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  AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U16  
Mali, Guinea, Angola and Egypt advance into semifinal stage - by Eurobasket News
Morocco - Mali 74-76
Mali outscored Morocco to enter the semifinal stage in Tunisia. Sidy Toure (2007) was pivotal with 27 points for the winners. Morocco posted a 40-37 halftime lead. But Mali responded with a strong 27-17 run in the third period to eke out the lead. Morocco got within striking distance late in the game but Mali hung on to avoid the loss. Sekou Bagayoko (2008) posted 15 points for the winners. Rayane Solhi (2007) answered with 23 points for Morocco.

Ivory Coast - Guinea 43-106
Guinea cruised past Ivory Coast to advance into semis. They dominated from start to finish in this one. Guinea built a 59-31 halftime advantage. They held Ivory Coast to just 12 points in the second half and raced to the win. Karanmadi Gassama (2007) posted 22 points in the victory. Amadou Bah (2007) answered with 16 points for Ivory Coast.

Chad - Angola 74-86
Angola outscored Chad to secure the semifinal stage. Angola posted a 21-14 lead after ten minutes. They followed with a 27-19 run in the third term to clear off for a 15-pooint lead at the final break. Graciano N'Thonia (2007) posted 24 points, while Garcia Kabemba (2007) added 18 points for Angola. Mahamat Ousmane (2008) answered with 23 points and 15 rebounds for Chad.

Rwanda - Egypt 78-94
Egypt knocked down Rwanda to stay in the title race in Tunisia. Rwanda led by two points after ten minutes. But Egypt used a 27-12 run in the second stanza to gain a 47-34 halftime lead. Egypt dropped 26 points in the fourth stanza and raced to the victory. Omar Soudy (208-C-2007) tallied 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Rami Malek (194-PF-2008) added 14 points for Egypt. Kenrik Kabano (2008) answered with 21 points for Rwanda.

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ALBANIA  
Albanian National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
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Juljan Hamati
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Niko Thano
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Elvisi Dusha
Dusha
Daniel Lekndreaj
Lekndreaj
Endrit Hysenagolli
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1Xhuljan Tola 211-F/C-2003 Charilaos Greece
8Juljan Hamati 199-PF-1992 Bashkimi Kosovo
9Niko Thano 196-F-1991 Kamza Albania
10Klein Strazimiri 187-PG-1998 Tirana Albania
12Elvisi Dusha 188-G-1994 Plymouth P. United Kingdom
13Daniel Lekndreaj 192-F-1997 Prishtina Kosovo
14Endrit Hysenagolli 208-C-1988 Tirana Albania
15Richard Lilaj 189-G-2002 Teuta Albania
21Frenki Lilaj 203-F BKG-Prima Hungary
22Eldi Hysa 195-G-1999 Teuta Albania
31Giseld Ndreca 193-SG-2001 Teuta Albania
77Eraldo Nikoci 216-C-1999 Legnaia FI Italy

Antonios Doukas Head Coach Starwings Switzerland
Erkand Karaj Assistant Tirana Albania
Eni Llazani Assistant Kamza Albania


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ANTIGUA  
ABBA Stats Leaders
Stats Leaders
PPG
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APG
SPG
BPG
Minner_Josh_2

Cutie O
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Avg: 26.1

Minner
26.1
Weekes
21.8
Andrew
18.6
Matthew
18.3
Desouza
15.5
ABBA Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Stingerz and Flyers post victories - by Eurobasket News
Stingerz - Ottos 107-66

Stingerz dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Ottos' 40 and made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game, while Ottos only scored five points from the stripe. Stingerz forced 34 Ottos turnovers and outrebounded them 61-37 including a 30-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Forward Keroi Lee orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds. Tequan Brodie contributed with 22 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Four Stingerz players scored in double figures. Lincoln Weekes replied with 31 points and 6 rebounds and Shaquille Kelly added 11 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Ottos.
Top scorers:
Stingerz: B.Tequan 22+3reb+5ast, K.Lee 20+13reb+2ast, J.Charles 16+10reb+3ast, Z.Tehran 12+7reb+4ast, T.Donte 10+4reb+3ast, A.Jayden 8+3reb+5ast
Ottos: W.Lincoln 31+6reb+3ast, K.Shaquille 11+8reb+3ast, B.Warren 9+4reb, K.Francis 8+5reb+1ast, D.Akeem 7+2reb+1ast, K.Payne 0
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Flyers - Braves 85-58

Flyers forced 22 Braves turnovers and outrebounded them 57-44 including 21 on the offensive glass. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. Flyers looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Braves' players. Guard Xavier Meade orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points and 7 assists. The former international guard T-Shawn Lewis (193-2002) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Javon Andrew replied with 16 points and 6 rebounds and Tamraj Stuart added 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Braves. Braves' coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Flyers: M.Xavier 23+4reb+7ast, J.Williams 21+10reb+1ast, L.T-Shawn 14+17reb+3ast, A.Humphreys 8+11reb+5ast, H.David 7+2reb+4ast, E.Joseph 5+1reb+1ast
Braves: A.Javon 16+6reb, S.Tamraj 8+6reb+5ast, S.Sergio 8+3reb+2ast, J.Tristan 6+1reb+1ast, N.Allister 6, B.Andrew 4+10reb+2ast
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ARGENTINA  
Ferro keeps Spano for another season - by Eurobasket News
Ferrocarril Oeste Buenos Aires (La Liga) re-signed 25-year old 183cm point guard Tomas Spano for upcoming season. Spano has played there for the last two seasons. He also played for Ferro (TFB).
Spano represented Argentina at the South American Championship U17 in Resistencia (Argentina) eight years ago. Spano's team won Gold and his stats at that event were 4 games: 1.8ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.3apg, 2.3spg.
He has played previously for two other teams: Lanus and Racing.
His team was regular season runner-up in Argentinian LDD Group South in 2019.

Rodriguez re-signs at Ferro - by Eurobasket News
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Ferrocarril Oeste Buenos Aires (La Liga) confirmed in their roster 20-year old swingman Felipe Rodriguez (195cm-2003) for new 2023-24 season. Rodriguez has played there for the last two seasons. He also played for Ferro (LDD) where in 28 games he had 10.8ppg, 4.2rpg, 1.1apg and 1.9spg (in top 4) last season.

Piombino signs Lautaro Berra, ex Obras - by Eurobasket News
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Basket Golfo Piombino (Serie B) signed 25-year old Argentinian power forward Lautaro Berra (208cm-1998) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Berra has played for the last ten years at Obras in Argentinian La Liga. In 46 games he had 5.7ppg and 2.7rpg last season. He helped them to make it to the Argentinian Super 20 final. Berra also played 6 games in BCL Americas where he recorded 7.3ppg and 3.8rpg.
He was also a member of Argentinian international program for some years. Berra played for Argentinian Senior National Team between 2018 and 2021 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2017.
He also represented Argentina at the South American Championship U21 in Salta (Argentina) five years ago. His team won Silver.
Berra has played also professionally in Firmat FC Santa Fe.

Manuel Lambrisca signs at San Isidro - by Eurobasket News
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San Isidro San Francisco (La Liga Argentina) landed 26-year old 192cm swingman Manuel Lambrisca for new season. Lambrisca played most recently at Ciclista. In 39 La Liga Argentina games he averaged impressive 17.2ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.4apg and 2.2spg (leader !!!) last season. Good year as he was voted League Player of the Week (2 times) and selected to Latinbasket.com All-Argentinian La Liga Argentina Conferencia Sur Second Team.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Boston College in Chilean LNB2 where in 9 games he was league's fourth best scorer with remarkable 19.6ppg and recorded 7.9rpg, 3.4apg and 1.7spg in 2022 year.
He has played previously for four other Argentina teams: La Union, Del Progreso, Sarmiento and Petrolero.
Lambrisca won Argentinian Torneo Federal (Sur-Bonaerense) championship title in 2016.
Lucas Reyes signs at Atenas - by Eurobasket News
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Atenas Cordoba (La Liga Argentina) landed 23-year old former international 181cm point guard Lucas Reyes for upcoming season. Reyes has played for the last two years at H.Americano in La Liga. However his team was relegated to La Liga Argentina. In 38 games he averaged 11.6ppg, 3.7rpg, 4.2apg and 1.3spg last season. La Liga Argentina will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.
He was also a member of Argentinian international program for some years. Reyes played for Argentinian Senior National Team back in 2018 and previously for U19 National Team in 2019.
He represented Argentina at the ODESUR Games in Cochabamba (Bolivia) five years ago.
Reyes has played previously for three other teams: Instituto, Anzorena and Instituto.
Among many awards his team made it to the LaLiga Torneo Super 20 Semifinals in 2021. He was also voted to Latinbasket.com All-Argentinian LDD Guard of the Year back in 2019.
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ARMENIA  
League A Round 8: Urartu defeat FIMA in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News
Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Fifth-ranked FIMA (3-6) gave a tough game to second ranked Urartu (8-2) in Yerevan on Tuesday. Urartu managed to secure only three-point victory 117-114. However their fans expected easier game. Urartu forced 21 FIMA turnovers and outrebounded them 61-36 including a 45-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan (204-1995, college: Idaho) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 27 rebounds and 18 assists and Vartan Bidrosiyan who added 33 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. American forward Tajai Johnson (188-1993, college: Clark Atlanta) responded with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. Urartu maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader Artik. FIMA at the other side keeps the fifth place with six games lost. Urartu are looking forward to face Dvin (#4) on the road in the next round. FIMA will play against the league's leader Artik and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Yerevan: BKMA (#3) and Erebuni (#6). BKMA (4-5) smashed visiting Erebuni (1-9) by 48 points 104-56. The winners were led by Yura Melikyan (-2005) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and Tigran Mkrtumyan supported him with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Even a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds by American point guard Treveyon Kinnard (178-1998) did not help to save the game for Erebuni. BKMA maintains third position with 4-5 record having six points less than leader Artik. Erebuni lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. BKMA will play against Dvin (#4) on the road in the next round. Erebuni will have a break next round.
League A top team - Artik (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Erebuni (1-9) 130-74. The best player for the winners was Xavier Womack who had a double-double by scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Arshak Arustamyan produced 27 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Artik have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-1 record. Erebuni lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Artik will meet at home FIMA (#5) in the next round. Erebuni will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 8 bottom-ranked Erebuni was destroyed by Dvin on the opponent's court 132-86.




Dvin - Erebuni 132-86

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Erebuni's (1-9) road loss to fifth ranked Dvin (3-5) 86-132 on Sunday. Dvin dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Erebuni's 36. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Erebuni's players. The best player for the winners was Elijah Johnson who had a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 7 steals. American point guard Byron Ray (175-1993, college: LeMoyne-Owen) chipped in a double-double by scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists. Worth to mention Ray played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped get the job in pro basketball. Four Dvin players scored in double figures. American point guard Treveyon Kinnard (178-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points and 16 rebounds and guard Simon Terzyan (168-1990) added 28 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Dvin moved-up to fourth place. Erebuni lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion stay at the bottom position with nine games lost. Dvin will meet at home higher ranked BKMA (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Erebuni will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dvin: J.Elijah 37+20reb+9ast, K.Harut 26+1reb, B.Ray 25+7reb+13ast, J.Jack Hagopian 17+4reb+2ast, M.Hakobyan 7, K.Avetik 0+2reb+1ast
Erebuni: T.Simon 28+6reb, K.Treveyon 27+16reb, B.Artyom 16+4reb+2ast, A.Levon 7+4reb+2ast, J.Foster 5+10reb, M.Kamiar 3+4reb+1ast
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BKMA - Erebuni 104-56

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Yerevan: BKMA (#3) and Erebuni (#6). BKMA (4-5) smashed visiting Erebuni (1-9) by 48 points 104-56. BKMA held Erebuni to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.0 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Erebuni 61-47 including 24 on the offensive glass. The winners were led by Yura Melikyan (-2005) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and Tigran Mkrtumyan (-2005) supported him with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Five BKMA players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds by American point guard Treveyon Kinnard (178-1998) did not help to save the game for Erebuni. Artyom Bichakhchyan (173-1998) added 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals for the guests. BKMA maintains third position with 4-5 record having six points less than leader Artik. Erebuni lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. BKMA will play against Dvin (#4) on the road in the next round. Erebuni will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
BKMA: M.Yura 25+17reb+1ast, M.Tigran 22+8reb+3ast, K.Garnik 15+3reb+5ast, G.Arayik 12+4reb+3ast, M.Marat 11+11reb+1ast, S.Vahan 8+5reb+2ast
Erebuni: K.Treveyon 17+14reb, B.Artyom 12+7reb+5ast, J.Foster 9+6reb, T.Simon 8+7reb+1ast, A.Levon 6+4reb, M.Kamiar 0+9reb
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Urartu - FIMA 117-114

Fifth-ranked FIMA (3-6) gave a tough game to second ranked Urartu (8-2) in Yerevan on Tuesday. Urartu managed to secure only three-point victory 117-114. However their fans expected easier game. Urartu forced 21 FIMA turnovers and outrebounded them 61-36 including a 45-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan (204-1995, college: Idaho) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 27 rebounds and 18 assists and Vartan Bidrosiyan who added 33 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Mkrtychyan is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Tajai Johnson (188-1993, college: Clark Atlanta) responded with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and Lebanese Varant Keledjian (190-1996) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Four Urartu and five FIMA players scored in double figures. Urartu maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader Artik. FIMA at the other side keeps the fifth place with six games lost. Urartu are looking forward to face Dvin (#4) on the road in the next round. FIMA will play against the league's leader Artik and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Urartu: G.Daniil 40+9reb+3ast, B.Vartan 33+16reb+5ast, A.Mkrtychyan 23+27reb+18ast, S.Narek 11+3ast, A.Danielyan 8+6reb+3ast, V.Kirill 2+3reb+1ast
FIMA: T.Johnson 39+10reb+2ast, D.Allahyarian 21+3reb+6ast, V.Keledjian 19+10reb+5ast, C.Avetis 19+4reb+6ast, B.Gevorg 10+6reb+1ast, H.Nyrie 3+1reb+5ast
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Artik - Erebuni 130-74

League A top team - Artik (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Erebuni (1-9) 130-74. Artik dominated down low during the game scoring 90 of its points in the paint compared to Erebuni's 50. They outrebounded Erebuni 60-33 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Artik looked well-organized offensively handing out 39 assists comparing to just 25 passes made by Erebuni's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Artik made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American Xavier Womack (198, college: Clayton St.) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. The other American import guard Jah-Kobe Womack (190-1997, college: Pitt St.) chipped in 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Arshak Arustamyan produced 27 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Kamiar Mirzade (177-2003) added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for the guests. Five Artik and four Erebuni players scored in double figures. Artik have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-1 record. Erebuni lost fifth consecutive game. Defending champion stay at the bottom place with nine games lost. Artik will meet at home FIMA (#5) in the next round. Erebuni will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Artik: X.Womack 31+12reb+1ast, J.Womack 23+5reb+5ast, N.Davit 15+6reb+3ast, D.Khachatryan 15+9reb+8ast, V.Mkhitar 14+4reb+11ast, H.Grigoryan 13+7reb+3ast
Erebuni: A.Arshak 27+5reb, M.Kamiar 17+8reb+7ast, B.Artyom 15+5reb+11ast, J.Foster 11+8reb+3ast, K.Treveyon 4+6reb+3ast, H.Ashot 0+1ast
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Armenian League A round 8 best performance: Elijah Johnson (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News
Elijah Johnson put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Dvin, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8.
The player had a double-double of 37 points and 20 rebounds, while his team outclassed Erebuni (#6, 1-9) with 46-point margin 132-86. Dvin is placed at 4th position in Armenian League A. Dvin is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-5 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 85.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Dvin, through which he has constantly improved. Elijah Johnson has solid league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 32.3ppg. Johnson is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 17.5rpg), assists (6th best: 5.6apg) and averages impressive 3.4spg and 56.1% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young international forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan (204-F-1995) of league's second-best Urartu. Mkrtychyan had a very good evening with a triple-double of 23 points, 27 rebounds and 18 assists. It was enough for Urartu to edge the lower-ranked FIMA (#5, 3-6) 117-114. Urartu's second position in the standings has not changed. His team lost just two games this season, while they won 8 matches. Mkrtychyan is one of the most experienced players at Urartu and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Former University of Idaho star Mkrtychyan is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Urartu's star - Vartan Bidrosiyan. Bidrosiyan got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for sixteen rebounds and five assists. He was another key player of Urartu, helping his team with a 117-114 win against the lower-ranked FIMA (#5, 3-6). Urartu is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 8-2 record is not that bad... Bidrosiyan has a very solid season. In 5 games in Armenia he scored 19.0ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Tajai Johnson (188-F-1993) of FIMA - 39 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Xavier Womack (198-SF) of Artik - 31 points and 12 rebounds
6. Yura Melikyan (2005) of BKMA - 25 points and 17 rebounds
7. Byron Ray (175-PG-1993) of Dvin - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists
8. Daniil Gevorgyan (186-G-1999) of Urartu - 40 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Davit Khachatryan (210-F-2000) of Artik - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists
10. Arshak Arustamyan) of Erebuni - 27 points and 5 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.


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AUSTRIA  
Klosterneuburg tabsLukas Reichle as he returns to Austria - by Stefan Heinrich
IMMOunited Dukes Klosterneuburg (BSL) inked 22-year old Austrian 193cm guard Lukas Reichle for upcoming season. Reichle just graduated from The University of Arkansas Fort Smith (NCAA2) in USA.
Reichle inks a 3 year contract with the Dukes.
Reichle represented Austria at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) five years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 4.1ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.4apg.
So his pro career will start in Austria.

IMMOunited Dukes Klosterneuburg roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Valentin Bauer
Lennart Burgemeister
Clemens Leydolf
Michael Weathers
Lukas Reichle

Center:
Benjamin Blazevic

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BAHAMAS  
Boulogne inks Aaron Levarity - by Eurobasket News
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SO Maritime Boulogne (NM1) agreed terms with 26-year old Bahamas power forward Aaron Levarity (203cm-100kg-1997, college: Milligan) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Levarity played last season at CTC Lyon SO Basket Territoire. In 30 NM1 games in France he had 10.6ppg, 9.1rpg (#3 in the league) and 1.4apg. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Svendborg Rabbits in Danish BasketLigaen where in 36 games he recorded 14.9ppg, 11.0rpg (#2 in the league), 2.1apg and 1.1spg in that year. He helped them to win the cup and make to league final. 2021-22 was a great season as he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Danish Ligaen Forward of the Year, named to All-Imports Team and also here League Player of the Week (3 times). Levarity was a member of Bahamas Senior National Team two years ago.
He has played previously for Danish team Holbaek.
Levarity was also selected All-AAC Player of the Year back in 2019.
He graduated from Milligan College in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE  
H.Holon adds Caver to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Hapoel UNET Holon (Winner League) added to their roster 26-year old American guard Ahmad Caver (188cm-79kg-1996, college: ODU) for new 2023-24 season. Caver played this summer at Toronto Raptors in the NBA Summer League. He managed to play in four leagues in two countries last year (!!!). But in only one NBA Summer League game just recently he recorded only 1 point and 4 assists. The last season he played at Wolves in Lithuanian LKL. The team played in three different competitions that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 33 NBA Summer League games he averaged impressive 17.1ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.8apg and 1.9spg. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Guard of the Year and selected to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (2 times). Caver also played 2 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 9.0ppg, 1.5rpg, 5.0apg and 3.0spg. He also played 8 games in European North Basketball League where he got remarkable 18.6ppg, 3.9rpg, 4.4apg and 1.1spg. Caver helped them to make it to the European North Basketball League final. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com European North Basketball League All-Tournament Team, League Player of the Week and Eurobasket.com All-European North Basketball League Second Team.
He is quite experienced player. Caver has played also professionally in NBA (Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies), NBA G League (Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies).
He won NBA G League Midwest Division championship title in 2020.
Caver graduated from Old Dominion University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

Galatasaray tabs Jarell Martin, ex M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Galatasaray NEF Istanbul (BSL) inked 29-year old American 208cm power forward Jarell Martin (college: LSU) for upcoming season. Martin played most recently at M.Tel-Aviv in Israeli Winner League. In 28 games he averaged 7.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0apg last season. He helped them to win the league title and they also made it to the Cup final. Martin also played 38 games in Euroleague where he had 7.2ppg and 3.5rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Kings in Australian NBL. In 31 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg and 8.4rpg (#5 in the league) in that year. Martin contributed to his team winning the league title. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week.
In 2015 he was drafted by Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) in first round (25th overall). He graduated from Louisiana State University and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball.
Martin is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Australia and of course North America). Martin has played previously professionally in China (Aviators), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic), NBA G League (RGV Vipers and Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (Utah Jazz and Utah Jazz Blue).
Among many awards he was selected to Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports Team in 2021.

Galatasaray NEF Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Ismet Akpinar
Ahmet Tuncer
Corey Walden
Jonah Radebaugh
Ege Yildizoglu

Forwards:
Akwasi Yeboah
Jarell Martin
Goksenin Koksal

Centers:
Miralem Halilovic
Samet Geyik

Coach: Zvezdan Mitrovic
Tenerife adds Vicedo to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Lenovo Tenerife (Liga Endesa) added to their roster 28-year old Spaniard international forward Edgar Vicedo (203cm-1994) for season 2023-24. Vicedo played this summer at Brillantes in Venezuelan SPB league. In two games just recently he recorded 11.5ppg, 6.0rpg and 2.5apg. The last season he played at Obradoiro in Spanish Liga Endesa where in 33 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg.
He has been also a member of Spanish international program for some years. Vicedo has regularly played for Spanish senior team since 2017 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2013.
He represented Spain at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) nine years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 10 games: 9.1ppg, 2.8rpg, FGP-3 (66.7%), 3PT: 39.1%, FT: 80.0%.
Vicedo has played previously for four other Spanish teams: Unicaja, Estudiantes, Huesca and Fuenlabrada.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold Honorable Mention back in 2015.

Lenovo Tenerife roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Sasu Salin

Forwards:
Edgar Vicedo
Elgin Cook

Centers:
Giorgi Shermadini
Dusan Ristic

Darussafaka lands Muhsin Yasar - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Darussafaka Lassa Istanbul (BSL) tabbed 27-year old international 210cm center Muhsin Yasar for new season. Yasar played most recently at Gaziantep Basketbol (BSL). In 29 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.8rpg last season. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. Yasar also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 6.4ppg and 3.3rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Tofas. In 29 BSL games he recorded 8.3ppg and 3.0rpg in that year. Yasar also played 14 games in Basketball Champions League where he got 6.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 1.1apg in that year. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
Yasar has been also a member of Turkish international program for some years. He has regularly played for Turkish senior team since 2020 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2013.
Yasar represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) eight years ago. Yasar's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 10 games: 3.6ppg, 2.2rpg.
He has played previously for Tofas Gelisim.

Darussafaka Lassa Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Can Korkmaz
Ridvan Oncel
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman
Kyle Allman

Forwards:
Berk Demir
Hakan Sayili
Eray Buyukcangaz
Canberk Kus
Mason Jones

Center:
Muhsin Yasar
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BELGIUM  
Gardner's pro career starts at Kortrijk - by Peter Buyse
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Kortrijk Spurs (Top Division I) landed 23-year old American 201cm forward Jayden Gardner for new season. Gardner just graduated from Virginia (NCAA). In 32 games he averaged 11.9ppg and 5.9rpg last season. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the ACC Tournament final. It was a very successful season in his career as he was voted to All-ACC Honorable Mention.
Gardner started his college career at East Carolina University (NCAA) where he played three seasons. Then he moved to The University of Virginia (NCAA). He had his best season at Virginia in 22-22 with 15.3ppg and 6.4 rpg.
His second year at East Carolina he averaged 19.7ppg and 9.2rpg.
Jayden earned all ACC honors 3 times in his career.
His high school career he had spent at Heritage in Wake Forest, NC.
So his pro career will start in Belgium.
Belfius Mons sign Kevin Stilmant - by Peter Buyse
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Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Pro Basketball League) signed 23-year old center Kevin Stilmant (208cm-2000) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Stilmant has played for the last two years at Stella Artois Leuven Bears in the Pro Basketball League. But in only one game he did not score anything and had only 2 rebounds. He played 17 games in BNXT League where he recorded just 1.5ppg and 1.6rpg last season.
Stilmant represented Belgium at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 1.6ppg, 2.4rpg.
He has played previously for two other teams: Liege Basket and Spirou Basket Charleroi B team.
His team made it to the League Semifinals in 2022.

Belfius Mons-Hainaut roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kyle Castlin
Styrmir Thrastarson
Conley Garrison

Forward:
Leander Dedroog

Center:
Kevin Stilmant

Coach: Vedran Bosnic

Jamtland adds Casero-Ortiz to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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KFUM Jamtland Basket (Basketligan) added to their roster 26-year old Belgian-Cuban ex-international point guard Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz (185cm-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Casero-Ortiz played last season at Yoast United in Dutch DBL league.
He was also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Casero-Ortiz played for Belgian Senior National Team in 2019 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2017. Strangely he also played for Cuban National Team in 2022.
He represented Cuba at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador (El Salvador) this year.
Casero-Ortiz has played also professionally in France (GET Vosges), Spain (Moron) and Belgium (Spirou Charleroi, Okapi Aalst, Circus Brussels, CRF AWBB Jambes and Spirou Basket Charleroi B team). He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-BNXT League Honorable Mention in 2023.
Casero-Ortiz won Belgian Top Division II (Group A) championship title in 2017.

KFUM Jamtland Basket roster for 2023-24:

Anes Zekovic
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz
Tra Holder
Florent Thamba
Charlie Viklund

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BIG3  
Big3 Week 4 Power Rankings - by Eurobasket News
TIER 1: HAPPY ON TOP
Power:
Glen Rice Jr. (6'6''-F-1991, college: Georgia Tech) hasn't been the kind of individual force he was last season, when he finished third in the league in total points and averaged 17.5 points per game. This season, Power has featured a more balanced attack, and Rice has averaged just 12.0 per game - Royce White actually leads the league in scoring through Week 4. However, Rice is averaging more assists per game than he did last year, and when Power needs it, Rice can still grab himself a bucket, which he showed when he scored the team's final 9 points in their 54-51 win over the Ball Hogs.

Trilogy:
Jeremy Pargo (6'2''-PG-1986, college: Gonzaga) is averaging slightly more points per game than 2-time MVP Joe Johnson (6'7''-G-1981, college: Arkansas) and shooting it a bit more efficiently, but Johnson has been getting it done in other areas. Johnson is averaging 10 rebounds per game, the 2nd-best mark in the league, and 3.8 assists per game, which is tied for the third-highest mark in the league. It's going to be very hard to stop Pargo and Johnson if they keep playing like this. By the way, Pargo has made four four-point shots thus far - the rest of the league has made four shots from four-point range combined.

Killer 3's:
The league's best defensive team just keeps winning. When Donte Greene (6'11''-C-1988, college: Syracuse) looks like a true #1 scoring option, like he has for the past two weeks, everything seems to be in place for Charles Oakley's team.

Ghost Ballers:
Chris Johnson (6'11''-F/C-1985, college: LSU), who stands at 7 feet tall and is equally capable of dominating the paint and beating teams from the perimeter, is as talented as any player in the league, but he doesn't always look to dominate. That's why Mike Taylor and his ridiculous energy level compliments Johnson's game so well - when Taylor is able to take on the majority of the offensive load, like he did against Tri State, everything gets more comfortable for Johnson and the rest of the talented bigs on the Ghost Ballers roster.

TIER 2: JUST OFF THE TOP
Ball Hogs:
The Ball Hogs really don't deserve to be 2-2 - their two wins were blowouts and their two losses came by final scores of 51-49 and 54-51. Still, wins are wins and losses are losses, and the Ball Hogs really can't afford to lose again if they want to ensure their playoff fate is in their own hands.

Trilogy:
Trilogy will be faced with a tough choice after Ryan 'Hezi God' Carter's breakout performance in Week 4. If they choose to keep Carter and Isaiah Briscoe (6'3''-PG-1996, college: Kentucky) and team Captain James White (6'7''-F/G-1982, college: Cincinnati) both return, it will mean letting go of David Hawkins (6'5''-G-1982, college: Temple). Hawkins has played sparingly over the past two seasons, but he's been a consistent part of Trilogy during their championship runs, and his veteran leadership has been valuable. Nobody said three-peating was going to be easy.

Tri State:
Tri State was too reliant on the three last season, and it looks like there's danger of the same thing happening to them this season. The team needs to find a way to establish an interior presence. That could mean getting Deshawn Stephens (G) going or using Jason Richardson as a big man more often, but living on the perimeter seems a bit too risky for this squad.

Enemies:
Jordan Crawford (6'4''-G-1988, college: Xavier) might be a dark-horse MVP candidate. He's leading the league in scoring, shooting 55% from the field, and an electric 64.7% from three. When you consider how many of his shots are long jumpers off the dribble, that's ludicrous. Of course, he only has four assists through four games, but why pass it off if you can pull up and sink a jumper whenever you want?

Bivouac:
If a 50-24 loss doesn't make Bivouac realize they need to find more consistent sources of offense, nothing will.

