Italy
Venezia Takes Game 1 of FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The FIBA Europe Cup Finals might be an all-Italian affair, but it does not fall short when it comes to entertaining basketball action. Game 1 of the Finals took place in Avellino, Italy. The stage was set for Sidigas Avellino to defend their home court against the visiting Umana Reyer Venezia. Unfortunately for the hosts,…
Read MoreUmana Venezia Takes Italian Serie A Lead
There’s been a drastic shakeup at the top of the Italian Serie A standings as the 2017-18 regular season sees its end on the horizon. Round 27 was concluded on April 23rd with Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia defeating FIAT Torino 89-82, but that was not the highlight nor the most crucial game of the round.…
Read MoreJamil Wilson signed by Virtus Bologna
Jamil Wilson (201 cm, Marquette’14) is set to strengthen the roster of Virtus Segafredo Bologna (Italy-Serie A) this April 2018. The 27-year-old Wilson originally started with Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL), but headed back to the USA after landing a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. He played 15 games for the new-look Clippers and averaged…
Read MoreVander Blue to part ways with Torino
Vander Blue (196 cm, Marquette’13) is set to depart FIAT Torino (Italy-Serie A) this April 2018. He played seven games for them this 2017-18 and failed to make much of an impact with averages of 3.1 ppg and 1.6 rpg. Torino was Blue’s third league for the season. He started off with the Los Angeles…
Read MoreTomas Dimsa joins Varese
Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A) is bolstering its roster with the recent addition of Tomas Dimsa (198 cm) this 2018. He is a 24-year-old Lithuanian international basketball player who spent the earlier part of the 2017-18 season at home playing for Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). In two games in the Basketball Champions League, he averaged five points…
Read MoreBryce Cotton joins Germani Brescia
Bryce Cotton (185 cm, Providence’14) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Germani Basket Brescia (Italy-Serie A) this 2018. Cotton is coming off a stint playing in Australia for the Perth Wildcats (Australia-NBL) in 2017-18. He appeared in a total of 30 games for the Wildcats and was able to put together…
Read MoreTaylor Braun added by VL Pesaro
Taylor Braun (201 cm, North Dakota State’14) has reached an agreement to play for VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A) to close out the 2017-18 season. He returns to Europe after spending 2017-18 in the NBA G-League, lending his talents to the Salt Lake City Stars, where signed with after getting cut by the Utah Jazz. In…
Read MoreJustin Knox joins Capo d’Orlando
Big man Justin Knox (205 cm, North Carolina’11) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie A) this 2017-18 season. Knox is coming over after spending most the season playing for a couple of Bulgarian NBL teams. He started off with Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL). Knox played four games…
Read MorePerry Ellis newcomer to Cantu
Perry Ellis (203 cm, Kansas’16) is making his way to Europe this 2018 by way of a contract to play for Pallacanestro Cantu (Italy-Serie A). He began the 2017-18 season playing in Australia for the Sydney Kings (Australia-NBL). He played 27 games for the Australian club and was able to put together averages of 14.8…
Read MoreMario Delas exits Betaland Capo d’Orlando
Mario Delas (207 cm) has left Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie A) this February 2018. He is a 26-year-old Croatian player who was a former member of the Croatian national team from 2009 to 2014. Delas played 16 games for them in the Basketball Champions League where he registered averages of 5.9 ppg and 4.6 rpg.…
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