Italy
D.J. White joins Auxilium Torino
D.J. White (206 cm, Indiana’08) is bound for Italy as he signs a deal to play for Auxilium Torino (Serie A) this 2015/16 season. White played in two continents in 2014/15. He started off the season with Laboral Kutxa Vitoria (Spain-Liga Endesa). He played two Euroleague games for them and averaged 1.0 ppg and 2.0…
Read MoreAlex Acker pens with Sidigas Avellino
Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to terms on a deal with veteran Alex Acker (196 cm, Pepperdine’05) for the 2015/16 season. The 32-year-old Acker initially started the 2014/15 season playing for Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi (Turkey-TBL). He played 10 games for them and averaged 10.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg. In December 2015, Alex packed up…
Read MoreJanis Blums now with Sidigas Avellino
Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) is infusing some veteran blood into their roster this 2015/16 with the addition of Janis Blums (191 cm). He is a 33-year-old Latvian player who began playing for the Latvian national team as early as 2002. In 2014/15 Janis played Greek club Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1). He played 26 games for them…
Read MoreKyle Johnson now with AV Cantu
Kyle Johnson (195 cm, Long Island University’11) has agreed to terms on a deal with Acqua Vitasnella Cantu from Italy’s Serie A this 2015/16. Johnson is a British-Canadian player who has been a member of the British national team since 2011. His 2014/15 season began late, signing with the Brampton A’s (Canada-NBL) in January 2015.…
Read MoreItaly and Georgia in Tbilisi Cup Finals
Italy and Georgia are set to lock horns in the Finals of the Tbilisi Cup this weekend. This is yet another friendly tournament aimed at getting various European national teams ready for the upcoming Eurobasket 2015 this September. Italy came up with a convincing 85-61 win over Estonia and Georgia edged out Latvia in a…
Read MoreAndre Dawkins decides on Torino
Andre Dawkins (196 cm, Duke’14) will play in Europe for the first time next season after penning with Italian Serie A club Auxilium Torino. It was a busy 2014/2015 season for Andre Dawkins Stateside, starting with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Later the American played for Sioux Force Skyfalls and over…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck to play for AV Cantu
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) has put pen to paper on a deal to play for Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-Serie A) this 2015/16. This will be an upgrade in competition for the 28-year-old veteran as he played in Italy’s A2 Silver league in 2014/15 for Mobyt Ferrara. He posted solid numbers for his former team,…
Read MoreRonald Moore joins Giorgio Tesi Group
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) has landed the services of Ronald Moore (183 cm, Siena’10) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The 27-year-old Moore is coming over after spending the 2014/15 season on the roster of Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A). He played a total of 29 games for them and delivered averages of 7.0…
Read MoreRobert Jones added by JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy-Serie A) has added Robert Jones (201 cm, Washington’06) to their roster for the 2015/16 season. Jones is a 31-year-old Guinea-American player who has had extensive experience playing in the Italian league. He spent the last three seasons on the roster of Virtus Acea Roma (Italy-Serie A). In 2014/15 Robert logged 18…
Read MoreJulian Wright to Dolomiti Trento
Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) will continue his professional career this 2015/16 with Italian Serie A club Dolomiti Energia Trento. The 28-year-old veteran most recently played for Cagrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) this 2015. He played 13 games for them in the Puerto Rican league and averaged 9.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Wright played for…
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