Rookie guard Khalen Cumberlander has signed with CAB Madeira in Portugal. This is Cumberlander's first professional basketball contract according to his representation, the Elevation Basketball Agency. Cumberlander graduated from Connecticut State University in 2017, averaging 13.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in his senior season. Madeira will hope to improve on last season's finish, where they advanced to the quarterfinals of the LPB playoffs.
Combo guard Jared Cunningham is taking his talents to Germany, signing with Bayern Munich for the 2017-2018 season. Cunningham will begin his sixth year of professional basketball by playing in his third country, having spent the majority of his career in the United States playing for various teams in the NBA and the NBA Development League. Munich introduced Cunningham on Twitter earlier today.
Cunningham was selected in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, and played in 84 career NBA games. His longest spell in the NBA was with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 205-2016, where he appeared in 40 games and started three. He spent last season in China with Jiangsu Tongxi where he averaged 34 points and 4 rebounds per game. Bayern Munich finished last season with a 28-4 record and advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 BBL playoffs.
Point guard Preston Knowles is headed to Croatia. The Louisville product inked with KK Zadar on Friday, adding himself to the team's roster for the 2017-2018 season. Knowles played for two teams during the regular season last year, starting the season with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus and finishing the season with Maccabi Ashdod in Israel.
He averaged 10.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for the season, as Maccabi Ashdod finished the regular season with a 13-20 record. KK Zadar could certainly use his help, as the team finished the season in twelfth place in the regional ABA League with a 9-17 record. The team did fare better in Croatia's A1 league, finishing the regular season with a 19-7 record and advancing to the quarterfinals of the A1 playoffs.
Israel's Bnei Herzliya has re-signed F Jeff Adrien. The big man spent last season with Herzliya, averaging 14.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game across all competitions, including the FIBA Europe Cup.
Adrien is a veteran of the international scene, having played in six countries over the course of his eight-year career. He also a long time in the NBA, playing in more than 150 games for five NBA teams and two NBA D-League teams over a five-year period. Bnei Herzliya finished last year's regular season with an 18-15 record, losing in the quarterfinals of the Winner League playoffs to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Strasbourg IG Basket has landed combo guard Jerel McNeal, a veteran
of European basketball who also has NBA experience.
McNeal spent last season in Germany, hooping it up for Brose Baskets in the BBL. He averaged 9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 31 appearances in all competitions. Strasboug advanced to the finals of the Pro A playoffs last year, losing in the finals to Elan Chalon.
Ballers Abroad has learned Ian Hummer has signed with Russian club Avtodor Saratov. Hummer spent last season in Turkey's top division, averaging 15.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for TED Ankara, who finished in last place in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Avtodor Saratov finished in ninth place in the VTB United League last season with an 8-16 record.
Virtus Bologna has announced the signing of free agent center Marcus Slaughter. Confirmed by Sportando and other news outlets, Slaughter arrives in Italy after spending three years in Turkey playing for Darussafaka Dogus in the Turkish Basketball Super League. Having played professionally since 2006, Slaughter has been in a number of countries in his career, but this will be his first year playing in Italy. Last year, the San Diego State product averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg, but it will be his experience and leadership that he brings to Virtus Bologna, which is once again joining Serie A, the top division in Italy, after winning the 2017 Serie A2 Championship last season. |