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  • WVU’s Darris Nichols signs a 1-year deal in Hungary (8/22/08)
    Darris Nichols (6’2” / West Virginia), who started 73 consecutive games at point guard and led WVU to the NCAA Sweet 16 this season, has signed a 1-year deal with Atomeromu SE in Hungary. West Virginia was 99-42 during Nichols’ career and Nichols holds the school record for career games played. He received the 2008 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award and he averaged 10.7 points per game and led the team in assists with 119. Nichols also had just 42 turnovers in 1,282 minutes, an average of just over one turnover a game in 34.6 minutes per game this season and for his career, he had 399 assists and 135 turnovers in 3,528 minutes.
  • Jerome Beasley signs with the EiffelTowers (8/21/08)
    Former NBA player, Jerome Beasley (6'10" / North Dakota), has signed a one-year deal to play for EiffelTowers Den Bosch in Holland for the 2007-08 season. Beasley averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 25 regular season games this past season for the Ramat Gan in the Israeli Premier League. EiffelTowers will compete in the FIBA Cup competition this season and they open against BC Kormend from the A1 Hungarian League on October 21st.
  • Turkish club, Darussafaka Istanbul, signs Clemson’s Cliff Hammonds (8/13/08)
    Cliff Hammonds (6’2” / Clemson) will join the Darussafaka Basketball Club in D1 Turkey for the 2008-09 season. Hammonds was named third-team All-ACC after leading the Tigers in assists (133) and steals (66), and ranking second on the team in scoring. He averaged 11.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.94 steals per game and sparked the Tigers to a 24-10 record and a No. 22 ranking in the final AP poll. He also guided Clemson to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years and first ACC Tournament championship appearance in 46 years. One of five players in ACC history with at least 1,400 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists, and 200 steals in a career, Hammonds was a Portsmouth Invitee, played in the NABC College All-Star game and also played with the Orlando Magic in the Orlando NBA Summer League.
  • Giants Nördlingen Basketball signs Big Sky POY, Kyle Landry (8/13/08)
    Named Big Sky Player of the Year by collegeinsider.com, Kyle Landry (6’9” / Northern Arizona) has signed to play for Giants Nördlingen Basketball in the German Bundesliga for the 2008-09 season. Landry set NAU school records for single-season points (561) and he led the team with 17.5 points per game (second in Big Sky) and a 8.1 rebounds (third in Big Sky). He also ranked second in the league and 21st in NCAA Division I with 58.6 field goal percentage and finishes his career as one of only four players in school history to record 1,200 points and grab 650 rebounds.
  • Andre Harris joins Hapoel Afula in Israel for the 2008-09 season (8/7/08)
    Andre Harris, (6’8” / Fairleigh Dickinson) who named 1st Team All-North East Conference & won the league scoring title in 2006-07 (18.8 ppg), has signed with Hapoel Afula in the Israeli League for the 2008-09 season. Harris played 40 games last season with the West-Brabant Giants in the Dutch averaging 14.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game and he had a season high 35 points in a win against Den Helder Seals on 3/08/08.
  • Michael Cuffee signs in Italy (8/5/08)
    Michael Cuffee (6'5" / Mid Tennessee State) has signed a one-year contract with Aurora Basket Jesi in A2 Italy. Cuffee was drafted in the 2nd round in the 2007 NBA D-League Draft by the Utah Flash and he finished the season averaging 11.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, and 2.2 apg with the Bakersfield Jam. He also played with the San Antonio Spurs in the Vegas & Rocky Mountain Revue summer leagues this past July.
  • Joseph Taylor signs with the Swedish Champs (8/5/08)
    Joseph Taylor (6’8” / Wyoming) will play his 1st professional season with Solna, the Swedish Basketligan champions. Taylor was named the Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week on March 3rd after leading the Cowboys to a 2-0 conference record with wins at Colorado State and at home against Utah. For the week, Taylor averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 68.4 percent from the field. He appeared in 30 games this season and averaged 7.3 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game.
  • Lawrence McKenzie to play in the Balkan League (7/29/08)
    Lawrence McKenzie (6’2" / Minnesota), a 2008 Big 10 All-Conference performer, has signed a one-year deal to play in the Balkan League with the FYR Macedonian Superleague Champions, BC Feni Industries, for the 2008-09 season. McKenzie averaged 11.8 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 34 games this past season at the University of Minnesota. He was named 3rd team All-Conference and he poured in a career-high 26 points against Michigan on February 21, 2008.
  • Alvin Snow joins Helios in the Adriatic League (7/18/08)
    Alvin Snow (6'2" / E. Washington) has signed with Helios in Slovenia for the 2008-09 season. Snow signed with the Slovenian runner-up, Helios, after playing with Kotwica in Poland last season. In Kotwica last season, he averaged 27,0 minutes, 13,7 points (2P 48%, 3P 36%, FT 86%), 3,1 assists, 2,4 rebounds and 1,6 steals in 29 games of Polish Dominet Bank Extraliga. The 2004 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and AP Honorable Mention All-American will play point guard for Helios this season.
