Italy
Magounis pens with Barcellona
Spyros Magounis (200 cm) has joined up with Sigma Barcellona (Italy, LegaDue) to help the team with its play-off run. The 27-year old has been playing the last two seasons with Panelefsiniakos in his native Greece. Last season he was promoted to the Greek A1 with the team and during 22 games with the club…
Read MoreBryan Bailey joins Roma
Bryan Bailey (185 cm, Bucknall’02) has signed a deal to play with Virtus Roma in Italy’s Serie A. The club announced that the American has officially penned a contract that will keep with the team for the rest of the season. That means Bailey will be on hand to take part in the final game…
Read MoreJoe Ragland moves to Italy
Joe Ragland (182 cm, Wichita State’12) has inked a deal to play with Lenovo Cantù (Italy, Serie A) from Spanish ACB outfit UCAM Murcia. Ragland will now join up with Cantù until the end of the season the team has officially announced today. The American guard is in his first season in pro Basketball and…
Read MoreKenny Hasbrouck returns to Oknoplast BO
Kenny Hasbrouck (191 cm, Siena’09) is headed back to Oknoplast Bologna from Italy’s Serie A. He was on his way out allegedly due to lack of payments by the team. He was supposedly headed to Turkey and sign with a team there to resume his professional career. All of this, however, did a complete 180-degree turnaround after…
Read MoreDiego Fajardo joins Pistoia
Diego Fajardo (208 cm) is returning to his native Italy to play with Lega2 team Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia for the remainder of the season. The 37-year old center has been on the roster at Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan (Iran, Superleague) but only managed to play one game with averages of 13 points, 18 rebounds, and…
Read MoreDejan Ivanov signs with Cimberio Varese
27-year-old Dejan Ivanov (205 cm) has been signed by Cimberio Varese from Italy’s Serie A. The Bulgarian player started the 2012-13 season playing for Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius from Lithuania’s LKL. Ivanov played 10 games for the team in the Euroleague and averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. He played 16 games in the VTB United…
Read MoreCedric Simmons stays with Enel Brindisi
American forward Cedric Simmons (206 cm, North Carolina State’06) has penned a contract extension at Enel Brindisi (Italy, Serie A) that will keep him with the team through the 2013-2014 season. The former NBA player joined with Enel Brindisi at the start of this season and the 27-year old has played a total of 27…
Read MorePops Mensah-Bonsu signs with Milano
British forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2006, George Washington’06) has departed Cajasol Sevilla (Spain, ACB) after just a month with the team. Mensah-Bonsu’s next destination had been revealed to be Cimberio Varese in Italy’s Serie A but the the British player has instead opted to join up with Olimpia Milano who came in at the last minute…
Read MoreFaisal Aden leaves Virtus Roma
Somalia-American point guard Faisal Aden (193 cm, Washington State’12) has parted ways with his club ACEA Virtus Roma (Italy, Serie A). Aden joined with Roma on February 26th but the player has failed to make an impact with the Italian club and has featured in 6 games and averaged just 4.5 minutes on the court.…
Read MoreDionte Christmas joins Montepaschi Siena
Dionte Christmas (196 cm, Temple’09) has been signed by Montepaschi Siena from Italy’s Serie A. He started the 2012-13 season as part of the Boston Celtics during the NBA’s pre-season but was released by the team. In October 2012 Christmas joined CSKA Moskow from Russia’s PBL. He played eight games for them in the VTB…
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