TIER 4: IN MAJOR TROUBLE
3's Company:
How numbers can mislead you: Michael Beasley is tied with Jordan Crawford for the league lead in scoring, leads the league in rebounds, and leads the league in blocks. However, he's shooting just 39.5% from the floor and 33.3% from three-point range, which isn't acceptable for a player who uses as many of his team's possessions as Beasley does. He needs to sacrifice some volume and focus on efficiency for 3's Company to have a chance of salvaging their season.

3 Headed Monsters:
This is looking like a lost season for 3HM, but Brandon Moss emerged as a possible bright spot in Week 4. He instantly established himself as one of the best pure athletes in the league, so we'll see what he can do in the latter half of the season.

Aliens:
It's time to go back to the drawing board for Aliens. The first step for them should be to find out how to get Dusan Bulut (6'3''-PG-1985) back on his game and start running things through him again - they've been content to play through Janis Timma, but that hasn't gotten them a win yet.
Courtesy of: big3.com

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BOLIVIA  
Bolivian Libobasquet round 22 best performance: Rolando Vallejos (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

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Argentinian Rolando Vallejos (195-SF-2000) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked San Simon, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 23-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed La Paz (#10, 5-13) with 20-point margin 110-90. San Simon is placed at 2nd position in Bolivian Libobasquet. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. San Simon will need more victories to improve their 11-7 record. In the team's last game Vallejos had a remarkable 90.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at San Simon, through which he has constantly improved. Rolando Vallejos has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 25.6ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 11.7rpg), assists (5th best: 4.5apg) and averages impressive 67.4% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was another San Simon's star - young international shooting guard Pedro Gutierrez (182-SG-1996). Gutierrez had a very good evening with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course together with Vallejos he helped San Simon with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked La Paz (#10, 5-13) 110-90. This victory allowed San Simon to move up to second position in the standings. His team's 11-7 record is not bad at all. Gutierrez is one of the most experienced players at San Simon and similarly like Rolando Vallejos has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was Argentinian forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-F/C-1997) of Calero (#7). Oberto scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was a key player of Calero, leading his team to a 70-65 win against slightly lower-ranked Leones (#8, 7-10). The chances of Calero ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Oberto could help Calero to bring them higher in the standings. Oberto has a very solid season. In 7 games in Bolivia he scored 22.4ppg. He also has 10.6rpg and 1.4bpg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Dariel Maza (C-1991) of La Paz - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Irin Stark (185-G-1989) of La Paz - 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Andres Trujillo (184-F-1999) of San Simon - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Claudio Gonzales (193-SF-2004) of La Paz - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Adriano Barreras (186-G-1989) of Atletico Nacional - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Martin Ochoa (185-PG-1994) of Leones - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Carlos Gonzales (2002) of Atletico Nacional - 16 points and 8 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.


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BRAZIL  
Carioca Stats Leaders
Stats Leaders
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Praia
(187-G-2001)
Avg: 24.5

Mencarini
24.5
Borges
20.8
Barbosa
19.5
Narcizio
18.7
Onwenu
18.4
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BULGARIA  
Balkan tabs Karl-Johan Lips, ex Viimsi - by Maria Mitsova
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Defending champion Balkan Botevgrad (NBL) inked 27-year old Estonian 200cm small forward Karl-Johan Lips for upcoming season. Lips played most recently at KK Viimsi in Estonian KML league. In 11 games he was league's fourth best scorer with impressive 15.6ppg and recorded 7.4rpg (#3 in the league), 2.5apg and 1.3spg (in top 5) last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Lips also played 32 games in Lat-Est BL where he averaged 14.1ppg, 7.1rpg and 3.7apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Caffe Mokambo Chieti in Italian Serie A2. In 7 games he had 8.0ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.1apg in that year.
He represented Estonia at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) six years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 6.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.9apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 53.8%, 3PT: 17.5%, FT: 55.6%.
Lips has played previously professionally also in Latvia.
Among many awards he played in the final of Latvian-Estonian Basketball League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Domestic Players Team in 2022.

Cheikh Kebe (ex Gijon Basket) joins Minyor 2015 Pernik - by Maria Mitsova
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Minyor 2015 Pernik (NBL) agreed terms with 26-year old American (has also Senegalese passport) forward Cheikh Kebe (206cm-95kg-1997, college: FMU) for new 2023-24 season. Kebe joins another USA player Ezekiel Richards who is already in the roster.
He played last season at Gijon Basket in Spanish EBA league. In 18 games he had 12.3ppg, 7.8rpg, 1.2apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg.
He graduated from Florida Memorial University in 2022 and it is his second season as a professional player. He played also for Garden City Community College for one year.

Bulgarian National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
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Codi Miller-McIntyre
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Pavlin Ivanov
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Aleks Simeonov
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Emil Stoilov
Stoilov
Ivan Alipiev
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0Codi Miller-McIntyre 191-PG-1994 Baskonia Spain
2Deyan Karamfilov 180-PG-1994 Rilski Bulgaria
3Vasil Bachev 195-SG-1992 Akademik P. Bulgaria
4Borislav Mladenov 202-SG-2000 Imola Virtus Italy
6Lachezar Dimitrov 187-PG-1999 Levski Bulgaria
7Martin Yordanov 205-F/C-2002 Cherno More Bulgaria
10Pavlin Ivanov 196-SG-1993 Balkan Bulgaria
12Aleks Simeonov 203-F-1993 CSKA Bulgaria
15Konstantin Kostadinov 203-F-2003 Tenerife Spain
17Emil Stoilov 208-C-2002 Menorca Spain
24Andrey Ivanov 196-G/F-1984 Khimki Russia
35Ivan Alipiev 203-F-1999 Latina Italy

Rosen Barchovski Head Coach CSKA Bulgaria
Vasil Hristov Assistant
Daniel Klechkov Assistant CSKA Bulgaria


Demajeo Wiggins (ex Rilski) is a newcomer at Szolnok - by Arnold Beres
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Szolnoki Olajbanyasz KK (A Division) strengthened their roster with addition of 25-year old American forward Demajeo Wiggins (208cm-109kg-1997, college: BGSU) for season 2023-24. Wiggins played last season at Rilski in Bulgarian NBL league. In 38 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.1ppg, 7.5rpg and 1.0apg. He helped them to win the Supercup and make to league semifinals. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. Wiggins also played 7 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 13.3ppg, 8.3rpg and 1.3apg.
In 2019 he was drafted by Greensboro Swarm (G-League) in first round (14th overall).
The former Bowling Green State University star is in his fifth season in pro basketball.
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to Wiggins' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in four different countries. Wiggins has played previously professionally in Colombia (Storm), Estonia (Rapla), Czech Republic (Olomoucko) and The Basketball Tournament (Fort Wayne Champs).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was selected Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Forward of the Year in 2022.



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CHILE  
LNB2 Round 13: Sportiva Italiana defeat Stadio Italiano in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (11-0) which hosted in Valparaiso 4th placed Stadio Italiano (5-6). Leader Sportiva Italiana had an easy win 108-62. Sportiva Italiana dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Stadio Italiano's 32 and made 27-of-34 free shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Sportiva Italiana forced 23 Stadio Italiano turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Stadio Italiano helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Sebastian Suarez (193-1991, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Gaspar Hernandez (-1999) contributed with 31 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international Ramiro Galvez (-1996) answered with 15 points for Stadio Italiano. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Sportiva Italiana have an impressive series of eleven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Stadio Italiano at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Luis Matte and Municipal C.. Sportiva Italiana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Stadio Italiano will play against Luis Matte (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Truenos (6-5) which hosted in Talca 4th placed Municipal C. (5-6). Third ranked Truenos managed to get a 13-point victory 79-66. Forward Nick Morales (187-1985) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Alessandro Morales chipped in 21 points and 6 assists. At the losing side center Marko Castro (192-1988) responded with 21 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Truenos. They maintain third place with 6-5 record having five points less than leader Liceo PN, which they share with Arabe de Valp. Municipal C. at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Stadio Italiano and Luis Matte. Truenos will play against Tomas L. (#6) in San Fernando in the next round. Municipal C. will play at home against the league's second-placed Colo Colo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (11-0) which played road game in against 4th placed Luis Matte (5-6). Leader Sportiva Italiana had an easy win 106-52. Gaspar Hernandez nailed 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Ronald Reyes came up with 15 points and 7 rebounds for Luis Matte in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for Sportiva Italiana. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Loser Luis Matte keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Stadio Italiano and Municipal C.. Sportiva Italiana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Luis Matte will play against Stadio Italiano (#5) in Santiago and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games in round 13 were not that significant. Liceo Curico were smashed by Colo Colo on the road 93-73. Liceo PN destroyed Tomas L. on its own court 79-53. Boston College unfortunately lost to Arabe de Valp. in Valparaiso 61-69. Luis Matte rolled over Brisas at home 61-35. Truenos were defeated by Colo Colo on the opponent's court 69-78.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 22 points and 5 rebounds by Martin Gomez of Colo Colo.




Colo Colo - Liceo Curico 93-73

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Colo Colo (9-2) crushed 5th ranked Liceo Curico (2-8) in Santiago 93-73 on Saturday. Colo Colo outrebounded Liceo Curico 52-32 including a 38-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Lucas Thiebaut (-1999) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and the former international guard Eduardo Sepulveda (186-1986) accounted for 20 points. Four Colo Colo players scored in double figures. The former international Mohunir Zerene (187-1994) came up with 27 points and Venezuelan Keinder Albarran added 26 points respectively for Liceo Curico in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Colo Colo. They maintain second place with 9-2 record having just two points less than leader Liceo PN. Liceo Curico lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with eight games lost. They share it with Tomas L.. Colo Colo will meet Municipal C. (#4) in the next round. Liceo Curico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Colo Colo: E.Sepulveda 20+1reb+2ast, S.Mauricio 14+5reb+3ast, T.Lucas 14+12reb+1ast, G.Martin 11+5reb+3ast, J.Peters 10+4reb+1ast, F.Simon 9+6reb+2ast
Liceo Curico: M.Zerene 27+4reb+3ast, K.Albarran 26+2reb+1ast, L.Heder 8+9reb+3ast, S.Riquelme 7+3reb+1ast, L.Tomas 5+7reb+2ast, P.Ricardo 0+1reb
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Liceo PN - Tomas L. 79-53

Very expected game when 6th ranked Tomas L. (2-8) was smashed by leader Liceo PN (12-0) in Temuco 79-53 on Saturday. Liceo PN dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Tomas L.'s 36. Liceo PN forced 22 Tomas L. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points, 9 rebounds and 17 assists for the winning side and forward Carlos Iglesias (-1998) accounted for 9 points and 8 rebounds. Liceo PN's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Felipe Serey (-2005) came up with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Ivan Bravo (-2000) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Tomas L. in the defeat. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Liceo PN. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Loser Tomas L. dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost. They share it with Liceo Curico. Liceo PN will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tomas L. will play against Truenos (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Liceo PN: F.Morales 12+9reb+17ast, F.Acuna 12+1ast, J.Krause 12+2reb, I.Carlos 9+8reb+3ast, F.Barroso 8+5reb, M.Ernst 8+1reb+1ast
Tomas L.: S.Felipe 18+7reb+4ast, B.Ivan 11+8reb+1ast, M.Reimundo 6+3reb+2ast, M.Carlos 6+4reb+1ast, U.Juan 5+2reb+1ast, F.Cosolito 5+8reb+2ast
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Arabe de Valp. - Boston College 69-61

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Arabe de Valp. (6-5) won against 6th ranked Boston College (3-8) in Valparaiso 69-61 on Sunday. Forward Nicolas Vargas (-2001) nailed 24 points for the winning side and Pedro Soares accounted for 11 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Cristobal Ordonez (195-2004) came up with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Lucas Marquez (196) added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Boston College in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Arabe de Valp. moved-up to third place, which they share with Truenos. Loser Boston College keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Arabe de Valp. will meet at home league's second-placed Sergio Ceppi in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boston College's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.
Top scorers:
Arabe de Valp.: V.Nicolas 24+4reb+3ast, S.Pedro 11+6reb+3ast, F.Manuel 11+2reb+5ast, C.Ahuile 8+8reb+1ast, J.Ricardo 4+13reb+2ast, A.Marcelo 4+5reb+4ast
Boston College: O.Cristobal 26+9reb+4ast, M.Lucas 18+9reb+2ast, O.Yves 7+7reb+1ast, M.Alvaro 3+1ast, M.Francisco 3+1reb, V.Vicente 2
gschID: 1073581


Luis Matte - Brisas 61-35

Not a big story in a game when 7th ranked Brisas (2-9) were outscored on the road by fourth ranked Luis Matte (5-6) 61-35 on Saturday. Luis Matte forced 24 Brisas turnovers. Guard Ivan Pacheco (-1994) nailed 15 points and 4 assists for the winning side and guard Leonel Duhalde (-1990) accounted for 11 points and 7 assists. Guard Felipe Oyarzun (187-1989) came up with 10 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Sascha Frings (202-1986) added 6 points respectively for Brisas in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Luis Matte maintains fourth place with 5-6 record, which they share with Stadio Italiano and Municipal C. Brisas lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Aleman. Luis Matte will meet Stadio Italiano (#5) in the next round. Brisas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Boston College.
Top scorers:
Luis Matte: I.Pacheco 15+2reb+4ast, D.Leonel 11+1reb+7ast, P.Cristhian 8+9reb+1ast, A.Guzman 7+7reb+4ast, V.Jorge 6+1reb+1ast, F.Garrido 5+7reb+1ast
Brisas: F.Oyarzun 10+5reb, S.Frings 6+4reb+2ast, V.Christopher 5+3reb+1ast, L.Yoel 4+4reb+2ast, S.Roa 4+4reb, C.Parraguirre 2+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1073582


Sportiva Italiana - Stadio Italiano 108-62

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (11-0) which hosted in Valparaiso 4th placed Stadio Italiano (5-6). Leader Sportiva Italiana had an easy win 108-62. Sportiva Italiana dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Stadio Italiano's 32 and made 27-of-34 free shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Sportiva Italiana forced 23 Stadio Italiano turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Stadio Italiano helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Sebastian Suarez (193-1991, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Gaspar Hernandez (-1999) contributed with 31 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international Ramiro Galvez (-1996) answered with 15 points and forward Gaston Fernandez (-1999) added 14 points in the effort for Stadio Italiano. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sportiva Italiana have an impressive series of eleven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Stadio Italiano at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Luis Matte and Municipal C.. Sportiva Italiana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Stadio Italiano will play against Luis Matte (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 31+5reb, S.Suarez 24+9reb+5ast, F.Herrera 21+9reb+1ast, J.Barra 12+6reb, R.Rojas 7+5reb+2ast, Z.Diego 6+2reb+3ast
Stadio Italiano: R.Galvez 15+4reb+1ast, G.Fernandez 14+4reb+1ast, S.Vicente 11+4reb+2ast, B.Cesar 10+6reb+2ast, F.Ferrer 7+2reb, B.Sebastian 3+3reb
gschID: 1073583


Truenos - Municipal C. 79-66

An interesting game for Truenos (6-5) which hosted in Talca 4th placed Municipal C. (5-6). Third ranked Truenos managed to get a 13-point victory 79-66. Truenos had a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Nick Morales (187-1985) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and forward Alessandro Morales (-1998) chipped in 21 points and 6 assists. Four Truenos players scored in double figures. At the losing side center Marko Castro (192-1988) responded with 21 points and forward Jordan Flores (-2002) scored 15 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Truenos. They maintain third place with 6-5 record having five points less than leader Liceo PN, which they share with Arabe de Valp. Municipal C. at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Stadio Italiano and Luis Matte. Truenos will play against Tomas L. (#6) in San Fernando in the next round. Municipal C. will play at home against the league's second-placed Colo Colo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Truenos: M.Alessandro 21+4reb+6ast, N.Morales 20+12reb+5ast, C.Joaquin 15+4reb, A.Sebastian 12+7reb, M.Martin 8+10reb+3ast, C.Hector 3+7reb+1ast
Municipal C.: M.Castro 21+4reb+1ast, F.Jordan 15+3reb+2ast, F.Diego 12+4reb+1ast, I.Blanco 6+7reb, M.Javier 3+1ast, E.Viveros 3+2ast
gschID: 1073584


Luis Matte - Sportiva Italiana 52-106

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (11-0) which played road game in against 4th placed Luis Matte (5-6). Leader Sportiva Italiana had an easy win 106-52. Sportiva Italiana forced 22 Luis Matte turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. Gaspar Hernandez (-1999) nailed 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winning side and the former international Sebastian Suarez (193-1991, college: Portland St.) accounted for 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Sportiva Italiana players scored in double figures. Ronald Reyes (-1999) came up with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Franco Garrido (181) added 4 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Luis Matte in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for Sportiva Italiana. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Loser Luis Matte keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Stadio Italiano and Municipal C.. Sportiva Italiana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Luis Matte will play against Stadio Italiano (#5) in Santiago and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 34+8reb+2ast, S.Suarez 25+11reb+6ast, H.Benjamin 12+6reb+3ast, R.Rojas 10+3reb+3ast, J.Barra 8+8reb+3ast, C.Rios 8+5reb
Luis Matte: R.Reyes 15+7reb+1ast, I.Pacheco 9+2reb+1ast, C.Sanchez 6+3reb+1ast, F.Soto 6+1reb, F.Garrido 4+9reb+2ast, A.Guzman 3+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1083282


Colo Colo - Truenos 78-69

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second ranked Colo Colo's (9-2) home victory over 3rd placed Truenos (6-5) in Santiago 78-69 on Sunday. Martin Gomez nailed 22 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and forward Lucas Thiebaut (-1999) accounted for 10 points and 12 rebounds. Four Colo Colo players scored in double figures. Forward Alessandro Morales (-1998) came up with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and forward Nick Morales (187-1985) added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Truenos in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Colo Colo. They maintain second place with 9-2 record having just two points less than leader Liceo PN. Loser Truenos keep the third position with five games lost. They share it with Arabe de Valp.. Colo Colo will meet Municipal C. (#4) in the next round. Truenos will play against Tomas L. in San Fernando and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Colo Colo: G.Martin 22+5reb+3ast, S.Mauricio 12+5reb+2ast, F.Simon 10+2reb+3ast, T.Lucas 10+12reb+1ast, F.Atala 10+6reb, J.Collao 9+3reb+6ast
Truenos: M.Alessandro 25+5reb+5ast, N.Morales 16+10reb+3ast, M.Martin 15+6reb+1ast, C.Joaquin 4+3ast, A.Sebastian 3+2reb, R.Benjamin 2+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1083283




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CHINA  
NBL Round 7 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Second defeat of league's leader Hunan (5-2) against fourth ranked Liaoning Y. (5-2) 133-119 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hunan. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Liaoning Y. moved-up to second place, which they share with Hunan and Jiangsu YS. Hunan will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Liaoning Y. will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked HK JinNiu on the road.
The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Shaanxi as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Shaanxi defeated 5th ranked Anhui W. in Xian 99-94. Shaanxi (6-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Anhui W. at the other side keeps the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Anhui W. will play next round against strong Liaoning Y. trying to get back on the winning streak. Shaanxi will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Liaoning Y. at home.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Jiangsu YS (5-2) against twelfth ranked Wuhan (2-5) on Wednesday night. Visiting Jiangsu YS was defeated by Wuhan in 109-93. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Jiangsu YS. Wuhan moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Guangxi and Hefei. Loser Jiangsu YS keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Hunan and Liaoning Y.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Other games in round 7 were not that significant. HK JinNiu smashed Hebei on the road 123-87. Henan destroyed Hefei on its own court 103-79. Jiangxi managed to outperform Guangxi in a road game 110-101.




Hebei - HK JinNiu 87-123

There was a small surprise when ninth ranked HK JinNiu (3-4) crushed on the road 6th ranked Hebei (3-4) 123-87 on Wednesday. HK JinNiu moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Hebei. Hebei lost their fourth game in a row. HK JinNiu will meet at home higher ranked Liaoning Y. (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hebei will have a break next round.
gschID: 1081221


Wuhan - Jiangsu YS 109-93

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Jiangsu YS (5-2) against twelfth ranked Wuhan (2-5) on Wednesday night. Visiting Jiangsu YS was defeated by Wuhan in 109-93. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Jiangsu YS. Wuhan moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Guangxi and Hefei. Loser Jiangsu YS keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with Hunan and Liaoning Y.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
gschID: 1081222


Shaanxi - Anhui W. 99-94

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Shaanxi as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Shaanxi defeated 5th ranked Anhui W. in Xian 99-94. Shaanxi (6-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Anhui W. at the other side keeps the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Anhui W. will play next round against strong Liaoning Y. trying to get back on the winning streak. Shaanxi will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Liaoning Y. at home.
gschID: 1081223


Henan - Hefei 103-79

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Henan and 7th ranked Hefei had identical 2-4 record. This time Henan used a home court advantage and smashed the opponent from 103-79 on Wednesday night. Henan (3-4) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Hefei dropped to the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Guangxi and Wuhan. Henan will meet higher ranked Liaoning Y. (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hefei will have a break next round.
gschID: 1081224


Guangxi - Jiangxi 101-110

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Jiangxi and 11th ranked Guangxi had identical 2-4 record. But Guangxi was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from 110-101 on Wednesday night. Jiangxi (3-4) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Guangxi dropped to the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Wuhan and Hefei. Jiangxi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Guangxi will play against Liaoning Y. (#3) and hope to secure a win.
gschID: 1081225


Liaoning Y. - Hunan 133-119

Second defeat of league's leader Hunan (5-2) against fourth ranked Liaoning Y. (5-2) 133-119 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hunan. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Liaoning Y. moved-up to second place, which they share with Hunan and Jiangsu YS. Hunan will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Liaoning Y. will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked HK JinNiu on the road.
gschID: 1081787


Coach Massimo Maffezzoli (ex Trieste) joins Flying Tigers - by Eurobasket News
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Xinjiang Flying Tigers (CBA) agreed terms with 47-year old Italian coach Massimo Maffezzoli for new 2023-24 season. Maffezzoli coached last season at Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste in Italian league.
He was coaching Italian Senior National Team between 2017 and 2021 and coached also U18 National Team back in 2006.
Maffezzoli has coached also for other Italian teams like RO Virtus, Sassari, Brindisi, Avellino and RO Eurobasket. His team won Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015.

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CROATIA  
Croatian National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
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Goran Filipovic
Filipovic
Roko Prkacin
Prkacin
Lovro Gnjidic
Gnjidic
Roko Badzim
Badzim
Danko Brankovic
Brankovic
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1Toni Perkovic 191-G-1998 Orleans France
2Goran Filipovic 183-PG-1996 Coruna Spain
4Borna Kapusta 182-PG-1996 Cibona Croatia
5Roko Prkacin 206-F/C-2002 Girona Spain
6Mate Kalajzic 189-SG-1998 Split Croatia
10Lovro Gnjidic 197-G-2001 Split Croatia
14Lovro Mazalin 204-SF-1997 Zadar Croatia
18Roko Badzim 194-SG-1997 Konyaspor Turkey
22Danko Brankovic 215-C-2000 Bayern Germany
23Mateo Dreznjak 195-G/F-1999 SC Derby Montenegro
24Dario Dreznjak 204-F-1998 Zadar Croatia
98Kresimir Ljubicic 210-C-1998 Split Croatia

Josip Sesar Head Coach Cibona Croatia
Ivan Perincic Assistant Dubrovnik Croatia
Ivan Tomas Assistant Zabok Croatia
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CUBA  
Jamtland adds Casero-Ortiz to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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KFUM Jamtland Basket (Basketligan) added to their roster 26-year old Belgian-Cuban ex-international point guard Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz (185cm-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Casero-Ortiz played last season at Yoast United in Dutch DBL league.
He was also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Casero-Ortiz played for Belgian Senior National Team in 2019 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2017. Strangely he also played for Cuban National Team in 2022.
He represented Cuba at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador (El Salvador) this year.
Casero-Ortiz has played also professionally in France (GET Vosges), Spain (Moron) and Belgium (Spirou Charleroi, Okapi Aalst, Circus Brussels, CRF AWBB Jambes and Spirou Basket Charleroi B team). He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-BNXT League Honorable Mention in 2023.
Casero-Ortiz won Belgian Top Division II (Group A) championship title in 2017.

KFUM Jamtland Basket roster for 2023-24:

Anes Zekovic
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz
Tra Holder
Florent Thamba
Charlie Viklund



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CYPRUS  
Nelly Cummings signs at AEL Limassol - by Antonis Katsaros
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AEL Limassol (OPAP Basket League) landed American 183cm point guard Nelly Cummings (college: Pittsburgh) for new season. Cummings played this summer at Team New York in Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas, which helped him to get the job in pro basketball. In 34 ESL games just recently he averaged 11.3ppg, 2.4rpg and 4.8apg.
He graduated from University of Pittsburgh in 2023 and it is his first season as a pro. His team won Patriot League Tournament in 2021 and 2022. Cummings played also for Colgate University for 4 years.

AEL Limassol roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Panagiotis Markou
Marios Moniatis
Christos Evzonas
Michalis Mythillos
Nelly Cummings
Michalis Christofidis
Georgios Armakolas

Forwards:
Marios Georgiou
Marios Stylianou

Coach: Kalia Papadopoulou
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CZECH REPUBLIC  
Mike Okauru (ex USK Praha) joins Nantes - by Eurobasket News
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Hermine Nantes Atlantique (ProB) added to their roster 24-year old American shooting guard Mike Okauru (190cm-84kg-1999, college: UNCW) for new 2023-24 season. He played last season at USK Praha in NBL league in Czech Republic. In 40 games he was league's fourth best scorer with impressive 17.4ppg and averaged 5.0rpg, 2.5apg and 1.6spg (in top 4). A very impressive season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League Honorable Mention.
He graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2022 and it is his second season as a professional player. Okauru played also for University of Florida for 2 years.

Usti n/Labem keeps Delvon Johnson for another season - by Eurobasket Center
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SLUNETA Usti nad Labem (NBL) re-signed experienced 34-year old American 206cm power forward Delvon Johnson (college: Arkansas) for upcoming season. Johnson joins another USA player Kahron Ross who is already in the roster.
He has played there for the last two seasons. Great year indeed as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League Honorable Mention.
He is a very experienced player.
He graduated from University of Arkansas in 2011 and it will be his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season in pro basketball. Johnson played also for Indian Hills Community College for one year.

SLUNETA Usti nad Labem roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Frantisek Vana
Kahron Ross

Forwards:
Ladislav Pecka
Jan Karlovsky
Jan Madera

Centers:
Delvon Johnson
Johan Haiblik

Coach: Jan Sotnar

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
Stats Leaders - LIDOBA
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
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Perez_Jasel_2

Titanes
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Avg: 19.6

Perez
19.6
Castillo
19.1
Putney
18.7
Suero
18.1
Solano
17.6
LNB Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Reales and Titanes advance into Finals - by Eurobasket News
Reales - Leones 95-85

Reales looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Reales made 10 blocks. Guard Gelvis Solano (185-1994, college: Merrimack, agency: BMS Sport Agency) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. American point guard Quade Green (183-1998, college: Washington, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 22 points and 7 assists for the winners. Point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Juan Guerrero (203-1993, agency: BMS Sport Agency) added 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Leones. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Leones' coach Julio Duquela rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Reales: Q.Green 22+4reb+7ast, G.Solano 20+6reb+10ast, A.Pena 16+14reb, C.Thomas 13+5reb+1ast, T.Bond 13+8reb+3ast, M.Simon 8+4reb+1ast
Leones: J.Valdez 16+5reb+7ast, E.Polanco 14+4reb+6ast, J.Guerrero 12+11reb+4ast, P.Kelvin 11+1reb+1ast, Y.Rivera 10+2reb, C.Diego 7+5reb
gschID: 1081992


Titanes - Indios 98-87

Titanes players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Point guard Richard Bautista (185-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) stepped up and scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners and American Keith Jordan (198-1998, college: SHU) chipped in 26 points. Guard Juan Suero (196-1993, agency: BMS Sport Agency) responded with 29 points, 5 assists and 5 steals and Luismal Ferreiras (197-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Indios' coach Victor Ortega tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Titanes: K.Jordan 26+4reb+2ast, B.Richard 21+5reb+9ast, P.Jassel 16+6reb+7ast, J.Johnson-Coston 13+1reb+2ast, L.Montero 12+4reb+1ast, M.Rhett 8+7reb+1ast
Indios: J.Suero 29+2reb+5ast, R.Galloway 18+3reb+1ast, F.Luismal 14+13reb, Y.Rodriguez 13+6reb+1ast, Y.Montero 10+4reb+1ast, N.Morillo 3+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1082718




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ECUADOR  
Liga Basquet Pro Round 14: Barcelona lose to Guerreros MC in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Third ranked host Guerreros MC (10-4) defeated second-ranked Barcelona (9-4) 83-73. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Guerreros MC have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Barcelona lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with four games lost.
Liga Basquet Pro top team - IMP Alvarado (12-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat eighth ranked Spartans (4-10) 99-89. IMP Alvarado have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-1 record. Spartans lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with ten games lost.
Bottom-ranked Portoviejo (0-12) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 12th consecutive match to fourth ranked Leones (9-5) 107-79 on Tuesday evening. Leones maintains fourth position with 9-5 record. Portoviejo at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost.

