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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147 
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01-19-22 11:48 PM - Post#333756
Updates on some Bison playing overseas: Zach Thomas (Finland, top division) 17 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 60% on twos, 44% on threes, 29 mpg. Nana Foulland (France 2nd division): 10.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 65% on twos, 22 mpg. Stephen Brown (German, top division): 12 ppg, 5.4 apg, 46% on twos, 34% on threes, 29 mpg. Nate Sestina (Turkey, top division); 10 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 45.5% on twos, 54% on threes, 22 mpg. Kimbal Mackenzie (England, tp division): 9 ppg, 2.8 apg, 53% on twos, 44% on threes, 21 mpg. Note: Games in Europe are 40 minutes.
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800 
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01-20-22 12:36 AM - Post#333760
Sigh. What a bunch of solid players. What used to be. |
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MrPhillie Postdoc Posts 2757 
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01-20-22 08:07 AM - Post#333764
Thanks for the update, 137. Glad to see these players having success. |
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800
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06-27-22 07:11 PM - Post#342718
Congrats to Zach Thomas '18, who has signed with the Norrköping Dolphins, the two-time defending champions in Sweden's top league. (From the MBB tweet) |
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nitlion Masters Student Posts 413 |
06-27-22 08:08 PM - Post#342725
Ellie Mack back at Bucknell today, we had a nice talk, she was heading up to visit the Women’s staff,,, next stop Spain , some professional basketball, worked out just right, the young Bison girl players came by, while Ellie was in the lobby, they had a chance to meet one of the best… |
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800
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06-28-22 08:53 AM - Post#342731
More alumni news as Stephen Brown '18 is headed back to France and FOS Provence, according to @EurobasketNews. Good luck Stephen! #rayBucknell #BisonFamily |
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HuskyColonial PhD Student Posts 1976 |
06-28-22 11:10 AM - Post#342744
I can’t imagine how wonderful to be young, getting paid well to play the sport you love in a foreign country, and knowing when you’re done you’ve got a degree from an outstanding institution. |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370 
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07-03-22 03:39 PM - Post#342929
Amen to that!!!
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
07-04-22 09:09 PM - Post#342946
Nate Sestina is playing on the Kings' summer league team and has signed to play in Turkey. https://twitter.com/AC__Hoops/status/1543 397619736... |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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07-05-22 12:28 PM - Post#342960
Which Turkish team will Sestina play on if he does not catch on with an NBA team?
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203 
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07-05-22 02:36 PM - Post#342963
Which Turkish team will Sestina play on if he does not catch on with an NBA team? Turk Telekom Basketball Club of the Turkish Basketball Super League https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/Arti cle/ken... |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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07-06-22 07:32 PM - Post#342989
Nate Sestina is playing on the Kings' summer league team and has signed to play in Turkey. https://twitter.com/AC__Hoops/status/1543 397619736... Nate played in two of their three games, averaging 17:30 mpg. Averaged 5 ppg, 4 rpg, and 2 apg.
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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07-08-22 05:13 PM - Post#343077
Which Turkish team will Sestina play on if he does not catch on with an NBA team? Turk Telekom Basketball Club of the Turkish Basketball Super League https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/Arti cle/ken... Any idea of what salaries are like in that league?
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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07-08-22 06:42 PM - Post#343082
Turkey is generally considered to be the second best league in Europe, and it has some of the higher salaries. Here is one website's estimate of the average salary range in the top leagues for experienced players, although I think a lot more are closer to the lower end. And subs/inexperienced players make a lot less than that. Spain . ACB . $250k-500k/season Turkey . BCL . 250k-500k/season Russia . VTB United . 200k-450k/season Italy . Serie A . 180k-350k/season Greece . Greek A1 . 60k-250k/season Germany . BBL . 100k-350k/season Israel . Premier L. . 80k-250k/season France . LNB Pro A . 80k-200k/season One thing to remember is that many contracts in Europe are not guaranteed. A player can be cut, without pay, if he underperforms or gets hurt. FYI, here is one site's evaluation of the top 20 leagues in Europe: TOP Tier Liga ACB (Spain) - 1,186 points Basketbol Süper Ligi (Turkey) - 754 points VTB United League (RUS, BLR, KAS) - 586 points Lega Basket Serie A (Italy) - 547 points LNB Pro A (France) - 486 points Basketball Bundesliga (Germany) - 464 points Greek Basket League (Greece) - 376 points ABA League (SRB, CRO, SLO, MNE, BIH) - 320 points Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (Lithuania) - 241 points Ligat HaAl (Israel) - 240 points 2nd Tier BNXT-BEL (Belgium) - 120 points Polish Basketball League (Poland) - 87 points National Basketball League (Czech Republic) - 76 points Nemzeti Bajnokság 1/A (Hungary) - 69 points Liga Na?ional? (Romania) - 66 points BNXT-NED (Netherlands) - 65 points EstLat Basketball League (Estonia, Latvia) - 63 points Basketligaen (Denmark) - 63 points ABA League 2 (ABA 2nd tier, MNE, SRB, BIH, MKD, CRO, SLO) - 53 points Balkan International League (ISR, BUL, MKD, MNE) - 51 points
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
07-09-22 01:49 AM - Post#343089
Nana has recently retired from Pro Basketball. Interesting to see what his next journey will be. Very impressive young man. |
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jkrun80 Postdoc Posts 3305 |
07-10-22 07:47 PM - Post#343102
According to Eurobasket, Zach will be playing in Sweden and Stephen in France. Does anyone know what Kimbal is doing this year? |
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Bison54 PhD Student Posts 1800
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07-10-22 09:12 PM - Post#343107
Played for the Leicester Riders in Great Britan this past year, 22-2 regular season an 5-0 in playoffs, which apparently ended in May. Kimball's minutes were down in the playoffs, but he had lots of playing time in all games Not clear what he is doing next year. https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/727 37... |
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
07-25-22 07:09 PM - Post#343530
Nana will be joining the OKC Thunder as a Player Development Coach per Twitter. Fitting role for the hardworking young man, should have lots of success. |
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BisonRoadWarrior Professor Posts 5203
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07-25-22 10:59 PM - Post#343534
Nana will be joining the OKC Thunder as a Player Development Coach per Twitter. Fitting role for the hardworking young man, should have lots of success. I believe you, but odd that I can't find any tweet on that. I wonder if it was deleted.
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
07-26-22 07:22 PM - Post#343556
If you look at his Twitter likes, he has liked/RTd multiple OKC Thunder posts. Also confirmed with another ex-player that he will indeed be going to OKC, similar role as DJ had with 76ers, now Celtics |
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Bison137 Professor Posts 16147
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07-26-22 08:22 PM - Post#343559
Nana will be joining the OKC Thunder as a Player Development Coach per Twitter. Fitting role for the hardworking young man, should have lots of success. I believe you, but odd that I can't find any tweet on that. I wonder if it was deleted. On Nana's linkedin page, he says that he has been the "Video Analyst at Oklahoma City Thunder" for the past month.
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
09-25-22 11:43 PM - Post#344818
John Meeks to Finland Jimmy Sotos to Cyprus |
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Bison89 Professor Posts 5370
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10-12-22 09:32 PM - Post#345182
Finland is soooo cold. I guess that you have to start someplace. Good luck to John.
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Scotty-14 Sophomore Posts 156 |
10-22-22 07:05 PM - Post#345370
Update: Meeks got drafted by the Lakers G-League Team. |
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