  Slovakia - Jean-Felix Moupegnou joins Nova Ves - by Eurobasket NewsNova Ves strengthened their frontcourt. They agreed on terms of contract with Jean-Felix Moupegnou (201-F-82, college: Alabama). The Congolese forward started the season in France. He played for Cognac BB. Jean-Felix Moupegnou tallied 8.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 assists per game in NM1 League. Last season the forward spent in Poligny Jura Basket in NM2 League. Jean-Felix Moupegnou also had stints in French ProB, USBL and D-League.  Luxembourg - Yves Mekongo is a newcomer at Amicale Steinsel - by Eurobasket NewsAmicale Steinsel invites 25-year old Cameroonian international forward Yves Mekongo (201-F-111kg-87, college: La Salle) for a try-out. Mekongo played most recently at Grupo Iruna Navarra (Spain). While playing 7 games for Navarra this season he averaged 3.4ppg and 2.6rpg. Mekongo played also profesionally in Hungary, Spain and Cameroon. Mekongo graduated La Salle University in 2010 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. Mekongo played for Cameroonian senior national team this year.  Italy - Cimberio Varese release Justin Hurtt - by Eurobasket NewsCimberio Varese split ways with Justin Hurtt (194-G-88, college: Tulsa). The guard joined the team at the start of the season. It was the first pro contract for the player. Justin Hurtt posted 7.3 points, 2.6 rebounds per game in SeriaA. But after the arrival of Tony Weeden (186-G-83, agency: Court Side, college: Chicago St.) Cimberio Varese decided to release the player. Justin Hurtt graduated from Tulsa in 2011. He notched 20.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists per appearance in his senior season. Justin Hurtt was named into All-C-USA 1st Team. He also got into NABC Division I All-District 11 1st Team. The guard participated at Pre-NBA Draft Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. He averaged 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists there.  Puerto Rico - Franklin selected first in the 2012 BSN Draft: - by Marcos CarloAlexander Franklin (196-PF-88, college: Siena) was the first pick of the 2012 BSN Draft held at the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee in San Juan. Before the draft, the league determined that forward Victor Davila was part of Caciques de Humacao farm system and is now a reserve for the upcoming season. The draft results are below: First Round: 1.Mayaguez Alexander Franklin 2.Guayama Andres Torres 3.Humacao Alberto Estwick 4.Guayama Tomas Vazquez-Simmons 5.San German Wayne Portalatin 6.Bayamon Bryan De Leon 7.Quebradillas Chris Baez 8.Arecibo Pass Second Round: 9. San German Scott Sterling 10.Quebradillas Brandon Lyn 11.Humacao Pass 12.San German Elvin Hernandez 13.Guaynabo Michael Martinez 14.Bayamon Ferdinand Morales Jr. 15.Humacao Pass 16.Arecibo Pass Third Round: 17.Mayaguez Marlon Rivera 18.Guayama Pass 19.Humacao Pass 20.San German Pass 21.Guaynabo Pass 22.Bayamon Keith Hamilton 23.Quebradillas Emmanuel Acosta 24.Arecibo Pass Puerto Rico - Piratas sign Santiago: - by Luis ModesttiPiratas de Quebradillas announced the signing of veteran guard Eddin Orlando Santiago (186-G-75, college: Dowling). At the same time they released guard Samuel Rosas and forward Jonathan Rodriguez. Santiago was released earlier in the week by Vaqueros de Bayamon. The former national team guard served a two year suspension from FIBA competitions after testing positive for a banned substance. He missed the 2010 and 2011 BSN seasons. He returned to basketball in 2011 with Lechugueros de Leon in Mexico and played four games. In his career Santiago has won seven titles in his career, six of them with Cangrejeros de Santurce. He will be a key part of this team because of his range and accuracy from three-point range. Spain - Blancos de Rueda Valladolid introduces new head coach Roberto Gonzalez - by Natxo MendazaA few days after announcing the dismissal of Luis Casimiro , Blancos de Rueda Valladolid revealed the identity of his replacement. The chosen one is Roberto Gonzalez , assistant coach of the team for the last 10 seasons, Gonzalez, 44-years old, was introduced to the media today and stated that 'when the club needs you, you cannot just keep yourself away from the challenge. I have been here for the past 10 years, and I always felt respected by everyone in the club'. Meanwhile, Valladolid president Jose Luis Mayordomo stressed that 'We are very confident on Roberto's capability, he is ready to coach in ACB and I'm sure he will prove it'. Spain - Ourense fires coach Dominguez, signs Rafa Sanz - by Natxo MendazaClub Ourense Baloncesto officially announced the comeback of Rafael Sanz as the new head coach of the team. Sanz will replace Ruben Dominguez , who took over the job last summer. According to the press release issued by the club, the bad results and the erratic performance of the team are the reasons why the management decided to replace him. Ourense is at the third place on LEB Silver standings, tied with another 4 teams with the same record: 8-5. Rafa Sanz is not a stranger in Ourense, as he joined the team in similar circumstances last season, when Ourense played LEB Gold, replacing Francisco 'Paco' Garcia (agency: Interperformances ).  Brazil - Castellon and Eric Soares got waived - by Paulo FreireThe guard Rafael Castellon (85) asked to be waiver from Liga Sorocabana de Basquete basketball (LSB) and is no longer part of the roster of the team, who compete in the NBB. Castellon participated in 13 games and was on the court for Liga Sorocabana de Basquete 16 minutes per game and average 3,9 ppg as he scored 63 points. The rumors said he will accepted a proposal from Sao Bernardo to dispute the next Paulista State, scheduled for March. The Sao Bernardo dos Campos folded last season, and Castellon is well knowing on the team. Another player who recently got waived is Eric Soares (205-F-86), he also asked for be waive from Gremio Mogi das Cruzes/Unip. The news was not expected by the directors, the coach staff or by the players. The athlete only communicated his decision as he desire to leave the team. Eric soares arrived at Gremio Mogi das Cruzes/Unip in the second half of last year and participated in the last Paulista State Championship and Gremio Mogi das Cruzes/Unip open Games. In the international Holland tournament he was cut by the coach staff because of he got injured. Brazil - Arthur Casimiro will start college at Southern Idaho - by Paulo FreireThe team of Paulistano has lost a player for the rest of this season. The young big man Arthur Casimiro (208-C-92) is no longer a member of the team, Arthur leave the team to adventure himself in college basketball. The young will play for the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls in the State of Idaho. Arthur arrived in Paulistano with the age of 17, in January 2010, and in 2011 he was Juvenile State Champion, undefeated at the third place in the NBB U-21 and reached the brazilian national teams for young kids. ' I was already wanting to go play college ball. I don't want to stop playing basketball, but I'll thinking mainly in studying. Basketball career is short, with 35 years old we are already thinking of stopping. There I will study and play at the same time. I won't leave the area, I will study Sports Management. Will be 4 years there and then I will decide where to go, is a long time, you can not know. The Paulistano is a great club, with great structure, which helps a lot the young players. It was all great, learned a lot from my lcoachs, both Gustavo De Conti and Vincius Louzada. Both push you hard in practice, it's heavy, taking your best all the time.' Said Arthur Casimiro WNBA - Mystics trade Marissa Coleman to Los Angeles Sparks for Noelle Quinn - by Eurobasket NewsThe Washington Mystics acquired guard-forward Noelle Quinn (6'0''-G-85, college: UCLA) from the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, General Manager and Coach Trudi Lacey announced, in exchange for guard-forward Marissa Coleman (6'1''-G/F-87, college: Maryland). The 6-foot Quinn has played five seasons in the WNBA, including the past three with Los Angeles. After a distinguished college career at UCLA, Quinn was the fourth overall selection in the 2007 draft by Minnesota, where she spent her first two seasons. Last season Quinn led the WNBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7) and averaged 5.1 points, two assists and 1.8 rebounds in nearly 21 minutes per game. She played in 33 of 34 games and started 23. We are excited to have Noelle join the Mystics as we look toward the upcoming 2012 season, Lacey said in a statement. She is an experienced combo guard that brings a high basketball IQ and plays multiple positions. Quinn helped the Sparks advance to the playoffs in 2009 and 2010, a season in which she had career highs in points (10.2), rebounds (four), starts (34) and minutes per game (32.5). Quinn is averaging 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and three assists over her WNBA career. D.C. is such a historical