Brescia inks veteran Cournooh

Pallacanestro Brescia placed a bet on experience when it announced the signing of guard David Cournooh for the next season on Monday. Cournooh (1.87 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Scafati of the Italian second division, where he averaged 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 14 games. He started the 2021-22 season with Cremona of the Italian League, averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28 games before leaving the team.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">DAVID COURNOOH È UFFICIALMENTE UN GIOCATORE DELLA GERMANI BRESCIA!<a href="https://t.co/T5IVUOZTho">https://t.co/T5IVUOZTho</a><br><br>🎙 𝗟𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗶 Marco De Benedetto 𝗲 Alessandro Due Magro <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DreamBig?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DreamBig</a> <a href="https://t.co/zOAtB4q4Oh">pic.twitter.com/zOAtB4q4Oh</a></p>&mdash; Pallacanestro Brescia (@LeonessaBrescia) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeonessaBrescia/status/1541399101228589062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Cournooh started his career at Montepaschi Siena, playing at the EuroLeague junior tournament from 2006 to 2008. He made his debut in the pro team that season also. In 2013-14 he played a total 8 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games with Siena. Since then, he has played in several Italian teams including Ferrara, Imola, Brindisi, Pistoia, Cantu or even Virtus Bologna. This will be Cournooh's fourth 7DAYS EuroCup season, having played previously with Siena, Brindisi and Virtus for a total 26 games, 114 points, 43 rebounds and 39 assists. 

Patras extends Giatras as head coach

Promitheas Patras and head coach Makis Giatras made official a contract extension on Monday that will have him lead the team that he has coached for so many seasons. Giatras, 44, started his coaching career in Patras in 2011 and coached there for 10 straight seasons and was one of the main pillars to establish the team in the Greek first division.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Συνεχίζει στην τεχνική ηγεσία του Προμηθέα ο Μάκης Γιατράς!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/NriD4qJvb6">https://t.co/NriD4qJvb6</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheaspatras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheaspatras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheasbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheasbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/proudtobeorange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#proudtobeorange</a> <a href="https://t.co/hktebh5T2V">pic.twitter.com/hktebh5T2V</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1541364525869441026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

At the beginning of the 2021-22 season, Giatras was replaced by Luis Casimiro, who left the team a couple of months into the season, replaced by Ilias Zouros. When Patras was eliminated from the 7DAYS EuroCup, Zouros also left and Giatras was brought in to finish the domestic season, and now the club signed him again to hold the team's reins for 2022-23. Giatras has coached a total 26 EuroCup games so far, all with Patras. He had a 10-6 record in 2019-20 and then a 2-8 in 2020-21. 

Hamburg Towers will put its offense in the hands of Kendale McCullum, who led the German League in assists last season. 

Hamburg tabs German assists leader McCullum

McCullum (1.84 meters, 26 years old) signed a one-year deal with the club. He averaged 15.7 points, 7.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game for Giessen 46ers last season in the German League and led the competition in both assists and steals. McCullum began his professional career in the German second division with Paderborn in 2019 and spent the following season in Finland with the Helsinki Seagulls. He was the ProA MVP with Paderborn.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Moin, <a href="https://twitter.com/KendaleMcCullum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KendaleMcCullum</a>! 👋 <br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/jK5b7h2PnK">https://t.co/jK5b7h2PnK</a><br><br>Der beste Passgeber &amp; Balldieb der <a href="https://twitter.com/easyCreditBBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@easyCreditBBL</a> 21/22 wird in der kommenden Saison unseren Spielaufbau übernehmen! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamburgTowers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamburgTowers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easyCreditBBL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#easyCreditBBL</a> <a href="https://t.co/OeEYhTsiMq">pic.twitter.com/OeEYhTsiMq</a></p>&mdash; Hamburg Towers (@hamburgtowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers/status/1541363169381195776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 “The expectations of us will certainly be high, the Towers have been very successful in recent years. But I'm looking forward to the challenge - and I'm more than confident that we'll see a great team on and off the court," McCullum told the club’s website. "I hope that I can be the engine of the new team with my strengths, not just offensively. Above all defensively, I want to try to set the tone.”

