After an half-season spent with Lietuvos Rytas on loan Leon Radosevic (206-C-90) is officially back to EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. The center from Croatia was born in Sisak on the 26th of February 1990 and grew-up with Cibona Zagreb. Radosevic had his first great season in 2010/11 when averaged 12.9 ppg, 6.3 rebounds in the euroleague with Cibona. He firstly joined Milano in 2011 and played 14 games in the euroleague (3.5ppg) and 39 in the italian league (4.1ppg) then was sent on loan to Lietuvos Rytas at the end of last season. He played the euroleague with the lithuanians averaging 9.8 points per game in the regular season while he was averaging 11.2ppg and 5 rebounds in the lithuanian league. Radosevic will join his teammates soon and should be available for the next league game against Caserta. He will wear the jersey number 43 as when he was with the team last season.
SerieA Round 6 of Quarter-Finals. Montepaschi, Cantu and Trenkwalder force deciders - May 20, 2013
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Montepaschi - EA7 Armani 72-66
Montepasci fired past Emporio Armani in Siena to force the decider. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Armani Milano won third quarter 24-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Montepaschi Siena dominated on the defensive end, holding Armani Milano to just 7 points in second quarter [read more]
Montepasci fired past Emporio Armani in Siena to force the decider. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Armani Milano won third quarter 24-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Montepaschi Siena dominated on the defensive end, holding Armani Milano to just 7 points in second quarter. The former international point guard Daniel Hackett (200-87, college: USC, agency: Two Points) notched 18 points and 5 assists to lead the effort and American point guard Bobby Brown (188-84, college: CS Fullerton) supported him with 15 points. Even 16 points and 7 rebounds by center Ioannis Bourousis (213-83, agency: FCM) did not help to save the game for Armani Milano. Swingman Alessandro Gentile (198-92) added 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Montepaschi: D.Hackett 18+2reb+5ast, B.Brown 15+3reb+3ast, M.Carraretto 13+3reb+1ast, D.Moss 9+3reb+1ast, V.Sanikidze 4+1reb, K.Kangur 4+3reb+1ast EA7 Armani: A.Gentile 18+5reb+1ast, I.Bourousis 16+7reb+2ast, M.Hairston 11+4reb+2ast, M.Green 6+4reb+1ast, K.Langford 5+2reb, E.Bremer 4+1reb+2ast
Trenkwalder shot down Acea Virtus to force the series to return to Rome. Lottomatica Roma was ahead by 3 points after three quarters before a 27-15 charge of Trenkwalder RE, which allowed them to win the game. They shot 61.8 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 59.1 percentage. American point guard Troy Bell (186-80, college: Boston Coll.) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Donnel Taylor (198-82, college: UAB) chipped in 22 points (perfect from downtown making all five shots) during the contest. Trenkwalder RE's coach Massimiliano Menetti allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was international forward Luigi Datome (203-87) with 23 points and American guard Phil Goss (186-83, college: Drexel) scored 14 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Trenkwalder RE: D.Taylor 22+1reb, T.Bell 17+6reb+2ast, A.Cinciarini 12+4reb+7ast, M.Antonutti 10+3reb, R.Cervi 8+5reb+1ast, G.Brunner 7+1reb+4ast Acea Virtus RM: L.Datome 23+4reb+2ast, P.Goss 14+1reb+5ast, B.Jones 13+3reb+3ast, G.Lawal 13+4reb+2ast, B.Bailey 8+2reb+2ast, J.Taylor 6+2reb+1ast
Cantu snatched another narrow home win over Sassari and prolonged the series. Banco di Sard. was trailing by 5 points at halftime but managed to get 5-point lead after three quarters before a 28-20 charge of Cantu, which allowed them to win the game. They shot 61.1 percent from the field. It was a good game for the former international Pietro Aradori (195-88) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 5 assists. American-Israeli center Alex Tyus (205-88, college: Florida) contributed with 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Cantu's coach Andrea Trinchieri used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Drew Gordon (205-90, college: N.Mexico) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Drake Diener (196-81, college: De Paul, agency: Priority Sports) added 19 points in the effort for Banco di Sard. Top scorers: Cantu: P.Aradori 26+2reb+5ast, A.Tyus 17+7reb, N.Mazzarino 11+2reb+3ast, S.Mancinelli 8+1reb+2ast, M.Leunen 7+7reb, J.Brooks 7 Banco di Sard.: D.Gordon 21+9reb, D.Diener 19+1reb+2ast, B.Sacchetti 18+4reb, T.Diener 6+5reb+5ast, M.Thornton 6+2reb, M.Vanuzzo 6+5reb