city with fans who both love basketball and are very supportive, Quinn said. I will bring a positive attitude, great work ethic and experience to the team. I am so grateful for this opportunity and in doing so am willing to do whatever it takes to ensure our success. Coleman, meantime, goes back to the West Coast, where she was born. She relocated to Cheltenham, Md., and attended St. Johns High and the University of Maryland. As a freshman at Maryland, Coleman was a major contributor to the Terrapins national championship team in 2005-06. Chosen second overall by the Mystics in the 2009 draft, Coleman gets another opportunity to play alongside former Maryland teammate Kristi Toliver, whom the Chicago Sky selected No. 3 overall in 2009. Toliver has been with the Sparks for the last two seasons. Being able to play with Kristi again is exciting, Coleman said. She and I accomplished some really great things together at Maryland, and we play really well together. Coleman is averaging 7.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in her WNBA career, and in 2010, she helped the Mystics win the Eastern Conference regular season title. Last season Coleman set personal single-game highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds, starting 28 games and finishing 11th in three-pointers made (51). Courtesy of www.washingtonpost.com  NBA - Darington Hobson recalled by Bucks - by Eurobasket NewsThe Milwaukee Bucks have recalled rookie guard Darington Hobson (6'7''-G/F-87, college: N.Mexico) from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League, General Manager John Hammond announced today. In eight games (six starts) for the Mad Ants, Hobson averaged 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 27.6 minutes per contest. Hobson was initially assigned to Fort Wayne on December 29 and recalled to join the Bucks on January 4. On January 18, he was re-assigned to Fort Wayne. Hobson will return to Milwaukee tonight, but not in time for the game vs. Miami. Courtesy of www.oursportscentral.com  Turkey - Jermont Horton back to Turkey - by Mustafa BozkurtJermont Horton (198-G-83, college: Rutgers-Newark) is a new member of Baskent Genclik Ankara. The American guard signed one-year deal with his new club. He arrives from France, where he averaged 14.5 Points 3.5 Rebounds in 13 games at France NM1 Team - Blois. Horton played 19 games for SCM CSU Craiova averaging 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals. He started the season in Kuwait with An Nasr team last season. Jermont Horton played in Turkey 2 years ago and He shined with 18 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 1.4 spg in 14 games with TB2L team TED Istanbul. Here is the Horton's Eurobasket Outlook: Outlook: At 6-foot-6, Jermont is quick and versatile. He is a consistent 3-point threat and possesses the ability to run the point, play the 2, or fill in at the 3 position when needed. Jermont possesses an outstanding perimeter game which includes a perfect jump shot and the ability to dribble as well as most point guards. This comes from the fact that when he entered college he was 6'1 and when he graduated he was 6'6. An extremely talented basketball player. Turkey - Jacinta Monroe signed with Turkish Team - Cankaya Universitesi - by Mustafa BozkurtJacinta Monroe (193-F/C-88, college: Florida St.) left Mann Filter Zaragoza because of the delayed payments and terminate the contract with them and has signed a contract with Turkish second league team Cankaya Universitesi. Monroe averaged 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in Spanish league. Her new team Cankaya Universitesi currently are first in Turkish Second League Group B action with 14 wins and 2 losses. Monroe was a first round pick for Washington Mystics in 2010 WNBA draft. In 2011 she was traded with Katie Smith to Seattle Storm who waived her before the season. During 2011 season Monroe was picked up for 11 days by Tulsa Shock. NBA - Cavaliers recall Luke Harangody from D-League - by Eurobasket NewsThe Cleveland Cavaliers have recalled forward Luke Harangody (6'7''-F-88, agency: Priority Sports, college: Notre Dame) from the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League team, Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant announced today. Harangody was assigned to Canton on Jan. 26th and played in three games (three starts) with the Charge, averaging 13.3 points on .400 shooting and 8.7 rebounds in 34.7 minutes per game. The 6-foot-8 forward recorded two double-doubles in