Napoli Basket to sign guard Denis Clemente

Denis Clemente will continue his career in Italy. The Puerto Rican point guard will sign a deal with Napoli Basket, according to Worldbasket.com. Clemente heads to his new club from Slovakian Nitra, where he spent last season. The player shined with 17.9 ppg, 3.7 apg and 3.3 rpg in 34 Extraliga games. He also added 17.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.2 apg and 2.8 spg for 6 games in EuroChallenge. Clemente helped NItra to win the Slovakian Cup and to reach Extraliga Semifinals. He was awarded with Eurobasket.com All-Slovakian League Honorable Mention -12. A year ago Denis Clemente was named Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican BSN Rookie of the Year. He had 14.6 ppg, 4.4 apg and 3.6 rpg for Caciques de Humacao. In the past, Clemente played in Greece and Italy. He graduated at Kansas State University in 2010.