Italy
Italian Serie A: Grissin Bon RE now on top
There has been a change in league leadership in the Italian Serie A over the weekend. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia is now the top team. They defeated Acqua Vitasnella Cantu 70-74, to improve to a 13-5 record. Former league leader, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano suffered a tight loss at home against Scandone Avellino, 80-81. Another…
Read MoreEsteban Batista pens with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano from the Italian Serie A has acquired the services of Esteban Batista (208 cm). He is a 32-year-old player from Uruguay who also holds a Spanish passport. He has been a member of the Uruguayan national team since 2003 up to the present. Esteban is coming over after spending the earlier…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck returns to Bologna
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) has inked a deal to come back to Virtus Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna (Italy, Serie A) the club announced on Friday. The American has played for the team before, spending the 2012/2013 season and over that stint played 22 Serie A games and averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists…
Read MoreFIBA: Italian and French clubs commit to governing body
FIBA met with the top Basketball federations of Europe on Thursday in London and on the agenda was the prospect of creating a Basketball Champions League in the continent. The federations of France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain and Turkey met with FIBA Vice-President/FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel and Secretary General Patrick Baumann chairing the…
Read MoreBoris Savovic deals with Venice
Umana Reyer Venice (Italy, Serie A and Eurocup) has bolstered its roster with the addition of Boris Savovic (206 cm) for the remainder of the season. The Italian club is competing for the Serie A title while also being in the mix of the Eurocup Last 32, so the experience of the Montenegrin-Serbian could come…
Read MoreDarius Washington joins Betaland CdO
Betaland Capo d’Orlando (Italy-Serie A) is shaking up its roster this 2016 with the recent addition of Darius Washington (188 cm, Memphis’06). Betaland CdO is struggling in the Italian league. They are in last place with a 4-11 record. Hopefully, Washington can help turn things around for the team. Washington last saw action in 2014-15…
Read MoreSebastian Telfair deals with Varese
Sebastian Telfair (183 cm) is coming to Europe to play for Openjobmetis Varese in the Italian top flight Serie A, penning a deal with the club for the remainder of the campaign. The point guard is coming off the 2014/2015 season spent with Xinjiang in the Chinese (CBA), where his 22 contests yielded averages of…
Read MoreO.D. Anosike joins Enel Brindisi
Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A) has landed the services of O.D. Anosike (203 cm, Siena’13) this 2016 and will add him to their roster for the remainder of the season. Anosike is a 25-year-old American player who also holds a Nigerian passport. He is coming over to Enel Brindisi after starting the 2015-16 season on…
Read MoreKyrylo Fesenko moves to AV Cantu
Ukrainian big man Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm) is taking his game to Italy after agreeing to terms with Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A). He is coming over from Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia-VTB League), where he began the 2015-16 season. He played 10 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and was able to produce averages…
Read MoreOgooluwa Adegboye departs JuveCaserta
British international player, Ogooluwa Adegboye (182 cm, St. Bonaventure’11) has parted ways with Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A). He was a former member of the British national team from 2010 to 2014. Ogo played two games for JuveCaserta before his departure and averaged 7.5 ppg and 2.5 apg. He began the 2015-16 season on the…
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