his three games with the Charge, including a 21-point, 11-rebound effort in 39 minutes versus the Los Angeles Defenders on Jan. 28. Harangody has appeared in five games with the Cavaliers this season. He averaged 2.6 points on .455 shooting and 1.2 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game. Courtesy of www.insidehoops.com NBA - Orlando Magic waive veteran guard Larry Hughes, sign Ish Smith - by Eurobasket NewsThe Orlando Magic have decided to cut veteran guard Larry Hughes (6'5''-G-79, college: St.Louis) following Wednesday night's win over the Washington Wizards. GM Otis Smith announced the transaction after the game, as the roster now stands at 14 players. This move is actually quite surprising, as Larry Hughes has been effective in the limited role he has received from coach Stan Van Gundy. In the nine games he has appeared, the veteran shooting guard has averaged 1.3 PPG in the 12.7 minutes he sees per night. The most suspicious part about Smith's decision is the fact that Jameer Nelson and Jason Richardson are still nursing their respective injuries. In fact, neither of them played in Wednesday's exhibition match. Plus, Hughes has been one of the main beneficiaries of the absences of the two aforementioned players. Hughes logged 14 minutes while contributing two points in the Magic's narrow win against the Wizards. This move raises a peculiar question: Could Smith and the Orlando Magic be opening themselves up to a trade? Sure, Otis Smith did say last Monday that he was content with the roster he currently possesses, but the one thing Orlando can not afford to do is become complacent. The Magic need to either trade for another superstar or ship Howard away. Pulling a 'Cleveland' and losing their superstar in free agency is unacceptable. Whether or not Smith does indeed have a trade in the works, there is no denying that Orlando will host Cleveland on February 3rd at 7 p.m. Update: According to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Orlando Magic have called up D-League point guard Ishmael Smith (6'0''-PG-88, college: Wake Forest) to fill their guard need. Courtesy of http://bleacherreport.com NBA - Nets sign Keith Bogans, waive Larry Owens - by Eurobasket NewsThe 7-15 New Jersey Nets have shown more life lately than they were earlier in the season, and on Tuesday they added some experienced help in the backcourt. The team today signed free agent guard Keith Bogans (6'5''-G-80, college: Kentucky), Nets General Manager Billy King announced. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. To make room on the roster the Nets have waived forward Larry Owens (6'7''-G/F-83, college: ORU). Keith will give us defensive toughness and experience, said King. He will add depth and versatility to our perimeter. Bogans, an eight-year NBA veteran, started in all 82 games for the Chicago Bulls in 2010-11, averaging 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 17.8 minutes per game. Originally drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 43rd overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, the University of Kentucky product began his career in Orlando, before moving on to Charlotte, Houston, Orlando again, Milwaukee, San Antonio and Chicago. Overall, the 6-5 guard has played in 586 career games with averages of 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He has appeared in 34 career playoff games, with averages of 4.7 points and 2.0 rebounds. Bogans started all 16 postseason contests for Chicago in 2011 and led the league in postseason three-point shooting, hitting on 42.4% of his shots from behind the arc. Owens, who signed as a free agent on January 18, played in seven games with the Nets, averaging 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per game. Courtesy of www.insidehoops.com  Bosnia - Aleksandar Petrovic takes over Bosnian National Team - by Eurobasket NewsBosnian National Team got a new Head Coach. It is Croatian specialist Aleksandar Petrovic (agency: Interperformances). The 52-year-old coach will try to help Bosnians to reach the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. Most recently Petrovic worked with Cedevita Zagreb. Before Cedevita he worked with Zadar and helped them win the Croatian league title in 2008. In 2005 and 2006, Aleksandar Petrovic worked with Italian teams Scafati and Fabriano. He also has experience from Spanish Leida and San Fernando Sevilla. He coached Polish Anwil in 2001/02. In the past, Aleksandar Petrovic spent several years with Cibona Zagreb and also coached Croatian National Team. He will be promoted by the Bosnian Basketball Federation tomorrow.  