Devin Oliver is the newest player for Buyukcekmece Basketbol in Turkey after signing with the club August 3. The 6'8 forward will return to playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League after spending last season in France's top division. He played in Turkey once before, suiting up for Teksut Bandirma during the 2018-2019 season.
The former Dayton Flyer averaged 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for Nanterre 92, which included competing in France's LNB Pro A league as well as the EuroCup. He joins a Buyukcekmece squad that will need to improve on last year's 3-20 record if they want to remain in Turkey's top division. Oliver joins fellow American Karvel Anderson on the roster as the team continues to make moves ahead of next season.
Promitheas Patras in Greece have announced the signing of veteran combo guard Ian Miller, per several reports. The Florida State product will play in Greece for the first time in his seven-year career after stops in Italy, Kazakhstan, Turkey, France and Israel. Most recently, Miller played for Chorale Roanne Basket in France's LNB Pro A league, where he averaged 17.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, finishing the season ranked fourth in scoring as Chorale Roanne finished the season with an 8-17 record.
He joins a Promitheas Patras squad that will look to compete again for Greek League crown after going 12-7 last year before the season was canceled in March. He joins fellow Americans Danny Agbelese and Diante Garrett on the squad.
Jordan Davis is coming back to Spain, returning to one of the best leagues in the world after signing with UCAM Murcia in Liga ACB. Coming out of the University Northern Colorado, Davis had a busy rookie season, playing in three different countries for three different teams in Spain, Germany and Israel. After starting the season with Baxi Manresa, he moved to SC Rasta Vechta in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga, where he played until February 2020. He finished the year in Israel, putting up an eye-popping 16.1 points per game in the Israeli Winner League restart for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The American-Azerbaijani international joins a Murcia squad that will look to improve next season after finish last year with a 7-15 record, and by using his Azerbaijani passport, won't count against the limit of Americans on the roster.
After a solid rookie year with CEZ Nymburk, Zach Hankins will finish the season in Israel after signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the rest of the 2019-2020 season. The center out of Xavier joins the growing list of Americans being signed by Israeli teams ahead of the Winner League season's resumption in June.
Hankins had a very productive year in his first season as a pro, averaging 12.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, including an impressive 11.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game clip in the Basketball Champions League. For his efforts, Hankins was named the League Defensive Player of the year in Czechia. He'll join a LeZion team that sits comfortably in third place in the Winner League standings with a 13-8 record.
After a superb season Australia, Cameron Oliver is headed to Israel after signing with Ironi Nes Ziona. The third-year pro will finish out the season with the Israeli side after playing a full season with Cairns Taipans in Australia's National Basketball League. Oliver averaged 17.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as he helped lead the Taipans to a 16-12 record and a berth in the semifinals of the NBL playoffs. For his efforts, he was also named to the All-NBL Second Team.
This is Oliver's first season playing abroad, having spent his first two years cycling between multiple NBA and NBA G League teams, most recently with the Delaware Blue Coats from 2018-2019. He will join a Ironi Nes Ziona team that will look to improve its playoff standings when league play resumes in June, as the squad currently sits in sixth place with a 10-11 record.
Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil has signed American swingman Tim Coleman through the end of the season. Coleman arrives from Finland, where the third-year pro played this season for Salon Vilpas Vikings before games stopped in Finland on March 13 before the season was later canceled.
Coleman had a fantastic season for Vilpas, leading the team to first place in the league standings with a 30-6 record while averaging 19.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game and being named the Korisliiga Player of the Year by Eurobasket.com. Playing in Israel will continue the meteoric rise that the NJIT product has had since starting his career in Luxembourg three seasons ago. He will join a Gilboa Galil team that will be in the thick of the playoff race when the league resumes in June. The team currently sits in seventh place in the league standings with a 9-12 record.
The Turkish Basketball Federation, which governs the domestic leagues in the country in addition to the national teams, has announced it will be canceling the Basketball Super League and the Turkish Basketball League, the top two men's basketball leagues in the country. No champion will be named for either league, and the final rankings and standings will be revealed at a later date. It's been noted by the federation that promotion and relegation will not be pursued in advance of next season.
The domestic leagues in Turkey had been suspended since March 19. The league had pushed the suspension through April 30 before further deliberations led to the eventual cancellation of the season.
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