Posts Tagged ‘Sassari’
Banco Sardegna Sassari wins Italian Supercup
Banco di Sardegna Sassari has claimed their first ever Italian Supercup title. It was no easy task for the blue and whites as they had to take on the defending 2014 Italian Serie A champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in finals. Despite several attempts by the team from Milan to chip away at Sassari’s early…
Read MoreEnel Brindisi wins BMW Cup
Hosts Enel Brindisi have triumphed in the preseason tournament BMW Cup IV Memorial Elio Pentassuglia. It is the fourth year that the two-day tournament, honoring the memory of great Italian player and coach Aurelio “Elio” Pentassuglia. He is an important coach in Italian basketball, earning the Van Zandt Coach of the Year award in 1969,…
Read MoreTurk Telekom, Sassari win Pre-season Titles
A few friendly, pre-season tournaments have taken place to help teams prepare and tune-up for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Two of these tournaments that were recently concluded was the Citta di Sassari Pre-season Tournament and the Mirza Delibasic Tournament held in Sarajevo. The Mirza Delibasic Tournament is held in honor of Bosnian professional basketball player Mirza Delibasic (1954-2001).…
Read MoreRakim Sanders lands with Sassari
Italian Serie A team Banco di Sardegna Sassari has acquired the services of Rakim Sanders (193 cm, Fairfield’12) for the 2014-15 season. Sanders is coming off a stint playing for German Bundesliga team Brose Baskets Bamberg. In 2013-14 Rakim appeared in 10 of the club’s Turkish Airlines Euroleague games and averaged 7.9 ppg and 3.2…
Read MoreJerome Dyson brings his scoring to Sassari
Jerome Dyson (191 cm, Connecticut’10) is a newcomer at Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the Italian Serie A and will hook up with his new club for the 2014/2015 season. The American already has experience in the Italian top flight after wearing the colours of Enel Brindisi throughout the 2013/2014 season. It was an impressive…
Read MoreEdgar Sosa signs with Sassari
Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) from the Dominican Republic has signed a deal to play for Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy-SerieA) this 2014-15 season. He has been a long time member of the Dominican Republic National Team, starting from 2005-06, then again in 2011-2013. The 26-year-old Sosa spent the 2013-14 season playing for Ratiopharm Ulm…
Read MoreLogan pens with Sassari
David Logan (185 cm, Indianapolis’05) will link up with Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italy, Serie A) next season it has been announced. The hugely experienced American (he also has a Polish passport) is coming off a solid season with German BBL finalists ALBA Berlin. Logan featured in 42 league games throughout the 2013/2014 season with…
Read MoreItaly: Milano and Sassari up 1-0 in QFinals
The Playoffs of Italy’s premier basketball league are underway and both EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Banco di Sardegna Sassari opened the Quarterfinals with wins. EA7 Armani, the league’s regular season top finisher, cruised to a 73-59 victory over eighth seeded Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia. In the other game, Sassari (4th) edged out Enel Basket…
Read MoreEurocup First and Second teams named
With the Eurocup season over and Valencia crowned champions for a record third time, it is that time of the season where the best players in the competition are honoured. Euroleague Basketball has revealed the players who have made the most impact in the Eurocup this season by naming the Player of the Year, the…
Read MoreBenjamin Eze added by Sassari
Italian Serie A team Banco di Sardegna Sassari has added to its roster Benjamin Eze (207 cm, Southern Idaho JC’01) for the 2013-14 season. Eze is a Nigerian player who also holds an Italian passport. He was a former member of the Nigerian National team in 1999, 2005 and then in 2009. In 2012-13 Benjamin…
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