Iran - MEHMED BECIROVIC ; New Iran NT Head Coach ... - by Mohammad AhmadiAfter some months search, Iran basketbal federation decided to sign Slovenian Muslim Coach, Mehmed Becirovic . When Contract of Veselin Matic , former National Team Head Coach finished, federation didn't extend the contract and were looking for new Coach for NT. They reviewed many coaches CV and finally they decided to choose Becirovic, as Head coach for Iran National Team. 51 years Old Becirovic was Head Coach of Slovenia NT in World Cup 2010 in Turkey. Mehmed Becirovic Awards/Achievements: Coach Assistant: Slovenian U18 National Team -97 Head Coach: Slovenian U20 National Team -99, 02 Head Coach: Slovenian U18 National Team -00-03 Albert Schweitzer Junior Championships in Mannheim (Germany) -00 European Championships U18 -00, 02 (Silver) Coach Assistant: Slovenian National Team -01 European Championships in Turkey -01 European Championships U20 in Lithuania -02 Douai International Tournament for Juniors -03 (Winner) World Championships U18 in Greece -03 (7th place) Slovenian Cup Semifinals -06 Slovenian League Semifinals -06 Slovenian Cup Winner -07 Slovenian League Regular Season Champion -07 Slovenian League Champion -07 Head Coach: Slovenian League All-Star Game -07, 08 Eurobasket.com All-Slovenian League Coach of the Year -07 Coach Assistant: Adriatic League All-Star Game -08 Ukrainian Cup Winner -08 Ukrainian Superleague Regular Season Runner-Up -08 Ukrainian Superleague Champion -08 Head Coach: Slovenian National Team -10 World Championships in Turkey -10 Eurocup - Abdul Hamid returns Krka - by Uygar KaracaAccording to stasport (sta.si) and sportando.net; American guard Mustafa Abdul-Hamid (188-G-88, college: UCLA) now returns to Krka Novo Mesto. He was released on December month ago. He is new to Europe though, played for Hemofarm last year at Eurocup. Novo Mesto, the last years' Eurochallange champion is struggling at Last16 stage of this years' Eurocup. They are now winless and on the brink of elimination. They just got 4 wins in Adriatic League and Tyler Hansborough just left the team. Recently, they have added Israeli guard Affik Nissim.  ABA - Arizona Scorpions apppoint new GM - by Gianni PascucciGerald Brown (6'4''-G-75, college: Pepperdine), Phoenix native and former NBA Phoenix Suns guard, has been appointed General Manager for the ABA Arizona Scorpions after returning from playing in Mexico. 'I am very excited to be back with the Scorpions,' said Brown, who led the Scorpions at the point guard position to a 9-1 record this season before signing a contract to play south of the border. 'I am looking forward to the rest of this season as we strive to finish #1 in the nation.' 'It's great having Gerald back with the Scorpions,' added Owner/Head Coach Ron Tilley . 'He brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the team. I look forward to working with him to prepare for the playoff run.' Currently ranked #2 in the nation and #1 in the SoCal Division with an 18-2 record, the Scorpions are bringing the Sting to professional basketball in Arizona. With four home games remaining, the Scorpions are hosting the Shizouka Gymrats on February 4th and 5th. The Gmyrats have been raising funds to assist families affected by the 2011 Japan tsunami. A fundraiser will be held at both games to assist their charity. All Scorpions home games are held at Phoenix College, 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013. For more information, visit www.arizonascorpions.com
Spain - UCAM Murcia hire Oscar Quintana - by Eurobasket NewsUCAM Murcia found the new head coach. The team appointed Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) at the position. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) will replace Luis Giul. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) worked with Alicante in 2007/11 seasons. He left the team in November 2010. The specialist led Alicante to Spanish LEB Gold Cope Principe de Asturias trophy in 2009. Previously he worked with Manresa, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Fuenlabrada. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) also worked as head coach of Spanish U20 National Team back in 2004. He led his teams to Korac Cup Quartfinals in 2002. Oscar Quintana (agency: Interperformances ) also guided Fuenlabrada to Spanish ACB quarterfinals the same season.
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