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Ben McCauley will continue his career in Belgium. Dexia Mons has officially announced the signging of the 23-year-old American center for the next season. McCauley started his career as a professional in France last season, averaging 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for Strasbourg.
SOURCE: Dexia Mons-Hainaut
Dexia Mons has officially announced the signing to a two-year contract of Robin Mestdagh. The 22-year-old Belgian guard will start his professional career in his country after playing during the last four seasons for the University of Eastern Kentucky, where he averaged 1.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in his senior year.
SOURCE: Mons Hainaut
Dexia Mons has landed two new players. The Belgian team has signed Marcus Hatten and Quincy Taylor for the next season. Hatten, a 29-year-old guard, played last season in the Italian LegaDue for UCC Casalpusterlengo, while the 28-year-old guard Taylor arrives to Mons after two seasons in AEL Limassol, in Cyprus.
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Peter Van Paassen is back to Belgium. Dexia Mons has signed the 31-year-old Dutch center to a one-year contract. Van Paassen, who played for Oostende from 2001 to 2003, arrives to Mons from Eiffel Towers Den Bosch, where he averaged 11.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in the last Eredivisie.
SOURCE: Le Soir
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Ron Lewis could leave the Czech Republic to play next season in the Belgian team. The 26-year-old American guard would be close to land in Dexia Mons next season, after one year playing for the current Czech champion, CEZ Nymburk. In the last NBL, Lewis averaged 12.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
UPDATE: Dexia Mons has officially announced the signing of Lewis to a one-year contract
SOURCE: Eurobasket, Mons Hainaut
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Dexia Mons has signed a new import player. The Belgian team has signed Shan Foster to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old American forward arrives from Turkey, where he averaged 9.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in the last TBL for Kepez Belediyespor. Foster also played in Italy for Pepsi Caserta in his first year as a professional.
SOURCE: Sport.be
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Craig Callahan is back to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. The 29-year-old American forward, who played for the German team in the 2008-09 season, was signed to a one-year contract. Callahan returns to Bremerhaven after spending last season in Dexia Mons, averaging 10.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the Belgian league.
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Sébastien Bellin is the first signing of Dexia Mons for the next season. The 32-year-old Belgian center arrives from Optima Gent, averaging 10.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season. Bellin has also played for other Belgian teams like Wevelgem, Antwerp Giants and Base Oostende.
SOURCE: RTBF
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Despite the inicial reports, Arik Shivek will finally coach Dexia Mons for a second season. Shivek, also in charge of the Israeli national team, was one of the candidates to take over Hapoel Jerusalem, but it seems almost sure the new coach of the team will be Oded Katash, from Galil Gilboa.
SOURCE: Walla Sport
Finally, the new head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem will be Oded Katash, who led last season Galil Gilboa to the Israeli championship, for the next two seasons. Katash will replace Guy Goodes, who ironically could be the next coach of Galil Gilboa. The other candidate for the job vacancy in Hapoel Jerusalem was Arik Shivek.
SOURCES: Walla Sport, Walla Sport
Finally, Arik Shivek, current head coach of the Israeli national team, will leave the Belgian club Dexia Mons to take over Hapoel Jerusalem. Shivek is in talks with representatives of the Israeli club to sign a two-year contract with Hapoel. The last time Shivek coached an Israeli team was in 2001, when he left Hapoel Tel Aviv.
SOURCE: One
Hapoel Jerusalem is already finding a replacement for Guy Goodes, who left the team after the end of the Israeli Super League. The three main candidates are Oded Katash (winner of the league with Galil Gilboa), Sharon Drucker (assistant of Pini Gershon in Maccabi Tel Aviv) and Arik Shivek (head coach of the Israeli NT and Dexia Mons).
SOURCE: Walla Sport
Kareem Reid will remain in Vichy for two more seasons, despite the rumors about his arrival to Dijon. The American 34-year-old guard will have as a teammate Curtis Sumpter. The 26-year-old forward is back to Vichy, where he played in the 2007-08 season. Sumpter arrives from Dexia-Mons, in Belgium.
SOURCES: Basketnews, Basketnews
Arik Shivek, the new head coach of the Israeli NT, won't continue with his current team, Dexia Mons, next season. Aware of this, Hapoel Jerusalem could be interested in hiring Shivek to replace Guy Goodes next season. The former player arrived to the Hapoel bench in 2008, and his team is now placed 5th in the Super League with 13 wins in 21 games.
SOURCE: Basketnet
Arik Shivek, who was named as the Israel National Team last December, will leave his current club, Dexia Mons, next season. The 53-year-old coach replaced Chris Finch in Dexia Mons when the British NT coach left the club to lead the D-League franchise Rio Grande Valley Vipers last summer.
SOURCE: One
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