Italy
2014-15 Eurocup Draw Results
Barcelona, Spain – The 36 clubs that qualified for the Eurocup have now been divided into six groups during the recent 2014-15 Eurocup Draw. The Eurocup regular season is set to begin on October 15 and will end on December 17. The top four teams from each group will then advance to the next round.…
Read MoreDarjus Lavrinovic to miss two months
Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy-SerieA) will have to begin the 2014-15 season without their starting center. Lithuanian player Darjus Lavrinovic (212 cm) is expected to miss two months as he recovers from required surgery on his arm. The veteran played for Budivelynyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague) in 2013-14. He played 10 games for them in the Eurocup and…
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 MorePre-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,…
Read MoreFenerbahce and Union Olimpija win friendlies
As the warm up for the 2014/2015 season continues, Turkish giant Fenerbahce and Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija Ljubljana picked up comfortable victories. Both teams will compete on the continent this season (Fener in the Euroleague and Union in the Eurocup), and these games proved a pointer to the state of the roster heading into another…
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 MoreMareks Jurevicus wins arbitration vs Veroli
Latvian player Mareks Jurevicus (197 cm) filed a claim against his former team CZG Veroli at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) for outstanding salaries, fees and interest. Jurevicus played for Veroli (Italy-Lega2) in the 2012-13 season. According to Article 16.2 of the BAT Rules, the Arbitrator issued an award without reasons. Quentin Byrne-Sutton, the case’s arbitrator…
Read MoreJulyan 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…
Read MoreTravis Hyman pens with Vanoli Cremona
Travis Hyman (213 cm, Bowie State’12) is headed to Europe this 2014-15 to play for Vanoli Cremona from Italy’s Serie A. The 27-year-old Hyman spent most of the 2013-14 season in the NBA D-League playing for the Los Angeles D-Fenders. In 44 games Travis managed to put out averages of 6.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg.…
Read MoreJustin Harper inks with Sidigas Avellino
Justin Harper (208 cm, Richmond’11) has agreed to terms with Italian Serie A club Sidigas Avellino and will be suiting up for them this 2014-15 season. The 25-year-old forward spent the 2013-14 season playing for Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). In 30 games Harper produced averages of 10.4 ppg and 5.1 rpg. In 2012-13 Justin was…
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