Sant Josep Girona signs Mateo Kedzo

Mateo Kedzo could continue his career in the Spanish LEB Oro. Sant Josep Girona is close to sign the 25-year-old Croatian forward for the next season. Kedzo would arrive to his new team after finishing last season in Latvia with BK Ventspils, averaging 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the Baltic League.

UPDATE: Sant Josep Girona has officially confirmed an agreement with Mateo Kedzo.

SOURCE: El Punt, CB Sant Josep Girona

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Chris Oakes will finally play for BK Ventspils next season

Chris Oakes has finally decided to accept the one-year offer from BK Ventspils to play in Latvia next season. The 22-year-old American center agreed initially to sign a contract with Radnicki, but wasn't happy with the one-week try-out that the Serbian team wanted him to pass. In Ventspils, Oakes will start his professional career after averaging 10.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game during his senior year with the University of San Jose State.

SOURCE: Sportski Zurnal

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BK Ventspils brings back Akselis Vairogs

BK Ventspils has officially announced that Akselis Vairogs is back to the team. The 25-year-old forward left the Latvian club last season after being during his entire career a member of Ventspils. Vairogs signed on January with JSA Bordeaux, where he averaged 10.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in the French Pro B league.

SOURCE: BK Ventspils

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BK Ventspils lands Chet Mason

The agent of Chester "Chet" Mason has confirmed that BK Ventspils has signed the 29-year-old American guard, who will continue his career in Latvia. Mason was one of the best players of the last Adriatic League last season, averaging 13.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for Siroki.

SOURCE: Twitter Mike Naiditch

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VEF Riga signs Raitis Grafs and Dairis Bertans

VEF Riga has officially announced two signings. The 28-year-old center Raitis Grafs, who played last season for BC Siauliai, and the 20-year-old guard Dairis Bertans, from BK Ventspils, are the new additions of the Latvian team. VEF Riga has also re-signed Sandis Valters, who landed in the team last January.

SOURCE: VEF Riga

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BK Ventspils signs Ingus Bankevics

BK Ventspils has officially announced a new player for the next season. The Latvian team has signed Ingus Bankevics to a one-year contract. The 25-year-old forward, member of the Latvian national team, arrives to Ventspils after playing last season for VEF Riga, where he averaged 11.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in the last Baltic League.

SOURCE: BK Ventspils

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Algirdas Brazys, new head coach of Ventspils

Ventspils has a new coach, after firing Silvano Poropat a month ago. His replacement will be the Lithuanian coach Algirdas Brazys, who was working as the sporting director of Zalgiris Kaunas before leaving the club along with Ramunas Butautas last February. The last team Brazys coached a team was in the 2008-09 season, when he was in charge of Enisey Krasnoyarsk.

SOURCE: Lithuania Basketball

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Cedevita signs Vedran Princ

Cedevita has made the first acquisition for the next season. The Croatian team has signed Vedran Princ to a two-year contract. The 28-year-old guard arrives from Ventspils, where Prince ended the season after being released by Cibona Zagreb, averaging 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds for the Latvian team.

SOURCE: Kosarka.rs

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Siroki wants to bring back Vedran Princ

Vedran Princ could be back to one of his former teams, Siroki. The Bosnian team, which won the national league days ago, is interested in signing the 27-year-old Croatian guard, who ended this season in the Latvian team Ventspils after being released from Cibona, played between 2002 and 2007 for Siroki.

SOURCE: Dvevni Avaz

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Virtus Bologna, looking for a big man: Zoran Erceg, Michalis Kakiouzis and Meteo Kedzo are the candidates

Canadian Solar Bologna wants to add another player for the frontcourt, to face the Lega playoff. The Italian team are considering three names: Zoran Erceg, who has finished the season with Panionios after being loaned there by Olympiakos; Michalis Kakiouzis, now in Aris Thessaloniki; and Mateo Kedzo, who is close to end season with Ventspils.

SOURCE: Corriere di Bologna

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Ventspils fires Silvano Poropat

Ventspils has decided to release the head coach Silvano Poropat, after failing to reach the Latvian league finals against VEF Riga. The Croatian coach was appointed last January to replace Agris Galvanovskis, after being in charge of the German team Ludwigsburg for five seasons.

SOURCE: TV Net

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Ventspils waives Jamaal Tatum and signs Vedran Princ

American guard Jamaal Tatum was waived by Latvian team Ventspils due to health problems who has forced his leaving after just 5 games played. Tatum, who arrived from Cholet after a succesful try-out, averaged 10.8 points and 2.6 rebounds with Ventspils. His replacement will be former Cibona player Vedran Princ. 27-year-old Croatian guard was released in January by Cibona, and will join coach Silvano Poropat and center Mateo Kedzo, also from Croatia.

SOURCES: Krepsinis, Kosarka.hr

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Ventspils signs Armands Skele

After passing the medical tests, Ventspils have signed guard Armands Skele. 26-year-old Latvian player started the season with Martos Napoli, but was released after the Italian club bankrupt. Last season, Skele played for Barons Riga. Skele competed in the last Eurobasket with the Latvian NT.

SOURCE: TV Net

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Vedran Princ, close to Ventspils

Vedran Princ is close to be the next Croat player to be signed by Latvian team Ventspils, after Mateo Kedzo. Princ would like to join Kedzo and coach Silvano Poropat in Latvia. Croatian guard was released by Cibona after a verbal fight with his former coach Velimir Perasovic.

SOURCE: Kosarka.hr

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Ventspils signs Mateo Kedzo

Latvian team Ventspils signed Croatian center Mateo Kedzo, who started the season in Turkish squad Aliaga. Kedzo could not be the only Croatian player to sign for Ventspils. Guard Vedran Princ, who left Cibona a month ago, is the next player Latvian team wants to add to the roster.

SOURCE: Kosarka

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Jamaal Tatum, in a tryout with Ventspils

Latvian team BK Ventspils is looking for a replacement for recently released Sandis Buskevics. Former Cholet player Jamaal Tatum is already on Latvia for a tryout with the squad for 10 days, and will stay for the rest of the season if coach Silvano Poropats recommends his signing.

SOURCE: BK Ventspils

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Sandis Buskevics and Ventspils part ways

Latvian team BK Ventspils have decided not to extend Sandis Buskevics contract. The guard is now a free agent. Buskevics landed in Ventspils last december for a temporary contract as a free agent. Last season, 32-year-old played was in Italian squad Snaidero Udine. This is the second movement Ventspils do in the last days after waiving Aaron Pettway

SOURCE: BK Ventspils

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Aaron Pettway, waived by Ventspils

American center Aaron Pettway was waived by Latvian team Ventspils. The current Latvian champions were unhappy with this performance this year and with his attitude on court. 29-years-old player came from French team Strasbourg this season, and averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in Baltic League so far. A replacement for Pettway is expected to be signed soon.

SOURCE: BK Ventspils

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