Lega2 Round 4 of Quarter-Finals. Casale and Pistoia advance into semifinals - May 19, 2013
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Tezenis VE - Novipiu Casale 67-76
Novipiu Casale snatched a road win over Tezenis Verona and secured the semifinal birth. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 45-33 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Rodney Green (195-88, college: La Salle) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import point guard Casper Ware (177-90, college: Long Beach St [read more]
Novipiu Casale snatched a road win over Tezenis Verona and secured the semifinal birth. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 45-33 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Rodney Green (195-88, college: La Salle) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import point guard Casper Ware (177-90, college: Long Beach St.) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Four Novipiu Casale players scored in double figures. Nigerian-American power forward Olaseni Lawal (208-86, college: Wayne St., MI, agency: IBS) replied with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and the former international guard Giorgio Boscagin (196-83) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Tezenis VE. Tezenis VE's coach Alessandro Ramagli rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Tezenis VE: G.Boscagin 16+7reb, M.Chessa 15+1reb+1ast, O.Lawal 12+14reb+1ast, R.McConnell 7+2reb+1ast, D.Lamma 5+3ast, M.Da Ros 4+2reb Novipiu Casale: R.Green 23+7reb+2ast, C.Ware 20+3reb+1ast, N.Martinoni 14+9reb, M.Malaventura 11+3reb, G.Ferrero 4+5reb+1ast, S.Pierich 2+1reb
Giorgio Tesi Pistoia upset Givova Scafati away from home and earned the place in the semis. Tuscany Pistoia made 22-of-24 charity shots (91.7 percent) during the game. Givova Scafati was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a quality performance of Panamanian swingman Michael Hicks (194-76, college: Texas A&M-CC) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Antonio Graves (191-85, college: Pittsburgh, agency: Two Points) who added 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Tuscany Pistoia players scored in double figures. Tuscany Pistoia's coach Paolo Moretti allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American forward Ronald Slay (203-81, college: Tennessee, agency: David Lee services) responded with 19 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Patrick Baldassarre (200-86, agency: Players Group) scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Top scorers: Givova Scafati: R.Slay 19+6reb+3ast, P.Baldassarre 12+9reb+1ast, J.Tavernari 12+2reb, G.Sorrentino 9+6reb+2ast, K.Mays 9+1reb+5ast, D.Rosignoli 4+3reb Giorgo Tesi PT: M.Hicks 16+7reb+1ast, A.Graves 15+6reb+2ast, G.Meini 11+3reb+2ast, R.Cortese 10+5reb+1ast, L.Saccaggi 9+3reb+2ast, D.Fajardo 8+4reb
SerieA Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Cimberio Varese reach semifinal stage - May 18, 2013
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EA7 Armani - Montepaschi 82-67
Emporio Armani knocked down visiting Montepaschi to regain the lead in the series. The game was mostly controlled by Armani Milano. Montepaschi Siena was better in fourth quarter 25-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Montepaschi Siena 44-29 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Montepaschi Siena was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch [read more]
Emporio Armani knocked down visiting Montepaschi to regain the lead in the series. The game was mostly controlled by Armani Milano. Montepaschi Siena was better in fourth quarter 25-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Montepaschi Siena 44-29 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Montepaschi Siena was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Ioannis Bourousis (213-83, agency: FCM) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and swingman Alessandro Gentile (198-92) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Four Armani Milano players scored in double figures. Georgian Viktor Sanikidze (203-86) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and the former international point guard Daniel Hackett (200-87, college: USC, agency: Two Points) scored 10 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: EA7 Armani: I.Bourousis 18+12reb+2ast, M.Hairston 17+2reb+3ast, E.Bremer 15+3reb+2ast, A.Gentile 15+5reb+3ast, A.Fotsis 9+7reb, K.Langford 4+3reb+3ast Montepaschi: V.Sanikidze 12+10reb+1ast, D.Hackett 10+1reb+3ast, B.Brown 8+2reb+2ast, D.Moss 7+1reb, B.Eze 6+3reb, M.Janning 6+3reb+2ast
Cimberio Varese handed Venezia the fourth loss in the series and paved their way into SeriaA semifinals. Umana Venezia trailed by 16 points after 3 quarters before a 23-16 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 75-84 at the end of the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Umana Venezia helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Serbian-Greek Dusan Sakota (209-86, agency: Beo Basket) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Bulgarian power forward Dejan Ivanov (205-86, agency: Beo Basket) contributed with 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Cimberio Varese's coach Francesco Vitucci used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international guard Guido Rosselli (198-83) answered with 15 points and 9 rebounds and French forward Yakhouba Diawara (201-82, college: Pepperdine) added 21 points and 4 steals in the effort for Umana Venezia. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Cimberio VA: D.Sakota 23+4reb, A.Banks 14+1reb+1ast, D.Ivanov 10+9reb, B.Dunston 10+6reb+2ast, A.Polonara 9+6reb+3ast, E.Ere 7+7reb+2ast Umana VE: Y.Diawara 21+3reb+1ast, G.Rosselli 15+9reb+3ast, T.Bowers 13+4reb+2ast, K.Kee Clark 12+6reb+2ast, A.Young 7+6reb+2ast, M.Bulleri 3
Acea Virtus Roma snatched a tough home win over Trenkwalder to gain 3-2 lead in the series. It looked good early as Trenkwalder RE took an 2-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Lottomatica Roma had a 20-14 second period charge getting the lead and Trenkwalder RE was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 69-74. Trenkwalder RE was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. International forward Luigi Datome (203-87) stepped up and scored 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and American forward Bobby Jones (201-84, college: Washington) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. Four Lottomatica Roma players scored in double figures. International point guard Andrea Cinciarini (190-86) responded with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Swiss Greg Brunner (201-83, college: Iowa) scored 12 points. Trenkwalder RE's coach Massimiliano Menetti rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Acea Virtus RM: B.Jones 16+9reb, L.Datome 15+9reb+3ast, P.Goss 15+2reb+4ast, G.Lawal 10+6reb, P.Lorant 5+3reb+1ast, L.D'Ercole 5+2reb+2ast Trenkwalder RE: A.Cinciarini 12+5reb+5ast, G.Brunner 12+4reb+3ast, D.Taylor 10+7reb+2ast, T.Bell 9+2reb, M.Antonutti 8+3reb+1ast, D.Filloy 8+4reb+1ast
Sassari stepped closer to the semifinal stage after they held off visiting Cantu. The game without a history. Banco di Sard. led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 18-of-23 charity shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Banco di Sard. forced 19 Cantu turnovers. Cantu was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American guard Drake Diener (196-81, college: De Paul, agency: Priority Sports) stepped up and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Drew Gordon (205-90, college: N.Mexico) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Four Banco di Sard. players scored in double figures. Banco di Sard.'s coach Romeo Sacchetti felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American-Israeli center Alex Tyus (205-88, college: Florida) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and the former international Pietro Aradori (195-88) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Top scorers: Banco di Sard.: D.Diener 18+5reb+2ast, D.Gordon 13+9reb+2ast, M.Vanuzzo 13+4reb+1ast, S.Becirovic 11+1reb+3ast, T.Diener 8+3reb+5ast, T.Easley 7+4reb+1ast Cantu: A.Tyus 13+12reb, P.Aradori 12+5reb+1ast, J.Ragland 10+1reb+1ast, J.Tabu 7+2ast, M.Leunen 5+4reb, M.Scekic 4+1reb
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