  • Darrell Harris signs in LEB1 Spain (7/17/08)
    Darrell Harris (6’10” / Rhode Island), the 2008 Portuguese League Player of the Year, has signed a 1-year contract with La Laguna Canarias in LEB1 Spain. Harris led the Portuguese league in rebounds and blocked shots and he finished last season averaging 18.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, and 2.1 blocks per game. His other awards this season include the Center of the Year, Import of the Year, and 1st Team All-League.
  • Tyrone Riley heading to the Top league in Germany (7/8/08)
    Tyrone Riley (6'7" / University of San Francisco) has signed to play with Trier Basket in the German Bundesliga for the 2007-08 season. Riley was an All-Star in the Dutch League in 2006-07 averaging 15.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg and 1.4 spg and he played this past season in Poland for Polonia Warszawa.
  • Devonne Giles signs with the EiffelTowers (6/12/08)
    Devonne Giles (6'8" / Texas Tech), the 2008 Dutch League Forward of the Year, has signed a two-year deal to play for EiffelTowers Den Bosch in Holland for the 2007-08 & 2008-2009 seasons. Giles averaged 15.5 ppg and 10.2 rpg in 37 regular season games this past season for the West-Brabant Giants in Holland and he led them advanced to the semi-finals of the Dutch Eredivisie playoffs. He was also named 1st team All-League, started in the All-Star game, and was named to the All-Import team in 2008.
  • Michael Doles signs back with Angers BC 49 for 2008-09 (5/21/08)
    Michael Doles (6'6" / VCU), who averaged 17.0 ppg and ranked 5th in the league in scoring this past season, has resigned Angers BC 49 in France for the 2008-09 season. Michael was named an All-Star this season and he finished the year with the third highest evaluation rating in N1. Doles, a 2nd Team All-CAA player his senior season at VCU ('04), led Geneva to the Swiss Cup semi-final and semifinals of the league playoffs in 2007 and will look to lead Angers BC to Pro B in 2009.
  • Tim Blue will play his 2nd season with the West-Brabant Giants of the Dutch League (5/15/08)
    Tim Blue (6'9" / Middle Tenn. State), who averaged 14.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg in 40 regular season contests this season, has resigned with West-Brabant for the 2008-09 season. Blue averaged 12.9 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game in the playoffs and he helped the Giants advance to the semi-finals of the 2008 Dutch Eredivisie playoffs.
  • Goss signs to finish the season in Poland (2/1/08)
    Phil Goss (6'2" / Drexel), who started all 30 games for Beykoz in Turkey last season averaging 13.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, & 2.6 spg, and played this season with IRONI ASHKELON in the Israeli Premier League, has signed with AZS KOSZALIN in Poland. Goss was named Eurobasket.com Honorable Mention All-Turkish League in 2007.
  • Rob Summers jr. signs with CAB Madeira in Portugal (1/22/08)
    Rob Summers (7'0" / West Virginia), who started every game as a senior last season at WVU, averaged 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, has signed in the top league in Portugal with CAB Madeira. Summers won an NIT postseason championship in 2007 and will be replacing an injured Rome Sanders for the rest of the season in Madeira.
  • Maurice Hargrow signs with Qatar Sport Club (1/15/08)
    University of Minnesota basketball player, Maurice Hargrow (6'5" / Minnesota), has signed with the Qatar Sport Club in the Qatar Basketball Federation. Hargrow averaged 11.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg in Big Ten competition in 2005-06 and he ranks 30th on the Minnesota career scoring chart with 1,021 career points. He played with the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA Orlando Summer League in 2006 and he played in England, Luxembourg, and Austria the last two seasons.
  • Rome Sanders joins CAB Madeira in Portugal (9/13/07)
    Rome Sanders (6'8" / Florida A & M), who was named to the 2007 All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1st Team, has signed in the top league in Portugal with CAB Madeira. Sanders, a center from Chicago, Ill., averaged 16.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game this season and played on the Dominican National team this summer. He ranked second in the MEAC and fifth in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 65.3 percent. Sanders scored a season high 26 points against both Delaware State (Feb. 24) and Morgan State (Jan. 3).
  • Kyle Shiloh signs with Korihait in Finland (7/4/07)
    Kyle Shiloh (6'3" / Nevada), who was named to the 2007 WAC Defensive Team and led Nevada to a regular season championship & 29-5 record, has signed a one-year contract to play for UU-KORIHAIT UUSIKAUPUNKI in Finland this season. Shiloh averaged 9.6ppg, 3.5rpg, 3.3apg, and 1.3spg, while shooting 45.0% from the field and 39.3% from the three point line this season.
  • Al Beye lost in Auto Accident (12/15/06)
    Al Beye, a first-team all-Big Sky basketball selection last season as a senior at Montana State, died in an automobile accident, school officials said Saturday. The one-vehicle rollover happened Friday night in Dillon, Montana, where Beye, a 24 year old native of Senegal, was visiting his brother, Assane Beye, 25. Al Beye was in a vehicle driven by his brother as the two traveled to a Christmas party about five miles from Dillon, Beaverhead County Sheriff Jay Hansen said. Worldwide Hoops sends our deepest condolences to his family and friends during this very difficult time.