Italy
Roberto Casoli joins Tezeni Verona
Roberto Casoli (2.06m) has signed with Tezeni Verona (Italian Lega2) for the 2012-13 season. Last year saw Casoli with Forli, also of Lega2, where he averaged 5.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game over 25 games. Casoli, age 40, was a member of the Italian National squad in from 1998 thru 2002.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four more qualify, eight to go
Coming in to today’s EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers four teams had their chance to earn spots, unfortunately, only Germany was able to take advantage, but three more, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czech Republic, were able to pick up theirs after various losses in and out of Groups assured teams they’d finish no lower than…
Read MoreBeko signs on to be title sponsor for Italian Serie A
Beko, an international household appliance manufacturer with headquarters in Istanbul, has signed on to be the sponsor of the Italian Serie A league and Event League. Beko has been increasing their presence in European basketball community by inking deals to be major sponsors of various leagues since 2006. It was then that they agreed to…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Tickets on the Table
The EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers move to game eight with four teams already knowing that they will be playing in Slovenia next September. Montenegro, Italy, Croatia and Ukraine all locked up spots in the prestigious event with victories on Sunday. Today, four more squads have their shot at securing court time against the best National teams…
Read MoreReggio Emilia signs Dominic James
Dominic James (180 cm, Marquette’09) has signed with Italian Serie A team Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. Last season James played for Partizan Belgtrade and before that he played in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Read MoreSigma Barcellona waives Marcus Walker
Italian Lega Due team Sigma Barcellona announced that they have waived Marcus Walker (186 cm, Colorado State’09). He did not pass not pass the physicals due to a hearth problem. Walker spent last season in Ukraine with Hoverla averaging 14ppg, 2.1rpg and 2.5apg.
Read MoreAntonio Graves choses Pistoia over Prokom
Antonio Graves (191 cm, Pittsburgh’07) will play for Italian Lega Due team Pistoia. The American guard was close to Polish team Prokom but in the end chose Pistoia. Graves spent last season in D-League with Canton Charge averaging 8.9 ppg.
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four Down, Eight to Go…
Very seldom does it happen that when you play the “what if…” game, do all those, “what ifs…” actually happen. Today, in the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifiers there were four teams with opportunities to punch their ticket to Slovenia for next September’s EuroBasket and today all four of those teams did what they had to do.…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Four could qualify today
As the EuroBasket 2013 Qualifications games continue today around Europe, the teams are mindful of the fact that the top two teams in each of the six divisions will qualify to play in Slovenia next September and the top four teams that place 3rd in their respective divisions will also qualify. There are already eight…
Read MoreDawan Robinson and Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia split up
Dawan Robinson (189 cm, Rhode Island’04) already played for Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia last season and was their key player in moving up from the Lega Due to the Serie A of the Italian Championship. However, Robinson was involved in a car accident and had to have surgery to his forearm and as it turns out…
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