Joe Alexander is leaving Krasnie Krilya after the two sides mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
Alexander has reportedly returned to the States after averaging 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds per game in the Russian PBL.
Joe Alexander is leaving Krasnie Krilya after the two sides mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
Alexander has reportedly returned to the States after averaging 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds per game in the Russian PBL.
Allen Iverson will look at China as an option if he continues to be unable to return to the NBA.
Iverson, along with several other former NBA stars, is in China as part of an exhibition tour that will include games against the Beijing Ducks, Shanxi Brave Dragons, and the Chinese U-23 Olympic National Team.
Stephon Marbury, who recently led Beijing to its first ever CBA championship, endorsed Iverson joining up with a Chinese team next season.
“I think [Iverson] will be rejuvenated if he played in China,” Marbury said. “He would love the fans here if he played basketball here. I hope he can feel the love when he plays here in the coming games.”
Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Super League will announce Thursday that Bernie Fine has been hired as a basketball consultant.
Fine was fired from his position as assistant coach of Syracuse amid allegations of sexually molesting two former ball poys.
No charges have been filed against Fine and he has denied wrongdoing. A federal investigation is ongoing.
Fine will consult from the United States for the team owned by Florida-based businessman Jeffrey Rosen.
Sertac Sanli, a 7-foot, 250-pound center out of Turkey, entered his name into the NBA draft.
Sanli averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in four games in the Turkish League.
Mislav Brzoja is expected to visit Kentucky this week.
Brzoja is being recruited by Ohio U., Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Rhode Island, Utah and Bradley.
The 6-foot-6 guard started for Croatia's U19 national team last summer, which upset the United States.
Furkan Aldemir will enter his name into the 2012 draft.
A native of Turkey, the 6-foot-9 Aldemir is projected as a second round pick after posting 13.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per 36 minutes with Galatasaray this season.
Nemanja Nedovic, a 6-foot-3, 200 pound scoring guard out of Belgrade, will make himself eligible for this year’s draft.
Nedovic is averaging 9.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists for Crvena Zvezda of the Serbian League.
Evan Fournier will make himself eligible for the NBA draft.
"I hope I can shake the hand of David Stern. If I won't be selected in the first round, I will withdraw my name" said Fournier.
Fournier, a 6-foot-6 native of France, averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 27 games with Union Poitiers Basket.
Boniface Ndong was named the Spanish ACB League’s player of the week.
Ndong posted 21 points and 12 rebounds in Regal Barcelona's 89-57 win over Unicaja, which allowed Barca to clinch first place in the Spanish ACB.
Ndong is averaging 9.6 points and 6.6 rebounds on the season.
Nenad Krstic is expected to resume basketball-related activities after struggling with a foot injury.
Krstic was examined Thursday by two Moscow area traumatologists, and it was determined there was no structural damage that would hamper him. Previous reports indicated Krstic had suffered a broken foot.
CSKA Moscow will face defending champion Panathinaikos in the Euroleague Semifinals on May 11.