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2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings

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August 21, 2016

The last game of the WNBA regular season is September 18th with the playoffs beginning on the 21st. The last possible finals date is October 20th and soon after many players will head overseas to play for teams outside of the U.S. Here is a list of player overseas signings that have been released. As players sign, this list will be updated;

Atlanta Dream

Markeisha Gatling Turkey; Besiktas

Reshanda Gray Italy; Napoli 

Tiffany Hayes Turkey; Mersin BSB

Rachel Hollivay Turkey; Girne Universitesi

Sancho Lyttle UMMC; Ekaterinburg

Angel McCoughtry Russia; Dynamo Kursk

Meighan Simmons Poland; Wisla Can-Pack

Elizabeth Williams Russia; Orenburg

Bria Holmes Israel; Bnot Maccabi Ramat Gan

Matee Ajavon Turkey; Botas

Carla Cortijo Carolina; Puerto Rico 

Damiris Dantas Americana; Brazil

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Tiny Adams; Dear Aspiring Overseas Hooper Part I

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If you’re reading this you’re most likely interested in playing professionally overseas or just simply curious about the whole process. This post may seem a bit lengthy, but it has some very vital information for you guys! I timed myself and it only took 16 minutes to read lol.

My name is Corin Adams better known in the basketball world as Tiny/TA9. I’ve been playing professionally overseas since 2010. I’ve played in Puerto Rico, Portugal, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Czech Republic, Chile, and Switzerland. Throughout my career I’ve been through damn near everything you can think of. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Making it in this basketball world has been a roller coaster for me. It’s been very eventful and actually lead to me releasing my autobiography. The purpose of the book, much like this blog post is, to help my fellow hoop dreamers through this transition and also to help you guys learn from my mistakes.You can ask any overseas professional basketball player, there’s always something(s) they wish someone would’ve told them prior to beginning their careers. Based on the person, you’ll get a number of different answers. I’m going to do my best to touch on as much as I possibly can. If you’re interested in reading about more in depth experiences and explanations, you can purchase my book entitled “Tiny Setbacks, Major Comebacks: From Brooklyn To Europe” on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

For most of you, your college careers are unfortunately coming to an end. If you’ve made it as far as the collegiate level, it’s safe to say you’re very passionate about playing basketball. So passionate that you don’t necessarily want your senior night to be your last game. You want to continue to play and after all the years you put in, you want to get payed for it. After college your options of playing are WNBA/NBA, Overseas, Semi-Pro, or recreational. For the majority of you guys – overseas seems to be the most realistic option. So your first few questions are most likely – How do I actually get overseas? What is it like playing in a foreign country? [Read more…]