In the last two games of round 14 J.Guzman lost to Orange on the opponent's court 91-105. Piratas managed to outperform Pasaje in a home game 77-63.




Orange - J.Guzman 105-91

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 5th ranked J.Guzman (8-6) was defeated on the road by sixth ranked Orange (6-6) 105-91 on Monday. Orange maintains sixth position with 6-6 record. J.Guzman at the other side keeps the fifth place with six games lost.
gschID: 1082746


Guerreros MC - Barcelona 83-73

Third ranked host Guerreros MC (10-4) defeated second-ranked Barcelona (9-4) 83-73. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Guerreros MC have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Barcelona lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with four games lost.
gschID: 1082747


Piratas - Pasaje 77-63

Rather predictable result in Ibarra where seventh ranked Piratas (6-8) defeated 9th ranked Pasaje (1-12) 77-63 on Tuesday. Piratas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 6-8 record. Pasaje at the other side keeps the ninth place with 12 games lost.
gschID: 1082748


Leones - Portoviejo 107-79

Bottom-ranked Portoviejo (0-12) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 12th consecutive match to fourth ranked Leones (9-5) 107-79 on Tuesday evening. Leones maintains fourth position with 9-5 record. Portoviejo at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost.
gschID: 1082749


Spartans - IMP Alvarado 89-99

Liga Basquet Pro top team - IMP Alvarado (12-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat eighth ranked Spartans (4-10) 99-89. IMP Alvarado have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-1 record. Spartans lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with ten games lost.
gschID: 1082750


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ESTONIA  
Balkan tabs Karl-Johan Lips, ex Viimsi - by Maria Mitsova
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Defending champion Balkan Botevgrad (NBL) inked 27-year old Estonian 200cm small forward Karl-Johan Lips for upcoming season. Lips played most recently at KK Viimsi in Estonian KML league. In 11 games he was league's fourth best scorer with impressive 15.6ppg and recorded 7.4rpg (#3 in the league), 2.5apg and 1.3spg (in top 5) last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Lips also played 32 games in Lat-Est BL where he averaged 14.1ppg, 7.1rpg and 3.7apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Caffe Mokambo Chieti in Italian Serie A2. In 7 games he had 8.0ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.1apg in that year.
He represented Estonia at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) six years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 6.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.9apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 53.8%, 3PT: 17.5%, FT: 55.6%.
Lips has played previously professionally also in Latvia.
Among many awards he played in the final of Latvian-Estonian Basketball League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Domestic Players Team in 2022.

Granada inks Artur Konontsuk, ex Kalev/Cramo - by Eurobasket News
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Coviran Granada (Liga Endesa) signed 23-year old Estonian international small forward Artur Konontsuk (201cm-97kg-2000, college: Southern Miss) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Konontsuk played last season at Kalev/Cramo in Estonian KML league. He managed to play in four leagues last year (!!!). The team played in four different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In 9 KML games he recorded 10.3ppg, 6.6rpg (#5 in the league) and 1.0apg. Konontsuk helped them to win the league title and the cup. He also played 19 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 12.9ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.7apg. Konontsuk contributed to his team making it to the FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA Europe Cup Honorable Mention. He also played 30 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 8.7ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.8apg. And finally he contributed to 6 games in European North Basketball League where he got 9.5ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.5apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Parnu Sadam in Estonia league. In 20 Lat-Est BL games he got 11.9ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.2apg in that year.
Konontsuk also represented Estonia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) five years ago. His team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 8 games: 7.4ppg, 3.4rpg, FGP: 60.7%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 57.1%.
He graduated from University of Southern Mississippi in 2021 and it is his third season as a professional player.

Coviran Granada roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Christian Diaz
Yiftah Ziv
Joe Thomasson

Forwards:
David Iriarte
Kwan Cheatham_Jr.
Artur Konontsuk

Centers:
Evaldas Kairys
Cristiano Felicio

Puidet re-signs at Valladolid - by Eurobasket News
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Real Valladolid Baloncesto (LEB Gold) confirmed in their roster 31-year old Estonian international shooting guard Jaan Puidet (192cm-90kg-1992, agency: Players Group) for season 2023-24. Puidet is the second import player in the roster as Dutch Lucas N'Guessan signed here earlier.
He has played there for the last three seasons. He helped them to make it to the semifinals.
He has been also a member of Estonian international program for some years. Puidet has regularly played for Estonian senior team since 2015 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012.
He represented Estonia at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 7.1ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.0apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 42.9%, 3PT: 13.0%, FT: 50.0%.
Puidet has played also professionally in Latvia, Sweden (Jamtland) and Estonia (Kalev/Cramo, TalTech, Kuremaa SK, BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn 2nd team and Tallinn Technical Univ. Spordiklubi 2nd team). He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Newcomers Team back in 2009 and 2011.

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EUROCUP  
Prometey lands Arnoldas Kulboka - by Eurobasket News
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SC Prometey Kamianske (Lat-Est BL) tabbed 25-year old Lithuanian ex-international 208cm small forward Arnoldas Kulboka for new season. Kulboka played most recently at Promitheas in Greek GBL league. In 25 games he averaged 12.1ppg and 5.5rpg last season. He helped them to make it to the Supercup semifinals. Kulboka also played 20 games in Eurocup where he had 14.7ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.0apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Swarm in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 42 games he recorded 14.2ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
In 2018 he was drafted by Charlotte Hornets (NBA) in second round (55th overall).
Kulboka was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team back in 2017 and previously for U19 National Team in 2017.
Kulboka represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Samsun (Turkey) seven years ago. Kulboka's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 15.7ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.8spg, FGP: 48.3%, 3PT: 34.6%, FT: 66.7%.
He is a very experienced player. Kulboka has played also professionally in Germany (Brose Bamberg and Baunach), Italy (Cd'Orlando), Spain (Bilbao) and Lithuania (Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team).
Among many awards his team won German Bundesliga Cup in 2019. He was voted to German NBBL All-Star Game back in 2017.

SC Prometey Kamianske roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davon Reed
Marcus Keene

Forwards:
Caleb Agada
Arnoldas Kulboka
Tai Odiase

Center:
Jehyve Floyd
JaCorey Williams (ex Napoli) agreed terms with Buducnost - by Eurobasket News
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KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (Erste Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American 203cm center JaCorey Williams (college: MTSU) for season 2023-24. Williams played most recently at Gevi Napoli Basket in Italian Serie A. In 30 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.1ppg, 7.9rpg (#3 in the league), 1.3apg and 1.1spg last season. Great season indeed as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (3 times).
The previous (2021-22) season he played at JL Bourg in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 33 games he averaged 8.4ppg and 4.7rpg in that year. He also played 15 games in Eurocup where he had 9.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.0apg in that year.
Williams is a very experienced player. Thanks to Williams' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America) in seven different countries. He has played previously professionally in Greece (PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki), Israel (Gilboa Galil), South Korea (Mobis Phoebus), NBA G League (Cleveland Charge), NBA Summer League (Cleveland Cavaliers) and The Basketball Tournament (Williamsrd That).
Among many awards his college team won C-USA Tournament in 2017. He received All-C-USA Player of the Year award back in 2017.
Williams graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. He played also for The University of Arkansas for 3 years.

KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Allerik Freeman
Nikola Glendza
Igor Jokovic

Forwards:
Marko Jagodic-Kuridza
Aleksa Ilic
Andrija Slavkovic
Andrija Grbovic

Center:
JaCorey Williams

Coach: Dejan Radonjic

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SC Prometey Kamianske (Lat-Est BL) signed 28-year old American guard Davon Reed (198cm-100kg-1995, college: Miami, FL) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Reed played last season at LA Lakers in the NBA. But in 8 games he had just 1.0ppg. He helped them to make it to the conference final. Reed also played for the Nuggets in NBA where in 35 games he recorded only 2.3ppg and 1.5rpg.
In 2017 he was drafted by Phoenix Suns (NBA) in second round (32nd overall). He graduated from University of Miami and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball.
Reed has played also professionally in Taiwan (Pilots), NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce, NAZ Suns, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Grand Rapids Gold) and NBA Summer League (GS Warriors).
He was voted to ACC All-Defensive Team back in 2017.

SC Prometey Kamianske roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davon Reed
Marcus Keene

Forwards:
Caleb Agada
Tai Odiase

Center:
Jehyve Floyd

Nico Brauner is a newcomer at Hamburg - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Veolia Towers Hamburg (BBL) added to their roster 28-year old guard Nico Brauner (187cm-88kg-1994, college: St.Mary's) for season 2023-24. Brauner played most recently at JobStairs Giessen 46ers in the ProA. In 37 games he recorded 11.5ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.5apg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Science City Jena (also in ProA) where in 32 games he averaged 8.1ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.0apg and 1.2spg in that year.
Brauner has played previously for Kirchheim Knights.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won AUS Regular Season in 2019. He received Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga South-West Most Improved Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga South-West Newcomer of the Year award back in 2014.
Brauner graduated from Saint Mary's University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. He played also for Cape Breton University for 2 years.

Veolia Towers Hamburg roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nico Brauner
Aljami Durham
Mark Hughes
William Christmas
Terrell Gomez

Forward:
V.J. King

Center:
Aleksander Dziewa

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EUROLEAGUE  
Bayern lands Carsen Edwards, ex Fenerbahce - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) tabbed 25-year old American 185cm guard Carsen Edwards (college: Purdue) for new season. Edwards played most recently at Fenerbahce in Turkish BSL league. In 20 games he averaged 13.3ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.1apg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. Edwards also played 34 games in Euroleague where he had 8.0ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.1apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at the Pistons in NBA. In four games he recorded 5.8ppg, 1.5rpg and 3.5apg in that year. The other team he played that season for was Stars in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 44 games he got impressive 23.3ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.1apg and 1.5spg in that year. Edwards also spent pre-season at the Grizzlies in NBA. He was also tried-out by the Celtics in NBA.
In 2019 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (33rd overall). Edwards graduated from Purdue University and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.
He represented USA at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) six years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 8 games: 17.4ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.6apg, 2.1spg, FGP: 51.9%, 3PT: 39.2%, FT: 71.9%.
Edwards has played also professionally in NBA G League (Maine Celtics).

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco
Carsen Edwards

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso
Bayern adds Francisco to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) added to their roster 25-year old French international point guard Sylvain Francisco (185cm-77kg-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Francisco played last season at Peristeri in Greek GBL league. In 31 games he recorded 12.6ppg, 2.9rpg, 5.3apg (top 3) and 1.5spg (in top 5). He helped them to make it to the cup final and to the league semifinals. Francisco also played 9 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged impressive 16.2ppg, 2.1rpg, 5.8apg and 1.8spg.
He represented France at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Franciscolsinki (Finland) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.0ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.9apg, 2.0spg.
He is quite experienced player. Francisco has played also professionally in Spain (Manresa), France (Metropolitans, Chorale de Roanne, Levallois and Paris Basket), The Basketball Tournament (Eberlein Drive) and NBA Summer League (Milwaukee Bucks).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Basketball Champions League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Honorable Mention in 2021.

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso

Motiejunas re-signs at Monaco - by Eurobasket News
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AS Monaco Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) confirmed in their roster 32-year old Lithuanian ex-international center Donatas Motiejunas (213cm-101kg-1990) for new 2023-24 season. Motiejunas has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the league title and the cup. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com French ProA All-Bosmans Team. Motiejunas played 41 games in Euroleague where he recorded 8.5ppg and 3.7rpg last season. He contributed to his team making it to the Euroleague Final Four. Good season as he was named League Player of the Week.
In 2011 he was drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) in first round (20th overall).
Motiejunas was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2010.
Motiejunas also represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) six years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 6.3ppg, 1.3rpg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT-2 (66.7%), FT: 40.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Motiejunas' career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in six different countries. Motiejunas tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in China (Motiejunasroes, Sharks and Flying Tigers), Italy (Benetton Treviso), Poland (Suzuki Arka), NBA (New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs), Lithuania (Zalgiris, Atletas and Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was selected to Asia-Basket.com Chinese CBA All-Imports Team in 2021.

AS Monaco Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Terry Tarpey

Forwards:
Petr Cornelie
John Brown_III
Jaron Blossomgame

Centers:
Donatas Motiejunas
Mouhammadou Jaiteh
Donta Hall

Coach: Sasa Obradovic

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS  
Stats Leaders
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Antetokounmpo
29.5
Doncic
26.6
Rugg
24.8
Markkanen
24.8
Brodziansky
22.5
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FBA  
Kissimmee Lambs keep their winning streak - by Eurobasket News
Kissimmee Lambs kept their winning streak beating Volusia Serpents. They reached 6-0 record on top and sent Volusia Serpents to 4-2 record.
Clermont Crocs is third with a 3-3 record. Three other teams have 5 defeats. Lakeland Royals and Winter Park Storm have 3-5 records, while Florida Flight dropped at 1-5.
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FIBA EUROPE CUP  
FIBA Europe Cup clubs and Qualifiers format revealed for 2023-24 season - by Eurobasket News
The clubs that will participate in the 2023-24 FIBA Europe Cup season have been confirmed along with the format of the Qualifiers. A total of 35 clubs representing 23 National Federations registered to take part in the ninth edition of the competition. Of those, 13 clubs have been placed directly into the Regular Season, while the remaining 22 clubs will compete in the Qualifiers. There will be seven Qualifying Tournaments taking place from October 3-5 with the winner of each tournament advancing to the Regular Season, which has been extended for the 2023-24 season to feature 40 clubs split across 10 groups of four. Meanwhile, 21 clubs have also opted in from the Basketball Champions League Qualifiers, of which a maximum of 20 will join the field for the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season.

The clubs with direct berths to the Regular Season are as follows:
BC Balkan (BUL)
ERA Basketball Nymburk (CZE)
Bilbao Basket (ESP)
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque (FRA)
Niners Chemnitz (GER)
Arconic-Alba Fehervar (HUN)
Hapoel Galil Elion (ISR)
ZZ Leiden (NED)
PGE Spojnia Stargard (POL)
Anwil Wloclawek (POL)
Sporting CP (POR)
ABC CSU Sibiu (ROU)
Bahcesehir (TUR)

The pots for the Qualifying Tournaments are as follows:
Pot 1:
Donar Groningen (NED)
FC Porto (POR)
Egis Kormend (HUN)
Keravnos BC (CYP)
BC Parnu Sadam (EST)
Casademont Zaragoza (ESP)
Kataja Basket (FIN)

Pot 2:
BC Trepca (KOS)
KFUM Jamtland BBK (SWE)
Bnei Herzliya (ISR)
CS Rapid Bucuresti (ROU)
Manisa BSB (TUR)
Rostock Seawolves (GER)
BC Chernomorec (BUL)

Pot 3:
Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP)
BK KVIS Pardubice (CZE)
Tindastoll (ISL)
Nevezis-Optibet (LTU)
BC Rabotnicki Skopje (MKD)
BC Feniks 2010 (MKD)
Boras Basket (SWE)

Pot 4:
Sabah BC (AZE)
Six of the tournaments will consist of three teams with one tournament made up of four teams. The format sees the teams play each other in a round-robin style group with the winner of each tournament qualifying. As clubs that have opted in from the Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds could qualify to the BCL Regular Season, this may lead to additional spots in the Regular Season of the FIBA Europe Cup opening up. These spots would be filled with the best ranked second-placed clubs from the FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Tournaments in accordance to Section D of the Official Basketball Rules. The draw for the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season and Qualifiers will take place in Munich, Germany on Tuesday, August 8.
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FINLAND  
Levice inks Severi Kaukiainen, ex Kauhajoki - by Michal Duchovic
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Patrioti Levice (Nike SBL) signed 25-year old Finn international point guard Severi Kaukiainen (185cm-1998, agency: Blacktop Management) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Kaukiainen was about to sign at Karhu Kauhajoki in Finnish Korisliiga.
He has been also a member of Finnish international program for some years. Kaukiainen played for Finnish senior team this year and previously for U18 National Team back in 2016.
He represented Finland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) five years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.4ppg, 3.4rpg, 4.0apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 56.3%, 3PT: 20.0%, FT: 72.7%.
Kaukiainen has played also professionally for other Finnish teams like Kotka, Kouvot and Kouvot Akatemia. His team won Finnish League Regular Season in 2022 and 2023. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Finnish Korisliiga All-Domestic Players Team in 2023.

Patrioti Levice roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Drasko Knezevic
Severi Kaukiainen
Jalen Adaway
Daniel Chaban

Forwards:
Ben Kovac
Rob Howard
Alex Krajcovic

Center:
Martin Bachan

Mirko Laitinen agreed terms with ToPo Juniorit - by Eurobasket News
Torpan Pojat Juniorit Helsinki (1st Division A) strengthened their roster with addition of 192cm guard Mirko Laitinen for season 2023-24. He played most recently at Lahti Basketball (Korisliiga). Korisliiga was a little too high level for him, where in two Korisliiga games he recorded just 0.5ppg and 1.5rpg last season. 1st Division A will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Raiders Basket. In 23 1st Division A games he averaged 5.9ppg and 1.6rpg in that year.
He previously for five other teams: Laitinenlsingin NMKY, Korihait, Porvoon Tarmo, HyPo and Helsinki Rocks.

Koponen re-signs at ToPo Juniorit - by Eurobasket News
Torpan Pojat Juniorit Helsinki (1st Division A) confirmed in their roster 21-year old forward Kalle Koponen (192cm-2002) for upcoming 2023-24 season. He has played there for the last three seasons. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at Sykki (1st Division B) where in two games he had very impressive stats: 27.0ppg, 8.5rpg and 1.0apg in that year.
He represented Finland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 Division B in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) five years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 5.6ppg, 2.6rpg, FGP: 35.3%, 3PT: 32.1%, FT: 85.7%.
Koponen has played previously for Helsinki Rocks.

Lahti signs Sebree just out of college - by Eurobasket News
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Lahti Basketball (Korisliiga) signed 25-year old American forward Jaylen Sebree (201cm-91kg-1997) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Sebree just graduated from Tenn Tech (NCAA). In 33 games he had very impressive stats: 15.4ppg, 7.3rpg, 2.3apg and 1.0spg last season. He helped them to make it to the OVC Tournament final after they ended regular season as second best team. 2022-23 was a great year as he was named to OVC All-Tournament Team and NABC Division I All-District 18 Second Team.
Sebree started his college career at Coastal Carolina College (NCAA). Then he moved to Florida Atlantic University (NCAA).
He was one of the highest ranked players in high school in 2017. Sebree's high school career he had spent at Christian County in Hopkinsville, KY, which he joined from IMG Prep Academy.
As mentioned above he is just out of college, so it will be Sebree's first season as a professional player. Sebree played also for Morehead State University for 2 years.

Lahti Basketball roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Arttu Saarijarvi
Harrison Cleary
Kalle Koivunen

Forwards:
Erik Sajantila
Jaylen Sebree
Malik Bowman

Coach: Tom Cooman

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FRANCE  
Bayern adds Francisco to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) added to their roster 25-year old French international point guard Sylvain Francisco (185cm-77kg-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Francisco played last season at Peristeri in Greek GBL league. In 31 games he recorded 12.6ppg, 2.9rpg, 5.3apg (top 3) and 1.5spg (in top 5). He helped them to make it to the cup final and to the league semifinals. Francisco also played 9 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged impressive 16.2ppg, 2.1rpg, 5.8apg and 1.8spg.
He represented France at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Franciscolsinki (Finland) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.0ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.9apg, 2.0spg.
He is quite experienced player. Francisco has played also professionally in Spain (Manresa), France (Metropolitans, Chorale de Roanne, Levallois and Paris Basket), The Basketball Tournament (Eberlein Drive) and NBA Summer League (Milwaukee Bucks).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Basketball Champions League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Honorable Mention in 2021.

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso

Boulogne inks Aaron Levarity - by Eurobasket News
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SO Maritime Boulogne (NM1) agreed terms with 26-year old Bahamas power forward Aaron Levarity (203cm-100kg-1997, college: Milligan) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Levarity played last season at CTC Lyon SO Basket Territoire. In 30 NM1 games in France he had 10.6ppg, 9.1rpg (#3 in the league) and 1.4apg. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Svendborg Rabbits in Danish BasketLigaen where in 36 games he recorded 14.9ppg, 11.0rpg (#2 in the league), 2.1apg and 1.1spg in that year. He helped them to win the cup and make to league final. 2021-22 was a great season as he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Danish Ligaen Forward of the Year, named to All-Imports Team and also here League Player of the Week (3 times). Levarity was a member of Bahamas Senior National Team two years ago.
He has played previously for Danish team Holbaek.
Levarity was also selected All-AAC Player of the Year back in 2019.
He graduated from Milligan College in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

Mike Okauru (ex USK Praha) joins Nantes - by Eurobasket News
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Hermine Nantes Atlantique (ProB) added to their roster 24-year old American shooting guard Mike Okauru (190cm-84kg-1999, college: UNCW) for new 2023-24 season. He played last season at USK Praha in NBL league in Czech Republic. In 40 games he was league's fourth best scorer with impressive 17.4ppg and averaged 5.0rpg, 2.5apg and 1.6spg (in top 4). A very impressive season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Czech Rep. League Honorable Mention.
He graduated from University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2022 and it is his second season as a professional player. Okauru played also for University of Florida for 2 years.

David Jean-Baptiste (ex Rogaska) signs at Lorient - by Eurobasket News
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CEP Lorient Basket (NM1) landed 25-year old Haitian 185cm guard David Jean-Baptiste (college: Chattanooga, agency: GoEmpire Group) for new season. Jean-Baptiste played most recently at Rogaska in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM. In 29 games he averaged 7.5ppg, 2.1rpg, 1.4apg and 1.1spg last season. He also played 5 games in Alpe Adria Cup where he had 12.6ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.6apg and 1.8spg. Jean-Baptiste was a member of Haitian Senior National Team back in 2018.
He graduated from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2022 and it is his second season in pro basketball.

CEP Lorient Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Jamar Abrams
Hugo Suhard
Quentin Hanck
David Jean-Baptiste

Forwards:
Kevin Mondesir
Abdoulaye Sy

Center:
Papa Beye
Motiejunas re-signs at Monaco - by Eurobasket News
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AS Monaco Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) confirmed in their roster 32-year old Lithuanian ex-international center Donatas Motiejunas (213cm-101kg-1990) for new 2023-24 season. Motiejunas has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the league title and the cup. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com French ProA All-Bosmans Team. Motiejunas played 41 games in Euroleague where he recorded 8.5ppg and 3.7rpg last season. He contributed to his team making it to the Euroleague Final Four. Good season as he was named League Player of the Week.
In 2011 he was drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) in first round (20th overall).
Motiejunas was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2010.
Motiejunas also represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) six years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 6.3ppg, 1.3rpg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT-2 (66.7%), FT: 40.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Motiejunas' career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in six different countries. Motiejunas tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in China (Motiejunasroes, Sharks and Flying Tigers), Italy (Benetton Treviso), Poland (Suzuki Arka), NBA (New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs), Lithuania (Zalgiris, Atletas and Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was selected to Asia-Basket.com Chinese CBA All-Imports Team in 2021.

AS Monaco Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Terry Tarpey

Forwards:
Petr Cornelie
John Brown_III
Jaron Blossomgame

Centers:
Donatas Motiejunas
Mouhammadou Jaiteh
Donta Hall

Coach: Sasa Obradovic

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Liklikadze re-signs at Olimpi - by Giorgi Gugeshashvili
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Olimpi Tbilisi (Superleague) confirmed in their roster 20-year old guard Luka Liklikadze (193cm-2003) for new 2023-24 season. Liklikadze has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the regular season. 2022-23 was a great season as he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Co-Young Player of the Year and named to Honorable Mention. Liklikadze played 13 games in Caucasus Basketball League where he had 6.0ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.7apg and 1.0spg last season. 2022-23 was a great season as he was selected Eurobasket.com All-Caucasus Basketball League Young player of the Year.
He represented Georgia at the FIBA U20 European Championship Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) this year. His stats at that event were 4 games: 7.5ppg, 3.3rpg, 2.3apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 45.0%, 3PT: 15.4%, FT: 54.5%.
Liklikadze has played also professionally in Spain (Baskonia).

Olimpi Tbilisi roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Luka Liklikadze
Luka Sikharulidze
Michael Ugrekhelidze

Forward:
Beqa Lomashvili

Coach: Davit Rogava

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Bayern lands Carsen Edwards, ex Fenerbahce - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) tabbed 25-year old American 185cm guard Carsen Edwards (college: Purdue) for new season. Edwards played most recently at Fenerbahce in Turkish BSL league. In 20 games he averaged 13.3ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.1apg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. Edwards also played 34 games in Euroleague where he had 8.0ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.1apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at the Pistons in NBA. In four games he recorded 5.8ppg, 1.5rpg and 3.5apg in that year. The other team he played that season for was Stars in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 44 games he got impressive 23.3ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.1apg and 1.5spg in that year. Edwards also spent pre-season at the Grizzlies in NBA. He was also tried-out by the Celtics in NBA.
In 2019 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (33rd overall). Edwards graduated from Purdue University and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.
He represented USA at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) six years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 8 games: 17.4ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.6apg, 2.1spg, FGP: 51.9%, 3PT: 39.2%, FT: 71.9%.
Edwards has played also professionally in NBA G League (Maine Celtics).

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco
Carsen Edwards

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso
Nico Brauner is a newcomer at Hamburg - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Veolia Towers Hamburg (BBL) added to their roster 28-year old guard Nico Brauner (187cm-88kg-1994, college: St.Mary's) for season 2023-24. Brauner played most recently at JobStairs Giessen 46ers in the ProA. In 37 games he recorded 11.5ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.5apg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Science City Jena (also in ProA) where in 32 games he averaged 8.1ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.0apg and 1.2spg in that year.
Brauner has played previously for Kirchheim Knights.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won AUS Regular Season in 2019. He received Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga South-West Most Improved Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga South-West Newcomer of the Year award back in 2014.
Brauner graduated from Saint Mary's University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. He played also for Cape Breton University for 2 years.

Veolia Towers Hamburg roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Nico Brauner
Aljami Durham
Mark Hughes
William Christmas
Terrell Gomez

Forward:
V.J. King

Center:
Aleksander Dziewa

The Fraport Skyliners Sign Booker Coplin - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber
New Pro A club Fraport Skyliners contine to work on their new rooster and have found Booker Coplin (191-G-1997, college: Augsburg, agency: BIG). Coplin is a 25 year old 191cm guard from Shakopee, Minnesota that will play his third professional season. He isn't an unknown face to German basketball as he played for the ART Giants Duesseldorf the last 2 seasons averaging 19.0ppg, 5.1rpg, 5.0apg, Steals-2 (3.0spg), FGP: 48.2%, 3PT: 34.1%, FT: 84.4% in the Pro B and last season averaged 16.6ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.8apg, Steals-5 (1.7spg), FGP: 58.9%, 3PT: 37.7%, FT: 86.2% in the Pro A. The Fraport Skyliners handed him a 1 year deal. "He worked his way up the last 2 years and played very well last season. Going to a team that is looking to move up is logical in his development. We are happy to get a player taht knows the league", stated Fraport Skyliners head coach Denis Wucherer.

Cooplin began his basketball career at Shakopee High School and then played his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls (NCAA3): playing 28 games averaging 3.0ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.1apg. He then moved to Augsburg College (NCAA3) where he had 3 stellar years averaging 13.2ppg, 6.3rpg, 3.0apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 49.5%, 3PT: 39.8%, FT: 85.3%, 28.0ppg, 9.4rpg, 3.3apg, 2.2spg, FGP: 52.1%, 3PT: 43.4%, FT: 89.7%
and 23.7ppg, 8.5rpg, 3.8apg, 1.6spg, 1.1bpg, FGP: 46.4%, 3PT: 34.8%, FT: 85.5%. "Frankfurt is a very respected and established club and am looking forward to becoming a part of. It will be a great expereince. The Pro A is a strong league where you have to work hard to be succesful. The players are talented and athletic. I want to bring my versatility. I will do whatever is needded. The goal has to be to be one of the most dominant teams of the league. Every win counts and want to win as many as possible and too prove myself again at this level", warned Booker Coplin.

Awards and achievements in his career have been WIAC Tournament Winner -2017, MIAC Tournament Winner -2018, All-MIAC Second Team -2018
CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-District 6 Team -2019, 20, MIAC Tournament Finalist -2019, All-MIAC Player of the Year -2019, All-MIAC First Team -2019, 20, MIAC All-Defensive Team -2019, 20, NABC All-NCAA D3 First Team -2019, NABC NCAA D3 All-West Region Player of the Year -2019, NABC NCAA D3 All-West Region First Team -2019, 20, D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team -2019, 20, D3hoops.com All-America Second Team -2019
NABC NCAA D3 Player of the Year -2019, All-MIAC Co-Player of the Year -2020, CoSIDA NCAA Division III All-Academic First Team -2020, NABC NCAA D3 All-Star Game -2020 (the game was canceled due to covid-19 situation), German ProB -2022 (Player of the Week: 2 times), Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro B Second Team -2022, Eurobasket.com German 2.Bundesliga Pro B All-Imports Team -2022, Eurobasket.com German 2.Bundesliga Pro B All-Defensive Team -2022, German 2.Bundesliga Pro B Finalist -2022, and German ProA -2023 (Player of the Week Rd.8).

