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 them in the Italian Serie A and there he posted averages of 4.3 ppg and 3.6 rpg. Benjamin also helped his team win the Italian Supercup in 2014.

In 2012-13 he played 32 games for team from Siena and averaged 5.4 ppg and 2.9 rpg. In 16 Euroleague games he averaged 4.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg.