7Days EuroCup: Italian Clubs Pull Out, are Replaced

It appears that the rift between FIBA and Euroleague basketball is still pretty wide. There has been a change in the lineup of teams participating in the 7Days EuroCup 2016-17 season. The four Italian clubs which were originally slated to play in the competition have renounced their participation in the event. The Italian basketball federation…

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Josh Carter joins Banco di Sardegna

Josh Carter (200 cm, Texas A&M’09) has agreed to terms with Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) and will be joining the team for the 2016-17 season. In 2015-16 Carter played for Turkish organization Pinar Karsiyaka SK Izmir (Turkey-BSL). He was able to represent the club in three different competitions. Josh played 10 games for…

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Tony Mitchell departs Banco di Sardegna

Tony Mitchell (198 cm, Alabama’12) has left Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) this 2016 and is now a free agent. He signed with them in January this year. Mitchell managed to play three games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 10.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg. He also played eight games in the Italian…

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Josh-Emmanuel Akognon to Sassari

Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) has recently strengthened its roster with the addition of Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180 cm, CS Fullerton’09) this 2016. Akognon is a Nigerian-American player who was a former member of the Nigerian national team in 2006 and 2009. He began the 2015-16 season playing in China for the Jilin Northeast Tigers…

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Joe Alexander joins Banco di Sardegna

Joe Alexander (203 cm, West Virginia’08) has agreed to terms with Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) and will be joining them this 2015/16 season. Joe spent the 2014/15 preseason with the Denver Nuggets, then later signed with the Santa Cruz Warriors from the NBA D-League. He played 13 games for the Warriors and produced…

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Brent Petway landed by Banco di Sardegna

Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) has landed high-flier Brent Petway (205 cm, Michigan’07) for the upcoming 2015/16 season. The 30-year-old Petway spent the last two seasons on the roster of Greek powerhouse, Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (A1). In 2014/15 he played 24 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and averaged 5.5 ppg and…

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Christian Eyenga joins Banco di Sardegna

Former NBA forward Christian Eyenga (201 cm) has been signed to a deal by Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-Serie A) this 2015/16. Eyenga is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and was a one-time member of their national team in 2007. Christian is coming from another Italian Serie A team, Openjobmetis Varese. He played in…

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Edgar Sosa brought back by Sassari

2015 Italian Serie A champions Banco di Sardegna Sassari have decided to bring back Dominican player Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) this 2015/16. Sosa played 10 games for them in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and posted averages of 10.4 ppg and 4.2 apg. He also appeared in five games during their run in the Eurocup and…

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David Logan renews with Banco di Sardegna

Recently crowned 2014/15 Italian Serie A champions, Banco di Sardegna Sassari have embarked on their first steps for a repeat in 2015/16 by re-signing some of their key players. One such player is David Logan (185 cm, Indianapolis’05). He is an American player who also holds Polish citizenship and was a one-time member of the…

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Banco di Sardegna Sassari crowned Serie A champion

A gripping 2014/2015 season in Italy’s Serie A went right down to a deciding game in the finals series, with Banco di Sardegna Sassari winning the title. The club overcame Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in the decisive fifth game of the championship series, claiming a narrow 73-75 win on the road. It truly was a…

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