Posts Tagged ‘Pistoia’
Dejan Ivanov joins the Flexx Pistoia
The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) are bringing in some veteran blood into their roster with the addition of 31-year-old Dejan Ivanov (205 cm). He is Bulgarian international basketball player who played for the Bulgarian National Team from 2005 to 2013. Ivanov is coming over to the Italian club after starting the season playing for Samsunspor…
Read MoreJaylen Bond inks with Flexx Pistoia
Jaylen Bond (203 cm, Temple’16) is a newcomer to the roster of The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) this coming 2017-18 season. This will be his first team outside of the United States, marking the beginning of his international basketball career. Bond spent his 2016-17 season with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA D-League. Jaylen played…
Read MoreChris Roberts departs Pistoia
Chris Roberts (193 cm, Bradley’10) has left the Italian club, The Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A), and has now hit the free-agent market this 2017. Roberts is a 29-year-old American player who played 15 games for Pistoia and was able to post averages of 8.1 ppg and 2.2 apg. He moved to Pistoia in November 2016…
Read MoreMichael Jenkins joins Flexx Pistoia
Michael Jenkins (193 cm. Winthrop ’08) agrees to terms with Flexx Pistoia (Italy-Serie A). The 30-year-old guard is coming off a 19-game stint with Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1) this season. There, he averaged 9.9 ppg, 2.2 apg and 2.9 rpg in 22.7 mpg during A1 play. His team made it to the cup final this season.…
Read MoreChris Roberts picked up by Pistoia
Chris Roberts (193 cm, Bradley’10) has been called up to the Italian Serie A by The Flexx Pistoia this 2016. It will be an upgrade in competition for the 27-year-old Bradley University product. He started the 2016-17 season playing for Fortituto Kontatto Bologna of the Italian Serie A2. In three games, the guard posted averages…
Read MoreCorey Hawkins to Giorgio Tesi Group
Corey Hawkins (190 cm, UC Davis’15) will be making his European debut this 2016-17 as a new addition to the roster of Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (Italy-Serie A). This will be Hawkins’ first time to sign on with a club based outside of the United States. His rookie season as a pro (2015-16) was spent…
Read MoreNathan Boothe begins career in Italy
Nathan Boothe (206 cm, Toledo’16) is set to begin his professional basketball career this 2016-17 with a stint in Europe. The fresh grad has signed a deal to play for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (Italy-Serie A) this coming season. The big man is expected to boost the team’s frontcourt rotation. Pistoia made the Italian Serie…
Read MoreUmana Venezia wins key game over Giorgio Tesi Group
As the race for the playoffs in the Italian Serie A tightens with the passing of each remaining game, for several teams every win and/or every loss matters greatly. The last game of Round 28 of regular season action was one such example. Umana Reyer Venezia made a successful home stand and defeated Giorgio Tesi…
Read MoreItalian Serie A: Five-way Tie for Lead
Things are heating up in the Italian Serie A. Ten games into the 2015-16 season and the league has proved to be highly competitive. No less than five teams have fought hard to reach the top of the league standings. To round out the Top 8, three teams trail the leaders with identical records of…
Read MoreAleksander Czyz added by Giorgio Tesi PT
Giorgio Tesi Group Pisotia (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to a short-term deal with Aleksander Czyz (201 cm, Nevada’12) who is coming in as a replacement for an injured Marcus Thornton. Aleksander is a 25-year-old Polish player who has been a member of the Polish national team since 2013. He played the 2014/15 preseason with Enel…
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