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Men U20 European Championships open in Estonia
Fans of the Men U20 European Championships were treated to just about every type of contest on the opening day of the 2013 tournament with come-from-behind wins, blowouts, upsets, and a buzzer-beater to fill the schedule. In Group A, Germany opened the event with a 14-point win over Georgia and U20 defending champions Lithuania bridged…
Read MoreMen U20 European Championship set to tip-off
The FIBA Europe Men U20 European Championship are set to open competition on Tuesday, July 9 in Tallinn, Estonia with 20 national teams looking to bring the title back home after the title game on July 21. Teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia,…
Read MoreCasper Ware elevates to SerieA
Casper Ware (177 cm, Long Beach State’12) is making the jump to Italy’s SerieA, joining Umana Reyer Venezia for the 2013-14 season. He played 2012-13 in Italy’s Lega Due for Novipiu Casale Monferrato. In 36 games playing in the Lega Due Ware averaged 20.4 ppg and 4.2 apg, decent averages for his rookie season as…
Read MoreMarques Green moves to Banco di Sardegna
Marques Green (167 cm, St. Bonaventure’04) is moving teams within Italy’s SerieA. He will be playing for Banco di Sardegna Sassari in 2013-14. Green played for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in 2012-13. During his stint for EA7 Armani Green managed to average 7.3 ppg and 4.3 apg in 24 games in the Italian SerieA. He…
Read MoreQuinton Hosley joins Acea Virtus Roma
Quinton Hosley (201 cm, Fresno State’07) is headed back to Italy. He’s been added by Acea Virtus Roma (SerieA) for the 2013-14 season. Hosley is coming off a stint playing for the 2013 Polish league Champions, Stelmet Zielona Gora (TBL). In 10 Eurocup games he averaged 12.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg. In 42 games in…
Read MoreDusan Sakota stays with Varese
Dusan Sakota (209 cm) will be playing with Cimberio Varese (Italy Serie A) again next season after extending his deal with the Italian club. The small forward played 40 times for Varese after joining the team in 2012 and he helped the club finish first at the end of the Serie A season and reach…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli to join the Spurs
Marco Belinelli (196 cm) will play with the San Antonio Spurs (USA, NBA) next season and for the 2014/2015 campaign after agreeing terms on a two year contract with the franchise. The Italian star has been playing with the Chicago Bulls this year but will now head to this seasons beaten finalists for the next…
Read MoreJaka Lakovic extends with Sidigas AV
Jaka Lakovic (186 cm) is set to sign a deal that will extend his stay with Sidigas Avellino from Italy’s SerieA for two more seasons. The Slovenian moved to Sidigas AV in January 2013. Lakovic started the 2012-13 season playing for Galatasaray Medical Park Istanbul (Turkey-TBL). It was a brief stint for the season as…
Read MoreFolarin Campbell to Brindisi
Folarin Campbell (192 cm, George Mason’08) has penned a deal with Italian Seire A team Enel Brindisi for next season. The American has been playing in the Latvian LBL where he played with BK Ventspils and helped the team reach the LBL final. Over 20 games for Ventspils the guard posted averages of 12.8 points,…
Read MoreEuroleague 2014 heading for Milan
Euroleague Basketball has announced that Milan, Italy will be the host city for 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
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