You do not need to be drafted, and you do not need an agent to start. Most Americans reach a first professional contract in Europe through the lower divisions — seen in person by a club, signed for a season, then moving up on what that season proves. There are
Overseas Basketball Combines in the USA If you’re an aspiring professional basketball player you have probably either been to or heard of an overseas basketball combine or showcase taking place in the USA. You may have also heard of an overseas basketball tour or basketball academy that takes place, well,
We’re going to explain how to make a basketball resume and why it is important to have one. What is the first thing a potential future employer asks for when you apply for a job in their organization? A resume. Trust us, it is no different when you apply for
If you are like most aspiring professional basketball players you surely have been asking yourself, what are the average overseas basketball salaries? We are here to answer that! We dive into the average and maximum salaries of players on every continent. Since individual player salaries are not public information like
When did you start playing basketball? I started playing organized basketball when I was about 8 years old. But we had one of those little toy plastic hoops in my house growing up so I was probably shooting on that ever since I could walk and pick up a ball.
You do not need an agent to sign a first professional contract overseas, and having one guarantees nothing. Agents representing players in international transfers must be FIBA-licensed, but a licence only proves someone passed the exam and paid the fee. It says nothing about whether they have contacts at the
Justas Jodkevicius, Lithuanian 6’6″ Small Forward from Cardiff Met Archer in the EBL of British Basketball, arrived to Spain on a tryout this past week. Justas Jodkevicius had plans of attending Europrobasket’s program this August but was unable due to the current Covid-19 restrictions. Due to that fact he was
Sean Mcdonnell finished his collegiate career in 2017 playing at Westmont College in NAIA and advanced to LEB Oro, 2nd Division Spain, in 2020. We caught up with the former Europrobasket player and learned his method to being a consistent player in Europe. His beginnings were not too much different
Valencia Spain is quickly becoming the center of basketball in Europe. Juan Roig, the majority shareholder of Valencia Basket, has started another ambitious project to improve basketball in Valencia and Spain in general. With a 220+ million euro endowment, the España, broke ground this past week. This is the 2nd