Italy
Olimpia Milano improves to 8-0
Olimpia Milano improved to 8-0 in the Italian Serie A with a convincing victory over Cantu on Sunday. The unbeaten league leaders received strong performances from several players in an 89-71 win. Spanish point guard Sergio Rodriguez paced Olimpia Milano with 24 points and six assists. Trailing 44-43 at halftime, coach Ettore Messina’s club dominated…
Read MoreJalen Jones agrees with Varese.
Jalen Jones (203 cm, F) is returning to Europe, where he has signed with Italian SerieA team Openjobmetis Varese. Last season Jones played in the G League. In fact, he has spent most of his career in the G League with occasional NBA call-ups, but they were few and far between. Jalen Jones was a…
Read MoreWesley Saunders leaves France for Italy
Wesley Saunders (196 cm, G/F) has left his French team AS Monaco (Pro A) and is signing in Italy with Fortitudo Bologna (Seria A). Saunders played seven games for Monaco but saw limited playing time, so the Italian offer was more than welcome. He already played the past two seasons in the Italian Serie A,…
Read MorePlayers of Virtus Roma have not gotten paid since the beginning of the season
The financial effects of the COVID-19 are now starting to take effect. Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A) has not paid any player salaries since the beginning of the season. Therefore, there was a symbolic protest yesterday in the game between Germani Brescia and Virtus Roma. The Virtus Roma players refused to play for the…
Read MoreLuis Scola notches double-double in Serie A opener
Luis Scola and Varese opened the 2020-21 Italian Serie A campaign with a 94-89 overtime victory over Brescia on Sunday. In his Varese debut, the 40-year-old Argentina national team captain finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds with two steals in 32 minutes. He was 7-for-11 at the free-throw line and made 8 of 17…
Read MoreItaly Serie A season to start with no fans in stands: report
The Italy Serie A is expected to begin the 2020-21 season by staging games without spectators in the stands. According to a recent report in La Gazzetta dello Sport, the upcoming campaign will likely commence with a cap on people (125 maximum), including support personnel, at Serie A venues during games. COVID-19 precautionary measures What’s…
Read MoreTravis Trice inks contract with Brescia
Accomplished playmaker Travis Trice (Michigan State) has departed French club SIG Strasbourg and joined the Italian League’s Germani Basket Brescia in recent days. The 183-cm point guard has had extensive playing time in the NBA G League (formerly known as the NBA Development League) and Australia’s NBL. In the 2016-17 campaign, he averaged 14.3 points…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna suffers first loss at Serie A at the hands of Vanoli Cremona
The winning streak of Virtus Bologna at the Italian Serie A came to a screeching halt on Sunday after being upset by Vanoli Cremona 78-66. Bologna’s impressive start to the season still has them in very good shape with a 10-1 record. They’re still the top team in the Italian League an are comfortably ahead…
Read MoreThe virtually unstoppable Virtus Bologna wins again
For obvious reasons, it’s far too early to crown Virtus Bologna as Lords of the Italian Serie A. However, given their impressive 9-0 start in domestic action and 6-1 group stage performance in the 7Days EuroCup, it’s hard not to extoll of their promise and potential for the 2019-20 season. They are head and shoulders…
Read MoreVirtus Bologna stays in command of Serie A with 6-0 start
The Italian Serie A completed Round 6 of its 2019-20 regular season on Sunday with Segafredo Virtus Bologna still reigning supreme atop of the leaderboards. The club has been stellar so far, with a 6-0 start in the domestic Italian League. They have been put to the test and have passed with flying colors in…
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