Frutti Extra Bursaspor finished its 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: Frutti Extra Bursaspor

John Holland - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Derek Needham - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor) 

Metin Turen- Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor)

Omer Utku Al - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022

Onuralp Bitim - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Bursaspor)

Andrew Andrews - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022

Kevarrius Hayes - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) 

David Dudzinski - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) 

Kevarrius Hayes - Frutti Extra Bursaspor (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Pallacanestro Brescia bolstered its front line with the addition of forward Nicola Akele on a two-year deal with an option for one more season, the club announced on Saturday.

Brescia pens forward Akele

Pallacanestro Brescia bolstered its frontline with the addition of forward Nicola Akele on a two-year deal with an option for one more season, the club announced on Saturday. Akele (2.03 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Treviso Basket where last season he posted 5.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in the Italian League and averaged 7.6 points on 41.7% three-point shooting plus 4.5 rebounds in the Basketball Champions League. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">UN NUOVO TASSELLO PER BRESCIA: UFFICIALE L’INGAGGIO DI NICOLA AKELE<br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/PS9rkXoPsx">https://t.co/PS9rkXoPsx</a><br><br>🎙 𝗟𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗶 Marco De Benedetto 𝗲 Alessandro Magro <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DreamBig?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DreamBig</a> <a href="https://t.co/N4RIElZrOL">pic.twitter.com/N4RIElZrOL</a></p>&mdash; Pallacanestro Brescia (@LeonessaBrescia) <a href="https://twitter.com/LeonessaBrescia/status/1540637081298505729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Akele grew up with Umana Reyer Venice, where he made his professional debut in 2014 at the age of 18. After four years at the University of Rhode Island in the NCAA, Akele spent a season apiece with Roseto and Vanoli, before playing the last two years in his hometown of Treviso. He is now set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut.

Brescia pens forward Akele to multi-year deal

ratiopharm Ulm has a new head of bench after agreeing to terms with Anton Gavel on a two-year contract, the club announced on Saturday.

Ulm hands reins to Gavel

Gavel, 37, is former player with a vast experience in the 7DAYS EuroCup and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. A native of Slovakia, he has spent the last three years with Ulm as the coach in its Orange Academy, guiding teams in the German third division, German junior league, as well as the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Gavel now takes a role of a head coach on professional level for the first time.

"It's a special challenge for me", Gavel said. "There is responsibility on both sides. Above all because ratiopharm Ulm once again showed the courage to take risks by choosing me as a young coach."

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Unser neuer Cheftrainer heißt Anton Gavel. 👏<br><br>„Das ist eine besondere Herausforderung für mich. Ich freue mich enorm.&quot;<br><br>Vita, Vision und weitere Stimmen jetzt in der Pressemitteilung 👉 <a href="https://t.co/bpuXpW4kRA">https://t.co/bpuXpW4kRA</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://t.co/7Y5iE3qUUm">pic.twitter.com/7Y5iE3qUUm</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1540605720659480576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

On the bench, Gavel replaces Jaka Lakovic who guided Ulm the past three seasons, and who also got his first head-coaching opportunity with the club.

"Anton embodies like no other that you can get to the top with down-to-earth, hard work", said Thorsten Leibenath, Ulm's sporting director. "His training methods are state-of-the-art, He knows how to push his players without losing sight of his empathetic approach. He fully identifies with the club and the OrangeCampus philosophy, a philosophy of development, improvement, the next step. So it quickly became clear to us that Anton would be our first point of contact for Lakovic's successor."

Gavel had a long playing career that started in 2001 with Karlsruhe and ended in 2018 with FC Bayern Munich. He had 70 appearances in the EuroLeague and 80 in the EuroCup over a 10-year period between 2008 and 2018. He is now set to make his head coaching debut in the EuroCup with Ulm.

Hamburg Towers announced the signing of big man Yoeli Childs for the coming season. 

