EA7 Emporio Armani Bags Trofeo Lombardia

More exhibitions games and friendly cups are being played every day in preparation for the upcoming 2016-17 season. One recent friendly was a deciding Finals game between Italian clubs EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Vanoli Cremona. The Milanese franchise looked sharp and in season-ready form as it handily claimed the Trofeo Lombardi with an 82-74…

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TaShawn Thomas joins Vanoli Cremona

TaShawn Thomas (203 cm, Oklahoma’15) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). The 23-year-old Thomas sharpened his game during his rookie season (2015-16) in Germany playing for Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany-BBL). He played 30 games for his former team and registered averages of 12.8 ppg and 7.2 rpg. In his…

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Omar Thomas stiches to Cremona

Omar Thomas (196 cm, UTEP’05) has been tabbed by Vanoli Cremona (Italy, Serie A) for the duration of the 2016/2017 season. The American has most lately played for Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia, VTB League and Eurocup), where he played 19 games in VTB action and secured averages of 8.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists…

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Markel Starks joins Vanoli Cremona

Markel Starks (188 cm, Georgetown’14) will be continuing his professional career this 2016 as a member of Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A). The team is currently in the hunt for the top spot in the Italian Serie A standings and could use the reinforcements. Markel is coming off a stint playing in Australia for the Cairns…

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Nikola Dragovic to Vanoli Cremona

Nikola Dragovic (206 cm, UCLA’10) is moving to Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A) after beginning the season with Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels (Germany-BBL). Nikola is a 28-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from Serbia and Montenegro. He was originally supposed to begin the season playing for Brose Baskets Bamberg (Germany-BBL), but ended up on the roster…

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Italian Serie A: Five-way Tie for Lead

Things are heating up in the Italian Serie A. Ten games into the 2015-16 season and the league has proved to be highly competitive. No less than five teams have fought hard to reach the top of the league standings. To round out the Top 8, three teams trail the leaders with identical records of…

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Ogooluwa Adegboye leaves Vanoli Cremona

Ogooluwa Adegboye (182 cm, St. Bonaventure’11) has parted ways with Italian Serie A club Vanoli Cremona this 2015 and has now hit the free agency market. He is a 28-year-old British international player who was a member of the British national team from 2010 to 2014. Before his departure, Ogo was able to log 10…

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Ed Daniel now with Vanoli Cremona

Ed Daniel (201 cm, Murray State’13) has switched to Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A) after starting off his sophomore season as a pro with OpenjobMetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). Vanoli Cremona currently stands a better shot at making the postseason with their ninth-place league position and their 8-10 record. The addition of Daniel will hopefully give the…

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Andre Williamson signed by Vanoli Cremona

Italian Serie A team Vanoli Cremona has added Andre Williamson (202 cm, Appalachian State’12) to their roster this 2014-15 season. He initially began the preseason with Hapoel Alufa (Israel-National League), then later moved on to sign with Eisbaeren Bremerhaven from Germany’s BBL. He did not get utilized much by the German club and saw minimal…

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Italian Serie A Opening Night Recap

The Italian Serie A ushered in the 2014/15 season with a full slate of games as all 16 teams in the league took to the hardwood. Round 1 saw some familiar teams establishing early momentum with opening night wins, as well as a few surprises here and there. Overall, fans of Italian basketball were treated…

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