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A Mismatch Nightmare And Leadership Qualities Is Something That David Muenkat Should Enrich The Fraport Skyliners With - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber
The last 2 seasons have been nothing to brag about for the Fraport Skyliners as they begin a new chapter in their history in the second division Pro A. They began the transfer period this summer wanting to rely on college rookies as Aiden Warnholtz, Cameron Henry and David Muenkat (201-F-2000, college: St.Francis X.) were all reeled in. 2 in the lot are guards and the third a power forward that averaged big man stats as a senior. This young man is David Muenkat. When you look back the last years, the Fraport Skyliners last had a dominant big man with Johannes Voigtmann who turned down an NBA gig with Washington and has been an Euroleague player since he left Frankfurt in 2016. But at 201cm, can you classify Muenkat as a big man? He is actually a power forward that put up double double stats in college, but lot more than that and could be another special gem that head coach Denis Wucherer some how found through his detailed world wide network. Like Warnholtz, he has had the opportunity to get pro experience the last 2 summers in the Canadian CEBL. He is a player doing all he can do be as versatile as possible, the same as Warnholtz. If there is anyone who can give his best 2 cents about his play, then it is current St. Francis Xavier University head coach Tyrell Vernon. Even if I only heard his voice, but when I asked him what the first thing that he thinks of when he hears the name David Muenkat, I could imagine a massive smile pop on his face. 'He is an overall mismatch nightmare. He may not have the experience or total skill set yet, but if you put him on the floor, he will be a mismatch problem and he is still developing', said Tyrell Vernon proudly. A mismatch problem and leadership qualities are something that David Muenkat should enrich the Fraport Skyliners with.

David Muenkat was born on July 2,2000 in Brampton Ontario. He received his first basketball instruction at CIA Bounce playing AAU basketball. He also got early basketball experience playing at the Rise Center averaging 10,0ppg and 9,0rpg. He then played 2 seasons at Trinidad State Junior College where he played 58 games and made 46 starts. In his 2 seasons there he averaged 10,4ppg and 7,7rpg and shot a solid 55,3% from the field. He then was rewarded getting a NCAA gig with St. Francis College (NY) (NCAA). But like for so many people in this time, the season was affected by Covid. He only played 19 games averaging 5.9ppg, 4.2rpg, FGP: 48.9%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 60.0%. He scored in double figures in 4 games including a potent 21/11 game against LIU Brooklyn. He made one more change of scenery going back to Canada and playing 2 seasons with St. Francis Xavier University (U Sports). It was here where his career took off and where the successful working relationship began with head coach Tyrell Vernon. He was a double double monster in his 2 years and there is one major asset that could turn the German Pro A upside down. 'He is extremely unique and is a high IQ guy. He is a finisher but continues to work on his three. He can cover many positions and has great foot speed. I see him being in the top 2%-3% in terms of athleticism and what his body can do', warned Tyrell Vernon. The big question is can he continue to bring his game to a new level by incorporating a stable three point shot? In his last 3 seasons in school he only attempted 32 three's making 10. 'I feel like he always had a good form, but he simply never was in a situation to gain confidence. He is getting better, but there is a lot of progress still to be made, but he is making strides', warned Tyrell Vernon. With the Fraport Skyliners he will be able to keep making progress under the guidance of assistant coach Klaus Perwas. Sometimes young players are still raw and have certain abilities off the radar, but with Muenkat, it's all about grinding in the gym. 'He doesn't really have a hidden strength. He plays with extreme force, but when his game gets more polished, he will be very hard to stop on offense', stressed Tyrell Vernon.

In his 2 years at St Francis Xavier University he played a total of 40 games. In his junior season he averaged 13.1ppg, Reb-3 (10.2rpg), 1.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 49.2%, 3PT: 40.0%, FT: 60.0% and in his senior year, he stepped up his scoring further averaging 16.3ppg, 10.4rpg, 1.4apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 50.8%, 3PT: 26.3%, FT: 63.7%. He had 17 double doubles and some real explosive monster games against Arcadia posting 25/18 stats, had 27 points against Queen's and a 13/21 outing against Dalhousie. In his last college game, he led all scorers with 31 points and 11 boards, but new teammate Aiden Warnholtz had the last laugh having 23 points and 11 dimes and winning the U title. He can obviously dominate the paint on offense, but what kind of a defender is he? 'At the moment, he is a solid defender. He has the ability switch 1-5. When he becomes more seasoned he will be able to demand all 5', expressed Tyrell Vernon. He made big strides in his senior year, but not only on offense, but also through his leadership. 'He found his voice. In his first year he found his athleticism and played away from the basket, but in his second year he led the team to wins. He isn't shy. He will be the voice in the locker room. He is socially prepared for what is to come', commented Tyrell Vernon. Like many Canadians that turn professional, he has been able to get added pro experience in the CEBL where he played 2 seasons with the Scarborough Shooting Stars averaging 5.3ppg, 3.5rpg, FGP: 52.4%, 3PT-2 (50.0%), FT: 58.1%. He scored in double figures 3 times and had a solid 18/8 game against Hamilton. This summer he upped his game averaging 8,2ppg and 5,9rpg and scored in double figures in 4 games including netting 21 points against Niagara and scooped down 14 rebounds including 7 offensive rebounds against Montreal. Having this added experience in the CEBL will be vital for him adjusting easier and quicker to the Pro A. 'He continues to work on his catch and shooting. On defense he has all the physical tools. Now it's all about being a step ahead of everyone else and knowing where everyone has to be', added Tyrell Vernon.

It is obvious that when you have such a special player like David Muenkat, your going to have very fond memories in the 2 year working relationship. There wasn't a single game he could pick out that he will remember the most, but moreover the whole time. 'The biggest story with David is the enormous jump he made after coming from the NCAA. He is a totally different player and person to 2 years ago. 2 years ago he was undersized and now is a player that can do so much more. He made such a huge transformation in a short time, but he still has so much room to grow', warned Tyrell Vernon. Of course Tyrell Vernon also had a special experience with him off the court. 'We were close. He was very personal. He is one of those guys that will talk to you. I remember at the start of the season, we were at a team dinner. I told the guys, in order for us to have success, I have to coach you hard. Some guys can't come to terms with that, but David said with no hesitation that he would do what was needed, because he wanted to be the best. And if that meant getting on him, it wasn't a problem. His main focus is always winning and getting better', stressed Tyrell Vernon. Leadership and that kind of diehard focus is something the Fraport Skyliners will dearly need in the 2023-2024 season. The first 3 imports may all be rookies. The more leadership they have the better. Who can't say a rookie like David Muenkat can't be a leader as a rookie? This team is on a mission and don't want to solidify a spot in the Pro A as a regular team, but return back to where they came from. They will need all the added help possible even from rookies.



A Little Love From Overseas For Lebron James From Tyler Brevard - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber
Tyler Brevard (189-G-1998, college: Lander)s a 25 year old 189cm guard from West Columbia, South Carolina that played his second professional season and first with TuS 59 HammStars (Germany-Regionalliga). Last season as a rookie he played with BG Dorsten averaging 24.5ppg, 8.1rpg, 4.3apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 51.5%, 3PT: 36.8%, FT: 72.7%. He began his basketball career at Gray Collegiate Academy. He then played two years at Spartanburg Methodist College (JUCO) averaging 4.3ppg, 1.2rpg, 1.1apg and in his second year averaged 5.7ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 48.2%, 3PT: 41.2%, FT: 75.0%. He played his junior year at Erskine College (NCAA2) averaging 13.4ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.9apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 49.4%, 3PT: 42.1%, FT: 80.3% an dplayed his senior year at Lander University (NCAA2) averaging 12.0ppg, 3.6rpg, 2.5apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 53.1%, 3PT: 43.2%, FT: 70.5%. He spoke to eurobasket about Lebron James becoming the NBA all-time leading scorer.

Lebron James has beaten Kareem Abdul Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record. Did you stay up to watch history?

No, I wasn't able to stay up and watch. Hate I missed that.

How does one put this record into perspective best? It stood almost 40 years?


That was years of consistency on LeBron's end! There have many great scorers, but to do what he's done year-after-year is amazing.

He scored 38 points in 26 minutes. Was it another normal day at the office?


Basically, but there was definitely some added motivation involved haha.

How much is that ball going to be worth?


It'll be worth millions easily.

Russell Westbrook made the pass. Do you think that in 20 years the pass could be remembered more than his triple doubles?

No way!!

His record breaking basket was a step back over Kenrich Williams. Is that the kind of shot you expected knowing the kind of player he is? Or would you have expected a dunk for the spectacular finish?

Yea I figured it would be a fadeaway or his signature side step three pointer.

There obviously is a lot of respect for Kareem, by the basketball world, but what would have happened on social media if Lebron had gotten the record with a sky hook shot?


I think it would have been a frenzy all over social media if that happened. That would have made it more surreal.

Kareem is such a gentleman. You didn't grow up with him, but what does his legacy mean to younger guys? Can they even understand what that guy did?

Kareem changed the game and did it his way. He showed it was possible to be well educated and calm while facing conflicts, but also dominating on the court through the face of it all. Of course I wasn't alive while he played, but his impact is still felt for sure.

Lebron will have more than 40,000 points when it's all over. Back in 1984 people said it would never be broken? Will this record be broken?

I think it's possible, especially with how effortless players are scoring now. It would take someone to be as healthy as LeBron and that's the only thing I have doubts about haha.

If Luka Doncic continues to play to 40 stays fit and becomes a physical specimen like Lebron, could he dethrone him?

100%, but Luka looks more forward to offseason and enjoying the farm life in the future rather than breaking that record.

Does this record finally give Lebron the GOAT status over Michael Jordan?


I feel that he passed Jordan, this just gives another reason why now.

What is your favorite Lebron moment that you witnessed live or on TV?


Watching 'The Decision'. When he chose Miami, I went and grabbed powder to do his pregame ritual. I was beyond happy he was joining forces with my favorite player, Dwyane Wade.

Thanks Tyler for the chat.



James Batemon (ex Crailsheim) joins E.Kiryat Ata - by Netanel Dahan
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Elitzur Kiryat Ata (Winner League) added to their roster 26-year old American guard James Batemon (185cm-86kg-1997, college: LMU) for new 2023-24 season. Batemon played last season at HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim in German BBL league. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 18 BBL games he had very impressive stats: 15.2ppg, 1.6rpg and 2.9apg. Batemon also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 5.0ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.5apg. The other team he played shortly was Karditsas in Greek GBL. In 7 games he averaged remarkable 17.1ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.3apg and 2.0spg.
He has played previously professionally in France (Tours and JA Vichy) and Latvia (BK Ogre). Batemon won Mon-Dak Conference championship title in 2016 and 2017.
He was voted All-Mon-Dak Conference Player of the Year back in 2017.
Batemon graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. He played also for North Dakota State College of Science for 2 years.

Bayern adds Francisco to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) added to their roster 25-year old French international point guard Sylvain Francisco (185cm-77kg-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Francisco played last season at Peristeri in Greek GBL league. In 31 games he recorded 12.6ppg, 2.9rpg, 5.3apg (top 3) and 1.5spg (in top 5). He helped them to make it to the cup final and to the league semifinals. Francisco also played 9 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged impressive 16.2ppg, 2.1rpg, 5.8apg and 1.8spg.
He represented France at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Franciscolsinki (Finland) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.0ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.9apg, 2.0spg.
He is quite experienced player. Francisco has played also professionally in Spain (Manresa), France (Metropolitans, Chorale de Roanne, Levallois and Paris Basket), The Basketball Tournament (Eberlein Drive) and NBA Summer League (Milwaukee Bucks).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Basketball Champions League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Honorable Mention in 2021.

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso

Jesse Ani signs at Lions - by Eurobasket News
PS Karlsruhe Lions (ProA) landed 21-year old 191cm guard Jesse Ani for new season. Ani played most recently at BG Goettingen (BBL). BBL was a little too high level for him, where in four games he did not score anything and had only 1 rebound. ProA will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Sunkings Saarlouis (Regionalliga). In 25 games he averaged 13.9ppg, 8.0rpg, 2.2apg and 1.1spg in that year.
He has played previously for Bayern.
Despite young age he had impressive career. Ani was voted to Eurobasket.com All- Regionalliga South West Honorable Mention in 2022.
Frankfurt lands Booker Coplin - by Eurobasket News
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Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (ProA) tabbed 25-year old American 191cm guard Booker Coplin (college: Augsburg, agency: BIG) for new season. Coplin has played for the last two years at ART Giants Duesseldorf. In 32 ProA games in Germany he averaged impressive 16.6ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.8apg and 1.7spg (in top 5) last season. Good year as he was voted League Player of the Week.
He graduated from Augsburg College in 2020 and it is his fourth season in pro basketball. Coplin was also selected to MIAC All-Defensive Team back in 2019 and 2020. He played also for University of Wisconsin at River Falls for one year.

Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Booker Coplin
Bruno Albrecht
Cameron Henry
Aiden Warnholtz

Forward:
Lorenz Brenneke

Coach: Denis Wucherer
Ludwigsburg signs Jaren Lewis - by Eurobasket News
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MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (BBL) signed 26-year old American small forward Jaren Lewis (201cm-98kg-1996, college: ACU) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Lewis played this summer at Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League. He managed to play in three leagues last year. Lewis also spent pre-season at Kings in U.S. semi-pro league NBA Summer League.
He has played also professionally in Italy (Latina), Germany (Hakro Merlins and Schwenningen) and The Basketball Tournament (Fort Wayne Champs).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his college team made it to the German Bundesliga Cup final in 2022. Lewis was also voted Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro A Newcomer of the Year back in 2020.
He graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Desure Buie
Josh McFolley
Jayvon Graves
Deion Hammond

Forwards:
Yorman Polas-Bartolo
Jaren Lewis

Center:
Eddy Edigin

Solomon Young (ex Bamberg) joins Cantu - by Eurobasket News
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Acqua S.Bernardo Cantu (Serie A2) agreed terms with 25-year old American center Solomon Young (203cm-110kg-1998, college: Iowa State) for new 2023-24 season. Young joins another USA player Christian Burns who is already in the roster.
He played last season at Brose Bamberg in German BBL league. He managed to play in three leagues last year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 34 BBL games he had 9.3ppg and 4.8rpg. He also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 6.4ppg and 4.8rpg. Young helped them to make it to the quarterfinals. And finally he recorded 2 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged just 1.0ppg and 2.5rpg.
His team won Big 12 Tournament in 2017 and 2019.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Fort Wayne Champs in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In two games he got 11.5ppg and 5.0rpg in 2022 year.
He has played also professionally in Belgium (Leuven Bears).
Young was voted Sacramento Bee Player of the Year back in 2016.
He graduated from Iowa State in 2021 and it will be his third season as a professional player. His team won Big 12 Tournament in 2017 and 2019.

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Gunma Crane Thunders tab Ben Bentil - by Igor Obradovic
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Gunma Crane Thunders (B1 League) inked 28-year old American (has also Ghanian passport) 204cm power forward Ben Bentil (college: Providence) for upcoming season. Bentil played most recently at Crvena Zvezda in Serbian KLS league. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). The team played in three different competitions that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In two KLS games he averaged 11.0ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.0apg. Bentil helped them to win the league title. He also played 30 games in Euroleague where he had 8.4ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.1apg. And finally he contributed to 29 games in ABA League where he recorded 8.7ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.2apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at AX Armani Exchange Milano in Italian Serie A. In 29 games he got 9.1ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.1apg in that year. Bentil contributed to his team winning the league title and the cup. He also played 23 games in Euroleague where he got 5.6ppg and 2.4rpg in that year. Bentil contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. The other team he played that season for was Acibadem in Turkish BSL. In 8 games he got 12.0ppg, 4.4rpg and 2.3apg in that year. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week. He also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he got 14.8ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.5spg in that year.
In 2016 he was drafted by Boston Celtics (NBA) in second round (51st overall). Bentil graduated from Providence College and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball.
He is a very experienced player. Bentil has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in China (Flying Tigers), France (Chalons Reims), Greece (Peristeri and Panathinaikos), Spain (Bilbao), NBA (Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers) and NBA G League (Fort Wayne Mad Ants).
Among many awards he was selected Eurobasket.com All-Greek A1 Newcomer of the Year back in 2019.

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Saintel comes back to Prat - by Eurobasket News
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CB Prat Juventud (LEB Silver) strengthened their roster with addition of 27-year old American (has also Haitian passport) 201cm swingman Junior Saintel (college: Stony Brook) for season 2023-24. It is actually his comeback to Prat as he has played here before. Saintel is not a newcomer in Spanish League where he played most recently at Cantabria in the LEB Gold. In 15 LEB Silver games he recorded 5.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.1apg and 1.0spg in 2021-22 year. LEB Silver will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He helped them to win the regular season.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team. In 32 LEB Silver games he averaged 8.5ppg and 3.1rpg in that year. Saintel contributed to his team winning the LEB Silver Play-Off title and they also made it to the Cup final.
He has played previously for Spanish team Clavijo.
Saintel graduated from Stony Brook University in 2018 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. He played also for Chipola College for 2 years.

David Jean-Baptiste (ex Rogaska) signs at Lorient - by Eurobasket News
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CEP Lorient Basket (NM1) landed 25-year old Haitian 185cm guard David Jean-Baptiste (college: Chattanooga, agency: GoEmpire Group) for new season. Jean-Baptiste played most recently at Rogaska in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM. In 29 games he averaged 7.5ppg, 2.1rpg, 1.4apg and 1.1spg last season. He also played 5 games in Alpe Adria Cup where he had 12.6ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.6apg and 1.8spg. Jean-Baptiste was a member of Haitian Senior National Team back in 2018.
He graduated from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2022 and it is his second season in pro basketball.

CEP Lorient Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Jamar Abrams
Hugo Suhard
Quentin Hanck
David Jean-Baptiste

Forwards:
Kevin Mondesir
Abdoulaye Sy

Center:
Papa Beye
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Demajeo Wiggins (ex Rilski) is a newcomer at Szolnok - by Arnold Beres
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Szolnoki Olajbanyasz KK (A Division) strengthened their roster with addition of 25-year old American forward Demajeo Wiggins (208cm-109kg-1997, college: BGSU) for season 2023-24. Wiggins played last season at Rilski in Bulgarian NBL league. In 38 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.1ppg, 7.5rpg and 1.0apg. He helped them to win the Supercup and make to league semifinals. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. Wiggins also played 7 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 13.3ppg, 8.3rpg and 1.3apg.
In 2019 he was drafted by Greensboro Swarm (G-League) in first round (14th overall).
The former Bowling Green State University star is in his fifth season in pro basketball.
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to Wiggins' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in four different countries. Wiggins has played previously professionally in Colombia (Storm), Estonia (Rapla), Czech Republic (Olomoucko) and The Basketball Tournament (Fort Wayne Champs).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was selected Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Forward of the Year in 2022.



Trefl sign a second import player, ex Szolnok - by Eurobasket Center
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Trefl Sopot (EBL) inked 31-year old American 203cm power forward Auston Barnes (college: Bradley) for upcoming season. Barnes is the second import player in the roster as Hungarian Benedek Varadi signed here earlier.
He played most recently at Szolnoki Olajbanyasz KK in Hungarian A Division. In 33 games he recorded 9.5ppg and 3.5rpg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league.
Barnes graduated from Bradley University in 2015 and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball. He played also for Central Michigan University for 2 years.

Trefl Sopot roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Benedek Varadi
Jakub Musial

Forwards:
Auston Barnes
Filip Gurtatowski

Center:
Mikolaj Witlinski

Coach: Zan Tabak

Adam Somogyi (ex Arconic-Alba) is a newcomer at Andorra - by Eurobasket News
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MoraBanc Andorra (LEB Gold) added to their roster 23-year old Hungarian international point guard Adam Somogyi (191cm-2000) for season 2023-24. Somogyi played last season at Arconic-Alba in Hungarian A Division. In 37 games he recorded 12.1ppg, 3.8rpg, 3.9apg and 1.8spg (in top 5). He helped them to make it to the Hungarian League final. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com Hungarian League All-Domestic Players Team.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Falco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely (also in A Division) where in 46 games he averaged 10.2ppg, 4.1rpg and 3.9apg in that year. Somogyi contributed to his team winning the league title. It was another spectacular season as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Honorable Mention. He also played 12 games in Basketball Champions League where he had 4.3ppg, 1.4rpg and 1.8apg in that year.
Somogyi has been also a member of Hungarian international program for some years. He has regularly played for Hungarian senior team since 2019 and previously for U16 National Team back in 2016.
Somogyi represented Hungary at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) five years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 18.1ppg, 6.5rpg, Assists-3 (5.5apg), 2.1spg, FGP: 47.1%, 3PT: 37.0%, FT: 61.8%.
He has played previously professionally in Hungary (Debreceni Egyetem and DEAC U23 Debrecen) and Spain (Zamora and Baloncesto Sevilla 2nd team).

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IBL Round 1 of Finals. Prawira post opening win - by Eurobasket News
Pelita Jaya - Prawira 65-74

Prawira celebrated victory in the opening game of the IBL Finals. 24 personal fouls committed by Pelita Jaya helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Reza Guntara (193-1991) stepped up and scored 26 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners and American center Jarred Shaw (211-1990, college: Utah St.) chipped in 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side American swingman Dominique Sutton (193-1986, college: NCCU) responded with 9 points and 13 rebounds and the former international guard Agassi Goantara (187-1999) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Pelita Jaya: G.Agassi 15+7reb, M.Noor 11+1reb+2ast, D.Sutton 9+13reb+1ast, Y.Hendrick 8, D.Wiggins 8+5reb, A.Dhyaksa 7+2reb+5ast
Prawira: R.Guntara 26+7reb+1ast, J.Shaw 12+11reb+2ast, Y.Saputera 12+3reb+5ast, B.Francis 7+8reb+3ast, H.Abraham 6+2reb+1ast, M.Guntara 4+4reb+2ast
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Christopher Fulton
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Paul Dick
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Jordan Blount
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Taiwo Badmus
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Neal Quinn
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5Christopher Fulton 188-G-2002 Charleston USA
6Lorcan Murphy 182-PG-1994 Templeogue Ireland
7Sean Flood 188-G-1996 Kapfenberg Austria
11Paul Dick 193-G-1991 Belfast Star Ireland
12Conor Quinn 185-G-1995 Belfast Star Ireland
13Jordan Blount 203-F/C-1997 Neptune Ireland
14John Carroll 204-F-1995 Albacete Spain
21Taiwo Badmus 199-F-1993 Tindastoll Iceland
23Matt Treacy 201-F-1998 S.Nazarene USA
24Samuel Alajiki 183-F-2002 Rice USA
32Neal Quinn 218-C-2001 Richmond USA
33Aidan Igiehon 208-F-2000 GCU USA

Mark Keenan Head Coach Templeogue Ireland
Adrian Fulton Assistant Belfast Star Ireland
Lawrence Summers Assistant


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H.Holon adds Caver to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Hapoel UNET Holon (Winner League) added to their roster 26-year old American guard Ahmad Caver (188cm-79kg-1996, college: ODU) for new 2023-24 season. Caver played this summer at Toronto Raptors in the NBA Summer League. He managed to play in four leagues in two countries last year (!!!). But in only one NBA Summer League game just recently he recorded only 1 point and 4 assists. The last season he played at Wolves in Lithuanian LKL. The team played in three different competitions that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 33 NBA Summer League games he averaged impressive 17.1ppg, 3.2rpg, 5.8apg and 1.9spg. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Guard of the Year and selected to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (2 times). Caver also played 2 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 9.0ppg, 1.5rpg, 5.0apg and 3.0spg. He also played 8 games in European North Basketball League where he got remarkable 18.6ppg, 3.9rpg, 4.4apg and 1.1spg. Caver helped them to make it to the European North Basketball League final. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com European North Basketball League All-Tournament Team, League Player of the Week and Eurobasket.com All-European North Basketball League Second Team.
He is quite experienced player. Caver has played also professionally in NBA (Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies), NBA G League (Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies).
He won NBA G League Midwest Division championship title in 2020.
Caver graduated from Old Dominion University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

Galatasaray tabs Jarell Martin, ex M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Galatasaray NEF Istanbul (BSL) inked 29-year old American 208cm power forward Jarell Martin (college: LSU) for upcoming season. Martin played most recently at M.Tel-Aviv in Israeli Winner League. In 28 games he averaged 7.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0apg last season. He helped them to win the league title and they also made it to the Cup final. Martin also played 38 games in Euroleague where he had 7.2ppg and 3.5rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Kings in Australian NBL. In 31 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg and 8.4rpg (#5 in the league) in that year. Martin contributed to his team winning the league title. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week.
In 2015 he was drafted by Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) in first round (25th overall). He graduated from Louisiana State University and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball.
Martin is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Australia and of course North America). Martin has played previously professionally in China (Aviators), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic), NBA G League (RGV Vipers and Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (Utah Jazz and Utah Jazz Blue).
Among many awards he was selected to Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports Team in 2021.

Galatasaray NEF Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Ismet Akpinar
Ahmet Tuncer
Corey Walden
Jonah Radebaugh
Ege Yildizoglu

Forwards:
Akwasi Yeboah
Jarell Martin
Goksenin Koksal

Centers:
Miralem Halilovic
Samet Geyik

Coach: Zvezdan Mitrovic
Jacob Orender signs at Dimona - by Eurobasket Center
Artzit newcomer Dimona landed 26-year old naturalized American 183cm point guard Jacob Orender (college: California) for new season. Orender played most recently at M.Kiryat Motzkin.
He graduated from University of California in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. Orender played also for Lafayette College for 2 years.
James Batemon (ex Crailsheim) joins E.Kiryat Ata - by Netanel Dahan
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Elitzur Kiryat Ata (Winner League) added to their roster 26-year old American guard James Batemon (185cm-86kg-1997, college: LMU) for new 2023-24 season. Batemon played last season at HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim in German BBL league. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 18 BBL games he had very impressive stats: 15.2ppg, 1.6rpg and 2.9apg. Batemon also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 5.0ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.5apg. The other team he played shortly was Karditsas in Greek GBL. In 7 games he averaged remarkable 17.1ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.3apg and 2.0spg.
He has played previously professionally in France (Tours and JA Vichy) and Latvia (BK Ogre). Batemon won Mon-Dak Conference championship title in 2016 and 2017.
He was voted All-Mon-Dak Conference Player of the Year back in 2017.
Batemon graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. He played also for North Dakota State College of Science for 2 years.

Bnei Hertzeliya keeps Carter for another season - by Eurobasket News
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Bnei Ofek Dist Hertzeliya (Winner League) re-signed 29-year old American 206cm forward Robert Carter (college: Maryland) for season 2023-24. He joins another USA player Justin Simon who is already in the roster.
He played there last season. In 12 Winner League games he recorded 8.3ppg, 4.6rpg and 1.6apg. He also played 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he had 6 points and 9 rebounds.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at San-en in Japanese B1 League. In 37 games he averaged impressive 15.7ppg, 7.1rpg, 3.5apg and 1.6spg (in top 5) in that year. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League Honorable Mention.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016.
Carter is a very experienced player. Thanks to Carter's pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America) in five different countries. He has played previously professionally in China (Golden Bulls), Italy (Brindisi), Lithuania (Rytas), Turkey (Gaziantep and Afyon) and Japan (Shimane Susanoo Magic and Yokohama B-Corsairs).
His team made it to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in 2016.
Carter graduated from University of Maryland in 2016 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball. He played also for Georgia Institute of Technology for 2 years.
The scouts decsribe him following way: Good shooting touch from the perimeter and the skill to be able to stretch defenses .. Difficult to guard in the post and keep off of the backboards .. Plays unselfishly and passes the ball well.

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Vanoli Cremona sign Wayne McCullough, ex Darussafaka - by Eurobasket News
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Newly promoted Vanoli Basket Cremona (Serie A) inked 29-year old American 195cm shooting guard Wayne McCullough (college: CCU) for upcoming season. McCullough joins another USA player Jordan Bone who is already in the roster.
He played most recently at Darussafaka in Turkish BSL league. In 32 games he recorded 9.0ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.4apg and 1.0spg (in top 5) last season. He also played 14 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 7.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.5apg and 1.8spg.
He won NBL Canada Atlantic Division championship title in 2019 and 2020.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Choice in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In only one game he had 9 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in 2022 year.
He has played also professionally in Canada (Moncton Magic and The Storm), Finland (Lahti) and NBA G League (NAZ Suns).
Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention in 2021.
He graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball. McCullough won NBL Canada Atlantic Division championship title in 2019 and 2020.

