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FIBA Men U18: Round 2 begins with two unbeaten
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships rolled into Round 2 on Monday after Round 1 concluded on Saturday. Currently, there are two unbeaten teams in Groups E and F, Turkey and France, but with Turkey having lost in overtime to Ukraine, France is the only truly undefeated team in four games. Coming out of Groups…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Italy rallies to defeat Latvia
In front of a crowd estimated at 6,800 FIBA Europe crowned a new Mens U20 European Champion on Sunday when Italy defeated Latvia 67:60. This is the Italians first every Men U20 Championship. The difference in the contest was the 23:11 third quarter that put Italy up by four heading into the final 10, after…
Read MoreRon Lewis signs with Enel Brindisi
Ron Lewis (193 cm, Ohio State’07) is joining Italian team Enel Brindisi (SerieA) for the 2013-14 season. The 29-year-old Lewis is coming off a four-game stint with the Brujos de Guayama from Puerto Rico (BSN), where he averaged 17.0 ppg and 3.5 apg. He left the team in July 2013. Before heading to Puerto Rico,…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Latvia to meet Italy in Finals
The FIBA Men U20 European Championship title contest has been set with the results of two thrilling semifinal contests as Latvia defeated Spain in a game that came down to the final seconds and Italy upended a much taller squad from Russia. The results set up a rematch of the Round 2 match the Latvia…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Group F shocks Group E in QFs
The clubs coming out of Group F dominated the Quarterfinals in the FIBA Men U20 European Championships as each of the four clubs won their matches on Friday sending all four into the semifinals. Group F No. 4 seed Russia defeated Group E No. 1 seed Turkey, 82:70; Group F No. 3 Spain dropped No.…
Read MoreTony Easley switches to Venezia
Tony Easley (206 cm, Murray State’10) has been officially announced as a new player for Umana Reyer Venezia in Italy’s Serie A. The forward will already be familiar to Italian Basketball fans after he spent the last season and a half with Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Serie A). Over the course of the 2012/2013 season…
Read MorePhil Goss to stay with Virtus Roma
Italy’s Acea Virtus Roma (SerieA) has given a contract extension to import Phil Goss (186 cm, Drexel’06), bringing him back for the 2013-14 season. This will be Goss’ second season with the team. In 2012-13 he averaged 12.9 ppg and 2.7 apg in 49 games in the Italian SerieA. He helped the team the SerieA…
Read MoreFIBA Men U18 European Championships tip off
The FIBA Men U18 European Championships tipped off in Latvia on Thursday with a full slate of Round 1 games in all four groups. Host club Latvia did their part to get their event off on the right foot with a huge win over Bulgaria, 85:57, much to the delight of a solid home crowd.…
Read MoreFIBA Men U20: Round 2 completed, QFs set
Coming in to the final day of Round 2 of the FIBA Men U20 European Championships there were two teams, Latvia and Greece, that were undefeated through the first and second rounds. After Round 2, not so much… Both clubs were beaten on the final day, France stunned Latvia, 79:74, and Turkey stopped Greece, 72:70.…
Read MoreAndre Collins returns to Italy
Andre Collins (183 cm, Loyola College’06) will play in Italy next season after signing a deal Sigma Barcellona (Lega2). The American has been playing Royal Hali Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye in Turkish TBL during the 2012/2013 season. Over the course 27 TBL games he averaged 13.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and finished in the top 3 with…
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