Italy
John Egbunu to Openjobmetis Varese
John Egbunu (211 cm, F/C) is on the move to Italy. There he will join Varese and coach Massimo Bulleri. Varese is off to a bad start to the SerieA season as they are at the bottom of the standings with a 3-7 record. Egbunu started this season in the South Korean KBL. There he…
Read MoreDarral Willis moves from Monaco to Brescia
Darral Willis (205 cm, F) is on the move to Italy. There he will join Germani Brescia and coach Maurizio Buscaglia. Brescia is enjoying a so-so start to the SerieA season as they are 12th in the standings with a 5-9 record. Willis started this season in the ProA in France. There he played seven…
Read MorePetteri Koponen moves from EuroLeague to Italy SerieA
Petteri Koponen (194 cm, G) is moving on from Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old Finnish international has signed with Unahotels Reggio Emilia in Italy. Reggio Emilia is 6-8 and is in 9th place in the standings. Reggio Emilia will also start their Europe Cup campaign later this month. Koponen averaged 6.8 ppg and 1.5 assists in…
Read MoreWes Clark back to Italy
Wes Clark (184 cm, G) has signed with Reyer Venezia. Clark started this season in Germany where he played nine BBL games for Chemnitz. He helped Chemnitz to a 3-8 record by averaging 9.7 ppg and 3.1 assists in nine games. Clark has played the previous two seasons in Italy also. Last season he notched…
Read MoreFrank Gaines moves to Italy, Cantu
Frank Gaines (192 cm, G) is leaving Bnei Hertzeliya, the Winner League, and Israel. Gaines will trade up to play for coach Cesare Pancotto and his Acqua S.Bernardo Cantu. Cantu is currently a disappointing 4-9 in the Italian SerieA and is second to last in 14th position in the standings. Frank Gaines is an experienced…
Read MoreWes Clark signs with Umana Reyer Venezia
Wes Clark (183 cm, G) is moving from Germany to Italy. Clark started the season with Chemnitz in the German BBL, where he notched just under 10 ppg in 17 minutes per contest. Now on his way to Venice, Clark will look to help coach Walter De Raffaele and the 6-6 squad. They are currently…
Read MoreKavell Bigby-Williams picked up by Cantu
Kavell Bigby-Williams (211 cm, C) has found his next team. The British big man is headed to the Italian Serie A and joins Cesare Pancotto. Bigby-Williams played in the G-League this past season, which was his first as a pro. He played for three teams but logged the most games for Erie, where he averaged…
Read MoreHappy Casa Brindisi ends Olimpia Milano win streak
Happy Casa Brindisi ended Olimpia Milano’s unbeaten run in the Italian Serie A on Sunday. D’angelo Harrison poured in 20 points and added eight rebounds and five assists, while Derek Willis and Darius Thompson scored 16 apiece in Brindisi’s 88-82 away victory. Nick Perkins had a 13-point effort. With the victory, Happy Casa Brindisi, coached…
Read MoreVirtus Roma withdraws from Italian Serie A
The Italian Serie A is turned upside down after Virtus Roma announced the withdrawal from the championship. The decision came just a few hours before the final gong, which would have seen the team’s expulsion from the League for the non-payment of the 35,000 euro Fip installment expiring on 25 November. Had it arrived by…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli leaves the NBA for Virtus Bologna
Marco Belinelli (196 cm, G) is returning to Italy to play for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A after signing a three-year deal with the club, according to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport. Belinelli will be returning to his home country after not receiving any NBA offers that were to his liking. So, the…
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