Olimpia Milano announced Juan Fernandez

An early snatch for Olimpia.


While most players coming out of the NCAA don't even have an agent yet, Olimpia Milano announced via their official website the signing of Argentinian/Italian point guard Juan Fernandez(1.93-PG). This is the extract from their site:

Olimpia Milano basketball EA7 Emporio Armani announces that it has reached a multiyear agreement with the Italian national player of Juan Fernandez, playmaker, 1.93 in height, which has just finished his university degree at the Temple University in Philadelphia.He was born in Rio Tercero in Argentina July 22, 1990 to parents of Italian origin, for four years at Temple, Fernandez these days is playing in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, reserved for the best college players, after leading his team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In the season just ended has scored 11.1 points with 3.8 assists and average of 43.1% in the three-point shooting.

Fernandez is currently playing at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament although he is not doing as well as expected. It's very likely that he will be sent on loan to another team in the upcoming season to get experiences at pro level and sharpen his skills. He averaged 11.4 points 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 32 games in the NCAA playing for Temple.

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Triple strike from KK Zagreb

Euroleague rookies invest in young talents.



KK Zagreb brought in three new players. The team has agreed on terms of contracts with Papa Dia (205-F-87), Gary McGhee (208-C-88) and Diante Garrett (193-G-88).

Papa Dia has just graduated from the Southern Methodist University. He tallied 18.3 points, 9.6 boards, 2.2 blocks and 1.8 assists per game in his senior season. Papa Dia was named All-C-USA Defensive Player of the Year. The forward participated at Pre-NBA Draft Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. His stats read 8.3 points and 7.0 boards per game there.

Gary McGhee also inked his first pro deal. The rookie comes from the University of Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old centre averaged 6.9 points, 7.7 boards and 1.3 blocks per game in his senior season. Gary McGhee also participated at Pre-NBA Draft Portsmouth Invitational tournament. His stats came up to 9.0 points, 8.5 boards and 1.0 block per game there.

Diante Garrett is another rookie who has just graduated from the Iowa State University. The 22-year-old guard posted 17.3 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in his senior season. Diante Garrett participated at Portsmouth Invitational Tournament registering 10.7 points, 3.0 assists, 2.3 boards and 1.3 steals per game.

source : eurobasket.com


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Benetton Treviso announced Vlad Moldoveanu

A good catch for Benetton.


Benetton Treviso announced the signing of Romanian power forward Vlad Moldoveanu(2.06-PF) via their official website. It's no wonder he did this well as he has listened to his mother, Carmen Tocala who is none other than the president of the Romanian Basketball Federation.

This will be Moldoveanu's first pro contract in Europe but he is no stranger to the European style of play. He is a vital part of the Romanian National Team and one of their top scorers and certainly the team's top prospect. The deal was announced via Treviso's official site and it will be valid until the end of next season. Moldoveanu will be eligible for the NBA draft next season so it's only natural he wants to take his chances there before signing another contract.

Playing for the American University eagles he averaged 20.4 points 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists in a total of 30 games. He also played in the Portsmouth Invitational tournament averaging 10.7 points and 3.7 rebounds.

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Roanne to land Rick Jackson and John Holland

Dynamic duo for Roanne


Another rumor that surfaced last night(at Interbasket forum) was that of Europe rookies, Rick Jackson(2.06-PF) of the Syracuse Orange and John Holland(1.96-SG/SF) of the Boston University Terriers. If this comes true then this will their pro debut in Europe playing in one of the most established teams in France and a former champion.

It seems that both players will forego any NBA camps and will make their way to France and possibly the Eurocup. Jackson averaged 13.1 points 10.3 rebounds 2.2 assists and 2.5 blocks in 35 games for Syracuse and Holland averaged 19.2 points 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 34 games for Boston University this past season.

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