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 Gecevicius: "I'm coming to become a better player" Martynas Gecevicius is the new member of the “red” roster for the 2011-12 season and through Olympiacosbc.gr made his first statements as an Olympiacos player: “I’m very happy that everything has worked out fine and my transfer was completed. I have a great opportunity ahead of me and I will not let it go waste. I’m coming to Olympiacos to become a better player and help the team as much as I can”, the 23year old Lithuanian guard stress... |
 Unicaja Málaga signs Tremmell Darden Unicaja added more depth to its roster by inking small forward Tremmell Darden to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday. Unicaja keeps an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2012-13 season. Darden (1.94 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Sluc Nancy, to which he helped to win the French League title last season. he averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.9 steals in 37 French League games last season.
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 Wizards’ Trevor Booker to play in Israel during lockoutWizards forward Trevor Booker has signed a contract to play basketball next season with Israel's Bnei HaSharon, his agent, Andy Miller, confirmed on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Miller said the deal has an out clause for him to return to the team whenever the lockout is resolved. Booker, a 6-foot-7, high-energy forward, averaged 5.3 points and 3.9 rebounds during his rookie season in Washington. His season ended in... |
 Asefa Estudiantes keeps Granger and DriesenAsefa Estudiantes announced signing of a two-year contract extension with Jayson Granger (186-G-89). At the same time the Students extended Yannick Driesen (215-C-88) for one year.
Jayson Granger joined Estu in 2005, but played for their second team first two seasons. In 2008 he moved to Estu top squad averaging 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in ACB. In 2009/10, Granger had 3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg and 1.4 apg. Last season he played ... |
 Alejandro Lopez returns to La PalmaAlejandro Lopez (190-G-91) is back to La Palma. He will play next season for them. Lopez was loaned to La Palma last season by Gran Canaria. He had 4.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 2.2 apg for them in 22 LEB Gold games. He also appeared five times with Granca in ACB averaging less than a point. In 2009/10 season Lopez had 11.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.3 apg and 2.7 spg for 29 games with La Caja Gran Canaria Las Palmas. They competed in EBA. In the past, he ... |
 Cajasol signs Guillem Rubio to 1+1 year dealGuillem Rubio will continue his career in Cajasol Seville. He signed a one-year deal with team's option for the 2012/13 season. Rubio spent last two years with Unicaja Malaga. He had 4.2 ppg and 2.8 rpg for 26 games in ACB last season. He also added 4.2 ppg and 2.7 rpg for 13 Euroleague games. In 2009/10, Guillem Rubio appeared 38 times in Spanish league collecting 3.1 ppg and 1.8 rpg. His numbers dropped to 2 ppg and 1.4 rpg for 11 gam... |
 Arecibo Capitanes defend BSN title, Guillermo Diaz MVP of the FinalsArecibo Capitanes handed 79-74 home loss to Quebradillas winning the Finals with almost perfect 4-1. It means that Capitanes defended the title which they won last year. Before that, Capitanes were champions in 2005.
The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Quebradillas won fourth quarter 22-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Strangely Quebradillas outrebounde... |
 Asefa Estudiantes sign Pepu HernándezPepu Hernández has signed with Asefa Estudiantes and will lead them for the next two years. Pepu has worked as Head Coach of Estudiantes from 1994 until 2005 and they reached the ACB Finals in 2004. He was named Eurobasket All-Spanish ACB Coach of the Year -04. In 2003 and 2004, Estudiantes played in the ULEB Cup Semifinals. In 2000, they won the Copa del Rey.
Last year and a half Pepu Hernández worked as Head Coach of ... |
 Gecevicius joins Olympiakos BCOlympiacos continues its moves on the market. The latest signing for the Reds is Martynas Gecevicius who signed a two-year contract. 23-year-old shooting guard comes from Lietuvos Rytas where played since 2006. Gecevicius, who made his debut for Lithuanian national team last year, is currently training with the national team and hopes to make the final cut again. The sharp shooter averaged 11.7 points, 3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per gam... |
 Carlos Delfino will play for Argentina in the FIBA AmericasThe 2011 FIBA Americas Championship will commence from August 30 and Argentina has already started to send shockwaves as their heavy weight NBA players have started to make themselves available. The latest in the list of these players is the Milwaukee Bucks Carlos Delfino.
Besides Delfino, the Argentinean squad includes Houston Rockets’ Luis Scola, San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili and Philadelphia 76ers Andres Nocioni. With the help... |
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