Virtus Segafredo Bologna have made their agreement with point guard Jaleen Smith official. The deal is set to keep the American-born guard in the Italian city through 2025. A naturalized Croatian international, Smith took his first steps at Brazosport High School and then continued at the University of New Hampshire. In 2017, he began his professional career wearing the Heidelberg jersey.
Jaleen Smith has left ALBA Berlin and is officially a free agent after spending two seasons with the German club. The player's agent Misko Raznatovic announced his client has been released by ALBA (with one year more left on his contract), and that his next destination will be known by the following week.Â
The topic of naturalized players and their role in European national teams has been widely discussed throughout EuroBasket 2022, with both countries and fans splitting into two different camps. Half of all EuroBasket 2022 teams feature a naturalized player in one of the positions, most often a guard. During an interview with Mozzart Sport, Croatia's Jaleen Smith expanded on the topic.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna have made their agreement with point guard Jaleen Smith official. The deal is set to keep the American-born guard in the Italian city through 2025. A naturalized Croatian international, Smith took his first steps at Brazosport High School and then continued at the University of New Hampshire. In 2017, he began his professional career wearing the Heidelberg jersey.
Jaleen Smith has left ALBA Berlin and is officially a free agent after spending two seasons with the German club. The player's agent Misko Raznatovic announced his client has been released by ALBA (with one year more left on his contract), and that his next destination will be known by the following week.Â
The topic of naturalized players and their role in European national teams has been widely discussed throughout EuroBasket 2022, with both countries and fans splitting into two different camps. Half of all EuroBasket 2022 teams feature a naturalized player in one of the positions, most often a guard. During an interview with Mozzart Sport, Croatia's Jaleen Smith expanded on the topic.
Securing the win against Estonia was far from an easy job for Croatia today. Coach Mulaomerovic's side had to fight until the very end to get the W and put themselves in a better position to advance to the second phase of EuroBasket. Once again, Estonia looks fearless on the court, putting impressive defensive pressure on their opponents and creating issues for the entire game.Â
After a very intense battle against Greece in the first game, which ended up in a loss, Croatia reacted promptly today and defeated Great Britain 86-65, securing their first win of EuroBasket.Â
Jaleen Smith played his first game for the Croatian national team as a local last night. After officially playing the first two friendly matches as a guest on the roster, the ALBA Berlin guard will now have the full rights to participate in EuroBasket 2022 as a Croatian citizen.
After a fiasco in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, the Croatian national team is set to be reshaped. According to Croatian news outlet Dubrovacki vjesnik, ALBA Berlin's American guard Jaleen Smith is set to obtain Croatian citizenship and help the team in the upcoming EuroBasket.
Ludwigsburg is a city of about 88,000 inhabitants, situated in the north of Stuttgart in southern Germany. It's also the home of the basketball team under the same name, which has been competing in the BBL, Germany's top league, since 2002. The club's full name is MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg, where MHP stands for the Porsche Company, which is the club's main sponsor, and RIESEN is the German word for ...
The Virtual Euroleague on NBA2K22 PlayStation 5 starts with two matches today. The Online League in which 31 gamers will participate, including EuroLeague players Sasha Vezenkov and Jaleen Smith and Simone Birgander from Badalona Joventut. Tonight, Smith will start his Virtual Basketball adventure controlling his own team in a clash against Hamburg Towers. The first game of the season will be ...
The 2K Virtual EuroLeague will be played on NBA2K22 on PlayStation5 online and start December 9. Moreover, it will have real-life EuroLeague players - Sasha Vezenkov from Olympiacos Piraeus and ALBA Berlin's Jaleen Smith. The rosters and graphics are created by Viktor Vladov and the co-producers Miguel Zua, Max "Albatross2K" and Peter Kushev.The most crucial games will be streamed on the YouTube ...
Jaleen Smith was this off-season's last addition for the ALBA Berlin. A year before in Ludwigsburg, he was the team's top scorer, best passer, while also contributing on defense (first in steals and second in rebounds). After averaging 15.7 points (31.5% 3PT), 5.2 rebounds, and 5.5 assists, Smith earned the German championship MVP award, which put him on the radar of multiple Turkish Airlines ...
The German League MVP will join forces with the German League champions. Jaleen Smith is set to sign with ALBA Berlin, per BasketNews sources. ALBA officially confirmed signing Smith to a three-year contract. This summer, Smith has been on the radar of multiple EuroLeague and EuroCup teams, including Zalgiris Kaunas and Virtus Bologna. He was also drawing interest among the NBA clubs. A 26-year ...
Jaleen Smith is close to signing with the German champions, Alba Berlin, Gerard Sole reports. Smith has been on the radar of multiple EuroLeague teams, including Zalgiris Kaunas. The 1.93 m American is currently representing the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League. The guard is averaging 10.0 points (29% 3PT), 4.0 assists, and 3.6 rebounds over 3 games. The 26-year-old has been playing in ...
It's that time of the year again. Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania feed us with free agency news about the top NBA players and their summer decisions. Soon a few well-known European basketball names are likely to appear on one of those tweets too. BasketNews presents the Top 10 EuroLeague players with the potential to relocate to the NBA market. Kevin Pangos One of the hottest names on the ...
The German League MVP Jaleen Smith will be joining the Phoenix Suns for the upcoming NBA Summer League, per BasketNews sources. Recently a 26-year old guard was working out with two NBA teams, Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers. Before accepting the Suns' Summer League invitation, Smith worked out with Phoenix. 1.93 m Smith is targeted by a few EuroLeague and EuroCup teams. He's also drawing ...
