Italy
MarQuez Haynes agrees with Milano
Olimpia EA7-Emporio Armani Milano (Italy, Serie A) has added American guard MarQuez Haynes (191 cm, Texas Arlington’10) to the club’s roster. Haynes comes to the team from the NBA Pro Summer League in Las Vegas where he represented the Washington Wizards over 5 games with averages of 8.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Last…
Read MoreKyle Swanston heads to Italy
Kyle Swanston (201 cm, James Madison University’09) has made a move to Italian Basketball and will represent CLAAG Firenze (Lega Due Silver) this season. The American/Kittitian was playing in Hungary last season for Division A outfit Kaposvari KK where he made 41 appearances and finished as the league’s second best scorer with 20.5 points per…
Read MoreCaleb Green, signed by Sassari
Caleb Green (203 cm, ORU’07) has been snatched up by Banco di Sardegna Sassari from Italy’s SerieA. The 28-year-old Green played for Entente Orleans 45 from France’s ProA in 2012-13. Green played in six Eurocup games for Orleans and was impressive with averages of 17.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg. He managed to play 16 games…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: FIBA Europe’s Power Rankings
As the countdown to EuroBasket 2013 gets closer to nil, the 24 National teams that have qualified for the event are working at solidifying their rosters, while also getting in friendlies to tune-up their games before heading to Slovenia. As released by FIBA Europe, those 24 teams are put through an internal Power Ranking and…
Read MoreBrandon Wood joins Firenze
Brandon Wood (188 cm, Michigan State’12) has penned a deal with Affrico Basket Firenze (Italy, Lega Due Silver) for the upcoming season. The guard has been playing Basketball for Hungarian Division A team Albacomp but will now head to Italy to become the first ever foreign player in the history of Firenze. The American featured…
Read MoreTravis Watson signs with Vanoli Cremona
Travis Watson (202 cm, Virginia’03) will get a fresh start with Vanoli Cremona (Italy-SerieA) this upcoming 2013-14 season. Watson signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk from Russia’s PBL in August 2012, but the contract was terminated after the pre-season when he failed a medical examination. He last played a full season in 2010-11 when he was playing…
Read MoreMilton Jennings, new face at Ferrara
Milton Jennings (206 cm, Clemson’13) is the first American signed by Mobyt Ferrara from Italy’s Lega Due Silver for the upcoming 2013-14 season. Even though he’s still green, Jennings should be up to the challenge as he steadily improved his production in each of his years at Clemson. The 23-year-old Jennings played 28 games in his…
Read MoreSergii Gladyr inks with Enel Brindisi
Ukrainian Sergii Gladyr (196 cm) is a fresh addition to the roster of Enel Brindisi from Italy’s SerieA for the 2013-14 season. Gladyr was a member of the Ukrainian National Team in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Before that, he was a member of the Ukrainian U20 National Team in 2007-08. In 2012-13 he played in…
Read MoreSamardo Samuels joins EA7 Armani
Former Cleveland Cavalier Samardo Samuels (206 cm, Louisville’10) has been added by EA7 Emporio Armani Milano from Italy’s SerieA. The Jamaican will join the Italian club this 2013-14 season. Samuels began the 2012-13 season as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played 18 games coming off the Cavs’s bench and averaged 3.2 ppg and…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18: R2 complete, quarterfinals set
The quarterfinals are finally set in the FIBA Men U18 European Championships with the bulk of the spots being determined after the final game of the second round. Coming out of Group E will be Russia, France, Lithuania, and Serbia. Qualifying from Group F are Turkey, Latvia, Spain, and Croatia. Quarterfinal match-ups: Russia – Croatia…
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