RealGM Analysis
As all European basketball leagues have ended their 2012-13 season, RealGM has traditionally checked on how many American players were involved in the celebrations this year.
RealGM has counted for the third consecutive year, 107 players from the U.S. became champions in 45 European national leagues.
Maccabi Haifa, champions of Israel, was ‘the most American’ champion team with six players from the U.S. on their roster.
In contrast, Kamza Basket (Albania), KB Peja (Kosovo), Donbasket Donduseni (Moldova), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) and Edinburgh Kings (Scotland) won titles without American players on their rosters.
Partizan was the only Euroleague team to win national competition without receiving help from the U.S.
RealGM presents the European national leagues champions list, where you can find all 107 players names (top-five European national competitions are bolded).
|
Country |
Champion team |
American players |
|
Albania |
Kamza Basket |
No American players |
|
Austria |
Vienna |
Ian Boylan (CS Northridge) Shawn Ray (North Carolina Central) Maurice Pearson (Georgetown College) Jean Francois (Georgia South) |
|
Belarus |
Tsmoki Minsk |
Tierre Brown (McNeese State) |
|
Belgium |
Oostende |
Sean Singletary (Virginia) Thomas De Thaey (North Carolina State) Matt Lojeski (Hawaii) Brent Wright (Florida) Wesley Wilkinson (Nebraska) |
|
Bosnia |
Igokea Aleksandrovac |
Clifford Hammonds (Clemson) Corsley Edwards (C. Connecticut State) |
|
Bulgaria |
Lukoil Academik Sofia |
Darryl Watkins (Syracuse) Brandon Heath (San Diego State) |
|
Croatia |
Cibona Zagreb |
D.J. Strawberry (Maryland) Jerel Blassingame (UNLV) |
|
Cyprus |
AEK Larnaca |
Dion Dixon (Cincinnati) Charron Fisher (Niagara) Ken Tutt (ORU) Michael Harrison (Colorado State) |
|
Czech Republic |
CEZ Nymburk |
Andrew Naymick (Michigan State) Tweety Carter (Baylor) |
|
Denmark |
Bakken Bears |
Charles Parker (Millersville) |
|
Estonia |
Kalev-Cramo Tallinn |
Ty Abbott (Arizona State) Gary Wilkinson (Utah State) Keith McLeod (Bowling Green) |
|
Finland |
Nilan Bisons |
Ryan McDade (Northern Arizona) Martin Zeno (Texas Tech) Jeb Ivey (Portland State) |
|
France |
JSF Nanterre |
David Lighty (Ohio State) Trenton Meacham (Illinois) Charles Jackson (Hawaii Pacific) Chris Warren (Mississippi) |
|
Georgia |
MIA Academy Tbilisi |
Benjamin Raymond (Xavier) Deonta Vaughn (Cincinnati) Kirk Archibeque (Fort Lewis) Chad Prewitt (Arizona State) |
|
Germany |
Brose Baskets Bamberg |
Casey Jacobsen (Stanford) Alex Renfroe (Belmont) Matt Walsh (Florida) Sharrod Ford (Clemson) John Goldsberry (NC-Wilmington) |
|
Greece |
Panathinaikos Athens |
James Gist (Maryland) Ramel Curry (CSU Bakersfield) R.T. Guinn (Baylor) |
|
Holland |
ZZ Leiden |
Sean Cunningham (UC Riverside) Michael Schachtner (Green Bay) Antoine Young (Creighton) |
|
Hungary |
Alba Fehervar |
Brandon Wood (Michigan State) Damian Hollis (George Washington) Ronald Moore (Siena) Jarrod Jones (Ball State) |
|
Iceland |
Grindavik |
Ryan Pettinella (Virginia) Sammy Zeglinski (Virginia) Aaron Broussard (Seattle) |
|
Ireland |
UCC Demons Cork |
Kenton Walker (Creighton) |
|
Israel |
Maccabi Haifa |
Paul Stoll (Texas-Pan American) Donta Smith (Southeastern Illinois) Pat Calathes (Saint Joseph’s) James Thomas (Texas) Corry Carr (Texas Tech) Bryan Cohen (Bucknell) |
|
Italy |
Montepaschi Siena |
Bobby Brown (CS Fullertone) David Moss (Indiana State) Matt Janning (Northeastern) Dionte Christmas (Temple) |
|
Kosovo |
KB Peja |
No American players |
|
Latvia |
VEF Riga |
Earl Rowland (Saint Mary's) Will Daniels (Rhode Island) |
|
Lithuania |
Zalgiris Kaunas |
Donnie McGrath (Providence) Oliver Lafayette (Houston) Jeff Foote (Cornell) |
|
Luxembourg |
T71 Dudelange |
Ryan Sharry (Middlebury) Denell Stephens (Slippery Rock) |
|
Macedonia |
MZT Scopje |
Cade Davis (Oklahoma) |
|
Malta |
Floriana |
Matt Glass (Massachusetts) |
|
Moldova |
Donbasket Donduseni |
No American players |
|
Montenegro |
Buducnost Podgorica |
Dee Bost (Mississippi State) |
|
Norway |
Baerum Basket |
Ryan Ferranti (Rollins) Lionel Green (SUNO) Torgrim Sommerfeldt (Manhattan) |
|
Poland |
Stelmet Zielona Gora |
Quinton Hosley (Fresno State) |
|
Portugal |
Benfica Lisboa |
Ricky Franklin (Wisconsim - Milwaukee) Frederick Gentry (McNeese State) LaceDarius Dunn (Baylor) Heshimu Evans (Kentucky) |
|
Romania |
CSU Asesoft Ploiesti |
Alhaji Mohammed (Louisville) Robert Nyakundi (SMU) |
|
Russia |
CSKA Moscow |
Sonny Weems (Arkansas) Aaron Jackson (Duquense) |
|
Scotland |
Edinburgh Kings |
No American players |
|
Serbia |
Partizan Belgrade |
No American players |
|
Slovakia |
Inter Bratislava |
Alando Tucket (Wisconsin) Justin Graham (San Jose State) Marlon Garnett (Santa Clara) |
|
Slovenia |
Krka Novo Mesto |
Jerime Anderson (UCLA) |
|
Spain |
Real Madrid |
Marcus Slaughter (San Diego State) Tremmell Darden (Niagara) Jaycee Carroll (Utah State) Dontaye Draper (Charleston) |
|
Sweden |
Sodertalje BBK |
Kenneth Simms (Cumberland) John Roberson (Texas Tech) |
|
Switzerland |
Geneve Lions |
Kelvin Parker (NW Missouri State) Juwann James (JMU) Tony Brown (Arkansas State) |
|
Turkey |
Galatasaray Istanbul |
Jamont Gordon (Mississippi State) Ersin Dagli (Alabama) |
|
Ukraine |
Budivelnyk Kyiv |
Malcom Delaney (Virginia Tech) Leo Lyons (Missouri) |
|
United Kingdom |
Leicester Riders |
Zaire Taylor (Missouri) Jay Couisnard (UMKC) |
