Italy
Euroleague, Zalgiris and Nizhny through
The Euroleague Regular Season is over and we will move into the Top 16 after the Christmas break as Friday’s action brought the curtain down on this stage of the tournament. While many of the Top 16 places were up for grabs, there were still some places to play for and in a dramatic final…
Read MoreFrank Gaines links with Pesaro
Frank Gaines (190 cm, IPFW’13) has wasted no time in finding a new club after penning with Italian team Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Serie A). The American left Serie A outfit JuveCaserta earlier this week after ten league games that yielded averages of 8.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. During the summer Gaines played for…
Read MoreAleksandar Capin moves to JuveCaserta
Aleksandar Capin (186 cm) has closed on a deal to play for Italian Serie A outfit Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta for the remainder of the 2014/2015 season. The ex-Slovenia international has been hitting the hardwood for KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Eurocup and Adriatic League) in Montenegro so far this season. The point guard has played five…
Read MoreBozhidar Avramov deals with JuveCaserta
Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Italy, Serie A) strengthened the team roster with the addition of Bozhidar Avramov (198 cm) the club announced. The Bulgarian arrives from his home country after having already played for two clubs this season. The guard started this season with Lukoil Academic Sofia in the NBL, before he 24-year old later moved…
Read MorePietro Aradori to Estudiantes Madrid
Pietro Aradori (194 cm) has put pen to paper on a contract to play for Tuenti Movil Estudiantes Madrid (Spain, Liga Endesa). The Italian international started the season on the roster of Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (Turkey, TBL and Euroleague). In eight Euroleague games he collected averages of 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists…
Read MoreEuroleague Regular Season Round 10
The Euroleague Regular Season will be done and dusted this week, with the best 16 teams from the group stages heading off to the Christmas break knowing that their European adventure will continue in the elite competition. Round 10 of the competition will also finalize which teams will make up those spaces and which would…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32 decided
The Eurocup Last 32 picture has been completed as Round 10 of the Regular Season wrapped the groups and decided which clubs would progress to the next round. Of course, the competition will now await the results from the Euroleague this week to see which eight teams dropping from that competition will join the 24…
Read MoreFrank Gaines departs JuveCaserta
Frank Gaines (190 cm, IPFW’13) has departed Italian club Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta (Serie A) it has been announced. The American player averaged 8.7ppg and 1.9rpg over the 10 games he had played so far this season. 23-year-old Gaines kicked off his rookie season (2013/2014) with D-League team Maine Red Claws. In 48 games Frank Gaines…
Read MoreKsistof Lavrinovic leaves Reggio Emilia
Lithuanian big man Ksistof Lavrinovic (209 cm) is leaving Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy-SerieA) to return to his home country. He has logged nine games for them in the Eurocup and was able to average 6.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg. In the domestic Italian Serie A Lavrinovic posted averages of 10.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg.…
Read MoreMicheal Eric pens with Enel Brindisi
Enel Brindisi (Italy-SerieA) is bringing Nigerian big man Micheal Eric (210 cm, Temple’12) to bolster their frontcourt this 2014/15 season. The team is currently leading Group A in the EuroChallenge with a 4-1 slate. They are fifth in the Italian Serie A with a 6-4 record the addition of Eric will give them much needed…
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