Hamburg signs big man Childs

Hamburg Towers announced the signing of big man Yoeli Childs for the coming season. Childs (2.03 meter, 24 years old) returns to Germany after playing for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg at the beginning of last season. He averaged 10 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1 block in two appearances before returning to the United States, where he played for Salt Lake City in the G-League. Childs posted 15.6 points, 10.2 boards and 1.4 blocks in 23 games with Salt Lake City. It was Childs’s second campaign in the G-League after playing for Erie the year before. Before that, Childs was a three-time All-West Coast Conference First Team selection at Brigham Young University.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Ein weiterer Riese für die Towers! Wir begrüßen mit <a href="https://twitter.com/yochilds22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yochilds22</a> unseren zweiten Neuzugang! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HamburgTowers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HamburgTowers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easyCreditBBL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#easyCreditBBL</a><br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/B7Owj8M3b1">https://t.co/B7Owj8M3b1</a><br><br>Bis zur Ankunft in Hamburg wird das Kraftpaket in der <a href="https://twitter.com/NBASummerLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBASummerLeague</a> für die <a href="https://twitter.com/utahjazz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@utahjazz</a> auflaufen. <a href="https://t.co/ghEk35McWK">pic.twitter.com/ghEk35McWK</a></p>&mdash; Hamburg Towers (@hamburgtowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers/status/1540305081081405440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Slask Wroclaw announced on Friday that it has agreed to terms with Coach Andrej Urlep to remain together for another season. 

Slask and Coach Urlep stay together

Slask Wroclaw announced on Friday that it has agreed to terms with [Coach Andrej Urlep](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/slask-wroclaw/wro/urlep-andrej/) to remain together for another season. Urlep, 64, assumed the reins as head coach in October and ultimately guided Slask to the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs and the Polish League championship. This is Urlep’s fourth stint on the Slask sidelines. He first coached Slask from 1997 to 1999, then again from 2000 to 2002, and from 2006 to 2010. He helped the team win Polish League titles in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002 in addition to last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pl" dir="ltr">✅ OFICJALNIE: Andrej Urlep trenerem Śląska Wrocław w sezonie 2022/23! 💥<br><br>Więcej ➡ <a href="https://t.co/PxxePMz2ae">https://t.co/PxxePMz2ae</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hej%C5%9Al%C4%85sk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HejŚląsk</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/plkpl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#plkpl</a> <a href="https://t.co/dnlwjAnvcV">pic.twitter.com/dnlwjAnvcV</a></p>&mdash; Mistrz Polski 🏆🥇 (@WKS_SlaskBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/WKS_SlaskBasket/status/1540281876501471233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Urlep has also coached Imos Jezica of Slovenia, PGE Turow Zgorzelec, AZS Koszalin, Stelmet Zielona Gora and Energa Czarni Slupsk of Poland, Dzukija ALytus of Lithuania, and Mono Vampire Bangkok of Thailand, as well as the Slovenian and Polish national teams. He won the Polish League with Anwil Wloclawek in 2003.

Boulogne Metropolitans 92 finished its 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: Boulogne Metropolitans 92

Will Cummings - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) 

Lahaou Konate - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 - (photo David Grau - Joventut) 

David Michineau - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier d'Almeida - Metropolitans) 

Miralem Halilovic - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Tony Crocker - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) 

Bandja Sy - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Steeve Ho-You-Fat - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) 

Vince Hunter - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier d'Almeida - Metropolitans)

Tomer Ginat - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier d'Almeida - Metropolitans)

Jordan McRae - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier d'Almeida - Metropolitans) 

Vince Hunter - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier dAlmeida - Metropolitans) - EC21-RS16

Will Cummings - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) - EC21

Lahaou Konate - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 - (photo David Grau - Joventut) EC21

David Michineau - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier d'Almeida - Metropolitans) - EC21

Miralem Halilovic - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-RS21

Tony Crocker - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) - EC21

Bandja Sy - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-RS21

Steeve Ho-You-Fat - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Trento) - EC21

Tomer Ginat - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier dAlmeida - Metropolitans) - EC21

Jordan McRae - Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (photo Olivier dAlmeida - Metropolitans) - EC21-EF