Brits in Europe — Hoopsfix.com

September 21, 2011

Great Britain’s Devon van Oostrum (1993 born) has been loaned out by Caja Laboral to LEB gold side Tarragona for the coming season. The 6’3″ point guard, who has just recently returned from Eurobasket where he was the second youngest player in the tournament, will be loaned out for the season to the Catalonia based [...]

Robinson Signs with Greek side Maroussi BC

September 11, 2011

Great Britain guard Justin Robinson has signed with Greek side Maroussi BC for his rookie year. Maroussi BC, based in a northern suburb of Athens, compete in the A1 League in Greece where they went 13-13 for a fifth place finish last season after getting knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. The [...]

British Duo Head to Slovakia

September 11, 2011

British duo Paul Guede and Liam Potter have signed with Slovakian side BC Prievidza. Both players represented the Great Britain Futures Programme this summer in Germany, a team that aims to bridge the gap between the GB Junior and Senior teams. Prievidza went 15-21 in the Extraliga last season, finishing 7th. Guede, a 6’4″ guard/forward, [...]

Ben Eaves Signs With Apoel Nicosia in Cyprus

September 10, 2011

Former Great Britain Under-23 Ben Eaves has signed with Cypriot league champions Apoel Nicosia. Eaves, a 6’7″, 225lb, small forward, has just graduated from the University of Rhode Island where he averaged 3.0 ppg and 2.6 rpg in 13 mins per game in his senior year. Coming up through the Manchester Magic programme, before heading [...]

Ryan Richards To Play for Lugano Tigers in Switzerland

September 9, 2011

Great Britain Under-20 Ryan Richards (1991 born) is making a return to Switzerland next season to play for LNA defending champions and cup-winners Lugano Tigers, according to Sportando Basket. The move comes as no huge surprise, after a possible return to Europe was first mentioned by Richards almost three weeks ago in an interview with [...]

Mo Soluade Signs With Unicaja Malaga

September 6, 2011

England Under-16 Mo Soluade (1995 born) has signed with ACB side Unicaja Malaga in Spain after impressing at a try-out last month. The 6’4″ guard/forward has signed for at least two years, and will do his International Baccalaureate whilst pursuing his basketball career. Unicaja Malaga is known for having one of the strongest junior development [...]

Josh McGinn Signs With Cestistica Ascoli in Italy

September 3, 2011

England Under-18 Josh McGinn (1993 born) has signed a 1 year contract with Cestistica Ascoli to play in Italy next season. The team competes in the C2 Division, the third division down that allows international players to compete. The side based in east Italy, also has under-21 and under-19 junior sides which is more than [...]

Matthew Bryan-Amaning Headed to Turkey

July 6, 2011

Great Britain forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning has signed his first professional contract, putting pen to paper with Turkish side Hacettepe. The Ankara-based team have just been promoted to the first division and hope the former University of Washington Husky will add size and athleticism to their frontcourt. Talking to Hoopsfix, Bryan-Amaning expressed his relief at sorting [...]

Blazers Have No Immediate Plans for Freeland

June 12, 2011

Image: Oregon Live The Portland Trailblazers have no immediate plans for Great Britain forward Joel Freeland, but will in fact be looking at the feasibility of bringing him over next summer, Chad Buchanan, the Blazers’ interim general manager has revealed. Freeland, selected with the 30th pick in the 2006 NBA draft, is currently playing at [...]

Mensah-Bonsu Out With Shoulder Injury

May 25, 2011

Image: Asvelbasket.com GB forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu will miss the remainder of ASVEL Villeurbanne-Lyon’s season after sustaining a shoulder injury in his team’s LNB Play-Off Quarter Final Game 2 triump over Elan Chalon/Saône at the weekend. Mensah-Bonsu, who has averaged just under 17 points and 10 rebounds in his 12 regular season games for the French [...]

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