Georgia Vipers added to their roster experienced 38-year old forward Jumaine Jones (202-104kg-79, college: Georgia). He played last summer at Fuerza Guinda de Nogales in Mexican CIBACOPA, but left the team in May. In 12 games he recorded 14.6ppg, 8.9rpg and 2.9apg.
In 1999 Jones was drafted by Atlanta Hawks (NBA) in first round (27 th overall). He attended University of Georgia and it will be his 18th (!!!) season in pro basketball.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Jones played in the final of Mexican CIBACOPA in 2015. He was also voted Latinbasket.com All-Mexican CIBACOPA Forward of the Year in 2015.
Jones is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Jones tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. He has played previously also in Bulgaria (Levski), Israel (Bnei Hasharon), Italy (VL Pesaro, Juvecaserta and Napoli Megaride), Puerto Rico (Mets), Russia (Ural Great) and NBA (LA Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets).
On Jones:
A powerful forward with a soft shooting touch, who can hit a 3 pointer if needed. Thanks to his strong body, can successfully play inside as an undersized 4, and his shooting skills make him an effective SF. Plus, he has experience of top level competitions and great rebounding skills. Could be not totally convincing for the NBA, but he's a top player for Europe.
EBA newcomer Mataro Parc Boet strengthened their roster with addition of experienced 34-year old American ex-international swingman Jermaine Barnes (193-95kg-83, college: Point, GA, agency: Gamble Sports Management). The last summer Barnes was signed by Liberia (LBS) in Costa Rican league. In 3 matches he average an impressive 26.0 points per game. His team won Mitchell Americas Cup for three years in a row (between 2015 and 2017). Barnes was later named Latinbasket.com All-Copa Mitchell... [read more]
EBA newcomer Mataro Parc Boet strengthened their roster with addition of experienced 34-year old American ex-international swingman Jermaine Barnes (193-95kg-83, college: Point, GA, agency: Gamble Sports Management). The last summer Barnes was signed by Liberia (LBS) in Costa Rican league. In 3 matches he average an impressive 26.0 points per game. His team won Mitchell Americas Cup for three years in a row (between 2015 and 2017). Barnes was later named Latinbasket.com All-Copa Mitchell Cup MVP. He was a member of USA Senior National Team two years ago.
Barnes is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to twelve different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Barnes has played previously professionally in Cyprus (Yenicami), Dominican Rep., Japan, Mexico (Frayles de Guasave), Saudi Arabia (Al Ahli Jeddah), Taiwan, Uruguay, NBA (Minnesota Timberwolves), Dominican Republic (CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago and Pueblo Nuevo), UBA (GIE Maile Matrix) and SEBL (Phoenix).
Barnes has agreed to play in a few games of the LIGA EBA before reporting to Lebanon.
KK Bosna-Royal Sarajevo (Division 1) strengthened their roster with addition of American guard Cory Bradford (191-G-78, college: Illinois). He played last season at Liberia in Costa Rican LBS League. In 16 games he recorded a league best 23.4ppg and 8.3rpg. Bradofrd helped them to end the regular season as a fourth seed in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. He also played that season for another team GIE Maile Matrix in U.S. UBA-League. Bradford signed for the 2017 F... [read more]
KK Bosna-Royal Sarajevo (Division 1) strengthened their roster with addition of American guard Cory Bradford (191-G-78, college: Illinois). He played last season at Liberia in Costa Rican LBS League. In 16 games he recorded a league best 23.4ppg and 8.3rpg. Bradofrd helped them to end the regular season as a fourth seed in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. He also played that season for another team GIE Maile Matrix in U.S. UBA-League. Bradford signed for the 2017 FIBA Copa Mitchell Cup in Santiago, Dominican Republic. In 4 games he averaged 20.2ppg and 6.2apg. Bradford contributed to his team winning the Cup and was also named LatinBasket.com All-Copa Mitchell Cup 2nd Team.
In 2014 and 2015 Braford stared for Team USA National Select Team in the William Jones Cup. In both summers Bradford was named AsiaBasket.com Top Guard.
In 2003 he was signed by Memphis Grizzlies (NBA). The former Illinois stars was named AP NCAA All-American twice along with NCAA National Freshman of the Year.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won a gold medal for the USA National Team in 1999 for the World University Games. Bradford was also voted Eurbasket.com All-Hungarian Import Player of the Year in 2008.
He has played also professionally in Hungary, NBA, Venezuela, France, Cyprus, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jordan, Taiwan, UAE, Mexico, Qatar, Dominican Republic and Lebanon.
UBA News 8/17/2017 Former Georgia Spartans (UBA) star Glen Rice Jr. (6'6''-G/F-91, college: Georgia Tech) was recently named CIBA COPA (Mexico) Finals MVP for Obregon. Obregon celebrated CIBACOPA title. They edged Hermosillo on the road in Game 5 of the title series to earn the trophy. Rayos de Hermosillo trailed 48-45 at halftime, rallying from a 32-18 deficit at the end of first quarter to trim the gap. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon shot 60.3 percent from the field. Halcones de Ciudad O... [read more]
Obregon celebrated CIBACOPA title. They edged Hermosillo on the road in Game 5 of the title series to earn the trophy. Rayos de Hermosillo trailed 48-45 at halftime, rallying from a 32-18 deficit at the end of first quarter to trim the gap. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon shot 60.3 percent from the field. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon had a 28-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was American swingman Glen Rice-Jr who had a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 18 rebounds.
Rice Jr. was later named Latinbasket.com All-CIBACOPA Player of the Years. He was ranked third in scoring with a 24.7 point per game average.
He also played the last two seasons for the Georgia Spartanss where he was named a UBA All-Star in 2017.
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