Ivica Radic inks with Umana Reyer Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian Serie A has agreed to terms with Croatian Ivica Radic (208 cm) and he will join the club for the remainder of 2014/15. Radic began the season in his home Croatia, on the roster of KK Zagreb (A1). He played nine games for them and averaged 16.0 ppg and…

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Italian Serie A Round 19 Roundup

Things heated up in Round 19 of the Italian Serie A regular season. The final game was played out yesterday between league leading EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Sidigas Avellino in Milan. Armani came through with a solid win at home 95-78. The defending champs are now 17-2 and are in a great position for…

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EA7 Armani tops Umana Venezia in Top 4 clash

Italian Serie A – Two of the league’s Top 4 teams collided in what would be one of the most important games in Round 18 regular season action. League leader EA7 Emporio Armani Milano came away with a win on the road against third-placer Umana Reyer Venezia 84-74. This is Armani’s 16th win in 18…

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Jarrius Jackson to Umana Reyer Venezia

Jarrius Jackson (183 cm, Texas Tech’07) has been acquired by Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2014/15 season. Jackson is an American player who also holds an Italian passport. He was originally reported to be headed to JuveCaserta, but it appears that it is indeed Venezia that has landed the talented guard. Jackson is coming…

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Spencer Nelson pens with Venezia

Spencer Nelson (202 cm, Utah State’05) is heading back to the Italian Serie A after penning a deal with Umana Reyer Venezia. The power forward spent the 2013/2014 campaign in the Italian top flight playing for Montepaschi Siena during a season where the club relinquished its dominance in the league. Over the course of the…

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Italian Serie A Opening Night Recap

The Italian Serie A ushered in the 2014/15 season with a full slate of games as all 16 teams in the league took to the hardwood. Round 1 saw some familiar teams establishing early momentum with opening night wins, as well as a few surprises here and there. Overall, fans of Italian basketball were treated…

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Pre-season friendly roundup

With the new campaign on the horizon, clubs around the world are gearing up for another tough year of hoops with pre-season friendly contests. With the 2014/2015 term just weeks away, the friendlies are getting ever more competitive and here are some of the key games from around Europe on Thursday. Anadolu Efes vs. Trabzonspor,…

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Julyan Stone joins Umana Venezia

Italian Serie A club Umana Reyer Venezia has agreed to terms with Julyan Stone (198 cm, UTEP’11) and will be bringing in the guard this 2014-15 season. The 26-year-old Stone played the 2013-14 season with the Toronto Raptors. He was utilized by the team sparingly during the season and he only managed to appear in…

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Benjamin Ortner agrees with Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) has agreed to terms of contract with Austrian player Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) for the 2014-15 season. Ortner played the 2013-14 season for another Italian Serie A team, Montepaschi Siena. He appeared in 10 Euroleague games and averaged 3.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg. He also played 47 games for…

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Deividas Dulkys joins Umana Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Spain-Liga Endesa) has landed Lithuanian shooter Deividas Dulkys (196 cm, Florida State’12) for the 2014-15 season. Deividas began the 2013-14 season with Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania-LKL), then moved to Anwil Wloclawek (Poland-TBL) in October 2013. He managed to play 19 games for the Polish club and averaged 16.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg. Dulkys’…

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