Italy
Denis Clemente released from Pesaro signed by Venezia
Denis Clemente (185 cm, Kansas St.’-10) was released by Scavolini Pesaro Banca Marche (Italy-SerieA), but found a new home shortly after when he signed a short-term deal with Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) to replace the injured Ivan Zoroski (195 cm). This is Clemente’s third club of the 2012-13, he started with Nuovo Napoli Basket (Italy-Lega2) and was…
Read MoreMarques Green signs with EA7 Emporio
Marques Green (165 cm, St. Bonaventure’04) has agreed to terms with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-SerieA) for the remainder of the 2012-13 season, according to a press release on the club’s website. Green arrives from KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1), where he played in 10 Euroleague regular season games and averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 assists per…
Read MoreFerdinando Minucci resigns as Mens Sana Basket President
Ferdinando Minucci, President of Mens Sana Basket since June 2008, resigns his position. Mens Sana Basket’s new president
Read MoreCraig Brackins released by Angelico Biella
Craig Brackins (208 cm, Iowa State’10) has been waived by Angelico Biella (Italy-SerieA) after 10 games, he was averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. The announcement was made at a press conference on Friday with the reason given that the club can’t wait for an injury he suffered to his hand. Brackins was 1st…
Read MoreEric Williams released by Reyer Venezia
Eric Williams (206 cm, Wake Forest’05) has been released by Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) after 10 games of the Italian SerieA League. Williams had tallied 6.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game through those 10 games on the 2012-13 season. Last year Williams wore the colors of BC Astana (Kazakhstan-D1), averaging 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds…
Read MoreAndrea Trinchieri to coach Greek National team
Andrea Trinchieri will coach the Greek National Team for the next two years. The Italian coach agreed with
Read MoreItaly Serie A: Rough Day for Home Clubs
The Italian Lega Basket Serie A completed Week 12 of Round 1 Sunday without any major surprises. The top end of the standings continued their winning ways as the top four teams earned victories, giving the top three 13 wins in their last 15 games. The only top 5 team to come up on the…
Read MoreScavolini signs Torey Thomas
Italian Serie A team Scavolini Banca Marche Pesaro announced the signing of point guard Torey Thomas (180 cm, Holy Cross’06). The American started the season with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade with whom he played in the Euroleague and the Adriatic League. After Partizan he initially reached an agreement with Turkish team Erdemir but that deal…
Read MoreKevin Anderson joins Cantu
Kevin Anderson (182 cm, Richmond’11) has signed on to play for Mapooro Cantu (Italy-SerieA) for the rest of the season. This season Anderson started out with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived before training camp finished. He moved to the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League and saw action in 10 games, averaging 8.1 points…
Read MoreJiri Hubalek heads to Umana Reyer
Jiri Hubalek (209 cm, Iowa St.’08) has agreed to terms with Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-SerieA) for the rest of the 2012-13 campaign. Hubalek started the season with Nuovo Napoli Basket (Italy-Lega2), but the club ran into financial trouble and filed for bankruptcy in Oct., leaving Hubalek without a place to play. Last season he suited…
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