Italy
Linton Johnson inks with Pistoia
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia from Italy’s Serie A has landed the services of American forward Linton Johnson (203 cm, Tulane’02) this 2014-15. The 34-year-old veteran played for two teams from the same Italian league in 2013-14. He began the season with Banco di Sardegna Sassari where he averaged 8.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 14…
Read MoreTorneo di Trieste claimed by Italy
The finals of the Torneo di Trieste saw Italy become champions of the pre-season friendly tournament by defeating Serbia 80-71. It was the Azzurri’s eleventh win in a successful pre-season as they lifted the prize after a hard fought game with an often exciting Serbia team. Alessandro Gentile typically led Italy from the tip off…
Read MoreU18 European Championship semis set
An exhilarating quarter-final stage saw four teams’ progress to the semi-final of the U18 European Championships, with hosts Turkey and unbeaten Croatia among them. Turkey vs. Latvia, 78-53 Host nation Turkey swept into the semi-finals with an impressive showing against Latvia. The Turks built on a storming first half to hold off a slight Latvian…
Read MoreMaxime De Zeeuw pens with Roma
Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A) have announced the signing of Belgian international Maxime De Zeeuw (204 cm) for the upcoming season. The power forward has spent the last two seasons in his homeland playing for Port of Antwerp Giants (Ethias League). Last term the 27-year old featured in forty Ethias League games and secured statistics…
Read MoreDarius Johnson-Odom joins Cantu
Former NBA guard Darius Johnson-Odom (187 cm, Marquette’12) has signed a deal to play for Acqua Vitasnella Cantu (Italy-SerieA) this 2014-15 season. The North Carolina native had a busy 2013-14 season, seeing action for three different teams. He began the season with the Sichuan Blue Whales (China-CBA) where he played four games and produced averages…
Read MoreShawn James inks with EA7 Armani
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-SerieA) has acquired the services of Shawn James (208 cm, Northeastern’08) for the 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old big man is coming off a productive season with 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague champs Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). Shawn only managed to play in 10 Euroleague games for Maccabi Tel-Aviv because he suffered…
Read MoreFIBA U18 Euro Championships QF preview
The FIBA U18 European Championships will move to the quarter-final stage on August 1st as four games and eight nations will compete to advance to the semi-finals. The competition moves into a knockout situation where it really is winner takes all as the best teams from the group stage clash, here is what to expect…
Read MoreDarjus Lavrinovic to Reggio Emila
. Grissin Bon Reggio Emila (Italy-SerieA) is bringing in Lithuanian big man Darjus Lavrinovic (212 cm) for the upcoming 2014-15 season. The veteran played for Budivelynyk Kyiv (Ukraine-Superleague) in 2013-14. He played 10 games for them in the Eurocup and averaged 16.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg. Lavrinovic also managed to play in 10 games during…
Read MoreRichard Howell joins JuveCaserta
Richard Howell (203 cm, North Carolina State’13) has signed a deal that will see him play for Reggia JuveCaserta in Italy’s Serie A next season. The power forward is coming off a busy 2013/2014 campaign, which was his first in professional Basketball. The American started his pro career in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers,…
Read MoreU18 European Championships quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the U18 European Championships have been locked after Wednesday’s games in Group E and F settled who will head to the next stage of the competition. Group E Croatia vs. Italy, 81-65 Croatia eased through the second half of this contest after Italy had stuck close during the first two quarters of…
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