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Unics Kazan has announced the expected signing of Slavko Vranes, but has also introduced Kelly McCarty and Hasan Rizvic as new players of the Russian team. The 34-year-old American-Russian forward arrives to Unics from BC Khimki, while the 26-year-old Bosnian center played last season for Azovmash Mariupol in the Ukrainian Super League.
SOURCE: Sports.ru
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Azovmash Mariupol has announced three signings in a row. The Ukrainian team has landed, as expected, the 33-year-old American center Dan McClintock, who played last season for MBC Mylokaiv. The other two new players for Azovmash are the 24-year-old American forward Charles Thomas, last season in Ferro-ZNTU, and the 23-year-old Ukrainian forward Maksym Pustozvonov, recently in BC Kyiv.
SOURCE: BC Azovmash
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Azovmash Mariupol could be the next team in the career of Daniel McClintock. The 33-year-old American center left MBC Mylokaiv a month ago due to familiar reasons, but could be back to Ukraine for the next season with the current champion. Last season, McClintock averaged 18.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
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Weeks after being released by BC Hoverla, Rotislav Kryvych has found a new team. The 31-year-old guard is close to be signed by Azovmash Mariupol. Kryvych, who started last season in BC Donetsk before the folding of the club, averaged 10.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for Hoverla in the last Ukrainian Super League.
SOURCE: iSport
Eric Daniels is no longer player of Azovmash Mariupol after agreeing both parts to terminate his contract. American forward played 21 games with the Ukrainian team, averaging 17 points and 6.4 rebounds. The reason of his leaving is rumored to be the difficult economical situation of Azovmash. The new team for 27-year-old player will be Galil Gilboa. The Israeli team signed Daniels for the rest of the season.
SOURCES: Krepsinis, One
Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol have decided to hire Sergey Zavalyn to replace Andrei Podkovyrov, who resigned yesterday. Zavalys worked as an assistant coach for Podkovyrov and for the first Azovmash head coach this season, Rimas Girskis.
SOURCE: BC Azovmash
Azovmash Mariupol will have to find a new head coach after the resignation of Andrei Podkovyrov. Ukrainian coach signed for Azovmash last November to replace Rimas Girskis in his second stage in Mariupol after winning Ukrainian Super League in 2003 and 2004. The bad performances of the team (sixth in the Super League with 9 wins and 7 defeats) might be the main reason for his resignation.
SOURCE: Basket.com.ua
Matt Walsh is not the only player who may land in Thessaloniki. Aris is also interested in signing American forward Eric Daniels, currently in Ukrainian team Azovmash, to replace Dragan Labovic. Coach David Blatt is not happy with the Serbian center, and it's rumoured to be released since weeks ago.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Maureece Rice, who is about to leave Azovmash Mariupol, will play in a D-League franchise. Rice is already in a pool of players elegible for any D-League team interested on him. American guard started the season in Ukraine, and previously he played for the Erie BayHawks of the second professional American league. Other players in that pool are Maurice Ager (recently released from Cajasol), Andre Barrett (ACB champion with Regal Barcelona last season), Paul Davis (former player of Clippers), D.J. Strawberry (former player of Suns and Fortitudo Bologna) and Keith Hasbrouck (former star in the University of Siena)
SOURCE: Ridiculous Upside, Ridiculous Upside
Azovmash Mariupol, which can't sign foreigner players due to a ban of FIBA, will complete his roster with center Maxim Ivshyn, former player of Azovmash reserve team, Budivelnyk and Poltava. Ivshyn started the season with BC Donetsk, before being released due to the team bankrupt.
Khimik also made a move, signing Montenegrin guard Ivan Koljevic, who started the season in Turkish team Bornova. He also have played for Bilbao, Olympiakos and Lietuvos Rytas, among other teams
SOURCES: Eurobasket, Eurobasket
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