Russian Superleague outfit UMCC Ekaterinburg have added Americans Cheryl Ford and guard Nikki Teasley to their books.

Ford, currently with the United States at the FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil, helped the Detroit Shock capture the WNBA title earlier this summer.

She averaged 13.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game with the Shock last season.

Teasley, 27, has spent most of her career with Los Angeles Sparks, earning a WNBA winner's medal in 2002.

She played for Washington Mystics last term and managed 10.7 points  and 5.4 assists per game.

Teasley played several games for the Ekaterinburg club in 2004 and last season played for Hungarian outfit Euroleasing Sopron in the EuroLeague Women.

She averaged 15. ppg last season.