Ike Udanoh switches to Avellino

Ike Udanoh (203 cm, Wayne State’12) has switched teams in the Italian Serie A and will now be reinforcing Sidigas Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. Udanoh is an American international basketball player who also holds a Nigerian passport. The 29-year-old forward began the season playing for Mia Red October Cantu…

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AX Armani Suffers First Loss at Serie A

We may be bidding goodbye to another year in 2018 tonight and while others may let it pass by without much pomp or circumstance, Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Serie A decided to end the it with a “Bang!” In Round 13 of the 2018-19 regular season, a last-minute miracle happened in Avellino. They came…

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Banco di Sardegna Sassari Wins Torneo Air Italy

 Banco di Sardegna Sassari downed Scandone Avellino 90-60 to win the friendly preseason tournament hosted by Italian airline, Air Italy. Armani Milano claimed an impressive victory over Varese 106-72 to capture the title at the Torneo di Castelletto Ticino the other day. Italian hoops fans were treated to some warm-up action delivered by Sassari and…

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Keifer Sykes inks with Avellino

 Keifer Sykes (183 cm, Green Bay’15) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Sykes’ 2017-18 season was spent playing in Turkey for Ankara D.S.I. (Turkey-TBL). He had a productive season producing averages of 22.4 ppg and 4.8 apg.

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Demetris Nichols pens with Scandone Avellino

 Demetrius Nichols (202 cm, Syracuse’07) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) in 2018-19. Nichols is coming off a productive campaign playing for KK Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-Premijer Liga). He played 24 games for Cedevita in the ABA League where he notched averages of 13.3 ppg and 4.4 rpg.…

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Patrik Auda signed by Avellino

 Patrik Auda (204 cm, Seton Hall’14) has been secured by Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) for the 2017-18 Italian League playoffs. Auda is a 28-year-old Czech player who has been with the Czech Republic National Team since 2014. He spent the majority of the 2017-18 season playing for Polish club Rosa Radom (Poland-PLK). In 16 games…

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Venezia Takes Game 1 of FIBA Europe Cup Finals

 The FIBA Europe Cup Finals might be an all-Italian affair, but it does not fall short when it comes to entertaining basketball action. Game 1 of the Finals took place in Avellino, Italy. The stage was set for Sidigas Avellino to defend their home court against the visiting Umana Reyer Venezia. Unfortunately for the hosts,…

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Italian Serie A: Three-way Race at the Top

 Things are heating up atop of the Italian Serie A standings lately. There’s a tight three-way race for the league leadership at the moment. Scandone Avellino, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, and Umana Reyer Venezia all have identical 14-5 records. Former top team, Germani Basket Brescia is just one game behind the trio (13-6), hot on…

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Benjamin Ortner moves to Scandone Avellino

 Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) has switched teams this 2017 and has landed with Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A). The Austrian forward originally signed with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) for the start of the season but will continue 2017-18 suiting up for Avellino. He played the last three seasons for Umana Reyer Venezia…

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Shawn Jones on loan to Scandone Avellino

Shawn Jones (203 cm, Middle Tennessee State’14) is officially on loan from Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) to Scandone Avellino (Italy-Serie A) this 2017. Jones is coming in as a replacement for the injured Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm). Shawn saw action in 18 games for Hapoel Jerusalem in the EuroCup, where he averaged 5.5 ppg and…

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