Italy
Ivica Radic to Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù
Ivica Radic (208 cm, F/C) is trading his home in Poland for a spot in the north of Italy. Radic has signed with Cantu in the Italian SerieA. He started the season with Anwil in the Polish EBL and the EuropeCup. In 29 Polish EBL games, he averaged 12.3 ppg and 9.1 rebounds. Radic plays…
Read MoreObie Trotter to Italy, Latina
Obie Trotter (188 cm, G) is on the move to Italy. There he will join Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Basket and coach Franco Gramenzi. Latina is off to a slow start to the A2 season as they are 11th in group B with a 4-12 record. Trotter started this season in the Polish EBL. There he…
Read MoreEttore Messina will be the new coach of the Italian National Team
For the third time in his career, Ettore Messina will lead the Italian National Team. However, that will be AFTER the Tokyo Pre-Olympic Tournament. The current National Team coach is Romeo Sachetti. His relationship with the Italian Basketball Federation has been problematic, so he is expected to leave the bench after the Pre-Olympic Tournament. Ettore…
Read MoreLegendary agent Luciano Capicchioni passed away at 75
Luciano Capicchioni, one of the most influential European basketball agents of all time, has passed away at 75. Capicchioni served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Interperformances agency, while his contribution to the sports community extended past basketball. He served as the Vice-Chairman of the San Marino Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1984,…
Read MoreArmani Milano nails team-record 21 3-pointers in rout
Armani Milano scored the first 10 points and rode the wave of hot outside shooting against Italian Serie A foe Fortitudo Bologna en route to a 98-72 victory on Sunday. In the rout, coach Ettore Messina’s club buried 21 of 31 3-point attempts. It was a league record for the team. So what was Messina’s…
Read MoreJeremy Evans signs with Milano
Jeremy Evans (206 cm, F/C) has signed with EuroLeague side AX Armani Exchange Milano. Evans also played EuroLeague last season. He averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.5 rebounds in 21 EuroLeague games with Khimki. Milano is third in the EuroLeague standings with a 16-9 record. They are atop of the Serie A with a 15-2 record.…
Read MoreBrynton 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…
Read MoreMatic Rebec from French ProB to Italian Serie A2
Matic Rebec (183 cm, G) has left Rouen Metropole Basket. He has signed in Serie A2 with OraSi Ravenna. Ravenna is in 10th place in Group B with a 4-7 record. Rebec averaged 10.3 ppg and 6.5 assists in eight ProB games. Matic Rebec, 25 years old and Slovenian, played in the German BBL last…
Read MoreJakub Wojciechowski moves up a level
Jakub Wojciechowski (214 cm, C) is moving from the SerieA2 to the SerieA. Armani Milano has signed the Polish big man for the remainder of the season. Wojciechowski started this season playing for Biella. In 12 league games, he averaged 9.6 ppg and 7.1 rebounds. Jakub Wojciechowski, 30 years old, also played for the Polish…
Read MoreTrent Lockett to Italy, Treviso
Trent Lockett (196 cm, G/F) has agreed to play the remainder of this season for SerieA side De Longhi Treviso Basket 2012. Last season Lockett played in Israel, where he played both the Winner League and the ChampionsLeague. In the 14 games Lockett played across both competitions for Hapoel Jerusalem, he averaged roughly 6 ppg…
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