Defending champion Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv (Winner League) landed 27-year-old American 196cm point guard Kobi Simmons (college: Arizona) for the new season. Simmons played most recently at Toronto Raptors in the NBA. In four games, he averaged 5.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 3.0apg, and 1.5spg last season. He also played for Raptors 905 in the U.S. NBA G-League where…
Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv (Winner League) added to their roster 28-year old Brazilian international center Bruno Caboclo (208cm-1995) for new 2024-25 season. Caboclo was about to sign at Partizan in Serbian KLS league.In 2014 he was drafted by Toronto Raptors (NBA) in first round (20th overall).He also represented Brazil at the FIBA Olympic Games in Paris…
Hapoel Holon (Winner League) added 32-year old American center Michale Kyser (208cm-97kg-1991, college: La Tech) for the new 2024-25 season. Kyser is returning to Hapoel Holon, where he has played before. Last season he played in three leagues in three countries, including with Program for Autism (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S.Kyser spent most of…
TBL newcomer Cayirova Belediye strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old guard Eray Aydogan (185cm-2000) for season 2024-25. Aydogan has played for the last two years at Samsunspor (BSL). BSL was a little too high level for him, where in three games he recorded just 0.3ppg and 1.0apg last season. TBL will be definitely…
The 2024 Olympics begin this week, and the United States Men’s Olympic Team are back in the field. For the first time in 16 years, the Olympic Men’s Football Tournament will include the USMNT U-23s, which is a cause for celebration. It had been a long time coming for the team to qualify again after…
KK Split (Premijer Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of experienced 35-year old American shooting guard Shannon Shorter (193cm-96kg-1989, college: N.Texas) for season 2024-25. It is actually his comeback to Split as he has played here before. Shorter played this summer at Bleed Green (The Basketball Tournament) in the U.S. He managed to play in…
Bursaspor Info Yatirim (BSL) signed 29-year old American forward Donte Grantham (203cm-98kg-1995, college: Clemson) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Grantham played last season at London Lions in British BBL league. The team played in three different competitions that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 28 BBL games he had 11.6ppg, 5.8rpg…
TBL newcomer Esenler Erokspor added to their roster 26-year old 206cm center Tolga Birer, agency: BIG for season 2024-25. Birer played most recently at Cayirova in Turkish TB2L. He managed to play in three leagues last year. In 24 TBL games he recorded 6.2ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.0apg and 1.6bpg. Birer also played for Manisa (BSL) where…
Sigortam.net Istanbul (TBL) signed 31-year old American forward Darion Atkins (203cm-105kg-1992, college: Virginia) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Atkins played last season at Unahotels Reggio Emilia in Italian Serie A. In 35 games he had 6.6ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.3apg. He helped them to make it to the Italian Cup Semifinals. His team won ACC Regular Season…
Krka Novo Mesto (Liga Nova KBM) agreed terms with 28-year old American guard Tayler Persons (191cm-94kg-1995, college: Ball State, agency: Players Group) for new 2024-25 season. Persons played last season at MKS Dabrowa Gornicza in Polish OBL league. In 9 Alpe Adria Cup games he had very impressive stats: 15.7ppg, 5.8rpg, 7.4apg (leader !!!) and…
