Italy
Italy Serie A: Three teams cruise to top spots
In round 17 of the regular season in the Italy Serie A, what was once a four-way tie for the top spot has now been culled to three teams. Pallacanestro Cantu, EA7 Emporio Armani and Enel Basket Brindisi all share the leadership position of the standings with identical 12-5 records. Virtus Roma was the former…
Read MoreLinton Johnson inks with Cimberio Varese
Linton Johnson (203 cm, Tulane’02) has been playing in the Italian Serie A ever since leaving the NBA in 2010. He recently joined Cimberio Varese, his third Italian Serie A team in four seasons. Johnson was recently released by Banco di Sardegna Sassari this January. Before his departure Johnson was able to play in 14…
Read MoreItaly Serie A: Four-way tie for the top spot
Four teams now share the lead in the Italy Serie A with identical 11-5 records after round 16 of the regular season. A loss by Pallacanestro Cantu and former top team Enel Brindisi have allowed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Virtus Roma to catch up and tighten the race. Not too far behind are Montepaschi…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fener and CSKA lose
The Euroleague Last 16 Round 3 ended on Friday with four games. On Thursday all the road teams claimed victory but that trend was reversed tonight as it was a case of home comforts with all the hosts grabbing wins. Unicaja Malaga sunk Fenerbahce in an intriguing looking Group E, while EA7 Milan also tasted…
Read MorePerry Petty to Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Italian Serie A team Victoria Libertas Pesaro is reinforcing its roster with the addition of Perry Petty (185 cm, UTPA’11) this 2013-14 season. Petty began the season in the backcourt of Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus-Premier League). He played 10 games for them in the VTB United League and was able to put up averages of 8.2 ppg…
Read MoreTony Easley moves to JuveCaserta
Tony Easley (206 cm, Murray State’10) is moving teams within the Italian Serie A, heading to Pasta Reggia JuveCaserta from Umana Reyer Venezia. Tony managed to play in 15 games for Umana Venezia this 2013-14 season before making the jump this January. In 20 minutes per game of action he managed to log averages of…
Read MoreItaly Serie A: EA7 Armani outlasts Montepaschi
Italy Serie A Round 15 – This weekend we had some solid action with eight games on tap. The most critical game played was between EA7 Emporio Armani and Montepaschi Siena. Prior to their encounter Montepaschi was in third place in the standings while Armani was in a not-too-distant fifth. EA7 Armani came away with…
Read MoreEuroleague: Fenerbahce and Olympiacos suffer defeats
Four games took place on Wednesday as the second round of the Euroleague Last 16 got underway. The pick of the action was in Group E where FC Barcelona picked up an important road win over Fenerbahce and Olympiacos fell to defeat away to Milan. There were also two games in Group F as Tel-Aviv…
Read MoreEurocup Last 32: Nanterre drops Cantu in OT
The Last 32 of the Eurocup is underway after one game was played on Tuesday night as JSF Nanterre welcomed Foxtown Cantu to Paris and claimed a thrilling double OT victory. An exciting and nail biting game was the perfect way to kick off the next phase of the Eurocup tournament and hinted at the…
Read MoreDwight Hardy wins arbitration vs. Avellino
Former St. John’s player Dwight Hardy Jr. (188 cm, St. John’s’11) filed for arbitration at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) versus his former team, Sidigas Avellino. Dwight played six games for Sidigas Avellino in the 2012-13 season. He sought payment for back salaries owed to him by the team as stipulated in his player contract…
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