Italy
Venezia secures 3-2 lead in Serie A Finals
Umana Reyer Venezia secured a 3-2 advantage in the ongoing Italian Serie A Finals on Tuesday after a 78-65 Game 5 win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari. As expected the finals series as been a hard-fought back-and-forth affair between these two competitive clubs. However, this deep into the series, the games have more weight. Sassari…
Read MoreItalian Serie A Final Four is Set
The Italian Serie A Final Four is set. Umana Reyer Venezia completes lineup of teams advancing to the semifinals after crushing Dolomiti Energia Trento, 87-62 in Game 5. They will be facing off against Vanoli Cremona on May 30th, while AX Armani Exchange Milano will be battling Banco di Sardegna Sassari on May 29th. To…
Read MoreBologna Wins 2019 Basketball Champions League Title
Segafredo Virtus Bologna have been crowned victors of the 2019 FIBA Basketball Champions League after defeating Iberostar Tenerife 73-61 in the finals. This was a huge win for Bologna, being their first European title in over a decade. The well-deserved victory came thanks to the monster game put up by Kevin Punter who dropped a…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna takes on Tenerife in the Basketball Champions League Final
Virtus Bologna and Tenerife clinched their spot in the Final of the Basketball Champions League on Friday night (03/05). They will now face each other for the title on Sunday (05/05). The Italians made one of the most dominant performances in the history of the competition. They decimated Brose Bamberg and reached the Final (67-50).…
Read MoreAleksandar Djordjevic hired by Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna (Italy-Serie A) has landed experienced Serbian-Italian coach Aleksandar Djordjevic to take the helm of the team for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He most recently was the coach of FC Bayern Muenchen (Germany-BBL) from 2016 to 2018. He successfully guided them to a German League championship in 2017. This comes at the…
Read MoreIke Udanoh switches to Avellino
Ike Udanoh (203 cm, Wayne State’12) has switched teams in the Italian Serie A and will now be reinforcing Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Udanoh is an American international basketball player who also holds a Nigerian passport. The 29-year-old forward began the season playing for Mia Red October Cantu…
Read MoreMichael Dixon moves to Reggio Emilia
Michael Dixon (186 cm, University of Memphis’14) will be bolstering the roster of the Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He is a 28-year-old American international player who also holds a Georgian passport. Dixon has been a member of the Georgian National Team since 2016. Dixon heads to…
Read MoreAX Armani Milano Soaring Above Serie A
Round 18 of the 2018-19 regular season in the Italian Serie A closed out with one game on February 4th. League leaders AX Armani Exchange Milano continued to assert their dominance over the domestic Italian League. At 16-2, Armani has a comfortable three-game lead over their closest challenger, Umana Venezia (13-5). Assuming they can keep…
Read MoreJames Nunnally back in Europe, lands with Armani
James Nunnally (201 cm, UCSB’12) is making his way back to Europe as January winds to a close this time by way of a deal with AX Armani Exchange Milano (Italy-Serie A). Nunnally was originally set to ink with Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa) but then got called up to the NBA by the Houston…
Read MoreAlen Omic joins AX Armani
Alen Omic (216 cm) will be strengthening the frontcourt rotation of AX Armani Exchange Milano (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Omic is a 26-year-old Bosnian-Slovenian international basketball player who has been a member of the Slovenian National Team since 2014. He already began the season playing for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica…
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