Will Thomas to play for BC Armia

Another experienced player for the Army club.


Army Sport Klub Tbilisi added another experienced forward to their team and this time it's Will Thomas(2.03-PF) previously of Oostende in Belgium. Thomas has been playing for the last 3 seasons in Belgium after he graduated from George Mason University in 2008.

His Eurochallenge experience will be valuable to Armia as he averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds in 17 games for Oostende. He also averaged 11 points and 5.5 rebounds in the Belgian League.

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Jeremy Richardson and the rumors of the day

These just came in!


Jeremy Richardson(previously of Valencia) signed for Georgian Champion BC Armia which will compete on EuroChallange in Group B. They signed earlier All-EuroChallange Honorable Mention C Joakim Kjellbom.

They are also very close to 2010 MVP of Belgian League Will Thomas (Oostende) at the PF and Sundiata Gaines at the PG (New Jersey Nets) with an NBA option until lockout is over.


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Tyrel Reed signed with Pepinster

Burlington native/Kansas University graduate Tyrel Reed will begin his professional basketball career far from home.


The 6-foot-3 combo guard on Wednesday agreed to a one-year contract with VOO Verviers-Pepinster, a member of the Ethias League in Verviers, Belgium. Terms were not disclosed.

“I’m just excited to begin this adventure,” said Reed, who along with wife Jessica, heads overseas this weekend for training camp and the start of a season that runs through May, 2012.

“It’s a great opportunity,” Reed added. “It’s not like I’m making NBA money. I don’t really know all the particulars (of salary). Regardless of money, I’m excited to know I will be able to play professional basketball. There are a lot of nerves right now. I guess you could say I’m a rookie not knowing what to expect over there — different language, different country, driving a stick shift. Little things you kind of worry about. You know basketball is still going to be the same.”

Reed noted that former KU/Gonzaga guard Micah Downs started his pro career with VOO Verviers-Pepinster. Americans currently on the team include former South Carolina guard Devan Downey, Richmond center Dan Geriot and Vanderbilt guard Jermaine Beal.

“It is a stable country, stable team. It’s a really good league,” Reed said. “There’s a lot of great basketball in Belgium. A lot of good players have played there and moved on to other jobs in Europe. I’m ready to make the most of it.”

He expects to be used at both shooting guard and point guard.

“I don’t think I’m set at anything. It’s kind of how KU is,” Reed said. “A guard is a guard, the one and the two. That’s the mind-set I’m going to have.”

There is some positive karma as he and his wife begin this new adventure.

“My team has a blue bird (as mascot). I don’t know what kind of bird it is,” he said with a laugh. “I don’t think it’s a Jayhawk, but like my sister said, maybe I’m stuck on teams that have birds as their mascot, I don’t know.”

source : kusports.com



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BC Oostende announced Tre Kelley

Last night drew Eugene "Tre" Kelley a contract until the end of the season for BC Oostende Telenet.


He replaces the injured Trevor Huffman. Kelley is expected Wednesday to Ostend and the administrative unit is doing everything to get him to play by next Saturday, although the chances are very small.

Tre Kelley spent 4 years playing college basketball at the University of South Carolina. He was raised several times by NBA teams, including the Miami Heat (2008) and Memphis Grizzlies (2010), but was never definitively an NBA team roster. Kelley played in Europe, including in 2007 for Euroleague team Cibona Zagreb and 2008/2009 for the Israeli Elitzur Ashkelon. Last season he was active in the Chinese League in DongGuan New Century Leopards where he accumulated an average of 22 points in 28 minutes playing time.

source : bcoostende.be


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New Orleans announced D.J. Mbenga

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent forward D.J. Mbenga. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released.


The 7-0, 255 pound center played in 49 games for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, averaging 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. Mbenga registered his first career double-double on Nov. 8, 2009 against the Hornets with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He played in three games during the 2010 playoffs, averaging 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds.

Mbenga holds career averages of 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 193 games (four starts). He has spent time playing with the Mavericks (2004-07), Warriors (2007-08) and the Lakers (2008-10), as well as being a member of the Belgian national team.


source : nba.com


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Rumors about Roderick Blakney

You never know..


According to information of the Hoop, Roderick Blakney is one of the alternative solutions of Aris for the position of the point-guard.  Sam Van Rossom(1.88-PG) is the first choice but in Aris they won't be able to compete with a team that can offer Olimpia Milano more money to acquire the player on-loan.

On ther hand not much is happening in Panellinios and the team resemles a ghost town of sorts. So in Aris they're thinking that if Van Rossom is lost(Zaragoza was the last team that was interested) they could turn to veteran Roderick Blakney(1.81-PG) who knows the Greek League after many years of playing there and he also has a Bulgarian passport that allows him to play without occupying a foreigner spot. Despite his 34 years of age Blakney had a great season with Panellinios going all the way to the Final 4 of the Eurocup. He averaged 11.2 points 2.1 rebounds and 3.1 asists in 18 games in the Eurocup.

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Benetton sign Bulleri and Brunner

2 players signings within 2 days for Benetton Treviso.


Benetton Treviso made its second signing in as many days on Friday by penning forward Greg Brunner to a two-year deal. Brunner (201, 27) arrives from fellow Italian side Sigma Montegranaro, which he helped finish sixth in the Italian League last season with 13.2 points and 8.7 rebounds rebounds per game. His rebounding total was second best in the Italian League. Brunner is an experienced player in Europe, having also played for Angelico Biella, which he helped reach the Italian League semifinals in 2009, and for Base Oostende and VOO Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium.

source : eurocupbasketball.com

Benetton Basket announced Thursday that veteran guard Massimo Bulleri returns to his boyhood club on a two-year deal and has been named the 10th captain in Benetton history. Bulleri (188, 32) begins his third stint at Benetton, where he first made a name for himself as one of the club's stars in the early part of the millennium. He spent most of the last five seasons with Armani Jeans Milano, spare brief periods on loan at Virtus Bologna and again with Benetton at the end of the 2008-09 season, when he helped the club reach the Eurocup Final Eight. Last year Bulleri averaged 8.4 points off the bench in the Euroleague and 7.8 points and 2 assists in the Italian League, helping Milano reach the playoff finals.

source : eurocupbasketball.com

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