Italy
Italy Serie A: New season tips off in Italy
The 2013-14 season of the Italian Serie A tipped off on Sunday with all 16 teams in action across the country. This is the first week of 15 on the first round of competition in the Serie A, with the league completing two full rounds of play Leading the scorers this week was Keith Langford…
Read MoreDetrick joins Montegranaro
Jason Detrick (195 cm, Oklahoma’03) has signed for S.S. Sutor Montegranaro in Italy´s Serie A and will hope to make his debut on Sunday when the season tips off. The small forward started the campaign with Oberwart in Austria´s A.Bundesliga and played the first game of the season for the team. During the loss to…
Read MoreMichal Ignerski moves to Virtus Roma
Italian SeriA team Virtus Roma have bolstered their frontcourt this season with the addition of Michal Ignerski (207 cm, Mississippi State’03) to their roster. The 33-year-old Polish player has been a member of the Polish National Team in ‘99, 2004-05, 2007, 2009, 2011 to the present. He was a recent participant in Eurobasket 2013 in…
Read MoreNemanja Mitrovic added by Montegranaro
Italian SerieA team S.S. Sutor Montegranaro has added Nemanja Mitrovic (197 cm, Portland’12) to their ranks for the 2013-14 season. The Sarajevo-born, 23-year-old Mitrovic has dual Canadian and Bosnian citizenship. He was a member of the Canadian National Team in 2011 and then the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team in 2012. The Portland graduate played…
Read MoreEuroleague: Lietuvos Rytas, Oldenburg advance
The Turkish Airlines Euroleague qualifying rounds are underway. After day 1, two teams are ready to advance to the second round. QR1A: Germany’s EWE Baskets Oldenburg defeated Italian club Cimberio Varese, 79-74. Meanwhile in QR1B, Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius downed Latvia’s VEF Riga, 80-71. Both victorious teams advance and will face each other next.…
Read MoreCrosariol inks with Oldenburg
Andrea Crosariol (211 cm, Fair Dickinson´06) will play in Germany this season after signing for EWE Baskets Oldenburg (BBL Bundesliga, Euroleague). The big man agreed terms with Spanish Liga Endesa club Laboral Kutxa Vitoria, but has opted for a move to Germany instead. The center will join an Oldenburg team that is gearing up for…
Read MoreCourt Side wins arbitration vs. Bologna
Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) arbitrator Klaus Reichert has ruled in favor Court Side global management and representation in its request for arbitration versus respondent Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna S.p.A. Court Side sought arbitration in claiming its agent fee for player Steven Smith from the Italian basketball team. Upon providing both parties with an opportunity to be heard,…
Read MoreAshley Hamilton to play for Pesaro
Italian SerieA team Victoria Libertas Pesaro has added British player, Ashley Hamilton (201 cm, Loyola Marymount’13) for the 2013-14 season. This will be Hamilton’s rookie campaign and will get a strong test in the Italian league. The 25-year-old German-born Hamilton is expected to learn the ropes off Pesaro’s bench. He has been a member of…
Read MoreEuroBasket 2013: Croatia, Lithuania move on to SFs
The next round of the EuroBasket 2013 competition is now set as all four semifinalists have been determined and the match-ups scheduled. After Wednesday’s quarterfinals, the top half of the semifinal bracket was established with old rivals Spain and France set to hit the hardwood at Stozice Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia in the second game…
Read MoreRamon Clemente joins Mantovana
Pallancanestro Mantovana (Italy, Lega Due Silver) added to the team roster by naming Ramon Clemente (200 cm, Wichita State´09) as the club´s new signing. The American born Puerto Rican spent last season in his native country playing in the Puerto Rico BSN where he represented Indios de Mayaguez. He played 23 games over the 2012/2013…
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