Posts Tagged ‘Avellino’
Ike Udanoh switches to Avellino
Ike Udanoh (203 cm, Wayne State’12) has switched teams in the Italian Serie A and will now be reinforcing Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Udanoh is an American international basketball player who also holds a Nigerian passport. The 29-year-old forward began the season playing for Mia Red October Cantu…
Read MoreAX Armani Suffers First Loss at Serie A
We may be bidding goodbye to another year in 2018 tonight and while others may let it pass by without much pomp or circumstance, Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A decided to end the it with a “Bang!” In Round 13 of the 2018-19 regular season, a last-minute miracle happened in Avellino. They came…
Read MoreBanco di Sardegna Sassari Wins Torneo Air Italy
Banco di Sardegna Sassari downed Scandone Avellino 90-60 to win the friendly preseason tournament hosted by Italian airline, Air Italy. Armani Milano claimed an impressive victory over Varese 106-72 to capture the title at the Torneo di Castelletto Ticino the other day. Italian hoops fans were treated to some warm-up action delivered by Sassari and…
Read MoreKeifer Sykes inks with Avellino
Keifer Sykes (183 cm, Green Bay’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Sykes’ 2017-18 season was spent playing in Turkey for Ankara D.S.I. (Turkey-TBL). He had a productive season producing averages of 22.4 ppg and 4.8 apg.
Read MoreDemetris Nichols pens with Scandone Avellino
Demetrius Nichols (202 cm, Syracuse’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) in 2018-19. Nichols is coming off a productive campaign playing for KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-Premijer Liga). He played 24 games for Cedevita in the ABA League where he notched averages of 13.3 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…
Read MorePatrik Auda signed by Avellino
Patrik Auda (204 cm, Seton Hall’14) has been secured by Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the 2017-18 Italian League playoffs. Auda is a 28-year-old Czech player who has been with the Czech Republic National Team since 2014. He spent the majority of the 2017-18 season playing for Polish club Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK). In 16 games…
Read MoreVenezia Takes Game 1 of FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The FIBA Europe Cup Finals might be an all-Italian affair, but it does not fall short when it comes to entertaining basketball action. Game 1 of the Finals took place in Avellino, Italy. The stage was set for Sidigas Avellino to defend their home court against the visiting Umana Reyer Venezia. Unfortunately for the hosts,…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Three-way Race at the Top
Things are heating up atop of the Italian Serie A standings lately. There’s a tight three-way race for the league leadership at the moment. Scandone Avellino, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, and Umana Reyer Venezia all have identical 14-5 records. Former top team, Germani Basket Brescia is just one game behind the trio (13-6), hot on…
Read MoreBenjamin Ortner moves to Scandone Avellino
Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) has switched teams this 2017 and has landed with Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A). The Austrian forward originally signed with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) for the start of the season but will continue 2017-18 suiting up for Avellino. He played the last three seasons for Umana Reyer Venezia…
Read MoreShawn Jones on loan to Scandone Avellino
Shawn Jones (203 cm, Middle Tennessee State’14) is officially on loan from Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) to Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. Jones is coming in as a replacement for the injured Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm). Shawn saw action in 18 games for Hapoel Jerusalem in the EuroCup, where he averaged 5.5 ppg and…
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