Mikael Hopkins tabbed by Reggio Emilia

Mikael Hopkins (206 cm, F/C) has signed in the Italian SerieA. Unahotels Reggio Emilia is the team the 28-year-old American big man will play for this coming season. Reggio finished last season in 11th place with a 10-18 record. Hopkins played the past two seasons for Cedevita Olimpija. There he played Liga Nova KBM, EuroCup,…

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Brynton Lemar to Pallacanestro Reggiana

Brynton Lemar (193 cm, G) is on the move to Italy. There he will join Reggio Emilia and coach Antimo Martino. Pallacanestro Reggiana is 7-11 in the Serie A this season as they 11th in the standings. Lemar started this season in the BSL in Turkey. There he played 17 games for Gaziantep. Lemar averaged…

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Petteri Koponen moves from EuroLeague to Italy SerieA

Petteri Koponen (194 cm, G) is moving on from Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old Finnish international has signed with Unahotels Reggio Emilia in Italy. Reggio Emilia is 6-8 and is in 9th place in the standings. Reggio Emilia will also start their Europe Cup campaign later this month. Koponen averaged 6.8 ppg and 1.5 assists in…

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Gal Mekel pens with Reggio Emilia

Gal Mekel (190 cm, Wichita State’08) has agreed to terms with Italian club Gissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) and will bolster their backcourt for the 2019-20 season. Mekel is a 31-year-old Israeli international basketball player who has been a member of the Israeli National Team since 2009. He spent the 2018-19 season playing for…

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Michael Dixon moves to Reggio Emilia

Michael Dixon (186 cm, University of Memphis’14) will be bolstering the roster of the Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. He is a 28-year-old American international player who also holds a Georgian passport. Dixon has been a member of the Georgian National Team since 2016. Dixon heads to…

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EuroCup: semi-finals set

We now know which four clubs will take their place in the semi-final of the EuroCup. The last two quarterfinal contest played out their deciding games, with Bayern Munich and Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia celebrating progression. Bayern took out Unics Kazan while Emilia also saw off Russian opposition in Zenit St. Petersburg. Bayern Munich vs.…

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7Days EuroCup Top 16 Gets Underway

 Basketball fans were able to welcome 2018 with a bang, as the 7Days EuroCup Top 16 got underway on January 2nd. Six teams took to the hardwood for some amazing international basketball action. In the end, the home teams were able to stand tall on their own turf with some dominant wins. Herbalife Gran Canaria…

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Pedro Llompart to play for Reggio Emilia

 Pedro Llompart has parted ways with the Spanish club, Iberostar Tenerife CB Canarias (Spain-Liga Endesa) this November and is set to sign with Italian team Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A). He is a 35-year-old Spanish international basketball player. He started the 2017-18 season with Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) but after one game, departed the…

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Julian Wright extended by Grissin Bon RE

Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) received a contract extension from Italian club, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) for the 2017-18 season. Wright joined them towards the end of 2016-17. In 3 games, Wright was able to record averages of 10.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He moved to Grissin Bon after originally starting the season…

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Julian Wright landed by Grissin Bon RE

Julian Wright (203 cm, Kansas’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. The team is reinforcing their roster for what hopefully would be a deep post-season run. The 29-year-old veteran initially spent the 2016-17 season on the roster of Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey-BSL).…

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