JaCorey Williams (ex Napoli) agreed terms with Buducnost - by Eurobasket News
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KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (Erste Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American 203cm center JaCorey Williams (college: MTSU) for season 2023-24. Williams played most recently at Gevi Napoli Basket in Italian Serie A. In 30 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.1ppg, 7.9rpg (#3 in the league), 1.3apg and 1.1spg last season. Great season indeed as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (3 times).
The previous (2021-22) season he played at JL Bourg in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 33 games he averaged 8.4ppg and 4.7rpg in that year. He also played 15 games in Eurocup where he had 9.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.0apg in that year.
Williams is a very experienced player. Thanks to Williams' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America) in seven different countries. He has played previously professionally in Greece (PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki), Israel (Gilboa Galil), South Korea (Mobis Phoebus), NBA G League (Cleveland Charge), NBA Summer League (Cleveland Cavaliers) and The Basketball Tournament (Williamsrd That).
Among many awards his college team won C-USA Tournament in 2017. He received All-C-USA Player of the Year award back in 2017.
Williams graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. He played also for The University of Arkansas for 3 years.

KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Allerik Freeman
Nikola Glendza
Igor Jokovic

Forwards:
Marko Jagodic-Kuridza
Aleksa Ilic
Andrija Slavkovic
Andrija Grbovic

Center:
JaCorey Williams

Coach: Dejan Radonjic

Piombino signs Lautaro Berra, ex Obras - by Eurobasket News
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Basket Golfo Piombino (Serie B) signed 25-year old Argentinian power forward Lautaro Berra (208cm-1998) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Berra has played for the last ten years at Obras in Argentinian La Liga. In 46 games he had 5.7ppg and 2.7rpg last season. He helped them to make it to the Argentinian Super 20 final. Berra also played 6 games in BCL Americas where he recorded 7.3ppg and 3.8rpg.
He was also a member of Argentinian international program for some years. Berra played for Argentinian Senior National Team between 2018 and 2021 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2017.
He also represented Argentina at the South American Championship U21 in Salta (Argentina) five years ago. His team won Silver.
Berra has played also professionally in Firmat FC Santa Fe.

Tommaso Gatto signs at San Severo - by Eurobasket News
Allianz Padiopzienza Cestistica San Severo (Serie A2) landed 26-year old 205cm power forward Tommaso Gatto, agency: Players Group for new season. Gatto played most recently at Talos Basket Ruvo in the Serie B. In 33 games he averaged 8.4ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.1apg last season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Rucker San Vendemiano (also in Serie B) where in 38 games he had 7.9ppg, 7.1rpg and 1.8apg in that year.
Gatto has played previously for four other teams: Lugo, Udine, Reggio Emilia and Treviso.
His team was regular season runner-up in Italian Serie B Group B in 2020.
Filippo Gallo is a newcomer at Piacenza - by Eurobasket News
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UCC Assigeco Piacenza (Serie A2) added to their roster 19-year old guard Filippo Gallo (195cm-2004) for season 2023-24. Gallo played most recently at Agribertocchi Orzinuovi in Italian Serie B. In 18 games he recorded 4.7ppg and 2.2rpg last season. He helped them to win the Serie B title and the Supercup. Gallo also played for Vanoli Cremona that season. But in 8 Serie A2 games he averaged just 1.9ppg.
He represented Italy at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Izmir (Turkey) last year. His stats at that event were 7 games: 9.4ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.1apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 42.5%, 3PT: 26.7%, FT: 72.7%.
Gallo has played previously for RO SAzzurra.

UCC Assigeco Piacenza roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Gherardo Sabatini
Lorenzo Querci
Filippo Gallo

Forward:
Giovanni Veronesi

Center:
Brady Skeens

Coach Massimo Maffezzoli (ex Trieste) joins Flying Tigers - by Eurobasket News
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Xinjiang Flying Tigers (CBA) agreed terms with 47-year old Italian coach Massimo Maffezzoli for new 2023-24 season. Maffezzoli coached last season at Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste in Italian league.
He was coaching Italian Senior National Team between 2017 and 2021 and coached also U18 National Team back in 2006.
Maffezzoli has coached also for other Italian teams like RO Virtus, Sassari, Brindisi, Avellino and RO Eurobasket. His team won Italian Cup in 2014 and 2015.

Alessandro Ferrari joins Ravenna - by Eurobasket News
Orasi Ravenna (Serie A2) landed 20-year old 203cm forward Alessandro Ferrari for upcoming season. Ferrari played most recently at Tezenis Scaligera Verona.
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at College BK Borgomanero (Serie B) where in 29 games he averaged 13.2ppg and 4.6rpg in that year. He also played for Bertram Tortona U20 team (NextGen). In three games he had 10.0ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0spg and 1.3bpg in that year.
Ferrari represented Italy at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece this year. His stats at that event were 4 games: 2.0ppg, 1.3rpg.
He has played previously for Milano.
His team won Italian Serie C Gold Group Piemonte Regular Season in 2021.
Scafati signs Gerald Robinson - by Eurobasket News
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Givova Scafati Basket (Serie A) signed 33-year old American guard Gerald Robinson (185cm-79kg-1989, college: Georgia) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Robinson has played for the last two years at Dinamo BDS Sassari (Serie A). In 31 games he had 11.7ppg, 2.5rpg, 4.6apg and 1.1spg last season. He helped them to make it to the Supercup final and to the league semifinals. Good season as he was named League Player of the Week (2 times). Robinson also played 6 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded 12.5ppg, 2.2rpg, 5.2apg and 1.7spg.
He played in the final of French League in 2018 and 2019.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Chemnitz in German BBL. In 8 games he averaged 10.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 6.0apg and 1.3spg in that year.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013.
He is quite experienced player. Robinson has played in nine different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally also in Belgium (Leuven Bears), France (JDA Dijon, Monaco and JSF Nanterre), Greece (Promitheas), Iran (Petrochimi), Israel (Gilboa Galil), Latvia (VEF Riga), Turkey (Bursaspor), Germany (ALBA Berlin) and Italy (RO Virtus and Pesaro).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Honorable Mention in 2022.
Robinson graduated from University of Georgia in 2012 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season as a professional player. He played in the final of French League in 2018 and 2019. Robinson played also for Tennessee State University for 2 years.

Givova Scafati Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Gerald Robinson
Aristide Mouaha

Forward:
Demetre Rivers

Center:
Kruize Pinkins

Salerno signs Acunzo just out of college - by Eurobasket News
Virtus Arechi Salerno (Serie B) signed 23-year old Italian power forward Mattia Acunzo (203cm-102kg-2000, agency: SLN) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Acunzo has only college experience so far playing last time for Robert Morris University (NCAA) in USA. In three games he had just 2.3ppg and 1.0rpg in 2021-22 year.
He started his college career at The University of Toledo (NCAA). Then he moved to Robert Morris University (NCAA). Acunzo's high school career he had spent at Kennedy Catholic in Acunzormitage, PA.
He was a member of Italian U16 National Team back in 2016.
As mentioned above he is just out of college, so it will be Acunzo's first season as a professional player.

Eugenio Fanti agreed terms with Fiumicino - by Eurobasket News
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ASD Polisportiva Fiumicino (Serie C) inked 32-year old 184cm point guard Eugenio Fanti for upcoming season. Fanti played most recently at Juvi Cremona in the Serie A2. In 23 games he recorded 9.0ppg, 5.4rpg, 2.7apg and 1.3spg last season.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at RO Eurobasket (also in Serie A2) where in 23 games he averaged 9.9ppg, 4.8rpg, 2.5apg and 1.0spg in that year.
He has played previously for two other teams: RO Tiber and Volpino.
Among many awards his team made it to the Serie A2 Silver Semifinals in 2021. Fanti was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie B Guard of the Year back in 2016.
Fanti's game is described as: A promising youg guard with a powerful body and good scoring skills. Plays with great aggressiveness, he grabs more rebounds than expected.

Chieti keeps Reale for another season - by Eurobasket News
Caffe Mokambo Chieti (Serie A2) re-signed 21-year old 179cm point guard Thomas Reale for new season. Reale played there last season. In 36 Serie A2 games he averaged just 2.9ppg and 1.4rpg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Raggiosolaris Faenza (Serie B) where in 36 games he had 4.9ppg, 1.6rpg and 2.0apg in that year. He helped them to win the Supercup.
Reale has played previously for three other teams: RO SAzzurra, Stella Azzurra Roma 2nd team and RO Fortitudo.
Solomon Young (ex Bamberg) joins Cantu - by Eurobasket News
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Acqua S.Bernardo Cantu (Serie A2) agreed terms with 25-year old American center Solomon Young (203cm-110kg-1998, college: Iowa State) for new 2023-24 season. Young joins another USA player Christian Burns who is already in the roster.
He played last season at Brose Bamberg in German BBL league. He managed to play in three leagues last year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 34 BBL games he had 9.3ppg and 4.8rpg. He also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 6.4ppg and 4.8rpg. Young helped them to make it to the quarterfinals. And finally he recorded 2 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged just 1.0ppg and 2.5rpg.
His team won Big 12 Tournament in 2017 and 2019.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Fort Wayne Champs in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In two games he got 11.5ppg and 5.0rpg in 2022 year.
He has played also professionally in Belgium (Leuven Bears).
Young was voted Sacramento Bee Player of the Year back in 2016.
He graduated from Iowa State in 2021 and it will be his third season as a professional player. His team won Big 12 Tournament in 2017 and 2019.

Sean McDermott is a newcomer at Varese - by Eurobasket News
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Openjobmetis Varese (Serie A) strengthened their roster with addition of 26-year old American 198cm forward Sean McDermott (college: Butler, agency: Octagon Europe) for season 2023-24. McDermott played most recently at Memphis Hustle (NBA G League) in the U.S. In 39 NBA-G-League games he recorded 9.8ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.4apg last season.
He ended the previous (2022) season at the Kings in NBA where in four games he averaged 7.3ppg and 1.3rpg in 2022 year. But the most of that year he spent at the Kings in NBA. In 5 games he had 7.0ppg and 1.2rpg in 2022 year.
He has played also professionally in other USA teams, NBA (Memphis Grizzlies) and NBA Summer League (Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Grizzlies).
He graduated from Butler University in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball.

Openjobmetis Varese roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davide Moretti
Vinnie Shahid

Forwards:
Sean McDermott
N'guessan Assui

Mestre tabs Ivan Morgillo - by Eurobasket News
Basket Mestre 1958 (Serie B) inked 30-year old 206cm center Ivan Morgillo, agency: Players Group for upcoming season. Morgillo played most recently at Padova Unione. In 33 Serie B games he averaged impressive 15.8ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.2apg last season. A very good year in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie B Honorable Mention.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Livorno Libertas where in 33 Serie B games he had 9.8ppg and 6.0rpg in that year.
He was a member of Italian U20 National Team back in 2012.
Morgillo has played previously for six other teams: Trapani, San Severo, Virtus Basket Padova, Fabriano, Martina Franca and Lecco.
Enrico Vettori joins San Vendemiano - by Eurobasket News
Rucker San Vendemiano (Serie B) added to their roster 19-year old swingman Enrico Vettori (191cm-2004) for new 2023-24 season. Vettori has played for the last three years at Nutribullet Treviso Basket in the Serie A. Serie A was a little too high level for him, where in four games he did not score anything and had only 1 rebound. Serie B will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. His team made it to the Italian NextGen Cup Finalist in 2022 and 2023 final.

Venezia signs Alex O'Connell - by Eurobasket News
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Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A) signed 24-year old American guard Alex O'Connell (198cm-84kg-1999, college: Creighton) for upcoming 2023-24 season. O'Connell played this summer at Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League. In two games just recently he had 8.5ppg, 2.5rpg and 1.0spg. The last season he played at Kings in U.S. NBA-G-League where in 49 NBA Summer League games he recorded 8.9ppg, 4.2rpg and 1.7apg. He played in the final of Big East Tournament in 2021 and 2022.
O'Connell was voted Class 7A Region 5 Player of the Year back in 2017.
He graduated from Creighton University in 2022 and it will be his second season as a professional player. O'Connell played also for Duke University for 3 years.

Umana Reyer Venezia roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andrea De_Nicolao
Rayjon Tucker
Alex O'Connell
Davide Casarin

Forwards:
Jeffrey Brooks
Giga Janelidze
Bruno Caboclo
Aamir Simms
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JAPAN  
Gunma Crane Thunders tab Ben Bentil - by Igor Obradovic
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Gunma Crane Thunders (B1 League) inked 28-year old American (has also Ghanian passport) 204cm power forward Ben Bentil (college: Providence) for upcoming season. Bentil played most recently at Crvena Zvezda in Serbian KLS league. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). The team played in three different competitions that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In two KLS games he averaged 11.0ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.0apg. Bentil helped them to win the league title. He also played 30 games in Euroleague where he had 8.4ppg, 3.8rpg and 1.1apg. And finally he contributed to 29 games in ABA League where he recorded 8.7ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.2apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at AX Armani Exchange Milano in Italian Serie A. In 29 games he got 9.1ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.1apg in that year. Bentil contributed to his team winning the league title and the cup. He also played 23 games in Euroleague where he got 5.6ppg and 2.4rpg in that year. Bentil contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. The other team he played that season for was Acibadem in Turkish BSL. In 8 games he got 12.0ppg, 4.4rpg and 2.3apg in that year. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week. He also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he got 14.8ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.5spg in that year.
In 2016 he was drafted by Boston Celtics (NBA) in second round (51st overall). Bentil graduated from Providence College and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball.
He is a very experienced player. Bentil has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in China (Flying Tigers), France (Chalons Reims), Greece (Peristeri and Panathinaikos), Spain (Bilbao), NBA (Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers) and NBA G League (Fort Wayne Mad Ants).
Among many awards he was selected Eurobasket.com All-Greek A1 Newcomer of the Year back in 2019.

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LIBYA  
Al Ahli Benghazi claim League title - by Eurobasket News
Al Ahli Benghazi clinched the League title. They finished the Final Four stage atop of the ladder at 5-1 record. They finished the tournament with a 50-47 win over Ittihad. Idris Zew (198-G/F-2000) came up with 16 points to pace the winners. Esmail Al Gohamy added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the champions. Ahmed El Fallah answered with 11 points and 13 rebounds for Ittihad as they finished at 0-6 record.
Al Ahli Tripoli claimed the second position at 4-2 record. They outscored Al Naser 78-72 for the fourth win. Edgar Sosa (189-F-1988, college: Louisville) accounted for 24 points, while Mohamed Sadi contributed 18 points for Al Ahli Tripoli. Elmedin Kikanovic (211-C-1988) notched 30 points and 11 rebounds for Al Naser.

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LITHUANIA  
Prometey lands Arnoldas Kulboka - by Eurobasket News
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SC Prometey Kamianske (Lat-Est BL) tabbed 25-year old Lithuanian ex-international 208cm small forward Arnoldas Kulboka for new season. Kulboka played most recently at Promitheas in Greek GBL league. In 25 games he averaged 12.1ppg and 5.5rpg last season. He helped them to make it to the Supercup semifinals. Kulboka also played 20 games in Eurocup where he had 14.7ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.0apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Swarm in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 42 games he recorded 14.2ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
In 2018 he was drafted by Charlotte Hornets (NBA) in second round (55th overall).
Kulboka was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team back in 2017 and previously for U19 National Team in 2017.
Kulboka represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Samsun (Turkey) seven years ago. Kulboka's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 15.7ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.8spg, FGP: 48.3%, 3PT: 34.6%, FT: 66.7%.
He is a very experienced player. Kulboka has played also professionally in Germany (Brose Bamberg and Baunach), Italy (Cd'Orlando), Spain (Bilbao) and Lithuania (Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team).
Among many awards his team won German Bundesliga Cup in 2019. He was voted to German NBBL All-Star Game back in 2017.

SC Prometey Kamianske roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davon Reed
Marcus Keene

Forwards:
Caleb Agada
Arnoldas Kulboka
Tai Odiase

Center:
Jehyve Floyd
Motiejunas re-signs at Monaco - by Eurobasket News
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AS Monaco Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) confirmed in their roster 32-year old Lithuanian ex-international center Donatas Motiejunas (213cm-101kg-1990) for new 2023-24 season. Motiejunas has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the league title and the cup. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com French ProA All-Bosmans Team. Motiejunas played 41 games in Euroleague where he recorded 8.5ppg and 3.7rpg last season. He contributed to his team making it to the Euroleague Final Four. Good season as he was named League Player of the Week.
In 2011 he was drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) in first round (20th overall).
Motiejunas was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2010.
Motiejunas also represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) six years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 6.3ppg, 1.3rpg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT-2 (66.7%), FT: 40.0%.
He is quite experienced player. Motiejunas' career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in six different countries. Motiejunas tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in China (Motiejunasroes, Sharks and Flying Tigers), Italy (Benetton Treviso), Poland (Suzuki Arka), NBA (New Orleans Pelicans, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs), Lithuania (Zalgiris, Atletas and Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was selected to Asia-Basket.com Chinese CBA All-Imports Team in 2021.

AS Monaco Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Terry Tarpey

Forwards:
Petr Cornelie
John Brown_III
Jaron Blossomgame

Centers:
Donatas Motiejunas
Mouhammadou Jaiteh
Donta Hall

Coach: Sasa Obradovic

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MONTENEGRO  
JaCorey Williams (ex Napoli) agreed terms with Buducnost - by Eurobasket News
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KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (Erste Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American 203cm center JaCorey Williams (college: MTSU) for season 2023-24. Williams played most recently at Gevi Napoli Basket in Italian Serie A. In 30 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.1ppg, 7.9rpg (#3 in the league), 1.3apg and 1.1spg last season. Great season indeed as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Center of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (3 times).
The previous (2021-22) season he played at JL Bourg in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 33 games he averaged 8.4ppg and 4.7rpg in that year. He also played 15 games in Eurocup where he had 9.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.0apg in that year.
Williams is a very experienced player. Thanks to Williams' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America) in seven different countries. He has played previously professionally in Greece (PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki), Israel (Gilboa Galil), South Korea (Mobis Phoebus), NBA G League (Cleveland Charge), NBA Summer League (Cleveland Cavaliers) and The Basketball Tournament (Williamsrd That).
Among many awards his college team won C-USA Tournament in 2017. He received All-C-USA Player of the Year award back in 2017.
Williams graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. He played also for The University of Arkansas for 3 years.

KK Buducnost VOLI Podgorica roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Allerik Freeman
Nikola Glendza
Igor Jokovic

Forwards:
Marko Jagodic-Kuridza
Aleksa Ilic
Andrija Slavkovic
Andrija Grbovic

Center:
JaCorey Williams

Coach: Dejan Radonjic

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NBA  
NY Knicks land Nathan Knight - by Eurobasket News
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New York Knicks tabbed 25-year old 6-10 power forward Nathan Knight (college: William & Mary). Knight has played for the last two years at Minnesota Timberwolves. In 42 NBA games he averaged 3.4ppg and 1.4rpg last season.
His team made it to the CAA Tournament Semifinals in 2017 and 2018. He was voted to CAA All-Defensive Team back in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Wolves where in two NBA-G-League games he had very impressive stats: 32.0ppg, 12.5rpg, 1.5apg, 1.5spg and 2.0bpg in that year.
Knight has never been drafted by the NBA.
He has played previously for Atlanta Hawks.
Knight graduated from College of William & Mary in 2020 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. His team made it to the CAA Tournament Semifinals in 2017 and 2018. He was selected to CAA All-Defensive Team back in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Thunder To Waive Rudy Gay - by Eurobasket News
The Thunder are waiving forward Rudy Gay (6'8''-F/G-1986, college: UConn), sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. Gay, who turns 37 next month, has been traded twice this offseason. The Jazz sent him to Atlanta in the John Collins deal, and then the Hawks moved him to Oklahoma City in a salary dump. As Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman tweets, releasing Gay will open up a roster spot, which the Thunder will use to officially sign Jack White. The two sides agreed to the terms of a contract on July 1, but OKC made some trades to add draft assets, temporarily putting the deal on hold. Gay has had a long and highly productive NBA career, often popping up on lists of the best players to have never been an All-Star. He averaged at least 17 points and 5 rebounds in 10 consecutive seasons from 2007-2017 with the Grizzlies, Raptors and Kings. While the 17-year veteran was still a solid performer as recently as 2020/21 with the Spurs, he battled injuries over his two seasons with the Jazz, appearing in just 111 of a possible 164 regular season games. His production slipped as well, with Gay posting career lows in virtually every major statistic over the past two campaigns. Overall, Gay has appeared in 1120 regular season contests, including 779 starts, with career averages of 15.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.1 SPG and 0.7 BPG on .452/.346/.799 shooting in 30.9 MPG. In '22/23, he averaged just 5.2 PPG and 2.9 RPG on .380/.254/.857 shooting in 56 games (14.6 MPG). Gay is virtually certain to go unclaimed on the waiver wire, as he'll earn a guaranteed $6,479,000 in '23/24, which is the final year of his contract. The Thunder will be on the hook for that full amount in a couple days if he isn't claimed, while the former UConn star will become an unrestricted free agent. Anthony Slater of The Athletic previously identified the Warriors as a team that might be interested in Gay if he were to hit the open market.
Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com



Assistant Coach Bryan Gates To Join Sixers, Not Mavs - by Eurobasket News
After working on the Suns' staff under Monty Williams for the past two seasons, veteran assistant coach Bryan Gates appeared poised to leave Phoenix for a job in Dallas this offseason. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported early in July that Gates had agreed to join Jason Kidd's staff. However, according to Wojnarowski, Gates won't be a part of the Mavericks' coaching staff after all. Instead, he'll be hired by the Sixers as an assistant under new head coach Nick Nurse. The Mavericks have yet to officially announce their coaching staff changes for the 2023/24 season, so it's unclear whether Gates actually completed any formal paperwork or just had a verbal agreement with the club. Either way, the Mavs agreed to free up Gates for a new opportunity in Philadelphia, according to Wojnarowski, who says Gates will have a 'significant step up' in role with the Sixers. Gates began his coaching career way back in 1997 with the Idaho Stampede, a then-D League team. He bounced around a few more non-NBA leagues and earned D League Coach of the Year honors in 2007 and 2008 before catching on with the Kings as an assistant in 2009. He has since held similar roles in New Orleans, Minnesota (twice), Sacramento (again), and Phoenix. It's unclear if the Mavericks will head back to the coaching market in search of another assistant who could fill the role they envisioned for Gates, or if they'll be satisfied to stick with their current group. As for the Sixers, they're still filling out their new-look staff under Nurse. Bobby Jackson, Rico Hines, and Doug West are among the other assistants reported to be joining the team.
Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com
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NEW ZEALAND  
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NBL Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Rams and Bulls advance - by Eurobasket News
Rams - Hawks 103-95

Rams made 29-of-36 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game, while Hawks only scored ten points from the stripe. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rams made 7 blocks. 24 personal fouls committed by Hawks helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American Troy Baxter Jr (206-1996, college: Morgan St.) fired 29 points for the winners. His fellow American import guard Tevin Brown (196-1998, college: Murray St.) chipped in 21 points and 7 rebounds. The former international forward Hyrum Harris (198-1996, college: Umpqua CC) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and the former international forward Jordan Ngatai (196-1993, college: BYU-Hawaii) added 20 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Rams: T.Baxter Jr. 29+3reb, T.Brown 21+7reb+3ast, C.Webster 18+5reb+1ast, M.Darling 11+7reb+4ast, B.Walter 7+5reb+4ast, G.Smith 6+7reb+1ast
Hawks: J.Ngatai 20+7reb+3ast, H.Harris 16+10reb+7ast, J.Hunt 15+9reb+2ast, D.Raukawa 14+3reb+3ast, E.Rusbatch 9+3reb, I.Lee 8+2reb
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Bulls - Saints 124-104

Bulls made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. Bulls looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American Jared Wilson-Frame (196-1996, college: Pittsburgh) fired 33 points (!!!) and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import guard Rickey McGill (188-1997, college: Iona) chipped in 24 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Bulls' coach Daniel Sokolovsky used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international guard Izayah Mauriohooho-Leafa (188-1996, college: Sacramento St.) produced 32 points and 4 steals and Australian guard Kyle Adnam (186-1993) added 16 points and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Five Bulls and four Saints players scored in double figures.
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Bulls: J.Wilson-Frame 33+2reb+4ast, R.McGill 24+7reb+6ast, D.Fotu 21+6reb+5ast, I.Davidson 18+4reb+1ast, T.Harrison 16+7reb+2ast, J.Brantley 8+8reb+3ast
Saints: I.Mauriohooho-Le'afa 32+4reb+3ast, K.Adnam 16+2reb+8ast, T.Vodanovich 16+7reb+3ast, T.Smith-Milner 11+6reb, T.Samuel 8+2reb+1ast, I.Mucius 8+4reb+1ast
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NORTH MACEDONIA  
KK Ohrid AV signs rookie Jared Kimbrough - by Darko Najdovski
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KK Ohrid AV  inked American 203cm forward Jared Kimbrough for upcoming season. Kimbrough just graduated from Hartford (NCAA). In 23 games he recorded 8.0ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1bpg last season.
He started his college career at La Salle University (NCAA) where he played three seasons. Then he moved to University of Hartford (NCAA). His high school career he had spent at Neptune in Neptune, NJ.
Of course it will be Kimbrough's first season in professional basketball.



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POLAND  
Kopycki comes back to Dziki Wwa - by Eurobasket Center
Newly promoted Dziki Warszawa (EBL) added to their roster 23-year old power forward Pawel Kopycki (204cm-2000) for season 2023-24. It is actually his comeback to Dziki as he has played here before. Kopycki played most recently at Pelplin (1Liga). In 36 games he recorded 4.8ppg and 3.4rpg last season.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Dziki (also in 1Liga) where in 36 games he averaged 4.6ppg and 3.3rpg in that year.

Dziki Warszawa roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Michal Aleksandrowicz
Grzegorz Grochowski
Mateusz Szlachetka

Forwards:
Jaroslaw Mokros
Alan Czujkowski
Dominic Green
Emmanuel Little

Centers:
Mateusz Bartosz
Pawel Kopycki

Coach: Krzysztof Szablowski

Trefl sign a second import player, ex Szolnok - by Eurobasket Center
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Trefl Sopot (EBL) inked 31-year old American 203cm power forward Auston Barnes (college: Bradley) for upcoming season. Barnes is the second import player in the roster as Hungarian Benedek Varadi signed here earlier.
He played most recently at Szolnoki Olajbanyasz KK in Hungarian A Division. In 33 games he recorded 9.5ppg and 3.5rpg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league.
Barnes graduated from Bradley University in 2015 and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball. He played also for Central Michigan University for 2 years.

Trefl Sopot roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Benedek Varadi
Jakub Musial

Forwards:
Auston Barnes
Filip Gurtatowski

Center:
Mikolaj Witlinski

Coach: Zan Tabak

Tanner Groves agreed terms with Anwil - by Eurobasket Center
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Anwil Wloclawek (EBL) added to their roster 24-year old American 208cm power forward Tanner Groves (college: Oklahoma) for season 2023-24. Groves played this summer at OKC Thunder in the NBA Summer League.
He graduated from University of Oklahoma in 2023 and it is his first season in pro basketball. Groves played also for Eastern Washington University for 3 years.

Anwil Wloclawek roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kamil Laczynski
Jakub Garbacz
Amir Bell
Victor Sanders

Forwards:
Mateusz Kostrzewski
Janari Joesaar
Luke Petrasek

Center:
Tanner Groves

Coach: Przemyslaw Frasunkiewicz

Myles Rasnick starts his pro career at Krosno - by Eurobasket Center
Miasto Szkla Krosno (1Liga) agreed terms with 23-year old American guard Myles Rasnick (185cm-79kg-1999) for new 2023-24 season. Rasnick just graduated from Maryville College (NCAA3). He has played there for the last three years. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to NABC Division III All-America Third Team.

Miasto Szkla Krosno roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Michal Jankowski
Szymon Jaworski
Myles Rasnick
Hubert Lalak
Szymon Sobiech
Klaudiusz Tarnawski

Forwards:
Radoslaw Trubacz
Maksymilian Zagorski
Patryk Stankowski
Aleksander Griszczuk

Center:
Przemyslaw Wrona

Coach: Edmunds Valeiko

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PORTUGAL  
Nuno Sa signs at FC Porto - by Eurobasket News
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FC Porto (Liga Betclic) landed 26-year old 200cm forward Nuno Sa for upcoming season. Sa has played for the last three years at CAB Madeira. In 32 Liga Betclic games he averaged 14.4ppg, 6.1rpg, 1.3apg and 1.4spg last season. A very good year in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com Portuguese League All-Domestic Players Team.
He represented Portugal at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Oradea (Romania) six years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 9.0ppg, 5.4rpg, 1.3apg, 1.9spg, FGP: 47.2%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 55.6%.
Sa has played previously professionally also in Italy (Foligno and Basket Teramo 1960) and Portugal (Ovarense, Illiabum and Dragon Force).
Among many awards his team won Portuguese Cup in 2018. He was selected to Eurobasket.com Portuguese Proliga All-Defensive Team back in 2016.
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PUERTO RICO  
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ROMANIA  
Rapid keeps Badiu for another season - by Arnold Beres
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CS Rapid Bucuresti (Liga Nationala) re-signed 22-year old international 192cm shooting guard Marcu-Traian Badiu for upcoming season. Badiu played there last season. In 7 Liga Nationala games he averaged 7.9ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.3apg and 1.9spg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at CSO Voluntari. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 39 Liga Nationala games he had 5.5ppg and 1.5rpg in that year. Badiu contributed to his team winning the Cup and make to league final. A very good season in his career as he was voted to Romanian League All-Star Game. He also played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup, but he did not score anything.
Badiu has been also a member of Romanian international program for some years. He has regularly played for Romanian senior team since 2021 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2018.
Badiu represented Romania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Matosinhos (Portugal) four years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 6.2ppg, 3.4rpg, FGP: 45.5%, 3PT: 30.0%, FT: 85.7%.
He has played previously for Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti.
Marreon Jackson (ex Fenerbahce 2) signs at Voluntari - by Arnold Beres
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CSO Voluntari (Liga Nationala) landed American 185cm guard Marreon Jackson (college: Arizona State) for upcoming season. Jackson played most recently at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 2nd team in Turkish TBL league. In 26 games he averaged impressive 16.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.5apg and 1.9spg (in top 4) last season. A very good year in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TBL Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.
He graduated from Arizona State in 2022 and it is his second season in pro basketball. His team won MAC West Division Regular Season in 2018 and 2019. Jackson played also for The University of Toledo for 4 years.

