Italy
Ricky Minard signs with Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna (Italian League) has signed an agreement with Ricky Minard (US College: Morehead State) and will most likely announce it today (Aug. 28). Minard open the 2011-12 season with Azovmash Mariupol, but finished in Italy with Novipiu Casale. Minard was drafted by the Sacramento Kings as the 48th pock overall in the 2004 NBA…
Read MoreMonroe to return to Italy to play for Brescia
Leonessa Brescia (Italian LegaDue) signed Chris Monroe to run point for them next season. Monroe, from the US, accepted the deal to returned to play in Italy. Last season he played for KAOD in Greece and split time between to Ukrainian teams, Budivelnyk and Khimik.
Read MoreNapoli-Sant’Antimo sign Warren
Andrew Warren (US College: Bradley) has inked a deal to play in Italy for Napoli-Sant’Antimo. Warren played in Australia during the 2011-12 season for Skytrans Caims Taipans, averaging 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Read MoreAntwain Barbour signs for Pesaro in Italy
Forward Antwain Barbour (196 cm, Kentucky’04) has signed for Pesaro from Italy. Yes, that’s right, just “Pesaro” and not “Scavolini Pesaro”. The Italian kitchen producer Scavolini had been sponsoring the team from Pesaro for 37 years straight, but the economic crisis has now brought that to an end. It is symbolic for what is happening…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreFinland shocks Belgium, Montenegro and Italy first to 4 wins
Montenegro and Italy became the first teams to four wins in the 2013 EuroBasket Qualifier tournament on Friday with wins over Iceland and Belarus, respectively. In Helsinki, Finland and Belgium went in as the only to undefeated teams in Group E, but when the dust had settled, Finland stood atop the group standings with a…
Read MoreU20 European Championships for Women – Aug. 24
Classification Round 13:45 (GMT +2) Great Britain – Latvia 16:00 Portugal – Italy Quarterfinals 13:45 Spain – France 16:00 Ukraine – Netherlands 18:15 Sweden – Russia 20:30 Turkey – Belarus
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreQuarterfinals are set in the U17 World Championships for Women
The quarterfinal bracket is set in the U17 World Championships for Women. The United States came out seeded first in Group A and will face Australia (fourth in Group B), Canada (third in Group A) will match up with the Netherlands (second in Group B), Italy (second in Group A) will square off against Spain…
Read MoreUS – Japan Unbeaten in U17 World Championships
The USA and Japan have taken care of business at the U17 Women’s World Championships so far, entering the last day of the qualification round with perfect 4-0 records. USA – Belgium 80-50 The US defeated Belgium 80-50 behind 17 points from Rebecca Greenwell, Diamond DeShields added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Kaela Davis…
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