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Overseas Hoops; Peristeri zeroing in on Isaiah Miles

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Isaiah Miles is on the radar of Peristeri. By Stavros Barbaroussi at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Peristeri will be participating in the 2021 Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds and is looking to make a major signing in order to boost its chances of advancing to the regular season. According to Eurohoops sources, Peristeri is targeting forward Isaiah Miles, one of the standout players of the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League as a member of Hapoel Holon. Miles averaged 15.1 points and 4.5 rebounds with Holon in the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League, as the team…

Overseas Hoops: Dejan Kravic signs with Unicaja Malaga

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Kravic will be aiming to help Malaga also taste some BCL success. By Alex Madrid/ info@eurohoops.net Unicaja Malaga will be signing reigning three-time Basketball Champions League champ Dejan Kravic according to Eurohoops sources. Kravic will be joining Malaga from fellow Spanish side San Pablo Burgos. Kravic averaged 9.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in the 2020-21 Basketball Champions League to help Burgos win the title for second straight season. It was the Serbian center’s third straight BCL championship since he also won it with Virtus Bologna in 2019. Malaga will be participating in the Basketball Champions…

Overseas Hoops: Rio Breogan signs Dzanan Musa

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Rio Breogan is the next team for former NBA player Dzanan Musa By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Dzanan Musa aims for a fresh start at Rio Breogan. The ACB newcomer announced his addition on Wednesday. The Bosnian forward inked a one-year contract. Musa, 22, following an uneventful run in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, joined Anadolu Efes last January. He was limited to 12 appearances between the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and Turkey’s BSL and was released one month ago. He was selected with the 29th overall pick of the 2018…

Overseas Hoops: Hapoel Holon signs veteran guard Joe Ragland

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Experienced guard Joe Ragland joins Hapoel Holon By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Hapoel Holon has signed Joe Ragland for the next season, the team announced Wednesday. Ragland, 31, is coming off a strong season helping Hapoel Eilat make it to the semifinals of the Winner League playoffs. The American-Liberian guard averaged 14.7 points, 7.5 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per match in the Regular Season. He also logged 15.5 points per playoffs contest. He will stay in Israel but adding the Basketball Champions League to the list of…

Overseas Hoops: Falco Szombathely and Szilard Benke agree on extension

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Another contract extension was completed by Falco Szombathely with Szilard Benke sticking around By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Szilard Benke will remain part of Falco Szombathely for the 2021-22 season, the team announced Wednesday. Boris Barac, Benedek Kovacs, Abel Sovegjarto are the remaining players inking a contract extension with the Hungarian outlet. Also, Marvin Clark has been added to the squad. Benke, 26. is heading to his third straight Basketball Champions League campaign as a member of Falco. He averaged 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 steals over five matches…

Overseas Hoops: Dijon adds Sek Henry

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Sek Henry moves from Turkey to France and JDA Dijon By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net JDA Dijon has signed Sek Henry for the next season, the team announced Wednesday. Henry, 34, will be part of the second straight edition of the Basketball Champions League. In his first season, he averaged 10.7 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.4 rebounds helping Pinar Karsiyaka make it to the Final 8 championship game. His previous side settled for second place after the loss to Hereda San Pablo Burgos. “I am very, very happy to join Dijon,” he said, per…

Overseas Hoops: Anton Pushkin signs extension with Zenit Saint-Petersburg

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

Anton Pushkov is ready to add to his record of games played with Zenit Saint-Petersburg By Johnny Askounis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Zenit Saint-Petersburg re-signed Anton Pushkov for two more seasons, the team announced Wednesday. “Zenit has been on a path to conquer EuroLeague, guided by one of the best coaches in Europe, Xavi Pascual,” he noted, per Zenit, “I am happy to be on this roster and contribute to our victories.” Pushkov, 32, has been with Zenit since 2015. He holds the record for the most games played for the Russian club.…

Overseas Hoops: Mario Hezonja reject Panathinaikos’ offer

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Staff

By Stavros Barbarousis at eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Panathinaikos OPAP was hoping to keep Mario Hezonja going into the 2021-22 season but the sides didn’t yet reach a deal as the Croatian forward turned down a two-million offer for two years, according to sdna. Eurohoops sources confirm. Hezonja was willing to continue with the club but the offer on the table included that the player’s side was to pay the buyout (400,000) to Barcelona which holds his rights in Europe and that was the reason for turning down PAO. Despite Hezonja moving on, Panathinaikos has already made…

Overseas Hoops: Omri Caspi announces his retirement

July 19, 2021January 26, 2022 Staff

Casspi calls it a day at 33 By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Long-term Maccabi loyal Omri Casspi announced his retirement from professional basketball via a press conference held in Tel Aviv on Sunday. Casspi ends a long career at 33, after winning four Israeli League titles and two Israeli Cups. All of them came with Maccabi which has been the only club Caspi played for outside the NBA, with the exception of Hapoel Galil Elyon where he spent a season on loan early in his career. “The game of basketball has…

Overseas Hoops : Leon Radosevic re-signs with FC Bayern Munich

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Staff

Leon Radosevic continues Bayern By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Bayern Munich announced that Leon Radosevic has inked a deal for another season. Per EuroLeague: FC Bayern Munich and Leon Radosevic reached an agreement to keep working together for at least one more year, the club announced Monday. Radosevic (2.08 meters, 31 years old) signed a one-year contract with an option for another season. He averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 37 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season, in which he helped Bayern reach the playoffs for the first…