CSO Voluntari roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laszlo Polyak
Rashard Odomes
Lucas Tohatan
Marreon Jackson
Mihail Miseailo

Forwards:
Titus Nicoara
KeyShawn Feazell

Center:
Alexandru Olah
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SEBL  
SEBL City Conference B-league Game Capsules for 7-16-2023 - by Eurobasket News
SH-Warriors 109 ELW Bombers 67...
The 3-time defending champs jumped out early and never looked back as they moved to 2-0 (1-0) on the 2023 campaign. The Bombers were led by KJ Rogers (6'1''-G), who had 29, while Cedric McClinic had 12 and Brelace Williams 10. For the Warriors, CJ Bennett (6'4''-F) poured in 41 points, with 39 of those coming on 13 total three-pointers. Braxton Benham and Cade Archer followed with 17 each, while Tre' Winters and Jakaden Barkley both tallied 13 in the huge win. The Bombers dropped to 0-2 (0-1) on the summer.

Etowah Housing 62 FVC Sixers 59...
Despite 32 from the Sixers' Keith Ray, EH was able to eek out the win down the stretch, to move to 1-1 (1-0). Jarvis Pullum also had 12 for the Sixers, who are struggling to find consistency in terms of the game-to-game roster personnel. Etowah Housing was paced by Cyrus Banks who canned 26 and Reggie King who pounded in 15 and had his usual boat load of rebounds. Bryce Gober also had eight in the winning effort. The Sixers slipped to 0-2 (0-1).

Baseline-2 64 Junta Soldiers 59...
Baseline got off to a slow start, while Junta had the hot hand early on. Baseline-2 gradually worked out the kinks and began to grind back in the game, only trailing 35-28 by the half. With Junta cooling off and beginning to force ill-advised shots, Baseline-2 completed the comeback and held on in the end. Junta, who slipped to 1-1 (0-1), got 23 from Korley Grier and 14 by Cody Henderson. Baseline-2, now 2-0 (1-0), saw Justice Hays and Jalen Westfield collect 18 and 16, respectively, while Kalil Holley also had nine.

BC Dragons 73 Class Act Sports 72...
In a game that wound up officially counting as a forfeit win for the Dragons, the competition was still valiant by both teams. Class Act, with a lot of team members out of town, had to borrow some people to play the game, and were still led by regulars TJ Horton and Mikail Sanders with 28 and 25 on the night. RJ Glandy also had 14 in the loss. BC Dragons were paced by Josh Wilson's 19, while Charles McMeen had 18, Nate Shaw 12 and Kyler Williams 10. Class Act fell to 0-2 (0-1), while the Dragons are now 2-0 (1-0) on the summer, thus far.
Courtesy of: SEBL

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SENEGAL  
Cheikh Kebe (ex Gijon Basket) joins Minyor 2015 Pernik - by Maria Mitsova
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Minyor 2015 Pernik (NBL) agreed terms with 26-year old American (has also Senegalese passport) forward Cheikh Kebe (206cm-95kg-1997, college: FMU) for new 2023-24 season. Kebe joins another USA player Ezekiel Richards who is already in the roster.
He played last season at Gijon Basket in Spanish EBA league. In 18 games he had 12.3ppg, 7.8rpg, 1.2apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg.
He graduated from Florida Memorial University in 2022 and it is his second season as a professional player. He played also for Garden City Community College for one year.

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SERBIA  
Stevanic inks at Albacete at the beginning of his pro career - by Eurobasket News
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Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket (LEB Gold) strengthened their roster with addition of Serbian center Vuk Stevanic (203cm-84kg) for season 2023-24. Stevanic just graduated from W.Illinois (NCAA). In 30 games he recorded 10.4ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.8apg last season.
He started his college career at Highland Community College, Illinois (JUCO). Then he moved to St. Francis College (NY) (NCAA).
Of course it will be Stevanic's first season as a professional player.

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SLOVAKIA  
Ondrus re-signs at Inter Bratislava - by Michal Duchovic
Inter Bratislava (Nike SBL) confirmed in their roster 17-year old guard Richard Ondrus (188cm-2006) for new 2023-24 season. Ondrus played there last season. In 5 Nike SBL games he had just 2.6ppg and 1.2rpg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Inter where in four EYBL U20 games he recorded 5.5ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
He represented Slovakia at the FIBA U16 European Championship Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) last year. His stats at that event were 7 games: 10.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.9apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 33.3%, 3PT: 40.9%, FT: 40.0%.
Ondrus has played previously for two other teams: Inter Bratislava U17 team and Inter Bratislava U16 team.

Inter Bratislava roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Goran Bulatovic
Marek Kozlik
Milan Szabo
Braxton Bertolette
Dante Moses
Martin Koller
Richard Ondrus

Forward:
Viliam Durecko

Center:
Gojko Sudzum

Coach: Danilo Rakocevic

Levice inks Severi Kaukiainen, ex Kauhajoki - by Michal Duchovic
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Patrioti Levice (Nike SBL) signed 25-year old Finn international point guard Severi Kaukiainen (185cm-1998, agency: Blacktop Management) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Kaukiainen was about to sign at Karhu Kauhajoki in Finnish Korisliiga.
He has been also a member of Finnish international program for some years. Kaukiainen played for Finnish senior team this year and previously for U18 National Team back in 2016.
He represented Finland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) five years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.4ppg, 3.4rpg, 4.0apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 56.3%, 3PT: 20.0%, FT: 72.7%.
Kaukiainen has played also professionally for other Finnish teams like Kotka, Kouvot and Kouvot Akatemia. His team won Finnish League Regular Season in 2022 and 2023. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Finnish Korisliiga All-Domestic Players Team in 2023.

Patrioti Levice roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Drasko Knezevic
Severi Kaukiainen
Jalen Adaway
Daniel Chaban

Forwards:
Ben Kovac
Rob Howard
Alex Krajcovic

Center:
Martin Bachan

Lucenec welcomes back coach Jany - by Michal Duchovic
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BKM Lucenec (Nike SBL) landed experienced 62-year old Slovakian coach Tibor Jany for new season. It is actually his comeback to Lucenec as he used to coach here before. The last time (2016-2020) he coached at SBS Ostrava in Czech Republic league. Jany has coached there for four years.
He was coaching Slovakian U18 National Team in 2012.
Jany has coached previously in Slovakia (Handlova) and Czech Republic (Sparta Praha). His team made it to the Slovakian Final Four in 2006 and 2012.
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SLOVENIA  
Peter Markovinovic is a new coach of Sentjur - by Zeljko Zule
KK Sentjur appointed Peter Markovinovic as the new coach of the first team.
Markovinovic spent last season as the head coach of Rogaska. It was his first season as a head coach and led the team to a 13-14 regular season record and the Play-Off.
Markovinovic started his coaching career as an assistant coach of Rogaska in 2015 when he served until 2020. Fort he next two seasons he led the junior team of Rogaska.
Markovinovic led Slovenian U18 National Team to a bronze medal at the 2019 European Championship in Greece and won U20 European Challenger in Turkey in 2021 with Slovenian National Team, too.
He also led Slovenian U20 National Team at the European Championship this summer.
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Tenerife adds Vicedo to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Lenovo Tenerife (Liga Endesa) added to their roster 28-year old Spaniard international forward Edgar Vicedo (203cm-1994) for season 2023-24. Vicedo played this summer at Brillantes in Venezuelan SPB league. In two games just recently he recorded 11.5ppg, 6.0rpg and 2.5apg. The last season he played at Obradoiro in Spanish Liga Endesa where in 33 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.7rpg.
He has been also a member of Spanish international program for some years. Vicedo has regularly played for Spanish senior team since 2017 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2013.
He represented Spain at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) nine years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 10 games: 9.1ppg, 2.8rpg, FGP-3 (66.7%), 3PT: 39.1%, FT: 80.0%.
Vicedo has played previously for four other Spanish teams: Unicaja, Estudiantes, Huesca and Fuenlabrada.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold Honorable Mention back in 2015.

Lenovo Tenerife roster for 2023-24:

Guard:
Sasu Salin

Forwards:
Edgar Vicedo
Elgin Cook

Centers:
Giorgi Shermadini
Dusan Ristic

Rivas keep Marinan for another season - by Eurobasket News
Uros de Rivas Aticon (EBA) re-signed experienced 36-year old 200cm power forward Pablo Marinan for upcoming season. Marinan has played there for the last six seasons.
He has spent his entire career in Spain playing for six other teams: Las Rozas, Alcazar, Real Canoe, Viten Getafe Fuenlabrada Madrid, Mostoles and Poligono.
His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group B-A in 2021.
Marinan is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Rivas.

Eurogaza inks Adrian Latorre - by Eurobasket News
UCB Camper Eurogaza (EBA) agreed terms with 21-year old center Adrian Latorre (203cm-2001) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Latorre has played for the last two years at CB Marbella in LEB Silver. However his team was relegated to EBA. In 22 games he had 8.8ppg, 7.1rpg and 1.2bpg last season. EBA will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.
He has played previously for three other teams: Estepona, Real Betis and Real Betis Energia Plus Sevilla 2nd team.

Saintel comes back to Prat - by Eurobasket News
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CB Prat Juventud (LEB Silver) strengthened their roster with addition of 27-year old American (has also Haitian passport) 201cm swingman Junior Saintel (college: Stony Brook) for season 2023-24. It is actually his comeback to Prat as he has played here before. Saintel is not a newcomer in Spanish League where he played most recently at Cantabria in the LEB Gold. In 15 LEB Silver games he recorded 5.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.1apg and 1.0spg in 2021-22 year. LEB Silver will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He helped them to win the regular season.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at FC Barcelona Lassa 2nd team. In 32 LEB Silver games he averaged 8.5ppg and 3.1rpg in that year. Saintel contributed to his team winning the LEB Silver Play-Off title and they also made it to the Cup final.
He has played previously for Spanish team Clavijo.
Saintel graduated from Stony Brook University in 2018 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. He played also for Chipola College for 2 years.

Granada inks Artur Konontsuk, ex Kalev/Cramo - by Eurobasket News
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Coviran Granada (Liga Endesa) signed 23-year old Estonian international small forward Artur Konontsuk (201cm-97kg-2000, college: Southern Miss) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Konontsuk played last season at Kalev/Cramo in Estonian KML league. He managed to play in four leagues last year (!!!). The team played in four different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In 9 KML games he recorded 10.3ppg, 6.6rpg (#5 in the league) and 1.0apg. Konontsuk helped them to win the league title and the cup. He also played 19 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 12.9ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.7apg. Konontsuk contributed to his team making it to the FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals. 2022-23 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA Europe Cup Honorable Mention. He also played 30 games in Lat-Est BL where he got 8.7ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.8apg. And finally he contributed to 6 games in European North Basketball League where he got 9.5ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.5apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Parnu Sadam in Estonia league. In 20 Lat-Est BL games he got 11.9ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.2apg in that year.
Konontsuk also represented Estonia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) five years ago. His team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 8 games: 7.4ppg, 3.4rpg, FGP: 60.7%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 57.1%.
He graduated from University of Southern Mississippi in 2021 and it is his third season as a professional player.

Coviran Granada roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Christian Diaz
Yiftah Ziv
Joe Thomasson

Forwards:
David Iriarte
Kwan Cheatham_Jr.
Artur Konontsuk

Centers:
Evaldas Kairys
Cristiano Felicio

Puidet re-signs at Valladolid - by Eurobasket News
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Real Valladolid Baloncesto (LEB Gold) confirmed in their roster 31-year old Estonian international shooting guard Jaan Puidet (192cm-90kg-1992, agency: Players Group) for season 2023-24. Puidet is the second import player in the roster as Dutch Lucas N'Guessan signed here earlier.
He has played there for the last three seasons. He helped them to make it to the semifinals.
He has been also a member of Estonian international program for some years. Puidet has regularly played for Estonian senior team since 2015 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012.
He represented Estonia at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 7.1ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.0apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 42.9%, 3PT: 13.0%, FT: 50.0%.
Puidet has played also professionally in Latvia, Sweden (Jamtland) and Estonia (Kalev/Cramo, TalTech, Kuremaa SK, BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn 2nd team and Tallinn Technical Univ. Spordiklubi 2nd team). He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Newcomers Team back in 2009 and 2011.

Adam Somogyi (ex Arconic-Alba) is a newcomer at Andorra - by Eurobasket News
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MoraBanc Andorra (LEB Gold) added to their roster 23-year old Hungarian international point guard Adam Somogyi (191cm-2000) for season 2023-24. Somogyi played last season at Arconic-Alba in Hungarian A Division. In 37 games he recorded 12.1ppg, 3.8rpg, 3.9apg and 1.8spg (in top 5). He helped them to make it to the Hungarian League final. Quite impressive season as he was voted to Eurobasket.com Hungarian League All-Domestic Players Team.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Falco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely (also in A Division) where in 46 games he averaged 10.2ppg, 4.1rpg and 3.9apg in that year. Somogyi contributed to his team winning the league title. It was another spectacular season as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Honorable Mention. He also played 12 games in Basketball Champions League where he had 4.3ppg, 1.4rpg and 1.8apg in that year.
Somogyi has been also a member of Hungarian international program for some years. He has regularly played for Hungarian senior team since 2019 and previously for U16 National Team back in 2016.
Somogyi represented Hungary at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) five years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 18.1ppg, 6.5rpg, Assists-3 (5.5apg), 2.1spg, FGP: 47.1%, 3PT: 37.0%, FT: 61.8%.
He has played previously professionally in Hungary (Debreceni Egyetem and DEAC U23 Debrecen) and Spain (Zamora and Baloncesto Sevilla 2nd team).

Stevanic inks at Albacete at the beginning of his pro career - by Eurobasket News
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Bueno Arenas Albacete Basket (LEB Gold) strengthened their roster with addition of Serbian center Vuk Stevanic (203cm-84kg) for season 2023-24. Stevanic just graduated from W.Illinois (NCAA). In 30 games he recorded 10.4ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.8apg last season.
He started his college career at Highland Community College, Illinois (JUCO). Then he moved to St. Francis College (NY) (NCAA).
Of course it will be Stevanic's first season as a professional player.

Palencia keeps Ortega for another season - by Eurobasket News
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Zunder Palencia (LEB Gold) re-signed 26-year old 191cm shooting guard Jose Ortega for upcoming season. Ortega has played there for the last two seasons. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold Defensive Player of the Year, Finals MVP and voted to All-Domestic Players Team.
He has played previously for six other teams: Murcia, Vic, Alicante, Albacete, Prat and UCAM Murcia 2nd team. His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group E in 2015 and 2017.

Rodriguez re-signs at Algeciras - by Eurobasket News
Damex UDEA Algeciras (LEB Silver) confirmed in their roster 24-year old forward Alejandro Rodriguez (202cm-1998) for season 2023-24. Rodriguez played there last season. In 28 LEB Silver games he recorded 8.9ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.0apg.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Clavijo where in 30 LEB Silver games he averaged 6.7ppg and 3.5rpg in that year.
He has played previously for two other teams: Baloncesto Sevilla 2nd team and Moron.
His team made it to the LEB Silver Play-Off Semifinals in 2017.

Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto keeps Ristori for another season - by Eurobasket News
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Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto (EBA) re-signed 27-year old 194cm forward Federico Ristori for upcoming season. Ristori played there last season. In 24 EBA games he recorded 11.3ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.2apg and 1.1spg. He helped them to win the regular season.
Ristori has played previously for three other teams: San Fernando, Huelva Comercio and Utrera. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish EBA Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2022.

Quintanar signs rookie Andres Andrade in his first year in pro basketball - by Eurobasket News
Basket Globalcaja Quintanar (EBA) strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old Spaniard 188cm guard Andres Andrade for season 2023-24. Andrade just graduated from Western New Mexico University (NCAA2) in USA. He has played there for the last four years.
Andrade started his college career at Western New Mexico University (NCAA2) where he played four seasons. His high school career he had spent at The Phelps School in Malvern, PA.
Of course it will be his first season in professional basketball.

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Jamtland adds Casero-Ortiz to their roster - by Eurobasket News
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KFUM Jamtland Basket (Basketligan) added to their roster 26-year old Belgian-Cuban ex-international point guard Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz (185cm-1997) for new 2023-24 season. Casero-Ortiz played last season at Yoast United in Dutch DBL league.
He was also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Casero-Ortiz played for Belgian Senior National Team in 2019 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2017. Strangely he also played for Cuban National Team in 2022.
He represented Cuba at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador (El Salvador) this year.
Casero-Ortiz has played also professionally in France (GET Vosges), Spain (Moron) and Belgium (Spirou Charleroi, Okapi Aalst, Circus Brussels, CRF AWBB Jambes and Spirou Basket Charleroi B team). He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-BNXT League Honorable Mention in 2023.
Casero-Ortiz won Belgian Top Division II (Group A) championship title in 2017.

KFUM Jamtland Basket roster for 2023-24:

Anes Zekovic
Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz
Tra Holder
Florent Thamba
Charlie Viklund

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TBL Round 7: Tigers lose their first game against T-REX - by Eurobasket News
There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in TBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Tigers (6-1) in Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by sixth ranked T-REX (4-3) 91-83. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Tigers. T-REX looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for American Tevis Robinson (198-1995, college: JWU, FL) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Avery Scharer (185-1986, college: Shoreline CC) helped adding 22 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists and 7 steals. At the losing side Nattapat Biasumrit responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. Tigers' coach Chakrapan Chuithaisong rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. T-REX moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Devil Rays and Pythons. Tigers at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. T-REX is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Kings (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Tigers will play against Mammoth (#9) and are hoping to win this game.
Very significant was SWU's (#3) 84-73 road victory against 5th ranked Devil Rays. It was an exceptional evening for Ukrainian swingman Sergii Pryimak (204-1996, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 21 rebounds and 4 assists. Vladislav Ungurian accounted for 29 points and 16 rebounds. The former international Toby Sathitsumpan (182-2001) came up with 19 points for Devil Rays in the defeat. Devil Rays' coach S. Premprapan tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. SWU (5-2) moved-up to second place, which they share with Wave. Defending champion Devil Rays dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with T-REX and Pythons. SWU will play against Eagles (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Devil Rays will play against Thunders and hope to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in between Thunders and Pythons. Eighth ranked Thunders (3-4) got a very close home victory over 4th placed Pythons (4-3). Thunders managed to escape with a 2-point win 83-81 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pythons. Aaron Williams fired a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds for the winners. Sarion McGee produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Thunders moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Eagles. Newly promoted Pythons keep the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with T-REX and Devil Rays. Thunders will meet Eagles (#7) in the next round. Pythons will play against the league's second-placed Wave having rather not much hope for a victory.

In the last two games of round 7 Wave won against Kings on the opponent's court 125-116. Eagles managed to outperform Mammoth in a home game 83-66.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 6 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks by Alex Smith of Mammoth.




Kings - Wave 116-125

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Kings (0-7) were defeated at home by third ranked Wave (5-2) 125-116 on Tuesday. Wave dominated down low during the game scoring 96 of its points in the paint compared to Kings' 62. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. Filipino point guard James Martinez (170-1987) fired a triple-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Hernal Esconio chipped in 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Adrain Calada produced 33 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 9 assists and Marlon Monte added 24 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Wave moved-up to second place, which they share with SWU. Kings at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with seven games lost. Wave will meet Pythons (#4) in the next round. Kings will play against T-REX (#6) in Nakhon Ratchasima and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Wave: J.Martinez 35+10reb+11ast, E.Hernal 27+8reb+6ast, M.Williams 23+13reb+3ast, R.Miller 15+19reb+6ast, J.Thitipong 7+2reb+3ast, S.Nanthanan 6+1reb+2ast
Kings: C.Adrain 33+8reb+9ast, J.Nixon 28+8reb, M.Marlon 24+12reb+9ast, P.Kittiphat 13+3reb+1ast, P.Chutsiriyingyong 9+13reb+7ast, T.Natthakit 4+4reb+1ast
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T-REX - Tigers 91-83

The most surprising game was the first loss of Tigers (6-1) in Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by sixth ranked T-REX (4-3) 91-83. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Tigers. T-REX looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for American Tevis Robinson (198-1995, college: JWU, FL) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Avery Scharer (185-1986, college: Shoreline CC) helped adding 22 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists and 7 steals. Robinson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side Nattapat Biasumrit responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds and guard Takamin Sirijariyaporn (181-1997) scored 23 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tigers' coach Chakrapan Chuithaisong rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. T-REX moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Devil Rays and Pythons. Tigers at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. T-REX is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Kings (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Tigers will play against Mammoth (#9) and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
T-REX: T.Robinson 38+18reb+1ast, A.Scharer 22+17reb+14ast, A.Joshua 17+11reb+3ast, J.Dumelod Viernes 10+2reb+4ast, S.Kittipat 4+2reb+2ast, S.Phattharaphon 0
Tigers: S.Takamin 23+2reb+4ast, T.Hazelbaker 16+3reb+1ast, S.Peerachet 15+5ast, B.Nattapat 13+14reb+3ast, T.Supanat 5+6reb+5ast, B.Hiran 5+2reb+4ast
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Devil Rays - SWU 73-84

Very significant was SWU's (#3) 84-73 road victory against 5th ranked Devil Rays. SWU shot 25 for 36 from the free-throw line, while Devil Rays only scored six points from the stripe. SWU forced 22 Devil Rays turnovers. Devil Rays were plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for Ukrainian swingman Sergii Pryimak (204-1996, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 21 rebounds and 4 assists. Ukrainian-Bulgarian guard Vladislav Ungurian (190-1995, agency: Dreamer Sports Agency) accounted for 29 points and 16 rebounds for the winning side. The former international Toby Sathitsumpan (182-2001) came up with 19 points and American guard Jose Nouchanthavong (187, college: S.Maine) added 13 points, 8 assists and 4 steals respectively for Devil Rays in the defeat. Devil Rays' coach S. Premprapan tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. SWU (5-2) moved-up to second place, which they share with Wave. Defending champion Devil Rays dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with T-REX and Pythons. SWU will play against Eagles (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Devil Rays will play against Thunders and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
SWU: U.Vladislav 29+16reb+3ast, S.Pryimak 25+21reb+4ast, D.Eduardo 13+2reb+1ast, B.Kannaphop 8+9reb, A.Mendoza 5+4reb+9ast, J.Srisuk 4+2reb+1ast
Devil Rays: S.Toby 19+4reb+3ast, J.Nouchanthavong 13+4reb+8ast, R.Sanrak 10+2reb+1ast, T.Suphakit 8+2reb+2ast, T.Chanpob 7+5reb, K.Panudet 6+1ast
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Thunders - Pythons 83-81

A very close game took place in between Thunders and Pythons. Eighth ranked Thunders (3-4) got a very close home victory over 4th placed Pythons (4-3). Thunders managed to escape with a 2-point win 83-81 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pythons. American guard Aaron Williams (198-1991, college: Chicago St.) fired a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds for the winners. Polish Robert Kowalczyk (202-1995) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. American forward Sarion McGee (203, college: John A.Logan) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and Singapore point guard Zhong Han Wong (183-1997) added 19 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Four Pythons players scored in double figures. Thunders moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Eagles. Newly promoted Pythons keep the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with T-REX and Devil Rays. Thunders will meet Eagles (#7) in the next round. Pythons will play against the league's second-placed Wave having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Thunders: A.Williams 35+12reb+2ast, N.Thacharin 20+3reb+5ast, R.Kowalczyk 15+12reb+3ast, T.Sattabongkod 9+3reb, S.Panupat 2, C.Pannawit 2+2reb
Pythons: B.Garrett 23+4reb+2ast, S.McGee 21+13reb+5ast, Z.Han Wong 19+9reb+8ast, D.Apisittinan 12+13reb+3ast, T.Udomchot 4+5reb, W.Li 2+2reb+2ast
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Eagles - Mammoth 83-66

Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Eagles (3-4) defeated at home 9th ranked Mammoth (1-6) 83-66 on Tuesday. Eagles dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Mammoth's 32. Filipino guard Patrick Cabahug (186) fired 40 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winners. Filipino Edsel Magisa chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Eagles' coach C. Ritual used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Alex Smith (201-1988, college: BCU) produced 6 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks and guard Chalormdech Limsuwan (190) added 19 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Eagles have a solid series of three victories in a row. Newly promoted Eagles maintains seventh place with 3-4 record, which they share with Thunders. Mammoth lost third consecutive game. Mammoth at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth position with six games lost. Eagles will meet at home Thunders (#8) in the next round. Mammoth will play against the league's leader Tigers having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Eagles: P.Cabahug 40+9reb, M.Edsel 21+10reb+1ast, I.Sahatsawat 7+3reb, V.Damian 6+4reb+3ast, C.Calaguio 5+8reb+12ast, T.Patrick 4+14reb+1ast
Mammoth: C.Limsuwan 19+8reb, C.Kitbumroong 18+6reb+1ast, J.Kunawut 14+2reb+1ast, C.Pakorn 9+6reb, A.Smith 6+21reb+2ast, C.Thanathon 0+2reb
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TBL Round 6: Wave is upset by Eagles - by Eurobasket News
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in between third ranked Wave (5-2) and seventh ranked Eagles (3-4) on Sunday night. Wave was defeated by Eagles in a tough game at home 84-88. Strangely Wave outrebounded Eagles 57-41 including a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Filipino guard Patrick Cabahug (186) who scored 45 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Filipino guard Christian Calaguio (185-1975) chipped in 13 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) who recorded a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds. Eagles have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Eagles maintains seventh position with 3-4 record, which they share with Thunders. Wave at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with SWU. Eagles is looking forward to face Mammoth (#9) in the next round. Wave will play against Kings (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Leader Tigers delivered the sixth victory. This time they beat 8th ranked Thunders (3-4) 78-74 in Bangkok. It was a good game for Nattapat Biasumrit who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks. Tanner Hazelbaker contributed with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Polish Robert Kowalczyk (202-1995) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 18 rebounds for Thunders. Thunders' coach P. Prasarnkaew rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tigers (6-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Thunders at the other side dropped to the seventh place with four games lost. They share the position with Eagles. Tigers will play against T-REX (#6) in Nakhon Ratchasima in the next round where they are favorite. Thunders will play against Pythons and hope to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Kings (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 135-79 loss to fifth ranked Devil Rays (4-3) in on Sunday evening. Toby Sathitsumpan had a double-double by scoring 49 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Marlon Monte with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with T-REX and Pythons. Newly promoted Kings still closes the standings with seven games lost. Devil Rays will meet at home higher ranked SWU (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Kings will play against the league's second-placed Wave (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 6 Mammoth were crushed by SWU in a road game 91-72. Pythons smashed T-REX at home 91-68.




