Italy
Jayson Granger now with Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Istanbul (Turkey-TBL) has landed Jayson Granger (188 cm) and will be adding him to strengthen their roster this 2015/16. Granger is an Uruguayan player who also has Italian citizenship. He has been on-and-off the Uruguayan team from 2009 up to the present. Jayson suited up for Spanish Liga Endesa club Unicaja Malaga in…
Read MoreDexter Pittman joins Granarolo Bologna
Granarolo Bologna (Italy-Serie A) has landed former NBA big man Dexter Pittman (208 cm, Texas’10) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. Pittman was a member of the 2012 NBA championship winning Miami Heat. He is coming off a 15-game run in the Puerto Rican BSN with Atleticos de San German. Pittman averaged a double-double with San…
Read MoreBanco di Sardegna Stays Alive via 3OT Win
The two teams contesting the 2015 Italian Serie A title kicked the excitement level up a notch. Banco di Sardegna Sassari evened the Finals 3-3 series against Grissin Bon Reggio Emila via a thrilling game that needed three extra periods to resolve. The tightly contested game was finally resolved with Sassari coming out on top…
Read MoreMike Green added by Umana Venezia
Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to terms with Mike Green (185 cm, Butler’08) and the player is set to strengthen their backcourt for the 2015/16 season. Green was a starter on French Pro A team Paris-Levallois in 2014/15. Mike played 20 games for his former club in their run in the Eurocup and…
Read MoreNemanja Milosevic joins Enel Brindisi
Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A) will be reinforcing their roster with the addition of Nemanja Milosevic (204 cm, Western Kentucky’10) for the 2015/16 season. Milosevic is a 27-year-old Montenegrin player who is a recent addition to the Montenegrin national team this 2015. In 2014/15 Nemanja suited up for CS Energia Rovinari Targu Jiu (Romania-Liga Nationala).…
Read MoreGrissin Bon, One Win Away from Serie A Title
Grissin Bon Reggio Emila has taken a 3-2 lead in their Finals series against Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the Italian Serie A. They put up an effective home stand and prevailed in Game 5, 71-67. Game 6 is scheduled on June 24th and this series, which has had its fair share of back-and-forth shifts…
Read MoreJustin Brownlee stays with Brescia
Justin Brownlee (201 cm, St John’s’11) will suit up for Centrale del Latte Brescia again in Italy’s second division A2 Gold next season, the club revealed. It will be the American’s return to the club has he represented Brescia during this 2014/2015 campaign, playing 36 games and averaging 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.9 dimes…
Read MoreManital Torino lifts Italian A2 Gold title
The A2 Gold finals reached its decisive fifth game on Wednesday as Manital Torino defeated Agrigento to claim the Italian second division title. The crushing 93-70 win meant that Torino secured promotion to the top flight Serie A for the 2015/2016 season. It had been a tight series through the opening four games, but Manital…
Read MoreAnthony Raffa pens with Al Sadd
Al Sadd Sports Club Doha (Qatar-D1) has landed the services of Anthony Raffa (185 cm, Coastal Carolina’13) for the 2015/16 season. Raffa is a 25-year-old American player who also holds an Italian passport. Anthony is familiar with hoops in the Middle East. This 2015 he played 14 games for Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr from Iran’s Superleague.…
Read MoreJeremy Hazell extends with Bologna
Seton Hall product Jeremy Hazell (195 cm, Seton Hall’11) is set to return to Granarolo Bologna (Italy-Serie A) next season after signing a contract extension with the club this 2015. He was solid for Bologna and played 29 games for them this 2014/15 season and was able to put together averages of 15.8 ppg and…
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