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 Stephane Lasme joins Obradoiro CABObradoiro CAB agreed terms with 29-year old Gabonese forward Stephane Lasme. The You First Client played most recently at Maine Red Claws (D-League) in the U.S. While playing 10 games for Maine RC last season his stats were: 7.0ppg and 6.0rpg. He tried to sign in Europe last season. But despite negotiations with Spartak St.Petersburg in Russia went well, Lasme was unable to join the club due to technical issues regarding his green card ... |
 Cajasol brings in scorer Carl English Cajasol Banca Civica announced signing of Carl English (192-G-81, college: Hawaii) for the next season. The Canadian scorer heads to his new club from Joventut Badalona, where he spent 2010/11. He joined Joventut last summer averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists for 17 games in ACB. He missed second part of the season due to injury. Before Joventut, Carl English spent one year with Caja Laboral. He helped them win ACB titl... |
 Tasmin Mitchell will join Hapoel HolonAfter signing the young and talented forward Bryant Dunston, Hapoel Holon made an interesting pickup, adding more power to its front court line with Tasmin Mitchell
The favorite mid-range shooting Mitchell averaged 34% from beyond the arc his senior year in college and almost finished with double-double averages of 16.8ppg, 9.4rpg, 1.9apg and 1.3spg, improving both his scoring and rebounding numbers each year. Finishing school with ... |
 Devon van Oostrum to the fore as GB beat NigeriaDevon van Oostrum, who at just 18 is the youngest ever senior GB international, was to the fore as the Standard Life GB team completed their preparations for next week's Olympic Test event with a 95-80 win over Nigeria at Cobham.
Van Oostrum, who has been promoted directly from the GB U20 team, contributed 18 points and three assists as coach Chris Finch again rotated his large squad, which has to be cut from ... |
 Asefa Estudiantes lands former NBA Cedric SimmonsAnother NBA signing for Asefa Estudiantes who landed Cedric Simmons. The big man, selected by Thunder with the 15th overall in the 2006 NBA draft, has played 75 games in NBA averaging 2.2ppg and 1.9rpg in many teams such as Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Hornets and Toronto Raptors. Simmons spent last season with Kavala in Greece averaging 12ppg and 10rpg (best rebounder of the league). |
 Justin Sedlak signs with CaceresThe Caceres has reached an agreement with the pivot Justin Sedlak. The Slovakian player was playing at the American University of Florida Tech the last 4 season. The player represented by You First Sports is a very versatile player who can switch positions of 4 and 5. In addition, his good long distance shot and ball handling let him play in the 3 position. The last college season averaged 20.4 ppg and 7.7 rpg.
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 Spain cruise past France in the debut of Serge IbakaSpain celebrated a comfortable win over France in the exhibition clash in Almeria. Pau Gasol (214-F/C-80) scored 19 points to lead the hosts to the victory. Spain stunned Les Bleus in the first half and stayed in control afterwards.
Spain started the game strongly posting a 16:4 lead midway through the opening frame. They arrived at the first break up by 11 points 24:13. Spain increased the tempo in the second period. They established... |
 Regal Barcelona signs Marcelinho Huertas to a four-year contractRegal Barcelona has announced today the agreement with brazilian player Marcelinho Huertas to a four-year contract. The playmaker comes from Caja Laboral Baskonia where he has been the last two seasons. At the end of 2010/11 Huertas was named best point guard of ACB League. Huertas has also played for Bilbao Basket and DKV Joventut in Spain, Fortitudo Bologna in Italy, as well as for Pinheiros and Paulistano / FMU Sao Paolo in his ... |
 Antoine Wright joins Asefa Estudiantes Asefa Estudiantes has reached an agreement with Antoine Wright for one season. Wright, who was picked by New Jersey Nets in the NBA Draft of 2005, joined Jiangsu Dragons in CBA (China). The guard averaged 20.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Previously Wright had stints with the Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets. He played in N... |
Great Britain edged Netherlands in first warm-up with 8 points from Van OostrumGreat Britain got their summer campaign off to a winning start with a 96-70 rout of Netherlands in Cobham (Surrey) on Sunday night. All 14 players on the roster saw at least 10 minutes of action as Finch looks to make further cuts to his team in the final weeks. Ryan Richards led the scoring with 16 points on 6/8 shooting in just 11 minutes. Devon Van Oostrum, You First client, had 8 points in his debut with the national ... |
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