SWU - Mammoth 91-72

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Mammoth (1-6) was crushed on the road by third ranked SWU (5-2) 91-72 on Sunday. SWU dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Mammoth's 26. SWU forced 29 Mammoth turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Ukrainian-Bulgarian guard Vladislav Ungurian (190-1995, agency: Dreamer Sports Agency) had a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ukrainian swingman Sergii Pryimak (204-1996, agency: BIG) chipped in 17 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four SWU players scored in double figures. SWU's coach T. Dar Juan used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Cholasit Kitbumroong (-2000) with 23 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Alex Smith (201-1988, college: BCU) scored 8 points and 15 rebounds. SWU moved-up to second place, which they share with Wave. Mammoth lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with six games lost. SWU will meet Devil Rays (#5) in the next round. Mammoth will play against Eagles (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
SWU: U.Vladislav 25+13reb+7ast, A.Mendoza 21+3reb+11ast, S.Pryimak 17+13reb+6ast, D.Eduardo 13+4reb+2ast, B.Kannaphop 5+4reb, J.Srisuk 4+1reb+1ast
Mammoth: C.Kitbumroong 23+6reb+3ast, C.Limsuwan 9+3reb+2ast, C.Pakorn 8+7reb, H.Athiwat 8+1reb+1ast, N.Djaruwat 8+5reb+2ast, A.Smith 8+15reb
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Pythons - T-REX 91-68

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Pythons (4-3) smashed at home 6th ranked T-REX (4-3) 91-68 on Sunday. They outrebounded T-REX 46-33 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Pythons looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Brian Garrett (193, college: CS Monterey) scored 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Sarion McGee (203, college: John A.Logan) chipped in 17 points and 18 rebounds during the contest (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Garrett is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Pythons players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Tevis Robinson (198-1995, college: JWU, FL) with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Avery Scharer (185-1986, college: Shoreline CC) scored 16 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted Pythons maintains fourth position with 4-3 record, which they share with T-REX and Devil Rays. Pythons will meet Thunders (#8) in the next round. T-REX will play against the league's leader Tigers (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pythons: B.Garrett 34+5reb+4ast, Z.Han Wong 17+5reb+8ast, S.McGee 17+18reb, D.Apisittinan 13+11reb+4ast, T.Udomchot 5+5reb+1ast, A.Pisters 3+2reb+2ast
T-REX: T.Robinson 18+9reb+4ast, A.Scharer 16+4reb+5ast, S.Kittipat 12+4reb+1ast, A.Joshua 9+9reb+1ast, J.Dumelod Viernes 6+1reb+3ast, D.Patchaya 4+1reb
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Devil Rays - Kings 135-79

Bottom-ranked Kings (0-7) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 135-79 loss to fifth ranked Devil Rays (4-3) in on Sunday evening. They dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Kings' 46. Devil Rays forced 26 Kings turnovers and outrebounded them 68-48 including a 25-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Kings' players. The former international Toby Sathitsumpan (182-2001) had a double-double by scoring 49 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Tew Fra chipped in 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Devil Rays players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Marlon Monte with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Justin Nixon (196, college: Capital) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with T-REX and Pythons. Newly promoted Kings still closes the standings with seven games lost. Devil Rays will meet at home higher ranked SWU (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Kings will play against the league's second-placed Wave (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Devil Rays: S.Toby 49+14reb+2ast, F.Tew 24+15reb+4ast, T.Suphakit 16+3reb+5ast, E.Lorenzo 15+7reb+5ast, J.Pichayanat 10+2reb+4ast, W.Ratchakit 8+1reb+1ast
Kings: M.Marlon 36+14reb+4ast, J.Nixon 17+6reb, P.Chutsiriyingyong 9+10reb+2ast, T.Phathit 5+4reb+2ast, P.Kittiphat 5+5reb+1ast, C.Adrain 4+6reb+3ast
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Wave - Eagles 84-88

The most important game in the last round took place in between third ranked Wave (5-2) and seventh ranked Eagles (3-4) on Sunday night. Wave was defeated by Eagles in a tough game at home 84-88. Strangely Wave outrebounded Eagles 57-41 including a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Filipino guard Patrick Cabahug (186) who scored 45 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Filipino guard Christian Calaguio (185-1975) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) who recorded a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds and American center Raymond Miller (204-1988, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Interperformances) added 27 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists respectively. Eagles have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Eagles maintains seventh position with 3-4 record, which they share with Thunders. Wave at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with SWU. Eagles is looking forward to face Mammoth (#9) in the next round. Wave will play against Kings (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Eagles: P.Cabahug 45+6reb+3ast, T.Patrick 17+6reb, C.Calaguio 13+12reb+4ast, M.Edsel 8+12reb+3ast, I.Sahatsawat 3+3reb+2ast, P.Kritsanaphon 2+1reb
Wave: M.Williams 36+18reb+2ast, R.Miller 27+19reb+6ast, E.Hernal 8+7reb+3ast, S.Supakorn 7+3reb+1ast, J.Martinez 6+8reb+10ast, J.Thitipong 0+1reb
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Tigers - Thunders 78-74

Leader Tigers delivered the sixth victory. This time they beat 8th ranked Thunders (3-4) 78-74 in Bangkok. Tigers players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was a good game for Nattapat Biasumrit who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks. American point guard Tanner Hazelbaker (184, college: WBU) contributed with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Polish Robert Kowalczyk (202-1995) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 18 rebounds and American guard Aaron Williams (198-1991, college: Chicago St.) added 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Thunders. Thunders' coach P. Prasarnkaew rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tigers (6-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Thunders at the other side dropped to the seventh place with four games lost. They share the position with Eagles. Tigers will play against T-REX (#6) in Nakhon Ratchasima in the next round where they are favorite. Thunders will play against Pythons and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Tigers: B.Nattapat 32+19reb, T.Hazelbaker 13+7reb+6ast, B.Hiran 13+5ast, S.Takamin 8+5reb+5ast, S.Peerachet 7+6reb+2ast, Y.Gabriel 4+10reb+1ast
Thunders: A.Williams 24+15reb+4ast, N.Thacharin 23+5reb+4ast, R.Kowalczyk 22+18reb+3ast, T.Sattabongkod 3+2reb, T.Thanapat 2+2reb+1ast, D.Natthawut 0
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Pryimak number one in Thailand TBL for round 7 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News
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Ukrainian Swingman Sergii Pryimak (204-G/F-1996, agency: BIG) put on an amazing game in the last round for SWU, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 7.
The 27-year old player had a double-double of 25 points and 21 rebounds, while his team beat Devil Rays (#5, 4-3) 84-73. SWU maintains the 3rd position in Thailand TBL. They would have been even better if they did not have these two lost games earlier in Regular Season. SWU will need more victories to improve their 5-2 record. In the team's last game Pryimak had a remarkable 52.9% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at SWU, through which he has constantly improved. Sergii Pryimak has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 15.6rpg) and averages impressive 1.7bpg and 60.0% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Avery Scharer (185-PG-1986) of T-REX. Scharer had a very good evening with a triple-double of 22 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists. Of course T-REX cruised to a 91-83 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Tigers (#1, 6-1). T-REX's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 4-3 record is not bad and everything may still change. Scharer is one of the most experienced players at T-REX and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.6ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 9.7rpg and 11.7apg. Former Shoreline Community College star Scharer is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third on the list of top players last round was another T-REX's star - American forward Tevis Robinson (198-PF-1995). Robinson got into 30-points club by scoring 38 points in the last round. He went also for eighteen rebounds . He was another key player of T-REX, helping his team with a 91-83 win against the higher-ranked Tigers (#1, 6-1). T-REX needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 3 lost games. Robinson has a great season in Thailand. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.7ppg (7th best). Robinson attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.

Other top performing players last week:
4. James Martinez (170-PG-1987) of Wave - 35 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists
5. Vladislav Ungurian (190-G-1995) of SWU - 29 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Adrain Calada) of Kings - 33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists
7. Marlon Monte) of Kings - 24 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists
8. Morakinyo Williams (209-C-1988) of Wave - 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Raymond Miller (204-C-1988) of Wave - 15 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Sarion McGee (203-F) of Pythons - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.


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TURKEY  
Galatasaray tabs Jarell Martin, ex M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Galatasaray NEF Istanbul (BSL) inked 29-year old American 208cm power forward Jarell Martin (college: LSU) for upcoming season. Martin played most recently at M.Tel-Aviv in Israeli Winner League. In 28 games he averaged 7.9ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0apg last season. He helped them to win the league title and they also made it to the Cup final. Martin also played 38 games in Euroleague where he had 7.2ppg and 3.5rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Kings in Australian NBL. In 31 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg and 8.4rpg (#5 in the league) in that year. Martin contributed to his team winning the league title. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week.
In 2015 he was drafted by Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) in first round (25th overall). He graduated from Louisiana State University and it will be his ninth season in pro basketball.
Martin is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Australia and of course North America). Martin has played previously professionally in China (Aviators), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic), NBA G League (RGV Vipers and Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (Utah Jazz and Utah Jazz Blue).
Among many awards he was selected to Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports Team in 2021.

Galatasaray NEF Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Ismet Akpinar
Ahmet Tuncer
Corey Walden
Jonah Radebaugh
Ege Yildizoglu

Forwards:
Akwasi Yeboah
Jarell Martin
Goksenin Koksal

Centers:
Miralem Halilovic
Samet Geyik

Coach: Zvezdan Mitrovic
Bayern lands Carsen Edwards, ex Fenerbahce - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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FC Bayern Muenchen (BBL) tabbed 25-year old American 185cm guard Carsen Edwards (college: Purdue) for new season. Edwards played most recently at Fenerbahce in Turkish BSL league. In 20 games he averaged 13.3ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.1apg last season. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. Edwards also played 34 games in Euroleague where he had 8.0ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.1apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at the Pistons in NBA. In four games he recorded 5.8ppg, 1.5rpg and 3.5apg in that year. The other team he played that season for was Stars in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 44 games he got impressive 23.3ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.1apg and 1.5spg in that year. Edwards also spent pre-season at the Grizzlies in NBA. He was also tried-out by the Celtics in NBA.
In 2019 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (33rd overall). Edwards graduated from Purdue University and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.
He represented USA at the World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) six years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 8 games: 17.4ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.6apg, 2.1spg, FGP: 51.9%, 3PT: 39.2%, FT: 71.9%.
Edwards has played also professionally in NBA G League (Maine Celtics).

FC Bayern Muenchen roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Andreas Obst
Isaac Bonga
Sylvain Francisco
Carsen Edwards

Forwards:
Vladimir Lucic
Leandro Bolmaro

Center:
Danko Brankovic

Coach: Pablo Laso
Darussafaka lands Muhsin Yasar - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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Darussafaka Lassa Istanbul (BSL) tabbed 27-year old international 210cm center Muhsin Yasar for new season. Yasar played most recently at Gaziantep Basketbol (BSL). In 29 games he averaged 5.8ppg and 2.8rpg last season. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. Yasar also played 14 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he had 6.4ppg and 3.3rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Tofas. In 29 BSL games he recorded 8.3ppg and 3.0rpg in that year. Yasar also played 14 games in Basketball Champions League where he got 6.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 1.1apg in that year. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
Yasar has been also a member of Turkish international program for some years. He has regularly played for Turkish senior team since 2020 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2013.
Yasar represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) eight years ago. Yasar's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 10 games: 3.6ppg, 2.2rpg.
He has played previously for Tofas Gelisim.

Darussafaka Lassa Istanbul roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Can Korkmaz
Ridvan Oncel
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman
Kyle Allman

Forwards:
Berk Demir
Hakan Sayili
Eray Buyukcangaz
Canberk Kus
Mason Jones

Center:
Muhsin Yasar
Vanoli Cremona sign Wayne McCullough, ex Darussafaka - by Eurobasket News
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Newly promoted Vanoli Basket Cremona (Serie A) inked 29-year old American 195cm shooting guard Wayne McCullough (college: CCU) for upcoming season. McCullough joins another USA player Jordan Bone who is already in the roster.
He played most recently at Darussafaka in Turkish BSL league. In 32 games he recorded 9.0ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.4apg and 1.0spg (in top 5) last season. He also played 14 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged 7.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.5apg and 1.8spg.
He won NBL Canada Atlantic Division championship title in 2019 and 2020.
The previous (2022) summer he played at Choice in U.S. semi-pro league TBT. In only one game he had 9 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in 2022 year.
He has played also professionally in Canada (Moncton Magic and The Storm), Finland (Lahti) and NBA G League (NAZ Suns).
Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention in 2021.
He graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2016 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball. McCullough won NBL Canada Atlantic Division championship title in 2019 and 2020.

Marreon Jackson (ex Fenerbahce 2) signs at Voluntari - by Arnold Beres
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CSO Voluntari (Liga Nationala) landed American 185cm guard Marreon Jackson (college: Arizona State) for upcoming season. Jackson played most recently at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 2nd team in Turkish TBL league. In 26 games he averaged impressive 16.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.5apg and 1.9spg (in top 4) last season. A very good year in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TBL Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week.
He graduated from Arizona State in 2022 and it is his second season in pro basketball. His team won MAC West Division Regular Season in 2018 and 2019. Jackson played also for The University of Toledo for 4 years.

CSO Voluntari roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laszlo Polyak
Rashard Odomes
Lucas Tohatan
Marreon Jackson
Mihail Miseailo

Forwards:
Titus Nicoara
KeyShawn Feazell

Center:
Alexandru Olah
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UKRAINE  
Prometey lands Arnoldas Kulboka - by Eurobasket News
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SC Prometey Kamianske (Lat-Est BL) tabbed 25-year old Lithuanian ex-international 208cm small forward Arnoldas Kulboka for new season. Kulboka played most recently at Promitheas in Greek GBL league. In 25 games he averaged 12.1ppg and 5.5rpg last season. He helped them to make it to the Supercup semifinals. Kulboka also played 20 games in Eurocup where he had 14.7ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.0apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals.
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Swarm in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 42 games he recorded 14.2ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.3apg in that year.
In 2018 he was drafted by Charlotte Hornets (NBA) in second round (55th overall).
Kulboka was also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. He played for Lithuanian Senior National Team back in 2017 and previously for U19 National Team in 2017.
Kulboka represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Samsun (Turkey) seven years ago. Kulboka's team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 15.7ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.8spg, FGP: 48.3%, 3PT: 34.6%, FT: 66.7%.
He is a very experienced player. Kulboka has played also professionally in Germany (Brose Bamberg and Baunach), Italy (Cd'Orlando), Spain (Bilbao) and Lithuania (Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team).
Among many awards his team won German Bundesliga Cup in 2019. He was voted to German NBBL All-Star Game back in 2017.

SC Prometey Kamianske roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davon Reed
Marcus Keene

Forwards:
Caleb Agada
Arnoldas Kulboka
Tai Odiase

Center:
Jehyve Floyd
Prometey signs Davon Reed - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu
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SC Prometey Kamianske (Lat-Est BL) signed 28-year old American guard Davon Reed (198cm-100kg-1995, college: Miami, FL) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Reed played last season at LA Lakers in the NBA. But in 8 games he had just 1.0ppg. He helped them to make it to the conference final. Reed also played for the Nuggets in NBA where in 35 games he recorded only 2.3ppg and 1.5rpg.
In 2017 he was drafted by Phoenix Suns (NBA) in second round (32nd overall). He graduated from University of Miami and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball.
Reed has played also professionally in Taiwan (Pilots), NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce, NAZ Suns, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Grand Rapids Gold) and NBA Summer League (GS Warriors).
He was voted to ACC All-Defensive Team back in 2017.

SC Prometey Kamianske roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Davon Reed
Marcus Keene

Forwards:
Caleb Agada
Tai Odiase

Center:
Jehyve Floyd

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UNITED KINGDOM  
Magical McGill Marcs The Way - by Jeff King
Rickey McGill (188-G-1997, college: Iona) 's hotly anticipated return to British basketball will help Serioes Group Newcastle Eagles double down on the franchise's identity as defensive disruptors. That's the verdict of an excited Marc Steutel after the Eagles playcaller confirmed Plymouth's former playmaker is Tyneside-bound.

McGill is lighting up New Zealand's National Basketball League (NBL) after leading the Franklin Bulls to a fourth-placed finish and this season's playoffs. And after an injury-hit 2022, the US star has successfully kickstarted a career that's already taken him to Greece, Estonia and Hungary. McGill brings his BBL experience to Newcastle's 2023-24 roster after a season at Plymouth alongside his now Eagles teammate Will Neighbour.

'If you look at Rickey's regular season stats in New Zealand, he led the league in steals and I think that shows a little bit about how dynamic he is,' said Steutel. 'He's an explosive guard who's able to get to his spots. Rickey can playmake, create shots, finish and make the right decisions whether he's playing on or off the ball.

'Defensively he's somebody who's really disruptive and someone who puts aggressive pressure on the ball. In that respect Rickey is a player who will continue to help build our identity as a team and ensure that we're playing the brand of Eagles' basketball that I want to play.'

McGill heads into the New Zealand top-flight's post-season first in steals and fifth in assists. At Division One Iona, McGill became the first player in MACC conference history to appear in the NCAA tournament four seasons on the bounce. That record secured a rookie professional contract with Athens-based Panionios where the 6ft 2in star averaged seven points and three assists per game prior to the Greek top flight's 2020 Covid shutdown.

Months later McGill burst onto the British scene with Plymouth before stints with Rapla KK (Estonia) and Soprini KC (Hungary) reinforced his reputation as one of European basketball's rising stars. A serious injury in January 2022 led to an enforced spell on the sidelines but the 26-year-old has rediscovered his fitness and form under US coach Daniel Sokolovsky at the Bulls.

'I'm delighted with how the roster's shaping up this summer,' added Steutel.

'Rickey's another impressive addition who's proven in the British Basketball League and proven in Europe. He's somebody who has really high talent and the ability to change a game and to change the outcome of a game. Everyone at Newcastle is delighted that he'll be suiting up for the Eagles this season.'

The American guard played in the BBL's behind-closed-doors season taking Plymouth to the May Madness Play-Offs Semi-Finals. McGill joined Franklin in March and heads into the post-season first in steals (2.5 per game) and fifth in assists (5.2 per game). The NBL wraps next month with Steutel's latest signing due on Tyneside in time for Newcastle's pre-season programme.

McGill joins Larry Austin Jr in a new-look Eagles' backcourt and becomes the franchise's sixth signing of the summer.

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Cheshire Phoenix (BBL) landed American 198cm guard Cameron Christon for new season. Christon just graduated from Grambling State University (NCAA). He has played there for the last four years. Christon helped them to make it to the SWAC Tournament final. He can count that season as a very successful as was awarded All-SWAC Player of the Year and voted to NABC Division I All-District 22 Second Team.
Christon started his college career at Boise State University (NCAA). Then he moved to Grambling State University (NCAA). Christon's high school career he had spent at Allen in Allen, TX.
So his pro career will start in United Kingdom.

Cheshire Phoenix roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Jack Hudson
LaQuincy Rideau
E.J. Stephens
Cameron Christon

Forwards:
Skyler White
Aaryn Rai
Matt Morgan agreed terms with Lions - by Eurobasket News
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London Lions (BBL) added to their roster 25-year old American 188cm guard Matt Morgan (college: Cornell) for upcoming season. Morgan played this summer at LA Clippers in the NBA Summer League. In three games just recently he recorded 10.0ppg, 2.7rpg and 2.3apg. The last season he played at Le Mans in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 35 NBA Summer League games he was league's third best scorer with impressive 20.4ppg and had 2.5rpg and 4.1apg. He helped them to make it to the French Leaders Cup Semifinals. Great season indeed as he was awarded Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Guard of the Year and voted to All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week (2 times).
Morgan is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Turkey (Konyaspor), NBA G League (Raptors 905 Missisauga), The Basketball Tournament (Boeheim's Army) and NBA Summer League (Toronto Raptors).
Morgan graduated from Cornell University in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.

London Lions roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Jordan Taylor
Luke Nelson
Tarik Phillip
Matt Morgan
Bradley Kaboza

Forwards:
Conor Morgan
Sam Dekker
Morayo Soluade

Center:
Gabriel Olaseni

Coach: Ryan Schmitt

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VIETNAM  
Barkley number one in Vietnam VBA for round 14 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News
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American Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) had a great game in the last round for top-ranked Saigon Heat, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 27-year old player had a double-double of 41 points and 16 rebounds, while his team edged out Dolphins (#3, 6-3) 94-90. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Saigon Heat to consolidate first place in the Vietnamese VBA. Saigon Heat have a solid 8-1 record. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 60.9% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Saigon Heat, through which he has constantly improved. Former East Carolina University star has very solid stats this year. Barkley is league's best scorer averaging so far 30.7ppg and leads league in rebounds with 19.6rpg. Barkley is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 7.6apg) and averages impressive 64.1% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young American John Fields (205-F/C-1988, agency: Octagon Europe) of Warriors. Fields had a very good evening with a double-double of 30 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Warriors was edged by slightly higher-ranked Buffaloes (#2, 7-2) 82-78. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Warriors still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-5 record. Fields is one of the most experienced players at Warriors and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.8ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 16.9rpg and 3.2apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was American center DeAngelo Hamilton (203-C-1990) of Catfish (#6). Hamilton showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, sixteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. Despite Hamilton's great performance Catfish lost 81-86 to slightly higher-ranked City Wings (#5, 3-5). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Catfish can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-6 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Hamilton has individually a great season in Vietnam. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 13.9rpg (6th best). He also has 2.4bpg and FGP: 52.4%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jeremy Smith (190-G-1991) of City Wings - 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Yevgen Sakhniuk (201-F-1995) of City Wings - 22 points, 27 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Madarious Gibbs (185-G-1993) of Dolphins - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists
7. Anthony January (204-PF-1993) of Buffaloes - 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Robert Sampson (203-F-1992) of Dolphins - 22 points and 12 rebounds
9. Udun Osakue (198-F-1992) of Buffaloes - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Brachon Griffin (185-G-1992) of Catfish - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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Women News
U20 Belgian Cats - by Peter Buyse
Coach Philip Wolk has announced the 12 player roster for the U20 European Championship starting on July 29th in Lithuania. Belgium is in Group D, with Latvia, Turkey and Italy.

1 Sanne Desplenter (170-G-2003) ION Waregem
2 Habibatou Bah (169-SF-2004) Phantoms Boom
3 Emma Ndiribe (179-SG-2003) Athenas Lummen
5 Nastja Claessens (184-F-2004) Castors Braine
6 Emma Vindevogel (175-SF-2004) Phantoms Boom
7 Asha Ndabukiye (178-C-2003) Athenas Lummen
8 Valentine Cambioli (171-SG-2003) Spirou Charleroi
9 Leni Declercq Forward 2004 1m78 LDP Donza
10 Renee Denys (170-G-2004) Kangoeroes Mechelen
12 Liese De Vooght (182-SG-2003) Sparta Laarne
13 Priscilla Katako-Mwaka (180-C-2004) Kangoeroes Mechelen
14 Julia Franquin (186-PF-2003) Liege Panthers
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BRAZIL  
Stats Leaders - Women
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Silva_Thayna

LSB
(180-F-1996)
Avg: 17.0

Silva
17.0
Martins
16.1
Sangalli
15.5
Moura
15.3
Goncalves
14.9
Fournier, Prosper lead Canada into quarterfinals of U19 basketball World Cup - by Eurobasket News
Toby Fournier (188-F-2005) had game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds as Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup with an 89-45 win over Brazil on Wednesday. Montreal's Cassandre Prosper (188-SF-2005) added 20 points with four steals and a block in the victory. Manuella Alves (187-PF-2006) led Brazil with eight points and 11 rebounds off the bench. The undefeated Canadians will face Mali in Friday's quarterfinals. Mali defeated Australia 74-67 in their Round of 16 matchup to advance. The semifinals take place Saturday, with the final and third-place game going Sunday. Canada entered Wednesday's matchup having finished atop Group D with a 3-0 record.
Courtesy of: cbc.ca

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CANADA  
Fournier, Prosper lead Canada into quarterfinals of U19 basketball World Cup - by Eurobasket News
Toby Fournier (188-F-2005) had game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds as Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup with an 89-45 win over Brazil on Wednesday. Montreal's Cassandre Prosper (188-SF-2005) added 20 points with four steals and a block in the victory. Manuella Alves (187-PF-2006) led Brazil with eight points and 11 rebounds off the bench. The undefeated Canadians will face Mali in Friday's quarterfinals. Mali defeated Australia 74-67 in their Round of 16 matchup to advance. The semifinals take place Saturday, with the final and third-place game going Sunday. Canada entered Wednesday's matchup having finished atop Group D with a 3-0 record.
Courtesy of: cbc.ca

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COCABA CHAMPIONSHIPS  
Guatemala edge Panama in Central American Championship opener - by Eurobasket News
Panama - Guatemala 55:64

Guatemala edged Panama 64-55 in Central American Championship opener. It was Panama to take a 15-10 lead as they dominated the first half. Guatemala meanwhile replied with a 15-14 run in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 23-10 surge.
Natalie Larranaga (175-G-2002) top-scored for the winners with 22 points and Sonia Vasquez (182-F-1983) delivered 19. Ashley Reid (168-G, college: Louisiana Tech) replied with 18 points in a loss and Milan Tuttle (170-G-2003) produced 12.

Nelly Rapalo erupts with 35, leads Honduras past Nicaragua - by Eurobasket News
Honduras - Nicaragua 81:69

Nelly Rapalo (173-F-1999) erupted with 35 points as her Honduras overcame Nicaragua 81:69 at the Central American Championship. Nicaragua won the opening period 22-15, whilst Honduras took control in the rest of the game. They replied with a 17-13 run in the second period and posted a 22-20 rally in the third. Moreover, Honduras closed the game with a final 27-14 surge to seal the win.
Ankara Reichle (171-SF-2000) posted 17 points for the winners and Lesly Colon (184-G-2002) had 9. Shannen Peralta (F-2003) answered with 25 points in a loss and Naomy Alvarez (G-2004) notched 11.

El Salvador ease past Panama at the Central American Championship - by Eurobasket News
El Salvador - Panama 93:49

El Salvador rolled over Panama 93-49 at the Central American Championship. The hosts nailed 37 points in the opening period and dominated the whole game. Moreover, they limited the opponents to just 6 points in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 18-13 run.
Destiny Campbell (185-F-1996, college: ECU) top-scored for the winners with 25 points and 13 rebounds, whilst Hillary Martinez (172-SF-1997) and Emily Tevez (175-SG-1993, college: NDN) each scored 15. Ashley Reid (165-G-1998, college: Wichita St.) answered with 15 points for the guests.

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COSTA RICA  
Costa Rican National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
#s#
Ana Matamoros
Matamoros
Daniela Quesada
Quesada
Paula Reyna
Reyna
Meilyn Herrera
Herrera
Maria Alfaro
Alfaro
#e#5
4Ana Matamoros 190-C-1993
7Sofia Jimenez 173-SF-1992 Coronado Costa Rica
10Daniela Quesada 168-G-1997 Freseras Mexico
11Laura Castro 179-F-2000 Jaguares Nicaragua
13Paula Reyna 180-PF-1997
19Jennifer Sanchez 178-F/C-1996 Santo Domingo Costa Rica
21Amanda Fernandez 177-SF-2002
24Marypaz Martinez 170-PG-2004
25Maria Zubillaga 170-G-2002
28Meilyn Herrera 185-SF-1998
38Paula Mora 169-SF-1997 Coopenae Costa Rica
77Maria Alfaro 163-PG-1998 Felinas Panama

Cristian Chavarria Head Coach
Jose Marin Assistant


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CROATIA  
Edita Skec joins Zadar - by Zeljko Zule
ZKK Zadar (Prvaj Liga) added to their roster 22-year old forward Edita Skec (2001) for new 2023-24 season. Skec has played for the last seven years at ZKK Split in the Premijer Liga. In 21 games she had 6.0ppg, 7.6rpg and 1.3spg last season. Premijer Liga will be definitely a better match and she can see more playing time.

Nyon inks Khiana Johnson, ex Sibenik - by Luca Maffioli
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Nyon Basket Feminin (SBL) agreed terms with 24-year old American guard Khiana Johnson (170cm-1998, college: Radford, agency: LBM Management) for new 2023-24 season. Johnson played last season at ZKK Sibenik in Croatian Premijer Liga. In 22 games she was the best scorer with impressive 22.3ppg and averaged 6.3rpg, 7.1apg (leader !!!) and 2.0spg. She helped them to make it to the Croatian Cup Semifinals.
The most of previous (2021-22) season she spent at CS Universitatea Cluj Napoca in Romanian Liga Nationala where in 16 games she had 9.6ppg, 4.4rpg, 4.3apg and 1.1spg in that year. Johnson also played for Phoenix Stiinta Constanta in Romanian Liga Nationala. In 10 games she recorded 6.9ppg, 2.8rpg, 2.8apg and 1.2spg in that year.
She graduated from Radford University in 2020 and it is her fourth season as a professional player. Her team won Big South Conference Regular Season in 2017 and 2019.

Nyon Basket Feminin roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laure Margot
Justine Thevoz
Khiana Johnson
Indira Vilolo

Forwards:
Yverline Da_Silva
Sara Loomis
Victoria Lindt

Center:
Agnes Blanchard

Coach: Nikolay Gospodinov

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DR CONGO  
DR Congolese National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
5 Ketia Mbelu
*6 Marlene Ngobeleza
7 Gracia Nguz
*8 Cecile Nyoka
*9 Tania Kokolo
*10 Feza Ebengo
11 Debarah Watshini
13 Francine Mukendi
*14 Grace Basiki
15 Deborah Kaba
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EL SALVADOR  
El Salvador National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
#s#
Hillary Martinez
Martinez
Emily Tevez
Tevez
Aida Funes
Funes
Kimberly Villalobos
Villalobos
Destiny Campbell
Campbell
#e#5
4Hillary Martinez 172-SF-1997 Moca Puerto Rico
7Liliana Alvarado 172-SF-1997 Santa Tecla F1 El Salvador
9Silvia Vega 176-C-2003 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
10Emily Tevez 175-SG-1993 San Salvador El Salvador
11Elisa Dominguez 165-SG-2000 San Salvador El Salvador
14Aida Funes 171-PG-1984 Santa Tecla 2 El Salvador
15Astrid Heredia 183-C-1996 San Salvador El Salvador
16Fatima Aviles 161-PG-1999 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
22Kimberly Villalobos 188-C-2000
23Destiny Campbell 185-F-1996 Mieleras Mexico
24Gabriela Alfaro 167-F-2004 Salvadorenas 2 El Salvador
44Kenia Mena 156-G-2001 San Salvador El Salvador

Ernesto Rodriguez Head Coach Santa Tecla El Salvador
Jose Santana Assistant
El Salvador ease past Panama at the Central American Championship - by Eurobasket News
El Salvador - Panama 93:49

El Salvador rolled over Panama 93-49 at the Central American Championship. The hosts nailed 37 points in the opening period and dominated the whole game. Moreover, they limited the opponents to just 6 points in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 18-13 run.
Destiny Campbell (185-F-1996, college: ECU) top-scored for the winners with 25 points and 13 rebounds, whilst Hillary Martinez (172-SF-1997) and Emily Tevez (175-SG-1993, college: NDN) each scored 15. Ashley Reid (165-G-1998, college: Wichita St.) answered with 15 points for the guests.

