Esteban Batista joins Umana Venezia

Esteban Batista (208 cm) is heading to Umana Venezia (Italy-Serie A). He is making the move from North Control Beijing (China-CBA) where he averaged 17.7 ppg, 12.7rpg, and 2.6apg in 36 games. Before playing in China, Batista played in the Italian Serie A with EA7 Armani in the 2015/2016 season. This was his first season playing…

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Esteban Batista commits to Venezia

Esteban Batista (208 cm) has signed with Umana Venezia (Italy-Serie A). The big man will be going to one of the best teams in Italy. They are in third place in the Serie A standings with a 12-7 record. Venezia also competes in the Champions league where they are in second in their group. With…

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Italian Serie A: EA7 Armani Headed to the Finals

The Italian Serie A has its first finalist for the 2015-16 season. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano prevailed over Umana Reyer Venezia 60-68 in Game 6 of their semi-finals series to be the first team to advance. Scandone Avellino defeated Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 83-74 to force a Game 7 of their series. That game will…

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Ousman Krubally lands with Umana Venezia

Ousman Krubally (201 cm, Georgia State’10) is set to reinforce the roster of Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2015-16 post-season. His rebounding skills and presence in the paint should be a boon for the team as it plans for a deep run in the Italian Serie A playoffs. Krubally is a 28-year-old Gambian-American international…

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Jeremy Pargo landed by Umana Venezia

Jeremy Pargo (188 cm, Gonzaga’09) is coming over to Europe to reinforce the roster of Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) this 2016. Pargo recently completed a stint playing in China for the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China-CBA). He played a total of 40 games for them this 2015-16 and delivered laudable averages of 24.9 ppg and…

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Umana Venezia wins key game over Giorgio Tesi Group

As the race for the playoffs in the Italian Serie A tightens with the passing of each remaining game, for several teams every win and/or every loss matters greatly. The last game of Round 28 of regular season action was one such example. Umana Reyer Venezia made a successful home stand and defeated Giorgio Tesi…

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Melvin Ejim added by Umana Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) has acquired the services of Melvin Ejim (198 cm, Iowa State’14) for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. Ejim is a 24-year-old Canadian-Nigerian player was a former member of the Canadian national team in 2014 and 2015. He heads back to Europe after spending most of the 2015-16 season playing…

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Boris Savovic deals with Venice

Umana Reyer Venice (Italy, Serie A and Eurocup) has bolstered its roster with the addition of Boris Savovic (206 cm) for the remainder of the season. The Italian club is competing for the Serie A title while also being in the mix of the Eurocup Last 32, so the experience of the Montenegrin-Serbian could come…

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Benjamin Ortner stays with Umana Venezia

Italian Serie A team Umana Reyer Venezia has decided to bring back Austrian player Benjamin Ortner (206 cm, Metro State’05) this 2015/16. Benjamin played a total of 40 games for them in 2014/15 and was able to record averages of 7.1 ppg and 4.2 rpg. He helped his team reach the Italian Serie A semifinals…

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Mike Green added by Umana Venezia

Umana Reyer Venezia (Italy-Serie A) has agreed to terms with Mike Green (185 cm, Butler’08) and the player is set to strengthen their backcourt for the 2015/16 season. Green was a starter on French Pro A team Paris-Levallois in 2014/15. Mike played 20 games for his former club in their run in the Eurocup and…

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