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U18  
Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center
MVP: Slovenia Ajsa Sivka (190-PF-2005) of Schio
Best Guard: Serbia Marija Avlijas (178-SG-2005) of Art Basket
Best Forward: France Marine Dursus (174-G/F-2005) of Angers
Best Center: Slovenia Ajsa Sivka (190-PF-2005) of Schio

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship First Team 2023
Avlijas
Avlijas
Bartelme
Bartelme
Dursus
Dursus
Martin
Martin
Sivka
Sivka

First Team
Serbia Marija Avlijas (178-SG-2005) of Art Basket
Slovenia Lea Bartelme (178-PG-2005) of Celje
France Marine Dursus (174-G/F-2005) of Angers
Spain Iyana Martin (172-PG-2006) of Segle XXI
Slovenia Ajsa Sivka (190-PF-2005) of Schio

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Second Team 2023
Aarnisalo
Aarnisalo
Soltau
Soltau
Keboum
Keboum
Istanbulluoglu
Istanbulluoglu
Silva
Silva

Second Team
Finland Elina Aarnisalo (177-G-2005) of Kangoeroes
Germany Annika Soltau (190-PF-2006) of Keltern
France Sarah Keboum (185-F-2006) of Mondeville
Turkey Elif Istanbulluoglu (188-F-2005) of Fenerbahce
Portugal Clara Silva (198-C-2006) of Unicaja

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Honorable Mention 2023
Mata
Mata
Bayart
Bayart
Farbas
Farbas
Cedolini
Cedolini
Smite
Smite
Brozova
Brozova

Honorable Mention
Spain Marina Mata (187-C-2005) of Segle XXI
Belgium Pauline Bayart (188-PF-2006) of Waregem
Hungary Eliza Farbas (190-C-2006) of DVTK U23
Italy Ginevra Cedolini (180-SF-2005) of RO Elite
Latvia Madara Smite (170-G-2006) of Liepaja/LSSS
Czech Republic Anna Brozova (167-G-2005) of Sokol HK
Lithuania Sintija Aukstikalnyte (175-G-2006) of Kibirkstis-VKM
Israel Romi Elbaz (180-G-2005) of H.Rishon LZ
Poland Dominika Ullmann (170-G-2005) of Pol.Gdansk
Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center
MVP: Luxembourg Faith Etute (183-F-2005) of T71
Best Guard: Greece Panagiota Stoligka (173-SG-2006) of Esperides
Best Forward: Luxembourg Faith Etute (183-F-2005) of T71
Best Center: Luxembourg Isa Hamalainen (183-C-2006) of Residence

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B First Team 2023
Hamalainen
Hamalainen
Etute
Etute
Bozan
Bozan
Stoligka
Stoligka
Guska
Guska

First Team
Luxembourg Isa Hamalainen (183-C-2006) of Residence
Luxembourg Faith Etute (183-F-2005) of T71
Croatia Petra Bozan (190-F/C-2006) of KAZL Split
Greece Panagiota Stoligka (173-SG-2006) of Esperides
Bosnia Jana Guska (191-C/F-2005) of Mladi Krajisnik

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B Second Team 2023
Sorbye
Sorbye
Manolova
Manolova
Banovic
Banovic
Syniakova
Syniakova
Ziaka
Ziaka

Second Team
Norway Aurora Sorbye (168-G-2005) of Ulriken
Bulgaria Denitsa Manolova (172-G-2006) of Rilski Sportist
Croatia Lucija Banovic (183-SF-2005) of Tresnjevka
Ukraine Elina Syniakova (185-F-2006) of Dnipro
Greece Angeliki Ziaka (183-C-2006) of Panathinaikos

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B Honorable Mention 2023
Novak
Novak
Leko
Leko
Boama
Boama
Tolan
Tolan
Jaama
Jaama
Douwstra
Douwstra

Honorable Mention
Croatia Nina Novak (172-G-2005) of Tresnjevka
Bosnia Ana Leko (170-SG-2005) of Zrinjski
Iceland Sara Boama (168-PG-2005) of Valur
Ireland Emma Tolan (178-SG-2006) of Cavan Eagles
Estonia Marta-Eleri Jaama (190-F-2005) of TalTech
Holland Keona Douwstra (174-SG-2006) of Orange Lions
Slovakia Anna Molnarova (180-PF-2005) of Sportdarazs
Austria Anna Alborova (183-G-2005) of Logrono
Denmark Freya Jensen (178-F-2006) of Aabyhoj
Sweden Tilda Trygger (198-SF-2006) of Lulea Basket
Romania Miky Panait (169-PG-2005) of Agronomia
United Kingdom Olivia Forster (170-G-2005) of Ipswich
North Macedonia Milica Nikolikj (188-SF-2006) of MKD NT U16
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FINLAND  
Valtonen re-signs at Catz - by Eurobasket News
Catz Lappeenranta (Korisliiga) confirmed in their roster 19-year old forward Helmi Valtonen (178cm-2004) for new 2023-24 season. Valtonen has played there for the last three seasons.
She has played previously for Catz Kakkone.

Catz keeps Laaksonen for another season - by Eurobasket News
Catz Lappeenranta (Korisliiga) re-signed 18-year old 170cm guard Lotta Laaksonen for upcoming season. Laaksonen has played there for the last three seasons.

Pakkanen re-signs at Catz - by Eurobasket News
Catz Lappeenranta (Korisliiga) confirmed in their roster 18-year old swingman Siiri Pakkanen (177cm-2005) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Pakkanen played there last season. But in 9 Korisliiga games she did not score anything and had only 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Catz Lappeenranta roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Lotta Laaksonen
Maria Jokinen

Forwards:
Helmi Valtonen
Siiri Pakkanen

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GABON  
Gabonese National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center

4Ilris Edan 2002
5Bernice Angue 1984
6Axandre Nguema 2004
7Oxane Mbiguino 2003
8Hardell Nang 1998
9Cecilia Koumba 2000
10Marie Balowa 2001
11Jessica Abagha 2001
12Grace Assengone 1999
13Marilyne Aboghe 185-C-1985
14Anna Oroki 1999
15Macolombe Moussirou 173-G-1987

Servais Allogho Head Coach


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GUATEMALA  
Guatemala edge Panama in Central American Championship opener - by Eurobasket News
Panama - Guatemala 55:64

Guatemala edged Panama 64-55 in Central American Championship opener. It was Panama to take a 15-10 lead as they dominated the first half. Guatemala meanwhile replied with a 15-14 run in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 23-10 surge.
Natalie Larranaga (175-G-2002) top-scored for the winners with 22 points and Sonia Vasquez (182-F-1983) delivered 19. Ashley Reid (168-G, college: Louisiana Tech) replied with 18 points in a loss and Milan Tuttle (170-G-2003) produced 12.

Guatemalan National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
*2 Natalie Larranaga
*5 Elisa Martinez
*6 Astrid Garcia
10 Dania Calderon
12 Emily Rosales
*14 Sonia Vasquez
23 Nathaly Pinelo
24 America Rustrian
27 Noor Aranki
*31 Mariana Escobar
34 Emily Martinez
44 Elizabeth Camacho

Victor Del Barba
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HONDURAS  
Honduras National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
#s#
Daniela Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Lesly Colon
Colon
Ankara Reichle
Reichle
Nelly Rapalo
Rapalo
Jani Martinez
Martinez
#e#5
2Daniela Rodriguez 174-PF-1996
4Maria Fuentes 170-F-2004
5Lesly Colon 184-G-2002
6Karla Ordonez 162-F-1995
7Ankara Reichle 171-SF-2000
8Helen Williams 179-F-1992
10Nelly Rapalo 173-F-1999 Ferragudo Portugal
11Debie Buelto 183-PF-1984
12Berta Nativi 158-PG-2000
14Jani Martinez 176-C-1980 San Miguel El Salvador
17Lineth Escalante 170-F-1995
29Tirsa Garcia 160-G/F-2000 Panteras El Salvador

Jose Rapalo Head Coach
Karloman Bejarano Assistant


Nelly Rapalo erupts with 35, leads Honduras past Nicaragua - by Eurobasket News
Honduras - Nicaragua 81:69

Nelly Rapalo (173-F-1999) erupted with 35 points as her Honduras overcame Nicaragua 81:69 at the Central American Championship. Nicaragua won the opening period 22-15, whilst Honduras took control in the rest of the game. They replied with a 17-13 run in the second period and posted a 22-20 rally in the third. Moreover, Honduras closed the game with a final 27-14 surge to seal the win.
Ankara Reichle (171-SF-2000) posted 17 points for the winners and Lesly Colon (184-G-2002) had 9. Shannen Peralta (F-2003) answered with 25 points in a loss and Naomy Alvarez (G-2004) notched 11.

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ICELAND  
Stefansdottir re-signs at Tindastoll - by Eurobasket News
U.M.F. Tindastoll (D1) confirmed in their roster 17-year old swingman Fanney Stefansdottir (176cm-2005) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Stefansdottir has played there for the last two seasons.

Tindastoll keeps Helgadottir for another season - by Eurobasket News
U.M.F. Tindastoll (D1) re-signed 15-year old Emma Helgadottir for upcoming season. Helgadottir played there last season. But in 18 D1 games she averaged just 0.9ppg and 1.1rpg.

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ITALY  
Gramaccioni re-signs at Matelica - by Eurobasket News
Thunder Basket Matelica (Serie A2) confirmed in their roster 25-year old point guard Benedetta Gramaccioni (174cm-1998) for new 2023-24 season. Gramaccioni has played there for the last two seasons. Quite impressive year as she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Italian A2 South Honorable Mention.
She was a member of Italian U16 National Team back in 2014.
Gramaccioni has played previously for five other teams: Vicenza, Ancona, Firenze, Bari and Forli.

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IVORY COAST  
Ivory Coast National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Ivory Coast National Team 2023
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Safietou Kolga
Kolga
Hanna Amani
Amani
Amma Ouraga
Ouraga
Djefarima Diawara
Diawara
Edwige Djedjemel
Djedjemel
#e#5
0Alima Doumbia 2002 SOA Ivory Coast
4Safietou Kolga 167-PG-1997 ABC Ivory Coast
5Hanna Amani 166-PG-1996 CSA Ivory Coast
6Amma Ouraga 189-F-1999 OBC Ivory Coast
7Djefarima Diawara 180-F-1994 Ville de Dakar Senegal
9Edwige Djedjemel 188-C-1988 CSA Ivory Coast
10Abiba Kone 173-G-1998 CSA Ivory Coast
11Mariam Fofana 1997
15Salimata Berte 182-F-1989 ABC Ivory Coast
17Grace Tolo 2001
24N'Bionewe Sieza 190-G-1997 OBC Ivory Coast

Visic Zoran Head Coach
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MALI  
Leganes tab Aminata Sangare - by Eurobasket News
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Innova-TSN Leganes (LF Endesa) inked 21-year old Mali international 186cm forward Aminata Sangare for upcoming season. Sangare is not a newcomer in Spanish League as she played most recently at Vantage Towers Alcobendas in the LF Challenge. In 17 games she averaged 8.9ppg, 6.6rpg and 1.2spg last season. She helped them to make it to the semifinals.
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Casademont Zaragoza where in 16 LF Endesa games she had 3.6ppg and 4.3rpg in that year.
Sangare has been also a member of Mali international program for some years. She has regularly played for Mali senior team since 2021 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2018.
Sangare represented Mali at the World Cup U19 for Women in Debrecen (Hungary) two years ago. Her team got to the Semifinals and her stats at that event were 6 games: 10.2ppg, 7.3rpg, 2.0apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 42.2%, 3PT: 22.2%, FT: 55.0%.

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MEXICO  
LNBPF Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Astros and Halcones enter semifinals - by Eurobasket News
Rojas - Astros 56-63

Astros outrebounded Rojas 43-31 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Joy Adams (180-1993, college: Iona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Imani McGee-Stafford (201-1994, college: Texas) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Deja Church (178-1998, college: DePaul) answered with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Stasha Carey (188-1995, college: Rutgers, agency: Shark Sports Management) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Rojas.
Top scorers:
Astros: B.McCarty-Williams 21+3reb+3ast, J.Adams 20+5reb+6ast, I.McGee-Stafford 14+13reb, J.Tunstull 6+9reb+1ast, L.Berkani 2+1ast, O.Montserrat 0
Rojas: D.Church 17+7reb+5ast, S.Carey 15+6reb+1ast, A.Bethel 9+6reb+2ast, A.Alix 8+4reb+3ast, A.Coleman 3+2reb+1ast, A.Xicotencatl 2+1reb+1ast
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Libertadoras - Fuerza Regia 72-59

American power forward Lyndra Weaver (185-1987, college: Virginia) stepped up and scored 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and her fellow American import forward Marie Benson (185-1997, college: UT Arlington) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Five Libertadores players scored in double figures. Brazilian forward Damiris Dantas (191-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and American forward Kaila Charles (185-1998, college: Maryland) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line).
Top scorers:
Libertadoras: M.Benson 15+6reb, R.Gray 12+3reb+2ast, M.Tagliamento 12+4reb+3ast, P.Pavlopoulou 12+1reb+6ast, L.Weaver 10+9reb+2ast, M.Garrick 7+5reb+2ast
Fuerza Regia: D.Dantas 22+11reb+2ast, K.Charles 15+10reb+1ast, K.Bell 9+3reb+2ast, A.Nyingifa 8+4reb+1ast, R.Perez 3+2reb+1ast, K.Taylor 2+4reb+1ast
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Halcones - Panteras 79-68

Halcones made 28-of-31 free shots (90.3 percent) during the game, while Panteras only scored seven points from the stripe. They outrebounded Panteras 36-22 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American Lauren Manis (185-1998, college: Holy Cross) who scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Russian forward Julia Gladkova (185-1994) chipped in 20 points and 5 assists (was perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line !!!). American forward Samantha Fuehring (191, college: Louisville) produced 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Latvian guard Ilze Jakobsone (168-1994) added 19 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Halcones: L.Manis 20+8reb+3ast, J.Gladkova 20+4reb+5ast, R.Silva 15+8reb+5ast, A.Okonkwo 11+7reb+3ast, A.Bulgak 9+7reb, Q.Urbaniak-Dornstauder 4+2reb
Panteras: I.Jakobsone 19+1reb+4ast, A.Rodriguez 17, S.Fuehring 14+6reb+5ast, A.O'Connor 10+4reb+2ast, G.Sofia 4, R.Barahman 2+2reb
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NICARAGUA  
Nicaraguan National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
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Shannen Peralta
Peralta
Jenny Salomon
Salomon
Scharllette Allen
Allen
Jisleny Alfaro
Alfaro
Lais Mago
Mago
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0Anahya Hodgson 2005 Real Esteli Nicaragua
3Madison Sjogreen 1999
5Shannen Peralta F-2003 Rojas Mexico
6Jenny Salomon C-1991 Real Esteli Nicaragua
7Joycee Gaitan G-2003 Real Esteli Nicaragua
8Scharllette Allen 1991 Leonas Nicaragua
11Leslie Savery 174-SG-1995 Real Esteli Nicaragua
13Jisleny Alfaro SG-2000 Jaguares Nicaragua
20Alicia Loesch 2002
23Reyna Lopez G-2002 Jaguares Nicaragua
24Lais Mago G-1991 Leonas Nicaragua
33Naomy Alvarez G-2004 No Fear Nicaragua

David Rosario Head Coach Real Esteli Nicaragua


Nelly Rapalo erupts with 35, leads Honduras past Nicaragua - by Eurobasket News
Honduras - Nicaragua 81:69

Nelly Rapalo (173-F-1999) erupted with 35 points as her Honduras overcame Nicaragua 81:69 at the Central American Championship. Nicaragua won the opening period 22-15, whilst Honduras took control in the rest of the game. They replied with a 17-13 run in the second period and posted a 22-20 rally in the third. Moreover, Honduras closed the game with a final 27-14 surge to seal the win.
Ankara Reichle (171-SF-2000) posted 17 points for the winners and Lesly Colon (184-G-2002) had 9. Shannen Peralta (F-2003) answered with 25 points in a loss and Naomy Alvarez (G-2004) notched 11.

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NIGERIA  
Ormanspor lands Michaela Onyenwere - by Eurobasket News
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OGM Orman Genclik Ankara (KBSL) landed 23-year old American-Nigerian 183cm forward Michaela Onyenwere (college: UCLA) for new season. Onyenwere played this summer at Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 20 WNBA games just recently she averaged 10.1ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.6apg. The last season she played at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa where in 21 games she had 7.0ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.0apg. Onyenwere helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 12 games in Euroleague where she recorded 9.4ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0spg. Onyenwere contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals.
Two years ago she was drafted by New York Liberty (WNBA) in first round (6th overall).
She graduated from University of California at Los Angeles in 2021 and it will be her third season in pro basketball.
Onyenwere also represented USA at the Panamerican Games in Lima (Peru) four years ago. Onyenwere's team won Silver but her stats at that event were not that impressive as she did not score anything.
She has played previously professionally in Turkey (Besiktas) and Spain (Girona).
Onyenwere was voted WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2021.

OGM Orman Genclik Ankara roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Goksen Fitik
Doga Adican

Forwards:
Michaela Onyenwere
Banu Simsek
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PANAMA  
Panama National Team -2023 - by Eurobasket Center
Starting five
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Katie Caicedo
Caicedo
Ashley Reid
Reid
Veronica Vega
Vega
Mariangel Concha
Concha
Milan Tuttle
Tuttle
#e#5
0Katie Caicedo 185-F-2000 LA U Panama
3Natasha Villar 178-C-2005 Cobras Panama
5Ashley Reid 165-G-1998 Panteras Panama
7Veronica Vega 169-SF-1991 Correcaminos Panama
9Mariangel Concha 173-SF-2004 LA U Panama
10Laili Culiolo 168-SG-2004
11Milan Tuttle 174-G-2003 WNMU USA
12Monica Lammie 162-PG-2005 Leonas Panama
15Sashary Zamora 182-C/F-2005 Correcaminos Panama
22Grace Lopez 2004 Amazonas Panama
23Vivian Grenald 183-PF-2009
28Diobelis Batista 167-G/F-2005 LA U Panama

Reginald Grenald Head Coach
Alfonso Stoute Assistant
Guatemala edge Panama in Central American Championship opener - by Eurobasket News
Panama - Guatemala 55:64

Guatemala edged Panama 64-55 in Central American Championship opener. It was Panama to take a 15-10 lead as they dominated the first half. Guatemala meanwhile replied with a 15-14 run in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 23-10 surge.
Natalie Larranaga (175-G-2002) top-scored for the winners with 22 points and Sonia Vasquez (182-F-1983) delivered 19. Ashley Reid (168-G, college: Louisiana Tech) replied with 18 points in a loss and Milan Tuttle (170-G-2003) produced 12.

El Salvador ease past Panama at the Central American Championship - by Eurobasket News
El Salvador - Panama 93:49

El Salvador rolled over Panama 93-49 at the Central American Championship. The hosts nailed 37 points in the opening period and dominated the whole game. Moreover, they limited the opponents to just 6 points in the third quarter and closed the game with a final 18-13 run.
Destiny Campbell (185-F-1996, college: ECU) top-scored for the winners with 25 points and 13 rebounds, whilst Hillary Martinez (172-SF-1997) and Emily Tevez (175-SG-1993, college: NDN) each scored 15. Ashley Reid (165-G-1998, college: Wichita St.) answered with 15 points for the guests.

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SLOVENIA  
Sara Loomis (ex Celje) agreed terms with Nyon - by Luca Maffioli
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Nyon Basket Feminin (SBL) inked 25-year old American 188cm power forward Sara Loomis (college: Ashland) for upcoming season. Loomis played most recently at ZKK Cinkarna Celje in Slovenian SKL league. In 29 games she was league's second best scorer with impressive 16.4ppg and had 7.1rpg (#5 in the league), 1.6apg and 1.7spg last season. She helped them to win the SKL title (in both Slovenian SKL and WABA !!!) and the cup. Great season indeed as she was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Slovenian League Player of the Year and League Player of the Week (3 times). Loomis also played 18 games in WABA where she recorded very remarkable stats: 15.2ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.6apg. She contributed to her team winning the WABA championship.
The previous (2022) summer she played at Hawks in Australian NBL One South. In 17 games she averaged 12.3ppg, 7.1rpg, 1.8apg, 1.2spg and 1.8bpg in 2022 year.
Loomis has played also professionally in Serbia (Radivoj Korac and ZKK Vojvodina 021 Novi Sad).
She graduated from Ashland University in 2020 and it will be her fourth season in pro basketball.

Nyon Basket Feminin roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laure Margot
Justine Thevoz
Indira Vilolo

Forwards:
Yverline Da_Silva
Sara Loomis
Victoria Lindt

Center:
Agnes Blanchard

Coach: Nikolay Gospodinov

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SPAIN  
Leganes tab Aminata Sangare - by Eurobasket News
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Innova-TSN Leganes (LF Endesa) inked 21-year old Mali international 186cm forward Aminata Sangare for upcoming season. Sangare is not a newcomer in Spanish League as she played most recently at Vantage Towers Alcobendas in the LF Challenge. In 17 games she averaged 8.9ppg, 6.6rpg and 1.2spg last season. She helped them to make it to the semifinals.
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Casademont Zaragoza where in 16 LF Endesa games she had 3.6ppg and 4.3rpg in that year.
Sangare has been also a member of Mali international program for some years. She has regularly played for Mali senior team since 2021 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2018.
Sangare represented Mali at the World Cup U19 for Women in Debrecen (Hungary) two years ago. Her team got to the Semifinals and her stats at that event were 6 games: 10.2ppg, 7.3rpg, 2.0apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 42.2%, 3PT: 22.2%, FT: 55.0%.

Plasencia signs Courtney Shaw - by Eurobasket News
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Hierros Diaz Extremadura Miralvalle Plasencia (LF2) signed 23-year old American forward Courtney Shaw (183cm-2000, college: Northwestern) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Shaw played this summer at ESL Camp in Eurobasket Summer League in Dallas, which is considered top international summer league on the market. In 27 ESL games just recently she had 5.5ppg and 4.4rpg.
She graduated from Northwestern University in 2023 and it is her first season as a professional player.

Hierros Diaz Extremadura Miralvalle Plasencia roster for 2023-24:

Ana Moyano
Courtney Shaw
Alicia Morales
Ana Flores

Galan re-signs at Coruna - by Eurobasket News
Maristas Coruna (LF2) confirmed in their roster Lucia Galan for upcoming 2023-24 season. Galan has played there for the last three seasons.

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SWITZERLAND  
Sara Loomis (ex Celje) agreed terms with Nyon - by Luca Maffioli
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Nyon Basket Feminin (SBL) inked 25-year old American 188cm power forward Sara Loomis (college: Ashland) for upcoming season. Loomis played most recently at ZKK Cinkarna Celje in Slovenian SKL league. In 29 games she was league's second best scorer with impressive 16.4ppg and had 7.1rpg (#5 in the league), 1.6apg and 1.7spg last season. She helped them to win the SKL title (in both Slovenian SKL and WABA !!!) and the cup. Great season indeed as she was awarded Eurobasket.com All-Slovenian League Player of the Year and League Player of the Week (3 times). Loomis also played 18 games in WABA where she recorded very remarkable stats: 15.2ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.6apg. She contributed to her team winning the WABA championship.
The previous (2022) summer she played at Hawks in Australian NBL One South. In 17 games she averaged 12.3ppg, 7.1rpg, 1.8apg, 1.2spg and 1.8bpg in 2022 year.
Loomis has played also professionally in Serbia (Radivoj Korac and ZKK Vojvodina 021 Novi Sad).
She graduated from Ashland University in 2020 and it will be her fourth season in pro basketball.

Nyon Basket Feminin roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laure Margot
Justine Thevoz
Indira Vilolo

Forwards:
Yverline Da_Silva
Sara Loomis
Victoria Lindt

Center:
Agnes Blanchard

Coach: Nikolay Gospodinov

Nyon inks Khiana Johnson, ex Sibenik - by Luca Maffioli
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Nyon Basket Feminin (SBL) agreed terms with 24-year old American guard Khiana Johnson (170cm-1998, college: Radford, agency: LBM Management) for new 2023-24 season. Johnson played last season at ZKK Sibenik in Croatian Premijer Liga. In 22 games she was the best scorer with impressive 22.3ppg and averaged 6.3rpg, 7.1apg (leader !!!) and 2.0spg. She helped them to make it to the Croatian Cup Semifinals.
The most of previous (2021-22) season she spent at CS Universitatea Cluj Napoca in Romanian Liga Nationala where in 16 games she had 9.6ppg, 4.4rpg, 4.3apg and 1.1spg in that year. Johnson also played for Phoenix Stiinta Constanta in Romanian Liga Nationala. In 10 games she recorded 6.9ppg, 2.8rpg, 2.8apg and 1.2spg in that year.
She graduated from Radford University in 2020 and it is her fourth season as a professional player. Her team won Big South Conference Regular Season in 2017 and 2019.

Nyon Basket Feminin roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Laure Margot
Justine Thevoz
Khiana Johnson
Indira Vilolo

Forwards:
Yverline Da_Silva
Sara Loomis
Victoria Lindt

Center:
Agnes Blanchard

Coach: Nikolay Gospodinov

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TURKEY  
Yildizhan re-signs at Galatasaray - by Eurobasket News
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Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (KBSL) confirmed in their roster 23-year old international power forward Meltem Yildizhan (186cm-1999) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Yildizhan played there last season. In 31 KBSL games she had 5.7ppg, 3.6rpg and 1.6apg. She helped them to make it to the semifinals. Yildizhan also played 15 games in Eurocup where she recorded 4.1ppg, 2.2rpg, 1.9apg and 1.0spg.
Her team was regular season runner-up in Turkish KBSL in 2020 and 2021.
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Nesibe. In 27 KBSL games she averaged 8.4ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.5apg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the Turkish Cup Semifinals. Yildizhan also played 8 games in Eurocup where she got 3.4ppg and 2.9rpg in that year.
She has been also a member of Turkish international program for some years. Yildizhan has regularly played for Turkish senior team since 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2016.
She represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Sopron (Hungary) six years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 10.6ppg, 7.1rpg, 3.3apg, FGP: 32.3%, 3PT: 37.5%, FT: 73.7%.

Ormanspor lands Michaela Onyenwere - by Eurobasket News
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OGM Orman Genclik Ankara (KBSL) landed 23-year old American-Nigerian 183cm forward Michaela Onyenwere (college: UCLA) for new season. Onyenwere played this summer at Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 20 WNBA games just recently she averaged 10.1ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.6apg. The last season she played at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa where in 21 games she had 7.0ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.0apg. Onyenwere helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 12 games in Euroleague where she recorded 9.4ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0spg. Onyenwere contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals.
Two years ago she was drafted by New York Liberty (WNBA) in first round (6th overall).
She graduated from University of California at Los Angeles in 2021 and it will be her third season in pro basketball.
Onyenwere also represented USA at the Panamerican Games in Lima (Peru) four years ago. Onyenwere's team won Silver but her stats at that event were not that impressive as she did not score anything.
She has played previously professionally in Turkey (Besiktas) and Spain (Girona).
Onyenwere was voted WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2021.

OGM Orman Genclik Ankara roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Goksen Fitik
Doga Adican

Forwards:
Michaela Onyenwere
Banu Simsek
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USA  
Ormanspor lands Michaela Onyenwere - by Eurobasket News
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OGM Orman Genclik Ankara (KBSL) landed 23-year old American-Nigerian 183cm forward Michaela Onyenwere (college: UCLA) for new season. Onyenwere played this summer at Phoenix Mercury (WNBA). She managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 20 WNBA games just recently she averaged 10.1ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.6apg. The last season she played at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa where in 21 games she had 7.0ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.0apg. Onyenwere helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 12 games in Euroleague where she recorded 9.4ppg, 3.9rpg and 1.0spg. Onyenwere contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals.
Two years ago she was drafted by New York Liberty (WNBA) in first round (6th overall).
She graduated from University of California at Los Angeles in 2021 and it will be her third season in pro basketball.
Onyenwere also represented USA at the Panamerican Games in Lima (Peru) four years ago. Onyenwere's team won Silver but her stats at that event were not that impressive as she did not score anything.
She has played previously professionally in Turkey (Besiktas) and Spain (Girona).
Onyenwere was voted WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2021.

OGM Orman Genclik Ankara roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Goksen Fitik
Doga Adican

Forwards:
Michaela Onyenwere
Banu Simsek